Author Archives: TonyAttwood

By Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan: They Killed Him Part I They shot him in the back, and down he went Shine your light Moving on You burned so bright (Bob Dylan: Roll On John) The song lyrics above lament the … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: Marc Bolan, of T.Rex fame, had this to say about the track, ”I’ve just listened to Dylan’s new album, and in particular “Belle Isle”, and I feel deeply moved that such a man … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood One of my earliest ventures into Bob Dylan as a songwriter whose songs didn’t always make sense came with the article “Lo and behold”: but what does it all mean?  Since then I’ve written two more parts … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe From Celtic mythology, the Shannon River in Ireland gets named after the granddaughter of the Son of the Sea diety: she supposedly opened a well, and out burst the mighty river. Shamus Heaney’s poem “Rite Of Spring” … Continue reading →

’Til I Fell In Love With You (1997) part 1 ‘Til I Fell in Love With You part 2: Burning down the house ’Til I Fell In Love With You (1997) part 3: Ballad Of A Smalltown Boy ’Til I … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe The Holy Biblical presents a rather cyclical view of history though there is supposed an “end time” coming at some unknown time in the future. For example Elijah gives up for a time trying to convert the … Continue reading →

An index to past episodes of this series appears at the end. By Tony Attwood Jochen has of course offered us a really detailed insight into Love Minus Zero (there’s a full set of links to that series at the … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst IV         It Keeps Rainin’ Junk is piling up, taking up space My eyes feel like they’re falling off my face Sweat falling down, I’m staring at the floor I’m thinking about that girl who won’t be … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe With his thorough knowledge of the Holy Bible, the stories of the biblical prophets, who are often strangers in strange lands, are likely spinning around in the back of Bob Dylan’s conscious as well as his unconscious … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Jochen has written an excellent series on “Love is Just a Four Word” (links at the end of this piece) and at the end he considered the cover versions of the song. And in reality, there’s nothing … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst III         Ballad Of A Smalltown Boy  Neon Park (1940-1993) was a colourful and versatile illustrator, cartoonist and designer, whose clients included Playboy and DreamWorks, but his lasting fame is mainly due to the beautiful album covers he … Continue reading →

Songs and performances selected by Aaron Galbraith, commentary by Tony Attwood Aaron: Clinton Heylin writes, “‘Copper Kettle’…strikes all the right chords…being one of the most affecting performances in Dylan’s entire official canon.” The track opened side 3 of Self Portrait … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and the Fighting Irish (parts I and II) Bob Dylan and the Fighting Irish (parts III and IV) Bob Dylan And The Fighting Irish (Part V & VI) Bob Dylan And The Fighting Irish (Part VII) by Larry … Continue reading →

Never Ending Tour, 2006, Part 1, Enter The Organ Grinder Never Ending Tour, 2006, Part 2, Enter Modern Times By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) ‘Bob Dylan’s spookiest song.’ ‘Eerie.’ ‘One of his darkest songs.’ ‘Dylan at his bone chilling best.’ ‘Mysterious … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Aaron and I have looked at covers of Like a Rolling Stone in the past and included The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Mick Ronson with David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix and  Sebastian Cabot. So I am not going … Continue reading →

This week saw the release of Jochen’s book on Time Out Of Mind; a song-by-song analysis of all the songs on this late masterpiece plus the outtakes “Red River Shore”, “Dreamin’ Of You” and “Marchin’ To The City”. Plus, as … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and the Fighting Irish (parts I and II) Bob Dylan and the Fighting Irish (parts III and IV) Bob Dylan And The Fighting Irish (Part V) By Larry Fyffe Little is known about the imagined and constructed design … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: I don’t plan on looking at too many of the Sinatra tracks, just the few that I really like. This Irving Berlin piece appeared on Shadows in the Night in 2015. Tony: My … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood This song has to be on the list of Dylan cover articles simply because of the utterly unexpected version by Elvis Costello.   Every aspect of the song beyond the lyrics has been re-examined and replaced. Yes the … Continue reading →

This week saw the release of Jochen’s book on Time Out Of Mind; a song-by-song analysis of all the songs on this late masterpiece plus the outtakes “Red River Shore”, “Dreamin’ Of You” and “Marchin’ To The City”. Plus, as … Continue reading →