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I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. Commentary by Tony Attwood, audio kindly provided by Mr Tambourine. “I made up my mind to give myself to you” starts at 1.08′.09″   … Continue reading →

“Maybe you noticed that most of my songs are traditionally rooted. I don’t do that on purpose. Charley Patton’s 30’s blues has made a deep impression on me and High Water (for Charley Patton) is, in my opinion, the best … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is probably the most frustrating of all the episodes of Dylan Cover a Day, that I can remember, because I think this is a superb song, and thus it ought to be possible to generate a … Continue reading →

I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. “The Lyrics and the Music” is a series by Tony Attwood which sets out to find out what happens when one reviews a Dylan … Continue reading →

  I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. The Never Ending Tour Extended: This series uses recordings selected by Mike Johnson in his inestimable masterpiece The Never Ending Tour, and looks at how those … Continue reading →

I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. Commentary by Tony Attwood, audio kindly provided by Mr Tambourine. Got to Serve Somebody starts at !:02:55 “Gotta Serve Somebody” from Slow Train Coming … Continue reading →

“Maybe you noticed that most of my songs are traditionally rooted. I don’t do that on purpose. Charley Patton’s 30’s blues has made a deep impression on me and High Water (for Charley Patton) is, in my opinion, the best … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is one of those songs where lots of amateur performers have created solo versions which they feel are worthy of worldwide attention and so have put them on the internet, but which professional performers have by … Continue reading →

  I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. “The Lyrics and the Music” is a series by Tony Attwood which set out to find out what happens when one reviews a … Continue reading →

  I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website.   The Never Ending Tour Extended: This series uses recordings selected by Mike Johnson in his inestimable masterpiece The Never Ending Tour, and looks at how … Continue reading →

  I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. Commentary by Tony Attwood, audio kindly provided by Mr Tambourine.   Key West begins at 54’15”. The basis of this performance is pretty … Continue reading →

  “Maybe you noticed that most of my songs are traditionally rooted. I don’t do that on purpose. Charley Patton’s 30’s blues has made a deep impression on me and High Water (for Charley Patton) is, in my opinion, the … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Dylan’s song “When I paint my masterpiece” got 372 outings between 2011 and 2024, but even without going through the recordings from the shows I can guarantee it never sounded liked this first cover version below – … Continue reading →

“The Lyrics and the Music” is a series by Tony Attwood which tries to find out what happens when one reviews a Dylan song not primarily as a set of lyrics, but as a piece of music which includes lyrics.  … Continue reading →

  I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. The Never Ending Tour Extended: This series uses recordings selected by Mike Johnson in his inestimable masterpiece The Never Ending Tour, and looks at how … Continue reading →

I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. Commentary by Tony Attwood, audio kindly provided by Mr Tambourine. To be alone with you starts at around 49′ 30″ on the video Bob … Continue reading →

“Maybe you noticed that most of my songs are traditionally rooted. I don’t do that on purpose. Charley Patton’s 30’s blues has made a deep impression on me and High Water (for Charley Patton) is, in my opinion, the best … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood Bob only gave “What was it you wanted?” 22 outings on the Tour, and yet as the cover versions below show there is a lot in the song that an inventive musician can play with.   Is … Continue reading →

“The Lyrics and the Music” is a series by Tony Attwood which tries to find out what happens when one reviews a Dylan song not primarily as a set of lyrics, but as a piece of music which includes lyrics.  … Continue reading →

I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. The Never Ending Tour Extended: This series uses recordings selected by Mike Johnson in his inestimable masterpiece The Never Ending Tour, and looks at how those performances … Continue reading →