“Because they drink or they’re corrupt in orthodox ways or they wear their shirt inside out. “Yeah, well, but that’s no reason for me to condemn somebody,” Dylan responded. Still, Dylan didn’t let his religious beliefs get in the way of his liberal stance. The bohemian singer-songwriter discussed Allen Ginsberg, and the interviewer mentioned how the bible says ‘homosexuality is an abomination’. However, an interview with Rolling Stone in 1984 provides a glimpse into his perspective.
“If we view music as something that brings people together, shouldn’t these popular songs be open to everyone?”ĭylan has never publicly made a statement supporting gay rights. “If you look at the history of pop music, love songs have predominantly come from one heterosexual perspective,” said Tom Murphy, a co-producer of Universal Love. The compilation was designed to allow same-sex couples to have wedding songs that they could dance to, which applied to their relationship, and celebrated inclusion. “It was ‘hey, I have an idea for a song.'” “And it wasn’t just ‘yes, I’ll do this,'” he said to the New York Times. Rob Kaplan, who produced the compilation, revealed that Dylan didn’t take any convincing to take part. Dylan declined to be interviewed about his participation in the compilation at the time of the release, but he didn’t need to as the cover speaks for itself. However, Dylan’s cover had a twist to it, and he changed the track to ‘He’s Funny That Way’. Dylan chose to cover ‘She’s Funny That Way’, which has been covered by Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and ‘Sammy Davis Jr.’ in the past. The EP featured artists both straight or part of the LGBTQ+ community, and the likes of Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke, Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, and Kesha also took part.