Talk:Rocky Raccoon

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instead of a summery that is basically the lyrics rewritten, why not just have the lyrics?

I believe that would be a copyright violation. Uvaduck 19:13, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Is there a specific Dylan song or ballad that people have in mind that Rocky Raccoon could be parodying? If so, it should be named. If not, it should be reworded to, "A parody of Bob Dylan's music" or something of the sort rather than implying that it could be a parody of a single song. If there's no source or elaboration, Bob Dylan shouldn't even be mentioned. Wikipedia isn't for speculation. (Mschonert 19:03, 31 May 2006 (UTC))

Here's a supporting link: http://www.morethings.com/music/beatles/rockyraccoon.html

"Paul McCartney wrote an affectionate parody of Dylan's newest classic album, John Wesley Harding. 'Rocky Raccoon' is an affectionate spoof of the man's perhaps sometimes self-important pseudo-Western narratives such as 'The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest'"

The linked page elaborates quite convincingly on the topic. Maybe this link should be listed on the bottom?

--134.102.204.196 11:47, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

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