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by Tony Attwood So why is this song not on the mega mega boxed up and packaged “Trouble no more bootleg” packages?  Why does it not even get a mention on BobDylan.com? I have no idea.  It appears to have … Continue reading →

This article was updated 21 March 2018   By Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan says he borrows the ‘jingle jangle’ fragment in the below lyrics from a Lord Buckley monologue: I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe There are those who accuse Bob Dylan of ‘plagiarism’ when they have little awareness of the custom of borrowing floating lyrics and tunes from traditional folk and blues music. Apparently, true musicians and songwriters are supposed … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood If you have been following the postings of reviews of the Dylan songs in the 1970s you will know that by mid March 2018 we have pretty well got the whole decade sorted.  You can see the … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood and Larry Fyffe Actually I have pondered whose name to put first on this review.  Larry did the work I couldn’t even start in making a stab at with the lyrics and should be first in line … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe The lyrics of Bob Dylan’s gospels, according to Kees de Graaf, ultimately demonstrate that singer/songwriter Bob Dylan personally holds ‘The conviction that there’s only one road to salvation’ (de Graaf: Trouble No More). Bob Dylan, from a … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is another of the songs from the New Haven soundcheck which then never seemed to turn up again but which, in my view, was part of something much more important: the journey Dylan was making from … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe Often overlooked is the influence of the  ironic humour of pre-Beat scat-singer Lord Buckley on the song lyrics of Bob Dylan; Don’t want no danglin’ wanglin’ around here Keep everybody tight And tell dem two cats come … Continue reading →

by Gurang One of the more vehement objections to Bob Dylan winning the Nobel Prize in literature is that he is “only” a pop singer.  We’ll examine this line of reasoning to its most logical conclusion. Pervasive Pop First it … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Updated 11 March with song lyrics added by Larry OK it is a bit cheeky of me saying it was found because I don’t know if it was lost, but there are only a few references to … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe   Singer/songwriter Bob Dylan’s highly original artistic style springs in part from his having a peculiar physical affliction – a unique form of reading disability known as ‘Dylaxia’ that causes mixed-up visualizations of proper nouns in particular. … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood The story that Dylan and Helena Springs on tour just jammed together with her singing and Bob making up the music is all very well, and could well explain the origin of the variant 12 bar blues … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Jezebel of Tyre marries Ahab, the ruler of (North) Israel, Solomon’s former kingdom of Canaan having been split in two – into Israel and Judea. Jezebel is determined to have her people worship nature and agriculture (symbolized … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The songs listed as being written and recorded after the work with Jacques Levy are of a very different style and approach from all that went before, and indeed it is not clear if this song is … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe The satirical essays that Mark Twin writes in regard to the Judeo-Christian Bible influence song lyrics of Bob Dylan.  Twain makes note of God’s all-too-human flaws – not unlike the Demiurge conjured up by the Gnostics – … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood Apologies: I originally posted an early draft of this piece by mistake; here’s the correct version.  (That’s what comes of changing time zones by 11 hours). Sometimes it seems to me that commentators – be they reporters … Continue reading →

  By Larry Fyffe Some listeners to Bob Dylan’s lyrics claim that ideas for his songs just pop into his head out of nowhere. Then again, some believe that most of his songs are about Jesus. Apparently, many of the … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood What a wonderful way to reach review number 500 on this site, a song that for me sums up Dylan across the years.  He knocks out a few lines and makes up a few more plus the … Continue reading →

  By Larry Fyffe ‘Red River Valley’ is a traditional folk song that dates back to the Red River Colony in Manitoba, Canada. The Red River flows from Minnesota, Bob Dylan’s home state, into the Great White North; it’s waters … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood My original aim in starting this blog was to undertake reviews of all the songs Dylan released on studio albums.  Then I started adding the songs from the bootleg series – and now as I approach the … Continue reading →