Author Archives: TonyAttwood

By Tony Attwood, delving a little further and comparing some of the recordings from the Never Ending Tour, based on the comprehensive NET series by Mike Johnson (for which there is an index here). Previously I’ve taken a look at Frankie … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood It was five years ago that Jochen suddenly sprung the Indigo Girls version of “Tangled up in Blue” on me (and maybe some other people too – although it is quite possible that it was just … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Other people’s songs: Performances by Dylan of traditional songs, and those written by others with explorations of their origins. Songs selected by Aaron, additional commentary from the other side of the Atlantic by Tony.  … Continue reading →

Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 2 by Jochen Markhorst II          All songs lead back t’ the sea Over the years, Jimmy Reed pops up occasionally in Dylan’s working life. He plays “Big Boss Man” with Eric Clapton at the Crossroads … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe Archetypical Helen Young Achilles, a demi-god (fresh out of ancient Greek and Roman mythology) is dressed up as a pretty girl in an effort to hide him away from military service. However, just in case he … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood As noted before, in this series I attempt to show that analyses of Dylan’s songs that focus solely on the lyrics can, to a certain degree, miss an understanding of the elegance, beauty, power and indeed at … Continue reading →

  Performances by Dylan of traditional songs, and those written by others, with explorations of their origins.  By Aaron Galbraith in USA and Tony Attwood in UK.  An index to the other articles in this series if given at the … Continue reading →

Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 1 by Jochen Markhorst I           A HUGE thanks to our friend Charlie Sexton “I just hate the phrase yacht rock. I hate being put in that bag or categorized in that way,” Boz Scaggs says … Continue reading →

There is an index to the 120+ earlier articles in this series, here. By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) Dylan: “All these songs about roses growing out of people’s brains & lovers who are really geese & swans that turn into angels—they’re … Continue reading →

N Rockerfeller/S Agrew/G Wasington/& “Mouse” – how the  famous long-running newspaper cartoon ‘Pogo’ by Walt Kelly relates  to Dylan By Larry Fyffe Nelson Rockefeller The Vietnam War rages on in IndoChina. Democrat US president John Kennedy shot in Dallas; “Long … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, delving a little further and comparing some of the recordings from the Never Ending Tour, based on the comprehensive NET series by Mike Johnson (for which there is an index here). Previously I’ve taken a look at Frankie … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The problem with covers is that the more distinctive the song, the more difficult it is to retain the essence of the song and yet make a new version that says and offers something different. The opening … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst XX        The elegance of Euler’s identity 17 April 2020  Apart from enthusiasm, there is also some relief on 17 April 2020, when “I Contain Multitudes” is surprisingly released. It is a real song. “Murder Most Foul”, … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: “You Belong to Me” is a popular music ballad from the 1950s. It is well known for its opening line, “See the pyramids along the Nile”. The first recording of the song, in … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe Crocogator Alligator Kindred spirits of political satire be cartoonist Walt Kelly and the younger singer/songwriter/musician Bob Dylan. Writes, plays, and sings the latter: Well the Lone Ranger and Tonto They’re riding down the line Fixing everybody’s troubles … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, delving a little further and comparing some of the recordings from the Never Ending Tour, based on the comprehensive NET series by Mike Johnson (for which there is an index here). Previously I’ve taken a look at Frankie … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst XIX       Burping and belching and other bodily functions Get lost Madam – get up off my knee Keep your mouth away from me I’ll keep the path open – the path in my mind I’ll see to … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: The first recording of the song was in November 1926 by Blind Blake, and here it is Tony: Blind Blake is one of those blues artists of whose life little is recorded, and … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe The Falcon Book  Report On “Pogo”: (T)he chief of police holding a bazooka with his name engraved on it, coming in drunk and putting the barrel into the face of the lawyer’s pig, once a wife beater, … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I found it hard to think of too many cover versions of this song that actually seemed to take us somewhere both new and interesting, but then on getting into the subject a little, I realised how … Continue reading →