London Olympic Ceremony

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have you ever wondered why artists do not define their work? has Dylan ever
explained what his songs are about? no? why not?

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why dont you try answering a question with an answer, instead of another question?

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yawn, tell it to someone that cares, the bilge with which you seek spew into spirituality
in generally, as in this instance is deviod and empty, yet hollow vessels generally make
the largest sound. This type of post for which you seem incapable of improving upon
seeks to reduce an intellectual argument to a tabloid one, focusing not on the actual
issue nor the content, but the personality behind it and belongs in some spam
repository. Sure you ignore the actual content, dont try to answer any of the questions
that are put to you, continue to drivel on about personalities, someone, somewhere
may care. Content less, banal, predictable, hollow, empty and deviod of substance,
please spare me your howls, caravan trundles on.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
have you ever wondered why artists do not define their work? has Dylan ever
explained what his songs are about? no? why not?

Because the definition of their work is their work.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
have you ever wondered why artists do not define their work? has Dylan ever
explained what his songs are about? no? why not?

Quoting Simon's art does not make you an artist. No one is asking Simon to explain the words you quoted. You are being asked to explain why you quoted them as a comment on the Olympics/opening ceremony. You discussing this might be a bit more interesting than you evading discussion for no apparent reason.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
This type of post for which you seem incapable of improving upon
seeks to reduce an intellectual argument to a tabloid one, focusing not on the actual
issue nor the content, but the personality behind it and belongs in some spam
repository.

What " intellectual argument" do you claim to have made with the Simon quote?

Originally posted by JS357
Because the definition of their work is their work.

because they may argue that its a vehicle for anothers imagination.

Originally posted by FMF
Quoting Simon's art does not make you an artist. No one is asking Simon to explain the words you quoted. You are being asked to explain why you quoted them as a comment on the Olympics/opening ceremony. You discussing this might be a bit more interesting than you evading discussion for no apparent reason.

more straw. I do not need a reason and I certainly dont need to explain anything to you.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
more straw. I do not need a reason and I certainly dont need to explain anything to you.

We are in a discussion here. You probably do need to explain the reason you had for posting the Simon quote and what you meant by it.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
because they may argue that its a vehicle for anothers imagination.

What does your "imagination", as driven by the Simon quote, tell you about the Olympic opening ceremony? You appear to be distancing yourself from the suggestion - implicit in the lyric - that the "quasi-religious' ceremony [or perhaps the whole Olympics] is to be questioned. If so, what did you actually mean by citing the words to this particular song?