On the History of the Traveling Wilburys 24 minute DVD, in the new collection/box set, is some footage of Bob Dylan recording the basic tracks for Tweeter and the Monkey Man. George Harrison is shown from an interview, saying the lyrics were "Americana" to him. He said he and Jeff Lynne wrote the "And the walls came down..." chorus part of the song, and everything else was penned by Dylan. I'm slightly surprised George apparently didn't recognize the Bruce song references in Tweeter. To me, it's really something how much Bruce references are in the lyrics. Has Dylan spoken in any interviews about how he thought up all the Bruce references in the song?
Marshall
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