"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".
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_Eyed_Lady_of_the_Lowlands>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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