What is with the Egyptian Red Ring?
Eben Hensby
Egyptian ring, why it is now red (as it wasn't on Bringing It All Back
Home), or why it sparkles before she speaks. Actually, I'm also
wondering about why you'd salute her when her birthday comes or give her
a trumpet for Halloween or buy her a drum for Christmas.
I interpret the bowing down on Sunday as having something to do with
(total) devotion and worship. But I can't understand that connection
with saluting her on her birthday or giving her those musical
instruments on Halloween or Christmas...
--
"I'm drifting in and out of dreamless sleep
Throwing all my memories in a ditch so deep
Did so many things I never did intend to do
Well I'm trying to get closer, but I'm still a
million miles from you"
- Bob Dylan (Million Miles)
Lily Corwin
Eben Hensby wrote:
> I'm listening to Live 1966 and am now wondering why 'she' wears an
> Egyptian ring, why it is now red (as it wasn't on Bringing It All Back
> Home), or why it sparkles before she speaks.
forgive me if I'm misremembering, but i think this is one of those
references that Joan Baez claims (probably wrongly) is about her. i can't
find the passage right now, but i think she mentions in her autobiography,
And a Voice to Sing With that her ring she always wears is Egyptian Red.
The only thing i could find on short notice in the book is a picture of her
in which she is wearing a red ring and the caption reads: "recognize the
ring?" this could be just a mistake in my memory, but as far as real-life
reference (not the symbolism) that's the only thing i know.
-lily
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wesjo...@my-deja.com
uses her Egyptian ring to kill her boyfriends, and steal their youth.
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Before you buy.
Eben Hensby
that song to be all too flattering. I interpret it as Dylan singing
about this control of some woman, and how you fall under her spell but
will regret it later. Even with knowing this, there's nothing you can
do; you'll fall under her spell one way or another.
"You will start out standing
Proud to steal her anything she sees.
But you will wind up peeking through her keyhole
Down upon your knees."
--
DYLANROCK1
>references that Joan Baez claims (probably wrongly) is about her. i can't
>find the passage right now, but i think she mentions in her autobiography,
>And a Voice to Sing With that her ring she always wears is Egyptian Red.
>The only thing i could find on short notice in the book is a picture of her
>in which she is wearing a red ring and the caption reads: "recognize the
>ring?" this could be just a mistake in my memory, but as far as real-life
>reference (not the symbolism) that's the only thing i know.
> -lily
ring she's wearing in "Don't Look Back".
Shim
<ehe...@attcanada.ca> expounded:
>That would be weird (if it's about Joan Baez)...'cause I don't interpret
>that song to be all too flattering.
Dylan was never... how shall we phrase this... all too complimentary about
Joan.
>I interpret it as Dylan singing
>about this control of some woman, and how you fall under her spell but
>will regret it later. Even with knowing this, there's nothing you can
>do; you'll fall under her spell one way or another.
A terrible thing but, /damn/, it's enjoyable for... uh... well, about ten
minutes, actually. Ah, well...
-Shim.
"The only two people Bob Dylan should have to bequeath
the headlining slot to are Hank Williams and Howlin'
Wolf, and they're dead." - Chris Varias.