Bob Dylan borrowing more phrases--this time from Civil War era poet

Bob Dylan: Borrower or thief?

that's my favorite part of the album.

Relationships of ownership
They whisper in the wings
To those condemned by Alicia Keys
And wait for succeeding kings
And I try to harmonize with songs
The lonesome sparrow sings
There are no kings inside the Gates of Eden

Well, bollocks, if he can't please this guy than nothing's sacred.

I've always wondered how journalists find random people like this to interview for articles like this one. Friends of friends? Cold calling?

He says "worry" instead of "trouble" but otherwise it's pretty much the same song with new verses, no?

I agree. Which is why I think it's acceptable if Dylan wants to give himself a solo writing credit for "Rollin and Tumblin" and "Someday Baby" - even though both are pretty much standards in the blues repertoire, his new verses and other modifications are enough to qualify them as "new" songs within the standards of the genre. On the other hand, you have the Rolling Stones suing the Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony" off the face of the earth because of the relatively tiny amount of copyright infringement in that song, so who knows where the line is drawn these days. All I'm saying is that without Muddy Waters I doubt anyone would be recording versions of those songs today, especially not versions that sound like that.

My dad referenced the Alicia Keys lyric in an iMessage chat today; I had totally forgotten about it.

(this was the only thread I could find on Modern Times)