Author Archives: TonyAttwood

By Aaron Galbraith (in the USA) and Tony Attwood (in the UK).  As ever, Aaron selects the songs and adds his comments, and Tony on the other side of the ocean replies.  In this series we are listening to songs … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Tarantula 25: Velly Solly by Larry Fyffe & into the march now where tab hunter leads with his thunderbird (Bob Tarantula) ‘Chubbie’ Clementine is mentioned by Bobby Darin in song lyrics; and ‘Fatty’ Aphrodite is mentioned in … Continue reading →

  This article is part of the Never Ending Tour series, the full index to which is here.  Because of the number of musical examples in this episode it has been divided into two.  The first part (NET 2010 Part … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst I           God will pardon me, that’s his job Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) is the other Jewish artist to convert to Christianity. Unlike Dylan, purely opportunistically motivated, of which Heine makes no secret. He received his doctorate in law … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood In my original article about Dylan’s lesser known song “Well, well, well” I raved over a version by Dylan’s co-composer for this piece.  That was some six or seven years ago and I still do play the … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe 24: Cream Cheese Through a prophet, God speaks to King Ahaz of Judah: Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign Behold a virgin shall conceive And have a son And shall call his name … Continue reading →

Publisher’s note: because of the number of musical examples herein, this post is published in two parts – Part 4.2 will follow shortly.  Details of all the previous episodes in this series are to be found on the Never Ending … Continue reading →

“Death of an Unpopular Poet” Bob Dylan’s favourite songs 2: Shadows By Tony Attwood, based on research by Aaron Galbraith. The third in our series of reviews of the songs that Bob Dylan has declared as being his favourite pieces … Continue reading →

A list of all the articles in this series is given at the end. By Larry Fyffe 22: The Egotist The problem for those who smirk at the contention that Bob Dylan hides clues in his works, especially those with … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood In this series Aaron selects the music, and Tony responds with his thoughts, which as you will see below, sometimes can meander somewhat. Aaron: Take a Message to Mary was written by Boudleaux and … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The Absolute Highlights series 1: John Brown 1987 2: Desolation Row. 1990. 3: She Belongs to Me 4: Tangled up in Blue 5: I and I – power without meaning 6: It ain’t me babe – go … Continue reading →

Man Gave Names To All The Animals (1979) by Jochen Markhorst  The Strigiphilus garylarsoni is a species of louse belonging to the Ischnocera family that, as we all know of course, mainly affects the Ptilopsis leucotis, the northern white-faced owls … Continue reading →

by Robert Ford Bob Dylan has always said that “if you want to know anything about me then listen to my songs.” He prefers not to speak in public, he intensely dislikes TV and he tends to see himself as … Continue reading →

  Shadows in the Night 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 … Continue reading →

1: Tarantula 2: The Tarantula Crawls Across The Circus Floor and 3: Arachnida Is Dead 4: The Bride and 5: The Return of Tarantula 6: Everybody loves a critic and  7: Hopalong Bob 8: Mad, Bad, And A Stranger To … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) Every now and then Dylan likes to throw in a rarity – a song he has never before, or only rarely, performed. When he performed ‘What Good Am I?’ at Lintz on the 12th of June … Continue reading →

1: Tarantula 2: The Tarantula Crawls Across The Circus Floor and 3: Arachnida Is Dead 4: The Bride and 5: The Return of Tarantula 6: Everybody loves a critic and  7: Hopalong Bob 8: Mad, Bad, And A Stranger To … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I started off this new series, suggested by Aaron, with “Death of an Unpopular Poet” and since reaction back to myself was fairly positive, here is the second piece.  However I would add that for the most … Continue reading →

1: Tarantula 2: The Tarantula Crawls Across The Circus Floor and 3: Arachnida Is Dead 4: The Bride and 5: The Return of Tarantula 6: Everybody loves a critic and  7: Hopalong Bob 8: Mad, Bad, And A Stranger To … Continue reading →

Country Pie (1969) part 1: People try and read so much into songs Country Pie (1969) part 2: Slap that drummer with a pie that smells Country Pie (1969) part 3:  I’m your wicked Uncle Ernie Country Pie (1969) part … Continue reading →