“I lived with them on Montague Street
In a basement down the stairs
There was music in the cafes at night
And revolution in the air.”

—  Bob Dylan

Song lyrics, Blood on the Tracks (1975), Tangled Up In Blue

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American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist 1941

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