Tuli Kupferberg Three Bob Dylan Parasongs 70th Birthday Tribute
Channel: tulifuli
Date: 23/05/2011

Tuli showed his great appreciation for Dylan by appropriating his songs and writing new, hysterically funny,  topical lyrics to them. Dylan was not averse to this practise and  took the melodies of " Nottingham Town" and "The Patriot Game"  for two of his best songs, "Masters of War" and "With God on Our Side.". This he called  "the folk process." Tuli called these "parasongs" (his coinage)  and presented them regularly on the Coca Crystal show, "If I Can't Dance You Can Keep Your Revolution" and his own show "Revolting News"  both from the 1990s.  Titles were the likes of "Hey Mr. Tamerlane Man," "Masters of Hokum," "Masters of Nicotine " South Country Town," "Snowy Night, Man #69 or  Why Must Everybody Get Fucked?" "The Patriot Game, Jewish Version," "Unmasked and Magnanimous," etc. etc. "Broadside"  and "Sing Out" often published the lyrics.  Here we have his critique of a critic, "He Belongs to No-one," "Just Like Ron Reagan's Blues,"  from Coca's show, and "My Name  is Job Billan"  from Revolting News. Job Billan was the name Tuli gave Bob Dylan in his roman à clef about The Fugs called The Fucks."  Tulifuli wishes a great happy 70th birthday to Bob.   Stay forever !