Author Archives: Tony Attwood

By Tony Attwood I was surprised to see how many covers there have been of “Tryin’ to get to Heaven” as from simple recollection of the song I was unsure that there were going to be that many ways to … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst XIII       The sum of its parts The Cuckoo is a pretty bird, she warbles as she flies I’m preachin’ the word of God I’m puttin’ out your eyes I asked Fat Nancy for something to eat, … Continue reading →

  Comparing recordings of Dylan performing his own compositions, across the years. In this series we look back at recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour series of articles (there is an index to that series here).  … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The normal approach in this series is for me to find a number of cover versions of a particular song composed by Dylan and put up links to them with a few notes relating to my own … Continue reading →

  High Water (for Charley Patton) (2001) part 12 by Jochen Markhorst XII        You can never tell why someone’s gonna stick something in a song The Cuckoo is a pretty bird, she warbles as she flies I’m preachin’ the word … Continue reading →

Comparing recordings of Dylan performing his own compositions, across the years. In this series we look back at recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour series of articles (there is an index to that series here).  Links … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Dylan clearly did not rate the song himself – and for me the version on the Basement Tapes is one of the worst things, if not the worst, I have ever heard from Bob.   The attempt to … Continue reading →

High Water (for Charley Patton) (2001) part 11 by Jochen Markhorst XI         “De ballit I like bes’, though, is de one ’bout po’ Laz-us” Well, George Lewis told the Englishman, the Italian and the Jew “Don’t open up your mind, … Continue reading →

This is Episode 144 of the Never Ending Tour series by Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet). An index to the full series appears here. In Dante’s Divine Comedy, we have the Roman poet Virgil as our guide through the various levels of … Continue reading →

  The Never Ending Tour Extended: Summer Days Comparing recordings of Dylan performing his own compositions, across the years. In this series we look back at recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour series of articles (there … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood So here we have another of those Dylan songs that is so distinctive in so many ways it can be something that everyone wants to cover, but only a handful of artists and/or arrangers has the nerve, … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst High Water (for Charley Patton) part 1: London Bridge Is Falling Down High Water (for Charley Patton) part 2: A service with a real preacher High Water (for Charley Patton) part 3: You got a fast car … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) An index to all the episodes in this series can be found here. ‘You may buy the ticket because it has Dylan’s name on it; you will leave having seen one of the greatest bands you … Continue reading →

  By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood This series looks at Bob Dylan’s recordings of songs not written by himself.  The songs and opening notes are created by Aaron Galbraith (in the USA) and the additional comments are subsequently added … Continue reading →

The Never Ending Tour Extended: Comparing recordings of Dylan performing his own compositions, across the years. In this series we look back at recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour series of articles (there is an index … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Tombstone Blues struck me as one of those songs I was not going to have much luck with in looking for really interesting and different versions of the song.  The fast beat of the original tends to … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood There is something very curious about Dylan’s music in “Don’t think twice”, and that is that this is a very sad song – and indeed a very bitter song.  He’s leaving, and he is not even saying … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst High Water (for Charley Patton) part 1: London Bridge Is Falling Down High Water (for Charley Patton) part 2: A service with a real preacher High Water (for Charley Patton) part 3: You got a fast car … Continue reading →

This series looks at Dylan recordings of songs not written by himself.  The songs and opening notes are created by Aaron Galbraith and the additional comments are subsequently added by Tony Attwood Aaron: Mutineer was written by Warren Zevon and … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, looking back at recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour series of articles.   There is an index to that ongoing series here.  Links to previous articles in the “Extended” series are given at the … Continue reading →