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- “What they do with Dylan songs”: a request for examples
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- Sixty years of staying up past the dawn.
- Murder Most Foul part 8: “I can only hope I can be as influential”
- Bob’s “San Francisco Bay Blues” and Jessee Fuller
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- “I Forgot to Remember to Forget” Bob sings Elvis while lyricist has fun
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How the meaning of a Dylan song can change across the years.
By Tony Attwood I have recently posted three articles which relate to the claim that Bob has made that he has an ever changing personality. In order of publication they are “I don’t know who I am most of … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan and the ever changing personality. Four early songs.
I don’t know where I am going, nor what it will look like “I don’t know who I am most of the time. It doesn’t even matter to me”. By Tony Attwood One of the very interesting things … Continue reading
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I don’t know where I am going, nor what it will look like
By Tony Attwood I recently published the article “I don’t know who I am most of the time. It doesn’t even matter to me” which focussed on Bob’s view that his personality, or perhaps his view of the world, … Continue reading
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“I don’t know who I am most of the time. It doesn’t even matter to me”.
Bob Dylan and Dissociative Identity Disorder By Tony Attwood Dylan has long been fascinated by the concept of the multiplicity of the self, evident in everything from his fondness for Arthur Rimbaud‘s phrase “Je est un autre” (“I is another”), which … Continue reading
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Murder Most Foul part 5: Not even the chair
by Jochen Markhorst V Not even the chair The day that they blew out the brains of the king Thousands were watching, no one saw a thing It happened so quickly – so quick by surprise Right there in front … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan and the multiplicity of the ever evolving self
Details of some of our current and recent series can be found here. By Tony Attwood Dylan has long been fascinated by the concept of the multiplicity of the self, evident in everything from his fondness for Arthur Rimbaud‘s phrase … Continue reading
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The Recordings We Missed: the most staggeringly wonderful, “Angelina”
There is a listing of some of our series and recent articles on the home page. By Tony Attwood If you have a tendency to read much of what is published on this site then first of all, thank … Continue reading
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Murder Most Foul part 4: These are dangerous times
by Jochen Markhorst IV These are dangerous times Shot down like a dog in broad daylight ‘Twas a matter of timing and the timing was right You got unpaid debts and we’ve come to collect We’re gon’ kill you … Continue reading
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What Artificial Intelligence has to say about Bob, and the moment our hero was utterly unsure…
That restlessness that has kept Bob moving on and on…. Will the circle be unbroken?: over 100 years old, still going strong By Tony Attwood Aside from passing my time with others on this site, creating commentaries about Bob Dylan … Continue reading
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That restlessness that has kept Bob moving on and on….
You can find an index to our current and recent series on the home page. By Tony Attwood When, many many years ago, I first started researching pop and rock music as an academic subject, one of the issues … Continue reading
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Will the circle be unbroken?: over 100 years old, still going strong
By Tony Attwood This song appeared on the Bootleg series and it is reported Bob performed it three or four times on tour (depending on which source you use) in concerts. You can find a recording of it here It … Continue reading
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Murder Most Foul part 3: Yes, that’s exactly what I mean!
by Jochen Markhorst III Yes, that’s exactly what I mean! Shot down like a dog in broad daylight ‘Twas a matter of timing and the timing was right You got unpaid debts and we’ve come to collect We’re gon’ kill … Continue reading
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Jan’s Take 19: The Man In Me (final)
by Jochen Markhorst This is the last edition of the series in which we shone 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 … Continue reading
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Forever Young – a version you will not have heard before.
Commentary by Tony Attwood I do love being sent copies of Dylan songs sung by performers who are either amateurs or whose work, as professionals, has not yet reached a wider audience. I have another one to offer today, … Continue reading
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Gambling Imagery in American Song and the Real US Market It Grew Alongside
Bob Dylan spends close to nine minutes in “Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts” telling a story in which nearly every important character is named after a playing card, and almost nothing is spelled out. There is a robbery, … Continue reading
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Jan’s Take 18: Father Of Night
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
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What matters about Bob? What his songs say? What he says? How he behaves?
A review of “I’M GLAD I’M NOT ME” by Ethan Warren Published by Columbia University Press. Review by Tony Attwood These days the view seems to be that by and large everything Dylan does is significant. But I have been … Continue reading
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The Philosophy of Modern Song: what Dylan songs should be added to his list?
The Philosophy of Modern Song was Bob Dylan’s publication provided after he was awarded an honorary doctorate for his work as a songwriter. My suspicion was that Bob didn’t actually realise that he was going to be required to … Continue reading
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Murder Most Foul part 2: Wait a minute, boys!
In case you missed it: Murder Most Foul part 1: It was a dark and stormy night by Jochen Markhorst II Wait a minute, boys! Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb Say wait a minute … Continue reading
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Forever Young: another version
By Tony Attwood As you may have noted in the past, occasionally readers of Untold Dylan do send us their own recordings of Dylan songs, and from time to time I do like to publish one or two of these. … Continue reading
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