I probably wont be the first to point this out but Surfin' USA was a Beach
Boys song obviously not a Chuck Berry song. I try to imagine Chuck surfing
but my brain twists. Dylans contribution was to open the door to the use of
more esoteric and sophisticated phrasing and metaphoric content in lyrics.
Before him it was alot of simple rhymes and phrases. After Dylan it was OK
to say pretty much anything you wanted to in song. I dont give much credit to
Bob D. for what Joni M. did but without Bob D. Im not sure Bruce Springsteen
does what he does the way he does it. Marcel Deste
