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  by mr tambourine The forthcoming tour of Europe: The songs Dylan might play:  This series looks at 23 songs Dylan could be induced to play, and the reasons why, with musical examples.  Part 1 “When I first unto this country”, … Continue reading →

  by Michael Corrigan | My Bob Dylan epiphany came on November 22, 1963. President Kennedy had just been assassinated. School was closed and I sat with a fellow student, a young woman from the south who played some Renaissance music. … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood 1998: Restless Farewell   Now these selections of mine of what I consider the highlights from the never-ending tour are very much personal selections, and never has this fact been made clearer to me than in reading … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood In this series Aaron looks at songs Dylan has sung but which he didn’t write, and Tony (across the Atlantic) adds some thoughts which spring to mind while reading Aaron’s commentary.   Links to previous … Continue reading →

Happy birthday to Bob Dylan as he prepares for a new tour soon in Europe by mr tambourine Happy birthday to Bob Dylan as he prepares for a new tour soon in Europe, which covers Portugal, Spain, France and Italy. … Continue reading →

  Please note, a list of past articles in this series appears here.  The previous articles on 2012 are… NET 2012 part 1 The Ivory Revolution Begins NET 2012 part 2 The Ivory Revolution Continues   By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) Although … Continue reading →

    Previously in this series… Part 1: He must keep himself clean in speech Part 2: O where are you going? Part 3: A chance is gonna come Part 4: He let’s them synthasise into a coherent thing Part … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, based on an article written with Dearbhla Egan About eight years ago Dearbhla and I concocted the idea of noting down some of our favourite opening lines from Dylan songs.  I think at the time the idea … Continue reading →

  By Tony Attwood “Sara” was played live by Dylan 33 times over a three month period in late 1975 and early 1976, and then set aside – as indeed many other Dylan compositions have been across the years.  And … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) Please note, a list of past articles in this series appears here. As we saw in the last post, the songs from Dylan’s new album, Tempest, hardly impacted Dylan’s setlists in 2012. Songs that would make … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood When I wrote a review of this song in 2015, I noted the piece as one of the forgotten Dylan masterpieces and made a few passing references to the music – which (re-reading them now, eight years … Continue reading →

  Previously in this series… Part 1: He must keep himself clean in speech Part 2: O where are you going? Part 3: A chance is gonna come Part 4: He let’s them synthasise into a coherent thing Part 5: … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood In this series, Aaron looks at songs that Dylan has recorded but not composed, and then finds some other recordings of the song of note.  He then sends his commentary across the Atlantic to … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood from an idea by Aaron Galbraith Farout magazine published a list of songs that Dylan gave in answer to a question about his favourite pieces by other songwriters.  I’ve been taking a look at the songs in … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood, based on “The Never Ending Tour” series by Mike Johnson. Dylan said that he knocked this song off during a time spent in the Caribbean in about 15 minutes.  That may or may not be the absolute … Continue reading →

Please note a full index to this series, of which this is episode 114, is available here. Mike Johnson (Kiwi Poet) I ain’t dead yet My bell still rings (Early Roman Kings) 2012 is one of those pivot years for … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst V          Marjorie Black rider, black rider, all dressed in black I’m walking away, you try to make me look back My heart is at rest, I’d like to keep it that way I don’t want to … Continue reading →

  by Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: This is a traditional Irish folk song, best known today as an American folk song.  It’s alternative title: “Flora, the Lily of the West”.   The lyrics to the American version were first … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I must admit I approached this classic with trepidation.  Of course it is a masterpiece of the genre, but it is just that I don’t think I’ve chosen to play it and listen with any sort of … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Songs Linked To Tarantula (D)ictator wires for more candy – US sending in marines & arnold stang (Bob Dylan: Tarantula) Arnold Stang plays “Peewee”, a US soldier, in the movie “Dondi” (based on a newspaper cartoon). Features … Continue reading →