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Book shops and music stores in Japan on Friday set up special sections devoted to renowned singer-songwriter Bob Dylan after he was awarded the Nobel prize in literature for 2016 on Thursday.
A spokesman for HMV&Books Tokyo said he wants this to be an opportunity for young people to know about the legendary musician, Fuji TV reported.
As in previous years, acclaimed Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami had been anticipated to win the award, and fans were met with a mix of confusion and surprise as it was given to Dylan, media reported.
Meanwhile, Sony Music Labels Inc said Friday it would increase production of Bob Dylan's compact disc albums after receiving over 10,000 orders following the Nobel prize announcement. Sony said "Dylan The Best," released in 2007, was among the most ordered.
© Japan Today
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Bill Murphy
Deserves the Nobel Prize for literature? Don't know about that, but at least he actually DID something along the right lines. I was thinking of taking up music and song writing, too. Just thinking about it, mind you. Do you think I could win a Nobel Prize for Literature on that basis? Say, didn't some other fella win a Nobel for something he actually DIDN'T do. Now what was his name???
lostrune2
His lyrics are as good as poems
BertieWooster
I would think that there might be some problems in translation.
He deserves the prize though!
nath
Seriously. No time like the present to cash in on his legacy. Ring them registers...
GW
Haha NO you don't! You want to make some $$. At least be honest :)
onomatopoeia
I don't get it either, although Mountain, Hendrix, and Nazareth did some decent remakes of his darker tunes.
BaltanSeijin84
Never quite understood the appeal of Bob's voice or style. The only song of his I liked was Ministry's cover of Lay Lady Lay.
gaijinfo
Twenty years of schoolin' and they put you on the day shift...