• The "your cards are no good" metaphor

    From ram@ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) to rec.music.dylan on Sat Mar 8 19:12:08 2025
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    |The cards are no good that you're holding.
    "Series of Dreams" - Bob Dylan

    |You can't win with a losing hand.
    "Things Have Changed" - Bob Dylan

    |You don't have the cards right now.
    (heard it recently, forgot where)


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  • From khematite@khematite@gmail.com (khematite) to rec.music.dylan on Sun Mar 9 03:17:30 2025
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    Thought at first that this was a traditional folk song, but turns out "Rambling, Gambling Willie" was one of Dylan's first originals.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXozrUZmz_s
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  • From will.dockery@will.dockery@gmail.com (W.Dockery) to rec.music.dylan on Mon Mar 10 06:27:31 2025
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    On Sat, 8 Mar 2025 19:12:08 +0000, Stefan Ram wrote:

    |The cards are no good that you're holding.
    "Series of Dreams" - Bob Dylan

    "Unless they come from another world."

    |You can't win with a losing hand.
    "Things Have Changed" - Bob Dylan

    |You don't have the cards right now.
    (heard it recently, forgot where)

    "There's always one more notice and four more aces, Billy, and you're
    playing all alone."
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