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   Pamela Brown to Mostropovich   
   Re: Searching Dylan's song   
   24 Feb 21 19:59:44   
   
   From: pamelajfk1@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 4:37:57 AM UTC-6, Mostropovich wrote:   
   > Definitely "Positively 4th Street"; that's the one I was looking for.   
   >   
   > Reading the txt of "Ballad in plain D": seems referring to the two sisters,   
   too.   
   > I'm no Dylan's expert or scholar; just old enough to have been listening to   
   his songs at the time of the French revolution..... I mean the '68... though   
   not old enough to been able to participate actively.   
   > On Tuesday, 23 February 2021 at 22:54:42 UTC, President_dudley wrote:   
   > > On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 3:08:57 PM UTC-5, pamel...@gmail.com   
   wrote:   
   > > > On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 2:04:10 PM UTC-6, Mostropovich wrote:   
   > > > > Thank you Pamela; spot on, that's the song. You've been faster than   
   the speed of light !!   
   > > > > > Positively 4th Street? It was written about Suze Rotolo's sister,   
   Carla, with whom Dylan did not get along -- to put it mildly. He later   
   expressed regret for the tone...   
   > > > > > https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/positively-4th-street/   
   > > > You're welcome!   
   > > > Pamela   
   > > > https://dylagence.wordpress.com/   
   > > fascinating.   
   > >   
   > > or was it "Ballad in Plain D"?   
   > >   
   > > i so often am confused   
   At one point, Carla lived with Bob and Suze on 4th Street.  She was the only   
   one with a job. It was not a happy place.   
      
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