Author Archives: Tony Attwood

  by Jochen Markhorst IV         What’s so bad about misunderstanding? I got a cravin’ love for blazing speed Got a hopped up Mustang Ford Jump into the wagon, love, throw your panties overboard I can write you poems, make a … Continue reading →

  By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood An index to this whole series of articles looking at recordings by Bob Dylan of songs written by others, can be found at the end of the article. Aaron: “I’ll Be Home for … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst III         You got a fast car I got a cravin’ love for blazing speed Got a hopped up Mustang Ford Jump into the wagon, love, throw your panties overboard I can write you poems, make a … Continue reading →

The lyrics and the music.   An attempt to show that analyses of Dylan’s music that focus just on the lyrics can miss the point.   An index to previous articles in the series appears at the end.   Today: Shelter from the … Continue reading →

  High Water (for Charley Patton) (2001) part 1: London Bridge Is Falling Down High Water (for Charley Patton) (2001) part 2 by Jochen Markhorst II          A service with a real preacher High water risin’, the shacks are slidin’ down … Continue reading →

Other people’s songs: Performances by Dylan of traditional songs, and those written by others with explorations of their origins. Songs and opening comments by Aaron Galbraith in the USA, subsequent commentary by Tony Attwood currently moving between England and Australia. … Continue reading →

NET 2018 Part 1 NET 2018 Part 2 NET The index from the start By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) In 2018 the Setlist ruled just as it had since 2014, and kicking off concerts with ‘Things Have Changed’ was pretty much … Continue reading →

    By Tony Attwood I try not to go over the top with covers of Dylan songs that are not in English, but they do serve the purpose (when they are in a language one doesn’t speak) of focussing … Continue reading →

High Water (for Charley Patton) (2001) part 1 by Jochen Markhorst I           London Bridge Is Falling Down High water risin’—risin’ night and day All the gold and silver are being stolen away Big Joe Turner lookin’ east and west From … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood with recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour Series. In this series we look at the way Bob has transformed certain songs over time in his live performances, in particular looking for the progression in … Continue reading →

  By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground” is a song by Willie Nelson and released in 1980 on the Honeysuckle Rose soundtrack, and later as the soundtrack’s second single in January 1981. … Continue reading →

    Goodbye Jimmy Reed (2020) part 12 (final) by Jochen Markhorst XII        Once upon a time G-d be with you, brother dear If you don’t mind me asking, what brings you here? Oh, nothing much, I’m just looking for … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood Back in 2020 Jochen provided an article “Let’s Go Get Stoned” – part three of his series on “Tombstone Blues” in which he mentioned “Crapshooter Blues”.   I didn’t want to interfere with Jochen’s copy by adding a … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood There seems to be not only a growing number of covers of Things Have Changed but a growing number of really interesting cover versions.   So although we’ve already done an article on the covers of this song … Continue reading →

This episode of the Never Ending Tour series continues from NET 2018 part 1 which is available here.   An index to the series can be found here. By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) ‘When Bob’s playing the harmonica, I know the … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, with recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour Series. In this series we look at the way Bob has transformed certain songs over time in his live performances, in particular looking for the progression in … Continue reading →

  By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: That Old Black Magic was written in 1942 and has become an often-recorded standard.  Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics with Judy Garland in mind; Harold Arlen wrote the music.  Garland recorded the … Continue reading →

Take a look at our list of the best, most iconic, gambling-themed songs in history and you can put together your own Spotify playlist for the next card game. Image source: depositphotos.com Music is the way to the soul, so … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst. XI         You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain G-d be with you, brother dear If you don’t mind me asking, what brings you here? Oh, nothing much, I’m just looking … Continue reading →

  I am most sorry that there have been no posts for a few days – we had an “event” as we call it now, and it took a fair amount of IT work to resolve it. We seem to … Continue reading →