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The Symbolism Of The Pine Tree (Part II) by Larry Fyffe This article continues from The Symbolism of the Pine Tree I  In ancient mythology, the Mother Goddess, is depicted as hermaphroditic before being transformed into a female; s/he is … Continue reading →

An index to the series thus far is published at the foot of this article. By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet)   We finished Part 1 of this tour through some of Dylan’s 1992 performances by considering some of the songs from … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood As you may know one of the more unusual things we have done here is to invite readers of Untold Dylan to look at Dylan lyrics which have never been put to music. The most recent that … Continue reading →

We also have a very lively discussion group “Untold Dylan” on Facebook with around 7000 active members. Just type the phrase “Untold Dylan” in, on your Facebook page or follow this link  Selection and introduction by Aaron, other comments by Tony … Continue reading →

We also have a very lively discussion group “Untold Dylan” on Facebook with around 7000 active members. Just type the phrase “Untold Dylan” in, on your Facebook page or follow this link  By Larry Fyffe The narrator in the poem quoted … Continue reading →

We also have a very lively discussion group “Untold Dylan” on Facebook with around 7000 active members. Just type the phrase “Untold Dylan” in, on your Facebook page or follow this link    The Mississippi-series, part 12 by Jochen Markhorst Like … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The full index to this series which considers how the subject matter of Bob Dylan’s songs changed over time, can be found here.   The essence of this series is simple: to take each song written by … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood In Greek mythology, the original gods were thought to have been born out of the void – the gap created by the separation of heaven and earth.  These were the primordial deities Gaia (Mother Earth) and Uranus … Continue reading →

The Mississippi-series, part 11 by Jochen Markhorst Like earlier “Desolation Row” and “Where Are You Tonight?”, “Mississippi” can’t really be dealt with in one article. Too grand, too majestic, too monumental. And, of course, such an extraordinary masterpiece deserves more … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan: The Symbolism Of The Pine Tree by Larry Fyffe In Roman/Greek mythology, the One Great God is hermaphroditic; the Olympians, out of fear, castrate her/him, and she becomes the Great Mother Goddess, Earth. The detached male organ becomes … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I think we last met Black Jack Davey in Bob Dylan and Cowboy Jesus (part V) and it’s no surprise that we’ve come across this song before because it is a fundamental of the English and Scottish … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Introduction by Aaron… You might have noticed that usually for this series I’ve tried to maintain a theme for each episode…a particular song, artist, genre or some other theme linking the selections together. Well, … Continue reading →

Previously in this series The Mississippi-series, part 1; no polyrhythm here please The Mississippi-series, part 2: the line that never was. The Mississippi- series, part 3: Belshazzar on the steppe The Mississippi-series, part 4: Bertolt, Bobby, Blind & Boy The Mississippi-series, … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan, singer/songwriter/musician, as previously noted, draws inspiration from the poetry of John Keats, Edgar Allan Poe, and Robert Frost for his song “Key West”; he also mixes in the poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer with lyrics from … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood From our 2015 review of “If you ever go to Houston” David Hildago, who played accordion on the album, is quoted in Uncut magazine as saying of this song that, “It started out like a Jimmy Reed tune … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood If we look at the lyrics of Dylan’s songs in the second half of the 1980s we see a very troubled writer, as the titles of the recent articles in this series suggest… 1984: Back to the old … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe In the song “Key West (Philosopher Pirate)”, Bob Dylan pirates the ‘negative capability’ philosophy of John Keats, written on the wall. In the poem ‘Ode On A Grecian Urn’,  Keats looks upon a painting of a … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Like the earlier compositions such as “Desolation Row” and “Where Are You Tonight?”, “Mississippi” can’t really be dealt with in one article. Too grand, too majestic, too monumental. And, of course, such an extraordinary masterpiece deserves more … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Tioga Pass is a song that was seemingly recorded at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, on 16 June 1987 and according to the only note we have concerning the song, it was written by Robert Hunter and … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood It is often stated that The Roving Gambler, a song which Bob has sung many times in concert, is a American folksong that originates in the first decade of the 20th century.  It has a wide of … Continue reading →