Dylan nominated for Nobel prize

again....

[tbear]

Yahoo news item [story.news.yahoo.com]

He'll have a book out soon (autobiography), then there will be no excuse!

[Essex_boy]

I vote no

[greenleaves]

I vote yes :)

[Essex_boy]

Why?

[grandpa]

This begs the question, is the Nobel ever awarded posthumously? I can think of songwriters of "our age" who had as much, or more, influence than Dylan. Cash comes to mind, so does Lennon.

[Essex_boy]

Yeah Lennon should be a prime candidate - his music is so complex and meaningful as if its a piece of his soul.

You never feel that his music was produced soley for commercial reasons.

A vote for Lennon is a vote for great mooozik.

[greenleaves]

Why? Because, IMHO, he is one of the greatest song writers in history. And as pointed out, he is also extremely influencial.

If you are looking for other great song writters, Lennon is a great example. I would also include Bruce Springsteen in that list. There are many others. Pretty much everyone can agree who are the greatest song-writers, but I guess it is personal taste to determine which is THE greatest.