This presentation is about comparison between two popular singers.

1. BOB DYLAN AND
MICHAEL JACKSON
BY NIDHI JETHAVA

2. TABLE OF CONTENT
• About both the artist
• Their journey
• Theme of their songs
• Comparison of both the artist

3. Prepared by :- Nidhi Jethava
Batch :- 20-22 MKBU English Department
Paper :- 108, American Literature
Roll Number :- 13
Enrollment Number :- 30692064200009
Email Id :- jethavanidhi8@gamil.com

4. INTRODUCTION
• Bob Dylan (Robert Allen Zimmerman) is
an American singer-songwriter, author
and visual artist.
• Born in 1941
• The greatest songwriters of all time.
• Noble in 2016
• Dylan has been a major figure in popular
culture during a career spanning nearly
60 years.

5. CONTINUE
• Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 –
June 25, 2009) was an American singer,
songwriter, and dancer.
• King of Pop
• he is regarded as one of the most significant
cultural figures of the 20th century.
• American Music Awards 24 times

6. THEME OF THE SONGS
BOB DYLAN
• Protest
• Justise
• Freedom
• Love
• War
• God
• Inequality
• Politics etc
MICHAL JACKSON
• Thrill
• Youth
• Faith
• Smile
• Revolt
• Childhood
• Mistry etc.

7. FAMOUS QUOTES OF BOB DYLAN
• Money doesn't talk, it swears.
Read more at.
• Yesterday's just a memory, tomorrow
is never what it's supposed to be.
• Chaos is a friend of mine.
• It's not easy to define poetry.

8. FAMOUS QUOTES BY MICHAEL JECKSON
• “Let us dream of tomorrow where we
can truly love from the soul, and know
love as the ultimate truth at the heart of
all creation.”
• “To give someone a piece of your
heart, is worth more than all the wealth
in the world.”
• “Please go for your dreams. Whatever
your ideals, you can become whatever
you want to become.”

9. SOME OF THE BEST SONG OF BOTH SINGER
BOB DYLAN
• It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)' ...
• 'I Shall Be Released' ...
• 'All Along the Watchtower' ...
• 'Just Like a Woman' ...
• 'Tangled Up in Blue' ...
• 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall' Photo
• Like a Rolling Stone
MICHAEL JACKSON
• P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) ...
• Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. ...
• Black Or White. ...
• Smooth Criminal. ...
• Bad. ...
• Rock With You. ...
• Off The Wall. ...
• Thriller.

10. WHY BOB DYLAN CONSIDERED AS GREAT SONG WRITER
?
• Dylan transformed song form
• Poetry reborn
• Narrate the mythology
• Use of Folk

11. WHY MICHAEL JACKSON IS CALLED THE
BIGGEST SUPERSTAR
• FAME and STARDOM
• WEALTH
• ACHIEVEMENTS
• IMPACT
• HUMANITARIAN ENDEAVORS
• EVEN AFTER NINE YEARS AFTER
HIS DEATH, MICHAEL IS STILL
RELEVANT

12. NOBLE PRIZE SPEECH BY BOB DYLAN
• When I first received this Nobel Prize
for Literature, I got to wondering
exactly how my songs related to
literature. I wanted to reflect on it and
see where the connection was. I’m
going to try to articulate that to you.
And most likely it will go in a
roundabout way, but I hope what I say
will be worthwhile and purposeful.

13. DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON
• On June 25, 2009, American
singer Michael Jackson died of
acute propofol and benzodiazepine into
xication at his home on North
Carolwood Drive in the Holmby
Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.
• Jackson's death triggered reactions
around the world, creating
unprecedented surges of Internet traffic
and dramatically boosting sales of his
music.

14. CONCLUSION :-
• Both are the greatest song writer
• Written every kind of song
• Michael is very famous for pop music
• Bob Dylan’s song are very heart touching
• Both belonging to popular literature.

15. CITATION.
• Archives/Getty, Michael Ochs. "10 Greatest Bob Dylan Songs." Rolling Stone August 2019.
• Bob Dylan – Banquet speech. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2021. Wed. 16 Jun 2021.
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2016/dylan/speech/
• Giynn, Paul. " Dylan: 80 things you may not know about him on his 80th birthday." BBC News 24 May 2021
• McCooey, David. "Bob Dylan's Nobel Speech: a splendidly eccentric performance ." The Conversation
June 2017.

16. CONTINUE
• M., Newton. "Why Michael Jackson is Called the Biggest Superstar ." Orphic Magazine May 2020.
• Renza, Loice A. "Review: Absolutely Bob Dylan ?" JSTOR (2009): 17.
• Vincent, Rickey. "Michael Jackson". Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Jun. 2021,
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Jackson. Accessed 23 June 2021.