"Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" is a song by the American singer- songwriter Bob Dylan (pictured). First released as the final track on Dylan's seventh studio album Blonde on Blonde (1966), the song lasts 11 minutes and 23 seconds, and occupies the entire fourth side of the double album. The song was written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston. The music is a waltz in 6/8 time. Most writers agree that the song was composed for Dylan's wife Sara Lownds. Dylan's lyrics polarized critics; several reviewers found them impenetrable, but rated the song favorably. Later writers have often agreed with this, praising the sound, dismissing the lyrics, and rating the song as amongst Dylan's best work. It has been covered by a variety of artists, including Joan Baez, on Any Day Now (1968), and Richie Havens, on Mixed Bag II (1974). Roger Waters of Pink Floyd said that the song changed his life, and George Harrison wrote that the track influenced aspects of the Beatles song "Long, Long, Long".

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1918:

The Council of Lithuania signed the Act of Independence, proclaiming the restoration of an independent Lithuania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Independence_of_Lithuania

1922:

A landslide in Byblos revealed a sarcophagus in an underground tomb, later discovered to be part of a large Bronze Age necropolis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_necropolis_of_Byblos

1996:

Eleven people died in a train collision in Silver Spring, Maryland, leading to the creation of comprehensive U.S. federal rules for the design of passenger cars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Maryland_train_collision

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

immaterial: 1. Having no matter or substance; incorporeal. 2. Of the nature of the soul or spirit; spiritual. 3. (figurative) 4. Of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant. 5. (rare) Having or seeming to have very little substance; insubstantial, slight. 6. (chiefly law) Especially of evidence; chiefly followed by to: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed; irrelevant. 7. (countable, chiefly in the plural) A being or entity having no matter or substance. 8. (countable, chiefly in the plural) A thing which is abstract or intangible; (uncountable) chiefly preceded by the: things which are abstract or intangible considered collectively. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/immaterial

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Religious art is the measure of human depth and sincerity; any triviality, any weakness, cries aloud.   --Henry Adams https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Henry_Adams