The “Lowly” Art – Song-Writing

“Popular song has long since resumed its lowly status in the public imagination, a village idiot to the educated society of art and literature. That perception is based, of course, on the overwhelming audibility of the lowest common denominator. Where is the legacy Bruce Springsteen identified when he inducted Dylan into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame 20 years ago?
Gone to ground, is the short answer.”