Author Archives: TonyAttwood

by Sandra Chatterley With the arrival of ‘ The Philosophy of Modern Song ‘ it is an appropriate time to look at Dylan’s history of performing cover songs.  For the fact that the world’s greatest singer/songwriter (with an incomparable body … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood We’ve already covered the covers of this song in the article in the “Beautiful obscurity” series where you’ll find recordings by Hard Nutz, the White Stripes, Robert Plant, Big Runga, Roger McGuinn with Calexico and Tom Jones.  … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst I           From Sacramento to Bangor, Maine Wanted man in California, wanted man in Buffalo Wanted man in Kansas City, wanted man in Ohio Wanted man in Mississippi, wanted man in old Cheyenne Wherever you might look … Continue reading →

  Bob Dylan Pawns His Watch (Parts I and II) Bob Dylan Pawns His Watch (Parts III & IV) Bob Dylan Pawns his Watch Parts V and VI Bob Dylan Pawns his Watch Parts VII and VIII By Larry Fyffe … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Now I have to admit that I’d hardly given a thought to this song over the years until Jochen came along with his four-part review of the piece which ended with a range of cover versions.  At … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan Pawns His Watch (Parts I and II) Bob Dylan Pawns His Watch (Parts III & IV) Bob Dylan Pawns his Watch Parts V and VI Bob Dylan Pawns His Watch (Part VII) by Larry Fyffe Detective Dupin’s notebook … Continue reading →

Marchin’ To The City (1997) part 4 (final) by Jochen Markhorst Marchin’ To The City part I:   The last verses might be better Marchin’ To The City part 2: Loneliness is just a waste of time Marchin’ To The City … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: This song is usually known by its longer title “Jim Jones at Botany Bay”. It is a traditional Australian folk ballad dating from the early 19th-century. One of the earliest recordings is by … Continue reading →

Never Ending Tour 2009 part 1 Contending forces: Courting Disaster NET 2009 part 2: contending forces: through the tears and the laughter NET 2009 part 3 The blood of the land in my voice: Together Through Life NET 2009 Part … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan Pawns His Watch (Parts I and II) Bob Dylan Pawns His Watch (Parts III & IV) Bob Dylan Pawns His Watch (Part V) by Larry Fyffe According to detective Dupin, the Sun God Apollo uses one of his … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This has never been one of my favourite Dylan songs – his performance (for me, and this is as ever a very personal reflection) is (in terms of the original Dylan release) too slow.   The viola and … Continue reading →

Marchin’ To The City: I     The last verses might be better Marchin’ To The City (1997) part 2: Loneliness is just a waste of time Marchin’ To The City (1997) part 3 by Jochen Markhorst III         You’ll be sorry when … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan Pawns His Watch (Parts I and II) Bob Dylan Pawns His Watch (Part III) By Larry Fyffe Detective Dupin points out that limited-thinking policemen, unlike the eight-year-old boy, miss evidence that’s right in front of their faces, evidence … Continue reading →

“It’s always been my nature to take chances” By Tony Attwood Why does Dylan keep changing his songs Part 1: Constant touring and changing the band Why does Dylan keep changing his songs Part 2: Breaking the traditions Why does … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is one of those Dylan songs that has always seemed to me to be a bit of a rush and a bit of a mess – and besides is so very closely related to “Good Morning … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe As sure as “Roll on John” by Bob Dylan is about the biblical apostle St. John, more clear it could not be that the narrator in “Crossing The Rubicon” is out to get The Evangelist. In the … Continue reading →

Marchin’ To The City: I     The last verses might be better by Jochen Markhorst   The four-part article series on “Marchin’ To The City”, an outtake from the Time Out Of Mind sessions, is a chapter from Jochen’s recent book … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Singer/songwriter/musician Bob Dylan places in many of his song lyrics visions of a recurrent view of history wherein light and dark forces are entangled with one another on both the micro- and macro- levels  ~ a viewpoint … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The traditional way of reviewing a Dylan concert is by listing the songs he and the band performed, and noting the variations in each one.  But, no I don’t think so – at least not for me.  … Continue reading →

Publisher’s note: Upon publishing the previous episode of this series I excitedly announced it as episode 100, and it was not until Mike duly looked at my ramblings that it was pointed out to me that I couldn’t count, and … Continue reading →