Author Archives: TonyAttwood

by Paul Robert Thomas Caribbean Wind part 1 – verses 1 and 2 Caribbean Wind: part 2. Verses 3 and 4 Verse 5  Line 1; Atlantic City by the cold gray sea. Dylan qualifies the location as by the cold … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Following our completion of the invented “Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing” album which could have been issued instead of Down in the Groove, we invited anyone interested to come up with a new cover for the album invented … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe A theme expressed in the song lyrics of Bob Dylan, given no one can escape from the certainty of death, at least an individual, or even a group of people, as in the movie ‘The Magnificient Seven’, … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Waylaid, the past participle of to waylay, is a beautiful, archaic and striking word in the otherwise rather poor lyrics to “Do Right To Me Baby”. In this century the use of it appears more often than … Continue reading →

By Aaron Gailbraith and Tony Attwood Last year, we were fascinated when a lyric sheet for “Listen, Robert Moses,” credited to Bob Dylan, popped up on the internet. And yes it seems “Listen Robert Moses” is another Bob Dylan song … Continue reading →

Caribbean Wind part 1 – verses 1 and 2 by Paul Robert Thomas Verse 3  Line 1; Sea breeze blowin’, there’s a hell-hound loose. If the Caribbean Wind symbolizes the breath of God then the sea breeze of this verse … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith For the CD edition of our Sheep In Wolves Clothing album we thought we should entice potential buyers with the addition of a couple of bonus tracks. First up is this take of Fred Rose’s “Thank God” … Continue reading →

by Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood If you are a regular reader of Untold Dylan you will appreciate that not only is the site written by a variety of people, but it is written by a variety of people living … Continue reading →

by Paul Robert Thomas Caribbean Wind “People can learn everything about me through my songs, if they know where to look. They can just juxtapose them with certain other songs and draw a clear picture”. (Bob Dylan(1)) Introduction “The powerful … Continue reading →

Not Dark Yet VI – the music and the covers, part 1 by Jochen Markhorst and Tony Attwood  Despite the despondent lyrics “Not Dark Yet” is not a jeremiad, thanks to the music – and just as much to the … Continue reading →

  By Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan in a number of his song considers that he’s trapped in a physical world that’s an imperfect reflection of an external ideal One – as the philosopher Plato claimed it to be. That is, … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst When he is told in early 2017 that he has only a few months left to live at most, Jimmy LaFave does not consider that an excuse to shy away from action. He continues to perform, he … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith Here is another Dylan lyric with no music, plus an invite to you to create the song and have it published here. I’m going to go out on a limb and say it was probably set to … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood and Aaron Galbraith  In the initial article for Dope Fiend a Robber we said…. “If you have never tried to come up with a completely new arrangement of a Dylan song, perhaps we might be permitted to … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe There are those who examine the inherently, if not deliberately created, figurative language of artists. Some look at art to uncover it’s meaning by referencing a standard outside the work, a moral standard that’s accepted by … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst   I was born here and I’ll die here against my will I know it looks like I’m moving, but I’m standing still Every nerve in my body is so vacant and numb I can’t even remember … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Tales of Bob Dylan having taken the music or lyrics for his songs from earlier published works, go back at least to Blowing in the Wind (allegedly taken from No More Auction Block), and have continued ever … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Just recently we’ve been engaged in a project listening back to some of the outtakes from the 1986 and 1987 sessions that produced the majority of Bob Dylan’s “Down In The Groove” album, as … Continue reading →

By Filip Lobodzinski Dear Untolders, today you’re going to learn  some Polish. I know, Christmas is not every day. For here I’ll introduce you to one of the top Polish rock bands called T.Love. They’ve been on hiatus since October … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This article continues from part 1 of this piece, Bob says to Tony, “Make me an album”  and part 2  in which we get to Yonder Comes Sin.  These fairy tales express the totally fanciful idea that … Continue reading →