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By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: Looking back through previous episodes, it would appear that this is the last track to look at from the debut album. The song is a traditional African American spiritual. The earliest recording is … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe Tarantulazarus Time twists stories around: Oh the new sheriff send a letter Go out and get me Lazarus Dead or alive, dead or alive … Oh Lazarus, Lazarus, his little sister She come to the funeral Lord, … Continue reading →

I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 1 I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 2 I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 3 I’ve … Continue reading →

An index to all the previous articles from this series can be found here. By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) ‘Dylan moved around the stage all night, the ‘retreats’ behind the keyboards now had a part to play in an overall context … Continue reading →

This is episode 111 of the Never Ending Tour series – you can find a complete index of previous episodes here. By Mike Johnson (kiwipoet) Among the innovations of 2011, Dylan’s new performance act and his banner, the Eye of … Continue reading →

Soundtrack composed by Larry Fyffe & Tony Attwood [pearl bailey stomps him against a buick (Bob Dylan: Tarantula)] [& get out there to meet James Cagney (Bob Dylan: Tarantula)] [i will give you my fats domino records (Bob Dylan: Tarantula)] … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: The song was first recorded as “Don’t Tear My Clothes” in January 1935 by the State Street Boys, a group that included Big Bill Broonzy and Jazz Gillum. Tony: My father played piano and … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood, based on the series The Never Ending Tour by Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet). We have presented 15 different versions of “Man with a long black coat” in the Never Ending Tour series of articles ranging from 1988 to … Continue reading →

I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 1 I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 2 I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 3 I’ve … Continue reading →

  by Tony Attwood https://youtu.be/F0KIQ6HGn0U This choice come from 1995 and is made not for its musical excellence, but for its originality.  I love the fact that Bob will try anything, and seemingly often without bothering too much with all … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe Too Hot To Handle Further unfolding of the Untold movie script for the film production (tentatively titled “Tarantula Road”) of the book “Tarantula”. Narrator: Sandy Bob  ******************************** {To wit} Speaking of the (Fran)cisco Kid: “Do you know … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: The Bonnie Lass o’ Fyvie is a traditional Scottish folk song about a thwarted romance between a soldier and a girl. There is no strict version of the lyrics and the song has … Continue reading →

    I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 1 I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 2 I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan’s favourite songs: Death of an Unpopular Poet Bob Dylan’s favourite songs 2: Shadows Dylan’s favourite songs 3: ‘Desperado Under the Eaves’ Dylan’s favourite songs 4: Randy Newman: Sail Away “Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios” … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I reviewed Property of Jesus on this site  back in 2016 and immediately confessed my position in terms of religion, so that anyone kind enough to spend a moment or two reading my meanderings would appreciate that … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe Take a little stretch, and conjectured it can be that the following lines make reference to the sentimental western adventures of the Cisco Kid and his sidekick Pancho: Pancho was very startled & screamed “i’ll give … Continue reading →

This article is part of a long-running series which reviews the artwork of Dylan’s albums from the earliest days of his career.  An alphabetical index to the albums covered in the series can be found here. Dylan’s album artwork: Planet Waves … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) In 2011 things do indeed start to get interesting. Dylan, now turned 70, stands on the threshold of a transformation that will set the tone for the next eight years, and usher in one of the … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith (in the USA) and Tony Attwood (in the UK). Aaron selects the recordings and emails these with his notes to Tony who tries to write something about the song during the time it is playing.  Links to … Continue reading →

  I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 1 I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 2 I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (2020) part 3 … Continue reading →