Author Archives: Tony Attwood

  By Tony Attwood Foreword: this piece starts yet again with Tell old Bill, but I promise you, it isn’t about that song.   Honest.  That’s just the starter. ————- In the past on this site I speculated on “The greatest … Continue reading →

Recent Posts What’s the best song Dylan wrote but never released on an album? When times are a changing – all we can do is just move on It’s not the meaning of Dylan’s lyrics that is important…. By Tony … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood We were debating the songs that Dylan has written or maybe just recorded but not composed, but then never played in concert, and tried to come up with sensible answers of the tracks we really wanted … Continue reading →

    Recent Posts It’s not the meaning of Dylan’s lyrics that is important…. Murder Most Foul part 7: And now and then a white elephant Dylan’s Dissociative Identity Disorder and the psychology of lost love By Tony Attwood To … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood In case you wish to go back further over this issue…. previously in this series on Bob’s “Dissociative Identity Disorder” I’ve offered…. “I don’t know who I am most of the time. It doesn’t even matter … Continue reading →

    The previous articles in this series are listed at the end of this article.  For indexes to the main series on Dylan’s compositions through the years please see the links under the setting (or is that rising?) sun … Continue reading →

    What Would Ramblin’ Gambling Willie Play If He Was a Real Character? Bob Dylan’s “Ramblin’ Gambling Willie” gives us a pretty good idea of the sort of gambler Willie is. He’s everywhere. White House, railroad yards, riverboats, wherever … Continue reading →

  Explore 2026 research on why gambling and luck songs resonate across generations. Discover the psychology behind risk and the enduring appeal of chance-themed music. The Psychology of Risk: Why Songs About Gambling and Luck Resonate Across Generations Bob Dylan … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Previously in this series… “I don’t know who I am most of the time. It doesn’t even matter to me”. I don’t know where I am going, nor what it will look like Bob Dylan and the … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood So far in this series… “I don’t know who I am most of the time. It doesn’t even matter to me”. I don’t know where I am going, nor what it will look like Bob Dylan … Continue reading →

  Bob Dylan turned 83 last May, yet his fingerprints remain all over contemporary music. Walk into any rehearsal room in London or Nashville, and you’ll likely find someone attempting to decode his lyrical puzzles or emulate that nasal drawl. … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood I have recently posted three articles which relate to the claim that Bob has made that he has an ever changing personality.   In order of publication they are “I don’t know who I am most of … Continue reading →

    I don’t know where I am going, nor what it will look like “I don’t know who I am most of the time. It doesn’t even matter to me”. By Tony Attwood One of the very interesting things … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood I recently published the article “I don’t know who I am most of the time. It doesn’t even matter to me” which focussed on Bob’s view that his personality, or perhaps his view of the world, … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and Dissociative Identity Disorder By Tony Attwood Dylan has long been fascinated by the concept of the multiplicity of the self, evident in everything from his fondness for Arthur Rimbaud‘s phrase “Je est un autre” (“I is another”), which … Continue reading →

  Details of some of our current and recent series can be found here. By Tony Attwood Dylan has long been fascinated by the concept of the multiplicity of the self, evident in everything from his fondness for Arthur Rimbaud‘s phrase … Continue reading →

  There is a listing of some of our series and recent articles on the home page. By Tony Attwood If you have a tendency to read much of what is published on this site then first of all, thank … Continue reading →

That restlessness that has kept Bob moving on and on…. Will the circle be unbroken?: over 100 years old, still going strong By Tony Attwood Aside from passing my time with others on this site, creating commentaries about Bob Dylan … Continue reading →

  You can find an index to our current and recent series on the home page. By Tony Attwood When, many many years ago, I first started researching  pop and rock music as an academic subject, one of the issues … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This song appeared on the Bootleg series and it is reported Bob performed it three or four times on tour (depending on which source you use) in concerts.   You can find a recording of it here It … Continue reading →