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Is Dylan's "Murder Most Foul" an answer to Lennon's song "God" from 1970?

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(Credit: bobdylan.com) (Credit: Jonathan Cape/MacMIllan) “Well, it may be the devil, or it may be the Lord, but you’re gonna have to serve somebody.” - Bob Dylan, “Gotta Serve Somebody,” 1979 “You’ve got to serve yourself” - John Lennon, “Serve Yourself,” in response. Official Video On the evening of March 26, 2020, I made the mistake of going to bed at 11 p.m. At about 3:30 a.m., I woke up, and against everyone's best advice about sleep hygiene, I checked my phone for messages.  It was “blowin’ up,” as they say in today’s vernacular.  Late Show With Stephen Colbert Unexpectedly, Bob Dylan had posted a recording of his first original composition since 2012’s Tempest album. The song was called “Murder Most Foul,” with a portrait of President John F. Kennedy as the only image on the official You Tube video. This snappy little toe-tapper is currently number one - his first #1 single ever!  - on one of those new cockamamie B