Category Archives: Infidels

Neighborhood Bully: how not to write a song in praise of something

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Tony Attwood

By Tony Attwood There is something I really don’t like about Neighbourhood Bully, despite Dylan’s assertions that it is not about Zionism.  Maybe it is not.  Maybe it is just about the state of Israel.  I would always appreciate that … Continue reading →

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Jokerman: the meaning of the lyrics and the music

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Tony Attwood

Numerous reference books suggest that Jokerman is one of Dylan’s masterpieces. A great poetic adventure that encapsulates everyone and everything from Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats (1884) to… well, anything you like. All mixed with a mature and … Continue reading →

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