Bob Dylan has been praised from the off for his ability to deploy clichés with a twist. Just today I was marvelling at this line in "Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight": "You were so fine, Clark Gable would have fell at your feet". It's like he makes a virtue out of necessity. He only has one syllable for "fallen" so he just uses the wrong form. I don't quite know how he gets away with it, but he does.
Duncan
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