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Bob Dylan As Saint Peter

By Larry Fyffe Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth For thy love it better than wine Because of the savour of thy good ointments Thy name is as ointment poured forth Therefore do the virgins love thee … Continue reading

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The art work on Shot of Love

by Patrick Roefflaer Released                     Augustus 12, 1981 Illustration                   Pearl Beach Photographer             Howard Alk Art-director                  Pearl Beach “For those who care about where Bob Dylan is, they should listen to ‘Shot of Love’”, declared the singer himself in … Continue reading

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The Fall Of The House Of Summer

By Larry Fyffe Through his creative imagination, Percy Shelley tends to present an optimistic poetic picture as to the workings of the Cosmos on both its micro- and micro- levels: If  winter comes can spring be far behind Poet John … Continue reading

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Living The Blues (1969): All that folknik stuff

  by Jochen Markhorst   No comments are known from Dylan about the uncrowned king of underground comics, Robert Crumb. And comments vice versa are not too flattering: “When Joan Baez and Bob Dylan and all that folknik stuff came … Continue reading

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Other people’s songs: Blood in my eyes

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: First release by Mississippi Sheiks in June 1932 From World Gone Wrong Liner notes by Bob Dylan : “BLOOD IN MY EYES is one of two songs done by the Mississippi Sheiks, a … Continue reading

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Dylan Cover a Day: New Morning

by Tony Attwood The truth is I am disappointed that so many of Dylan’s songs have no cover versions recorded, or if they do, just one or two which don’t really take us any further forward in our understanding of … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Parts IX and X))

Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Parts 1 & 2) Bob Dylan and the Two Riders Part III and IV Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Part V and VI) Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Part VII and VIII) … Continue reading

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Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 17: A song is a prismatic thing

Mississippi, Desolation Row, Where Are You Tonight, Tombstone Blues… every now and then I get so carried away by a song that I almost drown in it. Granted, the Ravages of Time have not yet had the chance to do … Continue reading

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NET 2008 Part 4 Drowning in the honky-tonk lagoon

NET 2008, part 1, Industry Standards and Dallas Delights NET 2008 Part 2 Something’s out of whack: Salzburg and Odense NET 2008 part 3: Controversy Surrounds Him NET 2008 Part 4 Drowning in the honky-tonk lagoon By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Part VII and VIII)

Previously… Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Parts 1 & 2) Bob Dylan and the Two Riders Part III and IV Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Part V and VI) Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Part VII) By … Continue reading

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A Dylan Cover a Day: My back pages, with a real treat at the end

By Tony Attwood There are some cover versions of Dylan songs which I fear the casual listener may never get to hear simply because he/she listens to the opening 20 seconds or so and then makes a decision not to … Continue reading

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Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 16: He stepped off the bridge

Crossing The Rubicon part 1: A hard-living, hard-drinking, hard-fighting guy Crossing The Rubicon part 2: That day I’ll always remember Crossing The Rubicon part 3: So many things that we never will undo Crossing The Rubicon part 4: Red River … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Part V and VI)

by Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Parts 1 & 2) Bob Dylan and the Two Riders Part III and IV Part V The prophet Isaiah tells the authorities of Northern Israel and Judah that God is not … Continue reading

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Other people’s songs: Lone Pilgrim (and more Crooked Still)

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: Lone Pilgrim is a traditional song dating back to the early 1800’s. The authorship is unknown but it is often partially credited to Elder John Ellis in 1838. Others credit the song to … Continue reading

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Never Ending Tour 2008 part 3: Controversy Surrounds Him

The Never Ending Tour Index By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) ‘Something in the moonlight still haunts him.’ (Handy Dandy) In the last post I focused on Dylan’s performance of his most recent songs, that is, from the albums Love and Theft … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan and the Two Riders Part III and IV

Previously: Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Parts 1 & 2) By Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Part III) Before the Babylonians, God sends the Assyrians to punish the north and south parts of the Promised Land … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan: The songs we’ll hear on the Fall Tour

by mr tambourine The Fall Tour seems to be complete in terms of dates and schedule. From Oslo to Dublin, we are very excited to witness almost 30 more shows this year. What will they bring? Before we get into … Continue reading

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Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 15: Today and tomorrow and yesterday too

Crossing The Rubicon part 1: A hard-living, hard-drinking, hard-fighting guy Crossing The Rubicon part 2: That day I’ll always remember Crossing The Rubicon part 3: So many things that we never will undo Crossing The Rubicon part 4: Red River … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Parts 1 & 2)

By Larry Fyffe Part 1 In “Paradise Lost”, John Milton, makes the point that Satan, God’s winged lieutenant, is envious of the beauty of Eden that God creates. The Devil sneaks into the Garden disguised as a serpent, and uses … Continue reading

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Rethinking Isis: What Drives Me To You Is What Drives Me Insane

By Christopher Deutsch On September 4, the Dylan podcast Is It Rolling, Bob featured British poet and playwright Caroline Bird. She was fantastic; insightful, funny, and thought-provoking in her dissection of Dylan’s language. Like every guest on the show, she … Continue reading

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