Bob Dylan’s significance for the music industry based on the selected songs and focussing on the years 1965-1975

Pre-University Paper from the year 2018 in the subject Musicology - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,9, language: English, abstract: This paper should provide a better view on the influence Bob Dylan had on the music industry, focusing on the years 1965 - 1975, while answering the questions of why he became an important figure in music. For this term paper, it's important that the reader listens to the two analyzed and described songs Like a Rolling Stone from from the album Highway 61 Revisited and Tangled Up in Blue from the album Blood on the Tracks at least once, to be able to comprehend the conclusions and thoughts. Furthermore it is not necessary to be familiar with technical terms, since they will all get described within the paper. However, this term paper can only cover the most important facts in a compressed way, due to the maximal length of twelve pages. In addition, the two songs could only be analyzed briefly by picking out parts from the lyrics and covering the most important and interesting facts. Nuances regarding the subject, such as other musicians, songs and genres Dylan had influence on between 1965 to 1975, as well as a detailed view on his other albums, had to be left out.