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Captain Sparrow Johnny Depp’s 57th Birthday, sings Bob Dylan’s song as a tribute to George Floyd

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It’s Johnny Deep’s 57 birthday. Fans and followers of Captain Jack Sparrow took to social media to mark the ‘Happy Birthday Johnny Depp’ massages. However, a day before he turned 57, the Hollywood actor Johnny Depp posted a Instagram video where he signs Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a-Changing” to rising awareness around the ‘Black Lives Matters’ movement .The video was a tribute post for George Floyd.

Johnny Depp put up a long post along with the video where he talked about the origin of the song in November 1963, just weeks before John F Kennedy was assassinated.

Johnny Depp wrote on his Instagram post that “Dylan’s song applies to COVID-19 , it also, very strongly applies to the life altering image of George Floyd, forever seared to our brains.. For me ,it applies to the moment we are in ,it applies to the moment they were in 1963, it applies to everything before and everything since and everything that will be”

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Two months before the world was subjected to the shocking live coverage of the merciless, bloodthirsty and public daylight murder of JFK in Nov. 1963, Bob Dylan sat down to write a song… He had a particular idea in mind, which he recorded mere weeks before Kennedy’s tragic Assassination. Dylan had already achieved stratospheric acclaim from his treasure-producing workmanship and poetic abilities. He had already jacked up the bar of songwriting to an untouchable level. He also became a reluctant prophet, which can be quite an occupational hazard…Yet he remained himself while dodging all manner of con artists, bloodsuckers, angles, arrows, ignorance, injustices, and scrutinization of his life. His intentions remained pure. So he sat down and wrote the gold standard of protest songs, the seminal and most significant, mind boggling and staggeringly poetic, prophetic protest song the world will ever know: “The Times They Are A-Changin’”. Dylan’s song applies to Covid-19, it also, very strongly applies to the life altering image of George Floyd, forever seared to our brains… For me, it applies to the moment we are in, it applies to the moment they were in in 1963, it applies to everything before and everything since and everything that will be. I chose to perform this song live, for my friend @drbarbarasturm Covid benefit several weeks ago… I didn’t really know how to play it, but I figured I’d give it a shot, as it seemed to apply so well. And it applies now, more than ever. It was performed a couple of weeks before our collective paralysis was rendered complete by the images of our fellow human George Floyd being cruelly and brutally tortured to death on live TV. Let us take a moment to remember the sacrificial hero George Floyd and look with hope towards the changes that his tragic death will cause. And let’s salute the reluctant prophet Bob Dylan and the dream of change he inspired then, now, and onwards… His impact is that of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Hunter Thompson, Marlon Brando, Woody Guthrie, William Blake, Picasso, Bach and Mozart. Dylan’s song is to be kept near you, AT ALL TIMES!!! All love and respect, JD

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The Captain Jack Sparrow revealed that he had performed the song live for a COVID relief concert . “I choose to perform this song live, for my friend @drbarbarasturm COVID benefits several weeks ago .. I din’t really know how to play it, but I figured I’d give it a shot, as it seemed to apply so well. And it applies now, more than ever. It was performed a couple of weeks before our collective paralysis was rendered complete by the image of our fellow human George Floyd being cruelly and brutally tortured to death on Live TV”

He added “Let us take a moment to remember the sacrificial hero George Floyd and look with hope towards the changes that his tragic death will cause. And let’s salute the reluctant prophet Bob Dylan and the dream of change he inspired then, now and onwards… His impact is that Shakespeare, Marlowe ,Hunter Thompson ,Marlon Brando, Woody Guthrie, William Blake ,Picasso, Bach and Mozart . Dylan’ song is to be kept near you, AT ALL TIMES !!! All love and respect”

Meanwhile, Johnny Depp is among the many known faces from the Hollywood industry who have spoken against the Police custodial death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

However, fans and followers of Captain Jack Sparrow, are very much active on social media and sending massages with caption ‘Happy Birthday Johnny Depp’ . Just check some wishing massages

Monika Choudhary tweeted “Happy Birthday to the man who never failed to bring a smile on my face with his acting”

Reem Depp write “It’s June 9 …. Happy Birthday #JohnnyDepp … wish you always the best angel”

Hilda_ann tweeted “Can I already say Happy birthday to the sweetest , humble ,and tender person I have ever know ? Congratulations for this wonderful being, all my respect and admiration to him ”

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