Pay phone, somethin’ wrong, dime gone, will mail No need to be complainin’, my objections overruled Same thing every day, gettin’ up, goin’ to school Wants me to marry, get a home, settle down, write a book Says you can buy it, go on try it, you can pay me next weekīlonde haired, good lookin’ tryin’ to get me hooked Salesman talking to me tryin’ to run me up a creek It’s sources in Dylan’s own writing go back to Gypsy Lou – the song about the Beat Generation and his frustration with it (or with himself for not being able to write Beat Generation music), and its sources in lyrical terms come from Jack Kerouac who wrote a novel called The Subterraneans.īut Bob did have a musical source in Chuck Berry’s “Too much monkey business” Just try some of these lines… An early morning date in Manchester is not what she was hoping for from their romance and why won't John tell her where he lives.This was Dylan’s first successful attempt to integrate the emotions of the Beat Generation which he had understood from Alan Ginsberg and others combining the thoughts of the moment with three minutes of everything that was happening in the world of the mid 1960s. Maggie has finally had enough of snatching time with John. Now in their late 60's they find that their conversations tend less towards romance and more towards mortality and missed chances. John and Maggie are attempting to reignite an affair they had many years ago. Maggie and John had a disastrous affair in their younger days but now in their late sixties they are attempting to give it another go, but John's work schedule and Maggie's fear of getting hurt once again are not making this easy. Will they manage to find the best in each other and finally get together, or will old wounds and an awareness of their ageing bodies deter them ? Will the treadmill created by the high-cost, high pressure 21st century, their endless other commitments and interruptions large and small overwhelm them, or will they take the final risk ? Now in their late sixties a surprise encounter gives them another chance to take up where they left off. Maggie and John had a passionate affair in their younger days but it didn't last. John and Maggie had a disastrous affair 20 years ago, but should they try again now they are old enough to know better? Will they manage to find the best in each other and finally get together, or will old wounds and an awareness of the From BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama: John and Maggie had a disastrous affair 20 years ago, but should they try again now they are old enough to know better? Episode 1/5: Maggie and John had a passionate affair in their younger days but it didn't last. but fun nevertheless: sweetness in the rain.moreįrom BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama: Romantic comedy by AL Kennedy. Will they manage to find the best in each other and finally get together, or will old wounds and an awareness of their ageing bodies deter them ? Will the treadmill created by the high-cost, high pressure 21st century, their endless other commitments and interruptions large and small overwhelm them, or will they take the final risk?ġ/5: An unexpected reunion under an umbrellaĢ/5: John's work schedule and Maggie's fear of getting hurt are getting in the wayģ/5: J & M's conversations veer towards mortalityĤ/5: Maggie finally has enough of snatching time with Johnĥ/5: Inclement weather gives John a chance to get back into Maggie's good books Will they manage to find the best in each other and finally get together, or will old wounds and an awareness of their ageing bodies deter them ? Will the treadmill created by the high-cost, high pressure 21st century, their endless other commitments and interĭescription: Maggie and John had a passionate affair in their younger days but it didn't last. Description: Maggie and John had a passionate affair in their younger days but it didn't last.