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Originally Posted by Mark McDonnell
I think in choosing Blowingin the Wind you have a fairly easy target too, John. It may be possibly his most famous song but it's a long way from being his best. It does have duff lines I agree. It clunks badly and I always skip it.
I can never take 'how many ears must one man have/before he can hear people cry' too seriously.
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The white dove never bothered me (for reasons Susan pointed out). But lines like this one did. Some other skirt the edge for me, like 'Yes, and how many times must the cannon balls fly / Before they're forever banned?.'