Subject of the Post: "King among Nations and a Stranger at Home"

Date Added: 08/12/98

jamese wrote:

Jesus is not recognized as the Son of God to most people in Israel. So
therefore being a "King among nations and a Stranger at Home (Israel)" seems to
make sense. peace jamese

Editor's Note: The author of this posting is suggesting that the Jokerman in the song represents Jesus. The lyric quoted above appears a bootleg studio version of the song, not the version on the Infidels album.

Subject of the Post: "Ain't nobody there, would wants to marry your sister"

Date Added: 08/12/98

Mike Valley wrote:

The line in Jokerman "ain't nobody there, would want to marry your sister"
has always left a bad taste in my mouth and I can't find any meaning in it. I
think Dylan was just looking for a rhyme. Anyone want to take a stab at what
it could all possibly mean?


Matthew Zuckerman wrote in response:

"Would you let your sister marry one?"

This is a line used by bigots trying to justify their prejudice, the
thinking being that while YOU may be able to stomach
talking/working/co-existing with a jew/black/oriental, etc. if your sister
came home and said she was going to MARRY one, the veneer of soft, liberal
thinking would be swept away.

Dylan takes this line and twists it: they all look down on "you" so much
that they wouldn't even want your sister.







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