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by Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood In this series we try and find some songs that Dylan has performed which are largely forgotten. Return To Me – from the Sopranos : Peppers & Egg Soundtrack cd. It’s a wonderful performance … Continue reading →

Research by Aaron Galbraith, commentary by Tony Attwood You might recall that a while back we found some lyrics written by Bob Dylan which seemingly has no music.  So we asked if anyone would care to write the music to … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst “But I’m not going to make an album and lean on a marriage relationship. There’s no way I would do that, any more than I would write an album about some lawyers’ battles that I had. There … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Just recently we’ve been engaged in a project listening back to some of the outtakes from the 1986 and 1987 sessions that produced the majority of Bob Dylan’s “Down In The Groove” album, as … Continue reading →

Part I of this article appeared here. by Larry Fyffe God commands Abraham to sacrifice his son: And He said, “Take now thy son Thy only son Isaac, whom thou lovest … And offer him there for a burnt offering … Continue reading →

Editor’s note: There is an index to the previous articles in this series at the end of this piece. Blown out on the trail By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) In Part 1, 1989, we considered new songs from Oh Mercy, with … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood The track is called “Home” and is credited to Gary ‘Mudbone’ Cooper/Dave Stewart/Bob Dylan.  Aaron discovered it and the background.  Tony however is not impressed. It was released in 2006 On the Mudbone album … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood If asked, “what does Bob Dylan write about?” not many people would say “love” as their first choice for an answer, and yet as we study his compositions from the start of his active writing through to … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe The narrative of the last days of Jesus is at first rather literal, and linear. Having been betrayed by Judas, Jesus is crucified; He vanishes from the tomb, and pays a visit to a number of his … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst  Keep On Pushing (1964) by Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions is one of the half-hidden records (the bottom one) on the carefully constructed cover of Bringing It All Back Home. “When I first met Dylan,” Robbie Robertson … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Filip Łobodziński When is a Dylan credit not a Dylan credit? As Sherlock Holmes once said, “There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact”. If you have done any research into the subject of Dylan’s … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe “Hearts Of Fire” is a dark-humoured, sometimes slapstick, sometimes shocking, post-modernist movie. The film deals with the trials and tribulations of a young creative artist (Molly McGuire played by Fiona Flanagan) who is determined to follow her … Continue reading →

by Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Just recently we’ve been engaged in a project listening back to some of the outtakes from the 1986 and 1987 sessions that produced the majority of Bob Dylan’s “Down In The Groove” album, as … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood “What are Dylan’s songs about?” That is a very good question, and not an easy one to answer – at least not without going through every song he has written or co-written (of which, as you will … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst The poet Dylan undoubtedly envisions the archetype bully, the neighborhood bully from The Little Rascals, Tommy ‘Butch’ Bond, who played the role twenty-seven times between 1931 and 1938. Our Gang, as the series was originally called, began … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe “Casablanca” is a movie that’s set in a French Protectorate during World War II; it features Humphrey Bogart as ‘Rick’, Igrid Bergman as ‘Ilsa’, and Claude Rains as ‘Renault’, a captain in the Vichy police. Rick is … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood You might recall that we recently announced we had come across a set of lyrics written by Bob Dylan which seemingly has no music.  So, being UNTOLD Dylan (the name was chosen very purposefully) … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This article continues the reviews of the meanings of Bob Dylan’s songs of the 1970s.  Previous articles in this series have been… The meanings behind Bob Dylan’s 15 compositions of 1970 The subject matter of Bob Dylan’s … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) I’m very excited about the set of performances in this post. Not only some of the finest for 1989, but some ‘best ever’ or at least ‘very hard to beat’ performances of these 1960s favourites. I’ve … Continue reading →

Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Here we take a look at Dylan and Baez’ performance at Peace Sunday, June 6, 1982 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UEhEcz7iKsw Whilst not the last time they appeared on stage together… Joan Baez joined Bob for two songs in … Continue reading →