Talk:Rocky Raccoon

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This article states that Rocky Raccoon dies as though it's a fact. Does any one else see a problem with this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.130.0.254 (talk) 06:53, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

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)

That link is unsourced original research. IrishGuy ^talk 00:18, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Raccoon or Racoon?

On 3 Sep 2007, an anonymous editor changed the name that appears in the lead sentence and commented in the edit summary that "racoon" is the proper UK spelling. I can't comment on that: I don't know how the word is spelled in the UK. I do know that (1) the USA album has "Raccoon", (2) the USA CD has "Raccoon", and (3) the discography by Lewisohn in Complete Recording Sessions has "Raccoon". Together, that indicates to me that the proper title is "Rocky Raccoon" and so I have reverted the edit. John Cardinal 01:19, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Also, I just checked and BMI has the song as "Rocky Raccoon" and does not have it as "Rocky Racoon". John Cardinal 01:34, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

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