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    by Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan and US History Part 1 Bob Dylan and American History Part II Bob Dylan and American History: Part III Below, a humorous spoof on Roy Rogers (birth name Leonard Slye), a.k.a “King Of The … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood You can, of course, buy a copy of Bob’s  “Philosophy” book and see what he said about each song that I am covering in this series – and then turn to the recordings of the music … Continue reading →

An index of previous articles in this series is given at the foot of the page. By Tony Attwood My argument in this series is that Bob Dylan faced two major issues as he evolved his form of writing.  One … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst   XIX       The striding of the gods You got the right spirit – you can feel it you can hear it You got what they call the immortal spirit You can feel it all night you … Continue reading →

  By Robert Eli Cohen Unquestionably, when asked to cite his most weighty explorations, perorations and extreme flights of fancy, the majority of his aficionados and the professors that have been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s books, would cite … Continue reading →

  Dylan: The Conert Series: 64 years on tour Videos selected by Tony Attwood The aim of this series is to provide one Dylan concert to listen to with reasonable acoustics for each year since Bob started performing regularly.  However, … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan and US History Part 1 Bob Dylan and American History II Bob Dylan gets back at his manager, Albert Grossman, for not informing him about financial details in a contract whereby Dylan is required … Continue reading →

  The Philosophy of Modern Song By Tony Attwood Having looked at a song from Bob Dylan’s “Philosophy” volume which I had never heard before (Keep my Skillet Good and Greasy) I’ve now gone to one that I can immediately … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood Prelude: this is an article about “Sooner or Later” which I consider to be one of Bob’s utter masterpieces, but the article includes within it a diversion into “Sad Eyed Lady”.  I’ve included the diversion because … Continue reading →

My Own Version Of You (2020) part 18 by Jochen Markhorst   XVIII    “It is strange what people discover in my work” Step right into the burning hell Where some of the best known enemies of mankind dwell Mister Freud … Continue reading →

Videos selected by Tony Attwood The aim of this series is to provide one Dylan concert to listen to with reasonable acoustics for each year since Bob started performing regularly.  However, there have of course, been some years when Bob … Continue reading →

The Philosophy of Modern Song (The titles of songs reviewed in this series are now in alphabetical order, not in the order of publication.  That makes it easier for me even if no one else.) Cheaper to Keep Her Detroit … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The last article in this series (wrongly published originally as part 38, and although it might have seemed like that it was in fact part 28), allowed me to put forward my argument that “Visions of Johanna” … Continue reading →

  Bob Dylan and US History Part 1 by Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan’s persona takes jabs at America’s materialistic culture and its glorification of “manifest destiny”: … (T)he parades don’t need your money baby … it’s the confetti & one … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst   XVII     They seemed to have an ancient presence I can see the history of the whole human race It’s all right there – it’s carved into your face Should I break it all down – … Continue reading →

  Videos selected by Tony Attwood The aim of this series is to provide one Dylan concert to listen to with reasonable acoustics for each year since Bob started performing regularly.  However, there have of course, been some years when … Continue reading →

    by Jochen Markhorst XVI      Your writings and rotten plagiarisings ill-gotten Can you tell me what it means to be or not to be You won’t get away with fooling me Can you help me walk that moonlight mile … Continue reading →

An index to our most recent publications and the current series can be found on the home page of this site. by Tony Attwood In this series, I am looking at the songs Bob selected for his book “The Philosophy of Modern … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood In this series of articles, we are looking at the songs Bob Dylan wrote in 1965, specifically in the order that he wrote them, looking specifically at the way Bob composed the music songs.  In this piece, … Continue reading →

    By Larry Fyffe “Tarantula”, a small book by Bob Dylan, bears the marks of Kerouac, Burroughs, Ginsberg, James Joyce, and other somewhat obscure postmodernists.  But a good knowledge in reference to the history of the United States of … Continue reading →