![The "joker" here ["All Along the Watchtower" ] is the older [Bob] Dylan himself, whining about exploitation, and the thief's rejoinder re-contextualizes the earlier critique into the religious frames that would become more prominent as time went on.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-joker-here-all-along-the-watchtower-is-the-older-bob-dylan-himself.jpg)
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