Author Archives: TonyAttwood

By Tony Attwood A list of past articles is given at the end of this piece. If you have dipped into this series in the past you’ll possibly have come across a note which says that the point of a … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And Jezebel (Parts I and II) Bob Dylan And Jezebel (Parts III & IV) by Larry Fyffe Part V There’s a big cryptic clue in the song “Red River Shore” that reveals the songwriter is indeed speaking therein … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood Supposing you suddenly decided you wanted to write a song, I suspect the first thing you might do is ponder what it is going to be about.  For example you might want to write a piece about … Continue reading →

Dreamin’ Of You (1997) part 1: Dreamin’ of Henry Dreamin’ Of You (1997) part 2: The Lay of the Last Minstrel Dreamin’ Of You (1997) part 3: I don’t reckon I got no reason to kill nobody Dreamin’ Of You … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And Jezebel (Parts I and II) By Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan And Jezebel (Part III) In the Old Testament, prophet Ezekiel has to contend with double-dealing Abolah and Aholibah; then, prophet Elijah with Ahab and Baal-worshipper Jezebel. So spins the … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is going to be an oddity in this series, because I can only find one cover of “Lenny Bruce” and obviously as that is the only version by another artist I’ll include it.   If you know … Continue reading →

Never Ending Tour 2005 part 1: Choice cuts from London and Dublin Never Ending Tour 2005 part 2: More choice cuts from London and Dublin. Never Ending Tour 2005 part 3: Seattle Stopovers NET, 2005, Part 4, Hello, Goodbye: First … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst IV         If moonshine don’t kill me Well, I eat when I’m hungry, drink when I’m dry / Live my life on the square Even if the flesh falls off my face / It won’t matter, long … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe Part I Elijah, prophet of the Hebrew God, tells King Ahab, the inhabitants of the Northern Kingdom are being punished with drought for worshipping Baal; Jezebel, Ahab’s wife, claims Baal is punishing them for straying away from … Continue reading →

Previously in this series… Other people’s songs. How Dylan covers the work of other composers Other People’s songs: Bob and others perform “Froggie went a courtin” Other people’s songs: They killed him Other people’s songs: Frankie & Albert Other people’s … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood based on the work of Bob Bjarke If you have a good memory you might recall the article “A new Dylan song, written using artificial intelligence and an old-time songwriter” in which a set of lyrics created … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe She came down the aisle Wearing a smile A vision of loveliness I uttered a sigh Whispered goodbye Goodbye to my happiness (Patty Page: I Went To Your Wedding ~ JM Robinson) Patti Smith, like Patty Page, … Continue reading →

Dreamin’ Of You (1997) part 1: Dreamin’ of Henry Dreamin’ Of You (1997) part 2: The Lay of the Last Minstrel III         I don’t reckon I got no reason to kill nobody Maybe they’ll get me, maybe they won’t / … Continue reading →

An index of the Never Ending Tour series can be found here. Here are the earlier articles from 2005… Never Ending Tour 2005 part 1: Choice cuts from London and Dublin Never Ending Tour 2005 part 2: More choice cuts … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And Dante and Bill Heagney (Part I and II) Bob Dylan and Dante (Part III and IV) Bob Dylan and Dante (Part V ) Bob Dylan and Dante Part VI and VII Bob Dylan and Dante Part VIII and … Continue reading →

Previously in this series… Other people’s songs. How Dylan covers the work of other composers Other People’s songs: Bob and others perform “Froggie went a courtin” Other people’s songs: They killed him Other people’s songs: Frankie & Albert Other people’s … Continue reading →

Dreamin’ Of You (1997) part 1: Dreamin’ of Henry by Jochen Markhorst II          The Lay of the Last Minstrel  The only official publication of the lyrics of “Dreamin’ Of You” is on www.bobdylan.com, on the official site. In Lyrics 1962-2001 … Continue reading →

By Filip Łobodziński There are stage plays that run for years to spectacular successes. Written and staged by renowned artists. Played to capacity-filled auditoriums in different countries. Cf. Twyla Tharp’s The Times They Are a-Changin’ or Conor McPherson’s Girl from … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And Dante and Bill Heagney (Part I and II) Bob Dylan and Dante (Part III and IV) Bob Dylan and Dante (Part V ) Bob Dylan and Dante Part VI and VII Richard Thomas points out that Bob Dylan … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood What can you do with a song that is not only incredibly famous in terms of its original but has had such a vast number of covers that it is pretty difficult to imagine anything else being … Continue reading →