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A fact from Gates of Eden (song) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 December 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Bob Dylan recorded his song "Gates of Eden" in a single take on January 15, 1965?

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last to lines from quote

   At dawn my lover comes t me
   an tells me of her dreams

Is it a typo in the first line, and instead be? ...

  At dawn my lover comes to me
   and tells me of her dreams Calmer Waters 22:34, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Weariness of printing song meaning

After reading this article, I am alarmed as to how much of it is devoted to some supposed meaning to the song. I mean, how educated can anyone be to tell us what the lyrics of this mean song aside from its author? As he has made clear, Dylan is unwilling to do that, so, why do we feel it is within the best interest of the world to present an encyclopedic entry of subjective fact in this matter? This is like telling me what Shakespeare should mean to me. That may work under a biased theater professor, but, not under a description and history of a particular Shakespearean play. Just because a source exists does not mean it holds credibility over a subject. If that where the case, Jimmy Fallon would be a credible source about the economic policy of Mitt Romney or Barrack Obama.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.157.31.74 (talk) 19:37, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I must admit I thought the same. Dylanologists have long argued over meanings and probably Dylan is not even aware himself. But I can see a potential battlefield so I would leave well alone.

Also who is Caroline Bliss and why is her opinion encyclopaedic? Robotics1 (talk) 12:50, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]