The 1981 song that even Bob Dylan couldn’t explain: “Nothing you can put your finger on”Despite being a once-in-a-generation musician who might just be the greatest lyricist of all time, Bob Dylan wasn’t exactly known for being a great guitarist. He knew that too, stating that the song had a “beautiful melody”, explaining, “It’s a folk derivative melody. As far as…a song like that just may have been written in great turmoil, although you would never sense that.” It might just be Dylan’s most natural song, with melody and lyrics that spill from the instruments and onto tape. As he said of the song, “That was an inspired song that came to me.