78岁鲍勃·迪伦发17分钟新歌，他想跟世界说些什么？(8)

血旗（The Blood-Stained Banner）是南北战争时期的第三面美利坚联盟国官方旗帜。在1865年3月4日，就在战争即将结束之前，亚瑟·罗杰斯上校建议把红色竖条放置在国旗上。《最卑鄙的谋杀》（Murder Most Foul）便是这首史诗级新歌的标题，鲍勃·迪伦在结尾处对自己的歌曲进行了引用，意味无穷。
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附录《Murder Most Foul》歌词 [Verse 1]It was a darkday in Dallas, November "63A day thatwill live on ininfamyPresidentKennedy was a-ridin"highGood day tobe livin" anda good dayto dieBeing ledto the slaughter like a sacrificial lambHe said,"Wait a minute, boys, you know who I am?""Of coursewe do, we know who you are!"Then theyblew off his head while he was still in the carShot downlike a dog in broad daylightWas amatter of timing and the timing was rightYou gotunpaid debts, we"ve come to collectWe"re gonnakill you with hatred, without any respectWe"ll mockyou and shock you and we"ll put it in your faceWe"vealready got someone here to take your placeThe daythey blew out the brains of the kingThousandswere watching, no one saw a thingIt happenedso quickly, so quick, by surpriseRight therein front of everyone"s eyesGreatestmagic trick ever under the sunPerfectlyexecuted, skillfully doneWolfman, ohWolfman, oh Wolfman, howlRub-a-dub-dub,it"s a murder most foul[Verse 2]Hush,little children, you"ll understandThe Beatlesare comin", they"re gonna hold your handSlide downthe banister, go get your coatFerry"cross the Mersey and go for the throatThere"sthree bums comin" all dressed in ragsPick up thepieces and lower the flagsI"m goin"to Woodstock, it"s the Aquarian AgeThen I"llgo over to Altamont and sit near the stagePut yourhead out the window, let the good times rollThere"s aparty going on behind the Grassy KnollStack upthe bricks, pour the cementDon"t sayDallas don"t love you, Mr. PresidentPut yourfoot in the tank and then step on the gasTry to makeit to the triple underpassBlackfacesinger, whiteface clownBetter notshow your faces after the sun goes downUp in thered light district, they"ve got cop on the beatLiving in anightmare on Elm StreetWhen you"redown on Deep Ellum, put your money in your shoeDon"t askwhat your country can do for youCash on thebarrelhead, money to burnDealeyPlaza, make a left-hand turnI"m goingdown to the crossroads, gonna flag a rideThe placewhere faith, hope, and charity diedShoot himwhile he runs, boy, shoot him while you canSee if youcan shoot the invisible manGoodbye,Charlie! Goodbye, Uncle Sam!Frankly,Miss Scarlett, I don"t give a damnWhat is thetruth, and where did it go?Ask Oswaldand Ruby, they oughta know"Shutyour mouth," said a wise old owlBusiness isbusiness, and it"s a murder most foul[Verse 3]Tommy, canyou hear me? I"m the Acid QueenI"m ridingin a long, black Lincoln limousineRidin" inthe back seat next to my wifeHeadedstraight on in to the afterlifeI"m leaningto the left, I got my head in her lapHold on,I"ve been led into some kind of a trapWhere weask no quarter, and no quarter do we giveWe"re rightdown the street, from the street where you liveThey mutilatedhis body and they took out his brainWhat morecould they do? They piled on the painBut hissoul was not there where it was supposed to be atFor thelast fifty years they"ve been searchin" for thatFreedom, ohfreedom, freedom over meI hate totell you, mister, but only dead men are freeSend mesome lovin", then tell me no lieThrow thegun in the gutter and walk on byWake up,little Susie, let"s go for a driveCross theTrinity River, let"s keep hope aliveTurn theradio on, don"t touch the dialsParklandHospital, only six more milesYou got medizzy, Miss Lizzy, you filled me with leadThat magicbullet of yours has gone to my headI"m just apatsy like Patsy ClineNever shotanyone from in front or behindI"ve bloodin my eye, got blood in my earI"m nevergonna make it to the new frontierZapruder"sfilm I seen night beforeSeen itthirty-three times, maybe moreIt"s vileand deceitful, it"s cruel and it"s meanUgliestthing that you ever have seenThey killedhim once and they killed him twiceKilled himlike a human sacrificeThe daythat they killed him, someone said to me, "SonThe age ofthe Antichrist has just only begun"Air ForceOne comin" in through the gateJohnsonsworn in at 2:38Let me knowwhen you decide to throw in the towelIt is whatit is, and it"s murder most foul[Verse 4]What"s new,pussycat? What"d I say?I said thesoul of a nation been torn awayAnd it"sbeginning to go into a slow decayAnd thatit"s thirty-six hours past Judgment DayWolfmanJack, he"s speaking in tonguesHe"s goingon and on at the top of his lungsPlay me asong, Mr. Wolfman JackPlay it forme in my long CadillacPlay methat "Only the Good Die Young"Take me tothe place Tom Dooley was hungPlay"St. James Infirmary" and the Court of King JamesIf you wantto remember, you better write down the namesPlay EttaJames, too, play "I"d Rather Go Blind"Play it forthe man with the telepathic mindPlay JohnLee Hooker, play "Scratch My Back"Play it forthat strip club owner named JackGuitar Slimgoing down slowPlay it forme and for Marilyn Monroe[Verse 5]Play"Please Don"t Let Me Be Misunderstood"Play it forthe First Lady, she ain"t feeling any goodPlay DonHenley, play Glenn FreyTake it tothe limit and let it go byPlay it forCarl Wilson, tooLookingfar, far away down Gower AvenuePlaytragedy, play "Twilight Time"Take meback to Tulsa to the scene of the crimePlayanother one and "Another One Bites the Dust"Play"The Old Rugged Cross" and "In God We Trust"Ride thepink horse down that long, lonesome roadStand thereand wait for his head to explodePlay"Mystery Train" for Mr. MysteryThe man whofell down dead like a rootless treePlay it forthe reverend, play it for the pastorPlay it forthe dog that got no masterPlay OscarPeterson, play Stan GetzPlay"Blue Sky," play Dickey BettsPlay ArtPepper, Thelonious MonkCharlieParker and all that junkAll thatjunk and "All That Jazz"Playsomething for the Birdman of AlcatrazPlay BusterKeaton, play Harold LloydPlay BugsySiegel, play Pretty Boy FloydPlay thenumbers, play the oddsPlay"Cry Me a River" for the Lord of the godsPlay Numbernine, play Number sixPlay it forLindsey and Stevie NicksPlay NatKing Cole, play "Nature Boy"Play"Down in the Boondocks" for Terry MalloyPlay"It Happened One Night" and "One Night of Sin"There"stwelve million souls that are listening inPlay"Merchant of Venice", play "Merchants of Death"Play"Stella by Starlight" for Lady MacbethDon"tworry, Mr. President, help"s on the wayYourbrothers are comin", there"ll be hell to payBrothers?What brothers? What"s this about hell?Tell them,"We"re waiting, keep coming," we"ll get them as wellLove Fieldis where his plane touched downBut itnever did get back up off the groundWas a hardact to follow, second to noneThey killedhim on the altar of the rising sunPlay"Misty" for me and "That Old Devil Moon"Play"Anything Goes" and "Memphis in June"Play"Lonely at the Top" and "Lonely Are the Brave"Play it forHoudini spinning around in his gravePlay JellyRoll Morton, play "Lucille"Play"Deep in a Dream", and play "Driving Wheel"Play"Moonlight Sonata" in F-sharpAnd "AKey to the Highway" for the king on the harpPlay"Marching Through Georgia" and "Dumbarton"s Drums"Play darknessand death will come when it comesPlay"Love Me or Leave Me" by the great Bud PowellPlay"The Blood-Stained Banner", play "Murder Most Foul"