Category Archives: At Boudakan

Going Going Gone: turning an ok song into one of the greatest moments in rock music

Posted on April 9, 2016 by TonyAttwood

By Tony Attwood My relationship with this piece is one of the strangest of all Dylan songs – and it ain’t my fault.  It’s that Mr Zimmerman who kept re-writing the song, as (we are told) his marriage fell apart. … Continue reading →

Posted in At Boudakan, Planet Waves | 12 Comments

Lay Lady Lay: Three Bob Dylan transformations of his song & a look at the meanings.

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Tony Attwood

By Tony Attwood In returning to this song I didn’t really feel I wanted to change any of the original commentary, but I did want to add a couple of live recordings as they show the power of Dylan’s reinvention. … Continue reading →

Posted in At Boudakan, Essential Bob Dylan, Greatest Hits Volume 2, Nashville Skyline, The Songs | 13 Comments

Bob Dylan’s Maggie’s Farm. 3 very different versions; but why play it so often?

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Tony Attwood

By Tony Attwood (revised March 2013 and again June 2018) Between 1965 and 2009 Bob Dylan performed Maggie’s Farm 1051 times on stage – often as an opening song; an interesting outcome for a song that was a last minute … Continue reading →

Posted in At Boudakan, Bringing it all Back Home, Essential Bob Dylan, Greatest Hits Volume 2, Hard Rain, No Direction Home, The Songs | 9 Comments