“You could think of this as theft, but it’s standard practice in the folk world”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Bob Dylan's Don't Think Twice, It's Alright

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In the early 1960s, my dad saw Bob Dylan play at his college gym. In the early 1990s, I saw Bob Dylan play at my college gym. It’s possible that my kids could see Bob Dylan play at their college gyms.

Dylan seems like he has always existed and will always exist, and his songs can feel like features of the landscape, so it’s almost strange to consider that they were written by an actual human being. With the release of Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown throwing a spotlight on that human being, let’s take a look inside one of his most beloved songs.