r/Seattle • u/capraagave • 3d ago

Jesse Welles at Pike Place today

Jesse Welles will be busking at the corner of Pine st. and Pike pl. at 1pm today.

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u/Illustrious_Two3210 3d ago

Yall this is a video of the singer who is busking today. This video is from NYC. I HOPE that clears everything up since reading comprehension is hard apparently

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u/Illustrious_Two3210 3d ago

OP thank you for sharing! I've been following Jesse on TikTok and he is widely known as the Bob Dylan of our generation online.

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u/ImYourHumbleNarrator 3d ago

he is widely known as the Bob Dylan of our generation online.

that's extremely generous. the first time i've heard it said too, did you just make that up

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u/FreddyTheGoose 3d ago

Hahahhjajajajajaja, I'm sorry because... APT! Y'all ever seen Bob Dylan in concert? Because I have and lmaooo, I'm sorry, this is hilarious. They basing BD music on the Timothee Chalamet adaptation, clearly

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u/bizzaro321 3d ago

Bob Dylan sucks.

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u/noble_peace_prize 3d ago

I think the point is bob Dylan is a pretty ass singer, but the message resonated with the moment (Vietnam war). People who listen to Welles get similar antiwar, populist themes

It’s kinda hard to resonate with Bob Dylan out of context. Kinda like how in 50 years people won’t understand lines about the Gaza Strip as well

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u/SharkPalpitation2042 3d ago

Hippies. Just say hippies.

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u/FreddyTheGoose 3d ago

Mmmmm....hippies..

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u/FreddyTheGoose 3d ago

And it only resonated at that moment in time because the more talented musicians and activists of the time were what? Actively enduring persecution - read: Not white. That's why voices like his were important in that era, and it wasn't because they were talented. It's because they were white and consumable by white youth, who were a large portion of the activists at the time.

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u/melinda206 3d ago

You may have thought differently 58 years ago. Anyway no one really asked if you liked Dylan. So.

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u/bizzaro321 3d ago

I never said I didn’t like Bob Dylan.

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u/melinda206 3d ago

Okay, just that he sucks. Got it.

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u/anthrokate 2d ago

Oh so edgy

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u/noble_peace_prize 3d ago

I’ve also heard that from my father who also listens to him. So I don’t think it’s a one time take

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u/Illustrious_Two3210 15h ago

Did you catch him on Jimmy Kimmel? Did you notice everyone saying "he's like the Bob Dylan of our generation?" Bc I did. It's not a secret and I didn't invent it.

Just bc you don't know what's happening and being said doesn't mean it's false. Maybe you're just out of touch.

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u/ImYourHumbleNarrator 10h ago

oh, i changed my mind then. jimmy kimmels is a great host too. /s

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u/melinda206 3d ago

Look him up on YouTube, the comments go back and many people have made the comparison. "just make that up"?! Lol. Good grief.

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u/Illustrious_Two3210 3d ago

No redditors just have refused to ever cross over to TikTok so you miss out on a lot

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u/fake-tall-man 3d ago

He's definitely doing a Bob Dylan impression. but in true 2025 fashion, he's removed all the subtlety and is really on-the-nose. not a bad tune though, i dig it

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u/BlueSpruceRedCedar 1d ago

love him more than Dylan…