Author Archives: TonyAttwood

by Larry Fyffe Too Hot To Handle Further unfolding of the Untold movie script for the film production (tentatively titled “Tarantula Road”) of the book “Tarantula”. Narrator: Sandy Bob  ******************************** {To wit} Speaking of the (Fran)cisco Kid: “Do you know … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: The Bonnie Lass o’ Fyvie is a traditional Scottish folk song about a thwarted romance between a soldier and a girl. There is no strict version of the lyrics and the song has … Continue reading →

    I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 1 I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 2 I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan’s favourite songs: Death of an Unpopular Poet Bob Dylan’s favourite songs 2: Shadows Dylan’s favourite songs 3: ‘Desperado Under the Eaves’ Dylan’s favourite songs 4: Randy Newman: Sail Away “Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios” … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I reviewed Property of Jesus on this site  back in 2016 and immediately confessed my position in terms of religion, so that anyone kind enough to spend a moment or two reading my meanderings would appreciate that … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe Take a little stretch, and conjectured it can be that the following lines make reference to the sentimental western adventures of the Cisco Kid and his sidekick Pancho: Pancho was very startled & screamed “i’ll give … Continue reading →

This article is part of a long-running series which reviews the artwork of Dylan’s albums from the earliest days of his career.  An alphabetical index to the albums covered in the series can be found here. Dylan’s album artwork: Planet Waves … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) In 2011 things do indeed start to get interesting. Dylan, now turned 70, stands on the threshold of a transformation that will set the tone for the next eight years, and usher in one of the … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith (in the USA) and Tony Attwood (in the UK). Aaron selects the recordings and emails these with his notes to Tony who tries to write something about the song during the time it is playing.  Links to … Continue reading →

  I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 1 I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 2 I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 3 … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe In regards to ‘Tarantula’ by Bob Dylan ~ Details about the three pin-up gals are rather sketchy and confusing, but it seems Betty’s gangster-friend gets a bit too fresh with Zelda and Jenny at a steamy bar; … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood So far we have looked at three of the songs that Bob Dylan himself declared to be his favourite songs of all time… Bob Dylan’s favourite songs: Death of an Unpopular Poet Bob Dylan’s favourite songs 2: … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe 27: Lem The Clam “Tarantula” by Bob Dylan has the “Beat” style and content of writer William Burroughs splashed all over it. For example, Dylan’s written words “Lem the Clam tho, he really gives a damn if … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood OK, this one is going to be contentious, not least I fear with Mike Johnson who titled his review of the concert that this version of Visions in 1991 comes from “King of the Unsteady”. Mike’s view … Continue reading →

  I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 1 I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 2 by Jochen Markhorst III         Give the Salt Lakers what they want I’m giving … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe by Larry Fyffe The Taranterbury Tales continue: (I) moved from the forest – frozen in the moment  (Bob Dylan: Tarantula) In the song lyrics below, said it could be that ‘forest’ is not a noun, but a … Continue reading →

by Arron Galbraith and Tony Attwood In this series, we look back at songs recorded by, but not written by, Bob Dylan, with a glance at their origins, Bob’s version, and the recordings of one or two others.   Aaron selects … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Overtly religious songs are not my favourites, irrespective of what particular religion they seek to promote, for one reason because I’m an atheist and for another because the message that this or that religion is the one … Continue reading →

I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 1 by Jochen Markhorst II          Wanted Man in Birmingham I’m sitting on my terrace, lost in the stars Listening to the sounds of the sad guitars Been thinking … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I imagine I am with several million other people for whom “Not Dark Yet” is one of the greatest of all of Dylan’s musical achievements.  Not necessarily the greatest, but one of them.  An utter masterpiece portraying … Continue reading →