Bob Dylan - Day of the Locusts (Official Audio)

As northern Illinois continues to revel in cicada mania and the emergence of Brood XIII. So, I continue my spell of insect related tunes with Bob Dylan's "Day of the Locusts."

Wrongly, cicadas are sometimes called locusts, but cicadas are a different species. 

The backstory of this song, which is the second cut on Dylan's album from 1970, New Morning, is that Dylan was at Princeton University, where he was to receive an honorary degree. But Bob didn't enjoy that experience but was he much more enthusiastic about the singing for Brood X of the 17-year cicadas. 

And the locusts sang off in the distance
Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody
Oh, the locusts sang off in the distance
Yeah, the locusts sang, and they were singing for me.

The Brood XIII locusts are singing here. It's beautiful.