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There followed a two year period of no new releases while rumors floated that Dylan had returned to the Jewish faith of his upbringing.
There followed a two year period of no new releases while rumors floated that Dylan had returned to the Jewish faith of his upbringing.
He resurfaced with a new album in 1984, ''Infidels''. The secular/liberal music press accused the lyrics on ''Infidels'' of being "cranky" and right-wing: "Neighborhood Bully" defended Israel's foreign policy vis-a-vis its Arab neighbors, "Man of Peace" had the refrain "Sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace", "Union Sundown" supported buying American goods and decried imports from the third world, and the hit single "Sweetheart Like You" included the line "a woman like you should be at home, that's where you belong". The opening track of ''Infidels'', ''Jokerman'' is constructed almost entirely of Biblical allusions. These four albums stand as an interesting period in Bob Dylan's career of [[Christian]] lyrics. However, he has not released an album only of explicitly Christian songs.
He resurfaced with a new album in 1984, ''Infidels''. The secular/liberal music press accused the lyrics on ''Infidels'' of being "cranky" and right-wing: "Neighborhood Bully" defended Israel's foreign policy vis-a-vis its Arab neighbors, "Man of Peace" had the refrain "Sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace", "Union Sundown" supported buying American goods and decried imports from the third world, and the hit single "Sweetheart Like You" included the line "a woman like you should be at home, that's where you belong". The opening track of ''Infidels'', "Jokerman" is constructed almost entirely of Biblical allusions. These four albums stand as an interesting period in Bob Dylan's career of [[Christian]] lyrics. However, he has not released an album only of explicitly Christian songs.
He has continued to release new material since, of varying quality and commercial success.
He has continued to release new material since, of varying quality and commercial success.