Muttering Small Talk At The Wall

Those who know me well are aware that, when I am not muttering small talk at the wall or either enthusing or complaining about China, I am a bit of a fan of Mr. Robert Dylan.

As far as I know, he has never visited these shores (except maybe Hong Kong) and has certainly never played the mainland. In his huge collection of songs, he has only used the word 'China' twice, neither time referring to the country. Also, In 'I Want You', he uses the word "Chinese". He sings:

Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit,
He spoke to me, I took his flute.
No, I wasn't very cute to him,
Was I?


For years I had guessed that I would never be able to combine my two interests (Dylan and China). Wrong!

I am also a bit of a Francophile (No. It doesn't mean I love dead Spanish Fascist Dictators! Go look up a dictionary!). So I am delighted to discover (via a random trawl of the internet) that my three hobbies came together. Things Chinese, Dylan and France. Unfortunately I missed it! Story of my life!

From here.

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