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By Tony Attwood Writing about Bob Dylan can be contentious – not in the sense of readers responding by saying “you’ve got this wrong – consider this evidence” but rather from people who either simply write, “If you think that … Continue reading →

  by Joost Nillissen Not many people, not even Dylan, know this song is about me, way back when. And if it isn’t about me, then it’s about a man, who, down on his luck, sits on his porch after … Continue reading →

Transcribed by Larry Fyffe (not to be confused with ‘Dear Abby’, an advice column in American newspapers)   Dear Babby: I have a girlfriend who likes to dance which is fine, but I need advice on how to saddle her: … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood In 2001 Bob had given us 12 new songs.  The following year we got one, and then nothing until the masterpiece of Tell Ol’ Bill in 2005.  And then in the months covering the end of the year and … Continue reading →

Secret Tape Received At The Untold Offices: said to be from the yet to be released Bob Dylan CD ‘Christmas In The Heart Vol. II’ (A special to our readers, lyrics transcribed by Larry Fyffe) On the first day of … Continue reading →

  by Joost Nillissen There is a man sitting on the railroad track. They never called him Lost John before, but now they do, because he’s in trouble deep. He’s about to leave the stage. The blues hit him like … Continue reading →

Ain’t talkin’ / Bob Dylan – like Ovid – in exile By Joost Nillissen Ain’t talking reminds me of my father’s house that has many mansions, plenty of room for all souls, but no one wants to live there. No … Continue reading →

An Exclusive Untold Cell phone Interview conducted by Larry Fyffe) Untold: Bob, tell us about your first day on the job as a used car salesman? Dylan: Well, on the first day of my new job, I’m tryin’ to sell this … Continue reading →

Tangled Up in Blue: Analysis   By: Luke Hyland   To understand and appreciate Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up in Blue,” we first need to talk about the album of which it headlines, Blood on the Tracks. This 1975 record arrived … Continue reading →

The Hart Of The Matter By Larry Fyffe In my endeavour to demonstrate why singer Bob Dylan merits the Nobel Prize In Literature, I concentrate on his work as a whole rather than on any particular song as most are … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan’s creative challenges By Joost Nillissen Tony’s article on the seemingly rather absurd question of why Dylan writes songs came just when I was mulling a similar absurd question of why he is still performing about 70 to 80 … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood To my mind, Beyond the Horizon really doesn’t belong on “Modern Times” but rather on Love and Theft, because it is something of a lifted song – in this case it being a reworking of “Red Sails … Continue reading →

‘Bob Dylan’s Original Recipes And Cookbook’ The Untold Promotional  Interview  By Larry Fyffe (Interview conducted by Larry Fyffe)  Untold:  Bob, tell our readers where you came up with the idea of writing a cookbook.  Bob Dylan:  While I’m listening to … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I’ve never come across anyone asking the question in this article’s title (although of course I am sure many have), but it popped into my head when I first read Joost’s article on Neighbourhood Bully. Now, please … Continue reading →

  By Joost Nillissen Approximately nine years ago Tony Attwood wrote a distasteful commentary on Neighborhood Bully. I use the word ‘distasteful’ partly in jest, of course, as Mr Attwood claimed there was something distasteful about this song. Everybody is … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And Aeneas: The Greatest Troy Ever Sold By Larry Fyffe Wily Ulysses, on the winning Greek side, after many adventures, makes it back home to his wife and son. Sorrowful Aeneas, on the losing side in the Trojan … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Songs, like stories, have long been a central part of western society, and although the absolute history of songs goes beyond my knowledge limits, I think that every society that we know anything about has songs as … Continue reading →

  By Larry Fyffe In the ancient tale of adventure, the Greeks warriors who were victorious over the Trojans take credit for what the gods have done. As a consequence, Ulysses faces the wrath of the Sea God as the … Continue reading →

by Joost Nillissen When the deal goes down (Modern Times) is a pretty sombre, but straightforward song, except for the last line of each verse: I’ll be with you when the deal goes down. And it is that line that … Continue reading →

. By Larry Fyffe As I often have noted, Bob Dylan’s song lyrics are rather consistently double-edged. Many of his song lyrics show a side of life bathed in bright light, akin to the poems of the Romantic Transcendentalists who … Continue reading →