Author Archives: TonyAttwood

by Tony Attwood This is episode 36 of “All Directions at Once”, a series which considers Bob Dylan’s songwriting in the order in which he wrote the songs.   The most recent episodes are…. 34: Onwards from manipulated reality 35. Durango … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues  part I: Thin Air Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues II: The Thoughts Of Mary Jane Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues part III Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues part IV: Charlie Rich… he’s … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan And Robert Herrick Part I Bob Dylan And Robert Herrick (Part II) Only “Untold Dylan’ brings to its readers the possible link between the seventeenth century Baroque poet Robert Herrick (who combines Christian and  mythological imagery), … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood In his review of the covers of “Just like Tom Thumb’s Blues” Jochen indicated that he really didn’t appreciate the Judy Collins version. Now although we don’t meet up to discuss the articles on this site (what … Continue reading →

Previously in this series… Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues  part I: Thin Air Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues II: The Thoughts Of Mary Jane Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues part III Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues part IV: Charlie Rich… … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Bob Dylan Showcase: write the music to a Dylan song You might recall that a while back we introduced the Bob Dylan Showcase in which readers of Untold Dylan could send in a recording of themselves performing … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And Robert Herrick Part I by Larry Fyffe Robert Herrick and Edward Taylor are church leaders, but as poets they have a Baroque bent; and, though devoted to their respective religions, express puzzlement at the way God treats … Continue reading →

by Patrick Roefflaer This is the 30th article in our unique series looking at the artwork on Bob Dylan’s albums.  A full list of the articles in the series is published here. The album: Dylan Released:  November 16, 1973 Illustration: … Continue reading →

This is episode 35 of All Directions at once, in which I am trying to explore Dylan’s songs in the order they were written, and seeing how they interlink, rather than treating each song as a separate entity. The most … Continue reading →

Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues  By Jochen Markhorst Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues  part I: Thin Air Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues II: The Thoughts Of Mary Jane Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues part III Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues … Continue reading →

  By Larry Fyffe   Robert Herrick generally writes simple musical poems, often containing a mixture of Greek/Roman mythology, folk lore, and Christian thought about the joys of youth, and the pleasures of sex – in spite of the spectre … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is episode 34 of “All Directions at Once”.  Recent articles in the series are 32: Does Dylan really care about these people he writes about? 33: All Directions at Once: Going Beyond Joey An index to … Continue reading →

Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (1965) part I: Thin Air Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues II: The Thoughts Of Mary Jane Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (1965) part III Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues part IV: Charlie Rich… he’s a … Continue reading →

Can Bob Be Saved? Can Bob Be Saved? Can Bob Be Saved? (Part II) Can Bob Be Saved (Part III) Can Bob Be Saved (Part IV) Can Bob Be Saved (Part V): Door Is Not Just A Four Letter Word … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson  (Kiwipoet) ‘Well, it’s sugar for sugar And salt for salt, If you go down in the flood, It’s gonna be your own fault.’ Part 1. The Prague Revelation: Sugar for Sugar ‘Dylan opens the year with one … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is episode 33 of the series “All Directions at Once” which considers Bob’s compositions not as a series of isolated songs, but as a constant evolution of Dylan’s talent, with each song related to the world … Continue reading →

Can Bob Be Saved? Can Bob Be Saved? (Part II) Can Bob Be Saved (Part III) Can Bob Be Saved (Part IV) Can Bob Be Saved (Part V): Door Is Not Just A Four Letter Word Can Bob Be Saved … Continue reading →

By Jochen Markhorst Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (1965) part I: Thin Air Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues II: The Thoughts Of Mary Jane Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (1965) part III Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues part IV: Charlie … Continue reading →

by Filip Łobodziński Who is the most profound and insightful reader? An academic? A student, perhaps? A literary critic? Well, none of them. At least the way I see it; the greatest attention to the various levels of any text … Continue reading →

Text by Larry Fyffe, recordings selected by Tony (with a plea that you please listen to this cover of Duquesne while reading Larry’s commentary) * * * If one were inclined to do so, many of the rhymes for ‘door’ employed … Continue reading →