# Time for somebody to say: "Happy Birthday Bob Dylan" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [May 24, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-somebody-to-say-happy-birthday-bob-dylan/942820 "2021-05-24T18:37:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-somebody-to-say-happy-birthday-bob-dylan/942820/1 "2021-05-24T18:37:44Z")
Happy 80th, Bobby. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-somebody-to-say-happy-birthday-bob-dylan/942820/2 "2021-05-24T20:00:05Z")
New York Times beat ya to it… > **[Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan, Our Most Underappreciated Comic (Published 2021)](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/24/arts/television/bob-dylan-birthday-comedy.html)** > > As he turns 80, don’t be fooled by his serious music. From the start, his work has been filled with a cockeyed humor that can range from corny jokes to dark wit. ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-somebody-to-say-happy-birthday-bob-dylan/942820/3 "2021-05-24T20:32:11Z")
BBC beat y’all to it! > **[Bob Dylan: 80 things you may not know about him on his 80th birthday](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56716269)** > > A look back at the life and career of the influential and now-octogenarian singer-songwriter. 21 hours ago. And it’s not paywalled!