Adele, who won a Grammy for New Artisit of the Year, redid a Bob Dylan song that is beautiful. I love the melody and the lyrics!  Never in a million years would I have thought I’d post anything by Bob Dylan. A long story made brief, my first husband, who was emotionally, physically and mentally abusive, would play everything Bob Dylan did all night long when he was on one of his binges. Along with his music of choice usually came torture and physical abuse. Saying nothing of the sleep deprivation he inflicted.

If he was in a particularly poetic mood, he’d drag me out of bed and make me read aloud from Dylan’s writings in a book he had that seemed to go on forever. It took me decades before I could hear Bob Dylan and not feel anger and rage build up inside me. Coming full circle, my husband today also was / is a Bob Dylan fan with many CDs in his collection. CDs that were put up in a box and away from my sight.

It’s only after being married to the kind and gentle man I’m married to, that I’ve allowed myself to let go of the association between Bob Dylan and the cowardly asshole I made the mistake of marrying so many years ago. I now appreciate some of Bob Dylan’s works, and recognize his talent as a songwriter / poet.

Beyond that, I can’t imagine anyone, Dylan included, performing this song as beautifully as Adele has done on her first CD. If you haven’t picked it up, I highly recommend Adele’s CD Chasing Pavements. Her title song Chasing Pavements is phenomenal as well. Hope you enjoy this beautiful music!

Love,
3T