"The subject of the song is the arrival of the mighty Quinn (an Eskimo), who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals. The metaphorical lyrics have prompted suggestions that Quinn is a village elder."
"Dylan himself has said that the title character refers to actor Anthony Quinn's role as an Eskimo in the 1959 movie The Savage Innocents."
The big heads are out at the beach, it's summer. I've been waiting like 2 months to eat a key lime pie in a big tee or tank top, on a warm porch- I'll probably have a ginger beer (Goya) and rye (Overholt) and listen to songs like this.
Anyways, friends, Summer Internet is open for the season. Enjoy. -ike
To kick off the jams this season, I turned up an old CD-R, with "Summer 2001" sharpied on top. Ten years ago I was 15 and made my first summer mix. Dudes got drivers licenses to drive to the frolf course and park at the liquor store. This was the mix on the discman/car adapter. Mostly, I'll rep that teen.
radio time in maine is always a bit off. wmpg is often a savior. turns out, it's straight exciting on saturday afternoons. or anytime, on the net, with this cat's rockabilly sense. phew!
Ben was trying to go to sleep- instead he played my favorite song. But we couldn't remember how it goes. Here’s how Luna would play it: I always thought Dean Wareham was saying, “please stop quoting Rodney King in your postcards.” As in, “can’t we all just get along?”