01-22-2023, 03:07 AM
This SNL clip is from 1980. Patrick Weathers is playing Bob Dylan and David Carradine is reprising his "Bound For Glory" (1976) role as Woody Guthrie.
Lol, not sure if Bob thought too highly of it at the time, but I think the skit is pretty clever. They're clearly razzing him here, probably because of his gospel album releases between '79-'81. "Saved" came out in 1980, so they had to dump on him somehow.
They're suggesting he stole all his early song ideas from his beloved Woody Guthrie in 1961 when he tracked him down at a psychiatric hospital in New Jersey... which admittedly sounds like something a "crazed fan" would do. But it's fine... https://i.imgur.com/3dPBS4T.jpg I mean, Bob was adorable, who would turn him away?
After that, he moved on to Greenwich Village and started playing in all the clubs. In 1962, he started writing his own songs and officially changed his last name to Dylan.
Although he was heavily inspired by Guthrie, I don't think they spent enough time together for Bob to steal 600+ songs from him.
