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No genre of music has one sole creator. Rather, the creation of a genre comes from generations of influence, impact, and ultimately metamorphosis. That being said, some of the most famous songs that are deemed entirely unique aren’t that unique after all. Now, that is not to say that they are bad songs, but they are songs that came from somewhere else, were influenced by someone else, and seemingly wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for their predecessor. One artist and their early catalog that seemingly falls into this paradigm is Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan’s early career was, of course, heavily steeped in the folk music tradition. As a matter of fact, a good deal of the songs on Dylan’s first album were cover songs. With that in mind, Dylan often pulled ideas and inspiration from old folk songs, and one person who agrees with that notion is John Lennon.

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Source: Why John Lennon Believed Bob Dylan’s “Basic” Songs Came From the British Isles – American Songwriter