5. Lenny Bruce With Adam Selzer

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast, where we explore the man and the music one song at a time.Henry welcomes Adam Selzer to the show to talk about Bob Dylan's song, "Lenny Bruce," from the 1981 album, Shot Of Love. Listen to Lenny BruceFollow along with the lyrics here: Lenny BruceWritten by: Bob DylanLenny Bruce is dead but his ghost lives on and onNever did get any Golden Globe award, never made it to SynanonHe was an outlaw, that’s for sureMore of an outlaw than you ever wereLenny Bruce is gone but his spirit’s livin’ on and onMaybe he had some problems, maybe some things that he couldn’t work outBut he sure was funny and he sure told the truth and he knew what he was talkin’ aboutNever robbed any churches nor cut off any babies’ headsHe just took the folks in high places and he shined a light in their bedsHe’s on some other shore, he didn’t wanna live anymoreLenny Bruce is dead but he didn’t commit any crimeHe just had the insight to rip off the lid before its timeI rode with him in a taxi onceOnly for a mile and a half, seemed like it took a couple of monthsLenny Bruce moved on and like the ones that killed him, goneThey said that he was sick ’cause he didn’t play by the rulesHe just showed the wise men of his day to be nothing more than foolsThey stamped him and they labeled him like they do with pants and shirtsHe fought a war on a battlefield where every victory hurtsLenny Bruce was bad, he was the brother that you never had Follow us on Instagram @songsofbob,If you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! I have a merch shop! Check out all sorts of fun Bob Dylan (and more) items! Thank you to Mark Godfrey, & Linda Maultsby over on Substack.Email us at [email protected]: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.