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The lyrics and the music: It takes a lot to laugh it takes a train to cry
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
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The Never Ending Tour Extended: To Ramona. 1989 to 2000
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
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The Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour 11: Key West (Philosopher Pirate)
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
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High Water 23: Love and Theft
“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
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A Dylan Cover a Day: No 170 – When I paint my masterpiece
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
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“The Lyrics and the Music”: Isis
“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
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The Never Ending Tour Extended: Cold Irons Bound 1997-2002 and a coda
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
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The Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour 2021: Part 10 – To be alone with you
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
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High Water (for Charley Patton) (2001) part 22 : The ghost of Melville
“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
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A Dylan cover a day: “What was it you wanted?” From soulful soul to bouncy bounce
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
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The lyrics and the music: “Mississippi”
“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
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The Never Ending Tour Extended: She belongs to me 1988 to 1995
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
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The Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour 2021: Early Roman Kings
I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. Commentary by Tony Attwood This track starts at around 43 minutes 25 seconds. The change between this version and that on the album is … Continue reading
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High Water (for Charley Patton) part 21: Dat first rate ballad
High Water (for Charley Patton) (2001) part 21 by Jochen Markhorst 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 … Continue reading
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A Dylan Cover a Day: What good am I?
By Tony Attwood Slow songs are often difficult to cover, as they tend to encourage singers to add lots of extra bits to the spaces that have deliberately been left as spaces by the composer seeking to make a point. … Continue reading
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The lyrics and the music: I believe in you
“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
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The Never Ending Tour Extended: High Water
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
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The Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour Part 8: My own version of you
I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. The Rough and Rowdy Way Tour: 2021. The Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour: part 2 Most likely you go your way and I’ll … Continue reading
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High Water (for Charley Patton) (2001) part 20: Odds and Ends
Water’s gonna overflow “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 … Continue reading
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A Dylan Cover a Day: Went to see the Gypsy.
By Tony Attwood I started writing this series (A Dylan Cover A Day) two and a half years ago, and for quite a while it was something I put up each day, but then the pandemic ended, other events happened, … Continue reading
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