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by Tony Attwood Back in 2020 Jochen provided an article “Let’s Go Get Stoned” – part three of his series on “Tombstone Blues” in which he mentioned “Crapshooter Blues”.   I didn’t want to interfere with Jochen’s copy by adding a … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood There seems to be not only a growing number of covers of Things Have Changed but a growing number of really interesting cover versions.   So although we’ve already done an article on the covers of this song … Continue reading →

This episode of the Never Ending Tour series continues from NET 2018 part 1 which is available here.   An index to the series can be found here. By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) ‘When Bob’s playing the harmonica, I know the … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, with recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour Series. In this series we look at the way Bob has transformed certain songs over time in his live performances, in particular looking for the progression in … Continue reading →

  By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: That Old Black Magic was written in 1942 and has become an often-recorded standard.  Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics with Judy Garland in mind; Harold Arlen wrote the music.  Garland recorded the … Continue reading →

Take a look at our list of the best, most iconic, gambling-themed songs in history and you can put together your own Spotify playlist for the next card game. Image source: depositphotos.com Music is the way to the soul, so … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst. XI         You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain G-d be with you, brother dear If you don’t mind me asking, what brings you here? Oh, nothing much, I’m just looking … Continue reading →

  I am most sorry that there have been no posts for a few days – we had an “event” as we call it now, and it took a fair amount of IT work to resolve it. We seem to … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood Having spent a rather beumisng hour or so meandering around cover versions of Wicked Messenger, I found more than anything that I wanted to remind myself of what Dylan offered us in the original recording.   I’ll … Continue reading →

“So much beauty, so little time,” my grandmother used to sigh, standing in front of her record cabinet. And mind you, she only had one single Dylan record (Greatest Hits) – Rough And Rowdy Ways she did not live to … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, with recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour Series. In this series we look at the way Bob has transformed certain songs over time in his live performances, in particular looking for the progression in … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I suppose when I started this series of reviews of covers, two years ago tomorrow (15 November 2021 to put it in exact context) I guess I realised that one day I would get to Times they … Continue reading →

  By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: A lesser-known Jimmie Rodgers song, My Blue-Eyed Jane is more of a swing tune than anything else. Jimmie’s recording of My Blue Eyed Jane is as atypical of a country song as … Continue reading →

  “So much beauty, so little time,” my grandmother used to sigh, standing in front of her record cabinet. And mind you, she only had one single Dylan record (Greatest Hits) – Rough And Rowdy Ways she did not live … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, with recordings presented by Mike Johnson in the Never Ending Tour Series. In this series we look at the way Bob has transformed certain songs over time in his live performances, in particular looking for the progression in … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson An index to the series can be found here. In 2018 Dylan continued to radically re-configure his songs, altering lyrics and experimenting with different tempos and moods. The result was a series of stunning performances that must … Continue reading →

  By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: Pretty Boy Floyd tells the story of the famous outlaw Pretty Boy Floyd, an American bank robber who was pursued and killed by a group led by FBI Agent, Melvin Purvis. Tony: … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood “The Man in Me” seems to be one of those songs where there is Bob’s original version, and  there are many reggae versions – and most people who have recorded the song go with following one of … Continue reading →

“So much beauty, so little time,” my grandmother used to sigh, standing in front of her record cabinet. And mind you, she only had one single Dylan record (Greatest Hits) – Rough And Rowdy Ways she did not live to … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood The first question I guess most of us asked on hearing “High Water” for the first time is “why is it ‘for Charley Patton’?” After all Dylan’s “High Water” has no musical resemblance to Charley Patton’s song … Continue reading →