Fact #65169
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It is announced that Bob Dylan has given permission for his song Blowin' In The Wind to be used in a tv commercial for The Co-operative Group in the UK. Dylan's decision is said to have been influenced by the Co-Op's high ethical guidelines regarding fair trade and the environment.
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Bob Dylan : They (The Byrds, The Turtles, Cher etc) made some of my songs top-10 hits. But I wasn’t a pop songwriter. I never even wanted to be that. But it was good that it happened. Their versions of songs were like commercials. I didn’t really mind that. Because fifty years later my songs would be used for commercials. So that was good, too. I was glad it happened.
(Source : speech at Musicares Person Of The Year Event, Feb 2015)
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(Source : speech at Musicares Person Of The Year Event, Feb 2015)