z+Blowin'+in+the+Wind+2

How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? Yes, ’n’ how many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, ’n’ how many times must the cannonballs fly Before they’re forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind, The answer is blowin’ in the wind. How many years can a mountain exist Before it’s washed to the sea? Yes, ’n’ how many years can some people exist Before they’re allowed to be free? Yes, ’n’ how many times can a man turn his head, Pretending he just doesn’t see? The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind, The answer is blowin’ in the wind. How many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? Yes, ’n’ how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? Yes, ’n’ how many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,
 * Blowin' In The Wind**

I chose this song because I think that Bob Dylan demonstrates what is going on during the war and home in the United States. The message is how many mistakes can we make until somebody comes up with a solution for it. In his song he says that the answer is blowing in the wind meaning that the answer is there but nobody has reached out and done something about it. The lyrics in this song are very powerful. You can tell that Bob Dylan is trying to communicate how war is evil and how people are being treated in the United States is awful. Peace, is his point that he is trying to get across in this song. Not only does it express his opinion but it also explains what is going on. Yes, ’n’ how many times must the cannonballs fly Before they’re forever banned? This line in this song is saying that people keep fighting and fighting until one person stops. Yes, ’n’ how many times can a man turn his head, Pretending he just doesn’t see? This line again is being related to war, and how people look all around and know it is wrong but they pretend that it is all fine. I think that people can take away many different feelings from this song. One could be anger, another sadness. Each emotion is demonstrated and is clearly visible as Bob Dylan sings.

back to Songs of the Vietnam Era