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  Ellis Dunn Fifty years after it was written, ‘Isis’ still opens the same way, with a marriage on the fifth day of May and a narrator who cannot sit still. What follows is a fever dream of the American … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood “Let It Be Me” was originally released in 1954 in French under the title “Je t’appartiens”, but later, with an English version of the lyrics it was a hit for the Everly Brothers in some six … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In this series, we shine a spotlight on a thriving, fascinating, and polarizing fringe phenomenon within Dylanology: the semi-professional cover artist. And more specifically, on a veteran from the southern part of a small country on the … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy” was written by Pete Seeger in 1967.   It tells the true story of a platoon attempting to wade a deep river with an officer pushing the men on despite it … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood Recently on one of the Sky TV channels in the UK we had The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival.    It was first broadcast on BBC Four on October … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In this series, we shine a spotlight on a thriving, fascinating, and polarizing fringe phenomenon within Dylanology: the semi-professional cover artist. And more specifically, on a veteran from the southern part of a small country on the … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst This is a chapter from the new book “Bob Dylan’s Rough And Rowdy Ways – Side C”  It’s 16 March 1971, and Dylan reports for duty in a small, relatively new studio on Spring Street in … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In this series, we shine a spotlight on a thriving, fascinating, and polarizing fringe phenomenon within Dylanology: the semi-professional cover artist. And more specifically, on a veteran from the southern part of a small country on the … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood An interesting choice from Bob as I can remember as a child buying this track – and listening to it now, I am sure why.   Certainly, at the age I bought it I don’t think I fully … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood In the old days, when we had records that played at 78rpm, we used to say there were three types of song: songs about love, songs about lost love and songs written for some new dance … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In this series, we shine a spotlight on a thriving, fascinating, and polarizing fringe phenomenon within Dylanology: the semi-professional cover artist. And more specifically, on a veteran from the southern part of a small country on the … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst One of the many gems on the legendary compilation album Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 (1972) is the Like A Rolling Stone rip-off “A Public Execution” by the Texan garage rock band Mouse … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood From time to time we have articles submitted whcih point out that certain lyrics or maybe a melody in a Dylan song are copied from somewhere else.  I suspect most of us know that “Blowin in … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst “On the bus he’s playing these cassette tapes of all this great old traditional stuff, because by then he knew I was really into it. He said, “This is a good song, you should learn this one.” … Continue reading →

   By Tony Attwood The last time I wrote about this song I wrote “To fall in love with you” is the third most accessed file on this site.  The only articles that have been read more are “Hard Rain’s … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood In my previous article I wrote about “Don’t let me be misunderstood” but restricted my commentary because of technical problems.  Fingers crossed (which of course makes typing more difficult). Here is the Nina Simone version which I … Continue reading →

    We have in the past looked at – or perhaps I should say listened to – songs Bob has written but then never played, or maybe played just once, in concert.  There has also been a series on … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In this series, we shine a spotlight on a thriving, fascinating, and polarizing fringe phenomenon within Dylanology: the semi-professional cover artist. And more specifically, on a veteran from the southern part of a small country on the … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst VIII      Boredom! Hail to you, Mother of Muses Odysseus is warmly welcomed by Alcinous, ruler of the island of Scheria and father of Nausicaa. He is treated to a banquet, and entertainment is provided by … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood First off thank you to everyone who has written in and wished me well in our battle againsts the demons that have been causing us some problems. If you have an article for Untold that you have … Continue reading →