Bob Dylan Writes Back-To-School Commercial Jingles Because Capitalism Won

It’s “Suburban Back-to-School Blues” season!

Alice H. Lahoda
Slackjaw

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Illustration by Alice H. Lahoda

Don’t Miss Our Sale Price, It’s All Right

[Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right]

Well, it ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, freshman
Your dorm room is the drabbest in your hall
An’ it ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, freshman
You’re caddy-less in the shower stall
When you need an alarm for the break of dawn
Or you skipped a meal and want some food to nosh on
Expect more and pay less, we have everything you want
Don’t miss this Target sale, it’s dynamite

Suburban Back-to-School Blues

[Subterranean Homesick Blues]

Running shoes for flat feet
Gotta keep your locker neat
Foldout pocket cheat sheet
Rice cake snacks without wheat
Hand wipes for the classroom
Same air, germ trough
Bobby has a bad cough
DayQuil for school drop-off
Growing list
There’s somethin’ you missed
Costco deals
Are the season’s biggest steals
Don’t forget the click-top, black and blue
Box of ten new ink pens
A BTS phone case, seven…

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