The “joker” here [“All Along the Watchtower” ] is the older [Bob] Dylan himself, whining about exploitation, and the thief’s rejoinder re-contextualizes the earlier critique into the religious frames that would become more prominent as time went on.

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“The “joker” here [“All Along the Watchtower” ] is the older [Bob] Dylan himself, whining about exploitation, and the thief’s rejoinder re-contextualizes the earlier critique into the religious frames that would become more prominent as time went on.”

 

Bob Dylan

The 'joker' here is the older Dylan himself, whining about exploitation, and the thief's rejoinder re-contextualizes the earlier critique into the religious frames that would become more prominent as time went on.