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By Tony Attwood One of the many great things about Bob’s book, “The Philosophy of Modern Song,” is the astonishing variety of the songs that he chose, and the fact that so many of them have utterly amazing and fascinating … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood If I wanted to point you to just one moment in Dylan’s songwriting life that justified the title “All directions at once,” and if I really was told, “just one moment, no more, just one,” I would … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Look it up on Google and you find that “Long Tall Sally” is a clothing shop for women who are over 5’8″ tall.  But the name of course comes from the Little Richard record – the clothing … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood Editorial note: I regret to say I have had a major problem with the computers that run Untold Dylan, which means that, among other things, I am not receiving or able to send emails at the … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst XVII     It’s a game I play the gumbo limbo spirituals I know all the Hindu rituals People tell me that I’m truly blessed Bougainvillea bloomin’ in the summer and spring Winter here is an unknown thing … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst IX         It all floats Key West is the place to go Down by the Gulf of Mexico Beyond the sea – beyond the shifting sand Key West is the gateway key To innocence and purity Key … Continue reading →

  Bob Dylan remains one of the most influential songwriters of modern times. He is known for weaving complex ideas into everyday language, exploring love, loss, power, and freedom in ways that continue to make listeners think. His voice and … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood Revision note: although my link to the concert noted below worked ok when I first put it up, it has now been blocked – at least in the UK.   But if you find it blocked what you … Continue reading →

A review of the Double Life of Bob Dylan by Clinton Heylin. Links to the earlier articles in this series can be found at the end of this piece. By Tony Attwood Judging by what Heylin says, and what we … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is one of those songs where lots of amateur performers have created solo versions which they feel are worthy of worldwide attention and so have put them on the internet, but which professional performers have by … Continue reading →

Take a look at our list of the best, most iconic, gambling-themed songs in history and you can put together your own Spotify playlist for the next card game. Image source: depositphotos.com Music is the way to the soul, so … Continue reading →

  by Taigen Dan Leighton Part 1: Lay down your weary tune The word “weary” recalls a line from the great 19th century songwriter Stephen Foster (1826-1864), “All the world is sad and weary everywhere I go” from “The Old … Continue reading →

    Meta: According to reports, Bob Dylan, one of the world’s most iconic singers, is also a baseball fan, even mentioning the sport in one of his songs.                   Long after … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Continuing my personal selection of the greatest moment from the Never Ending Tour, I come to “It’s Alright Ma” from 2001. Once again we are with a song that those with a musical ear will know from … Continue reading →

Reminding me of just how lucky I have been. by Tony Attwood “Only a pawn” is such an idiosyncratic song, and a song sung by Bob in such a particular way, with the variations of timing and verse lengths, that … Continue reading →

The online gambling industry has grown at a rapid rate over the past decade or so, and now accounts for a staggering amount of business. Altogether, online gambling crossed the $50 billion threshold back in 2017, and it’s only continued … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Million Miles part 1: The closer I get, the farther away I feel Million Miles part 2: They kind of write themselves Million Miles part 3: And thou didst commit whoredom with them I’m drifting in and … Continue reading →

A full index to the Never Ending Tour series is here.    The articles for the first three parts of 2002 are Part 1: Never Ending Tour, 2002,, Seattle Showdown Part 2  Tickling the Ivories Part 3: Manchester and other outstanding performances Part … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood 220 selected cover versions of Dylan songs Beautiful Obscurity: The man in me Hollis Brown, and why does it all have to be like this? The album of extraordinary rarities now has its own page. Beautiful Obscurity: … Continue reading →

by  Larry Fyffe Characteristic of the Post-Modern literary style, here’s Bob Dylan, singer / songwriter / musician, in the basement, mixing up the modern musical medicine show with the traditional murder ballad. Below a murder ballad of yore: She took … Continue reading →