. >> a bob dylan song, who was divorcethe voice of a generatio. he also had a very good liking for jamaican music, inspired by jamaican music as well. i myself was inspired by some of his music, too. tavis: what do you think of bob dylan as a songwriter? >> he is brilliant. he is one of the brilliant song writers. the music that we have today, i mean, we are not listening a lot to social political lyrics, because maybe the frame of mind people are in, they did not want to hear that. i think it is the way that you give the medicine. i think we can give it in a nice way. you drink it and it is sweet, "oh!"\ -- "oh!" tavis: you are covering some bob dylan stuff. paul simon of late has been covering your stuff, specifically the vietnam song. >> yes, i heard it. i met paul some time ago. we talked, and he told me the story of how he was listening to an album of mine for a long time, an album that came out here in the u.s. in the u.k. it was called just "jimmy cliff." it was fresh music at that point and time. he loved it so much, he said, " get the sam