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Damn The Comma

by Larry Fyffe A modern playwrite has a a character bring up the Four Gospels, specifically Luke 23: 43, on the subject of salvation through repentance: “But all were there. And only one speaks of a thief being saved” (Samuel Beckett: … Continue reading

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Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 10: They’re written on plastic

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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Other people’s songs: Little Sadie

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: Little Sadie tells the story of a man, who is apprehended after shooting his wife/girlfriend. He is then sentenced by a judge. Tony: It is strange that such a horrific set of events … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan And Ezra

by Larry Fyffe Apparently, notwithstanding the fog of history, and what is fact and what is fiction, Jonah is reluctant to preach to nonHebrews even if a number of them do change their wicked ways; that is, they stop worshipping … Continue reading

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NET 2008, part 1, Industry Standards and Dallas Delights

NET 2007 Part 1: The light is never dying. Never Ending Tour, 2007, part 2: Your servant both night and day. Part 3: One foot on the platform The Never Ending Tour complete series index   ‘Over and out, under … Continue reading

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Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 9: For a moment they fell back

by Jochen Markhorst 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 … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan And Leon Redbone

  by Larry Fyffe Leon Redbone, a Helgalian Romantic, trifles with the lyrics and music of yesterday to mesh them in with modern times – country, blues, ragtime, woggie-boggie, tin-pan-alley-pop, whatever, but for Redbone the history of good music stops with … Continue reading

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Dylan Cover a Day: Mississippi. Listen, and marvel

By Tony Attwood Until today I had never heard of Luke Vassella, but in doing my usual unco-ordinated, not to say disconnected meandering around the internet and my record collection looking for any versions of the chosen song of the … Continue reading

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Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 8

by Jochen Markhorst 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 … Continue reading

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I contain multitudes part 11

I contain multitudes – Parts 1 and 2 I contain multitudes Parts 3 and 4 I contain multitudes, Parts 5 and 6 I contain multitudes, Parts 7 and 8 I contain multitudes part 9 and 10   by Larry Fyffe … Continue reading

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Dylan Cover a Day: Million Miles. Listen, and marvel.

By Tony Attwood Bonnie Raitt does a live version of this song which takes us through the emotions, and does what all the really good cover versions do – hide the fact that is a 12 bar blues in terms … Continue reading

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I contain multitudes part 9 and 10

I Contain Multitudes – Parts 1 and 2 I Contain Multitudes Parts 3 and 4 I contain multitudes, Parts 5 and 6 I contain multitudes, Parts 7 and 8 I Contain Multitudes (Part 9) by Larry Fyffe There are interpretations … Continue reading

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After the Empire: 15 songs – the recording and tracing the composer(s)

Information supplied by Dr Leo Ensel, commentary by Tony Attwood “After the Empire” is a collection of 15 studio recordings made by Bob Dylan as he tried out new material in his usual style, with the band having to work … Continue reading

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Crossing The Rubicon part 7. Je est un autre.

Crossing The Rubicon part 1: A hard-living, hard-drinking, hard-fighting guy Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 2: That day I’ll always remember Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 3: So many things that we never will undo Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part … Continue reading

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Other people’s songs: The utterly wonderful Arthur McBride

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: “Arthur McBride” is a folk song probably of Irish origin, also found in England, Scotland, and North America. A. L. Lloyd described it as “that most good-natured, mettlesome, and un-pacifistic of anti-militarist songs”. … Continue reading

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Dylan PL. “There is no need for a weatherman to know the direction of the wind”

by Tony Attwood If you have read any of my ramblings about cover versions of Bob Dylan’s music in the “Dylan Cover a Day” series, you might just recall regular comments about the recurring problem with Dylan. We all know … Continue reading

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I contain multitudes, parts 7 and 8

I Contain Multitudes – Parts 1 and 2 I Contain Multitudes Parts 3 and 4 I contain multitudes, Parts 5 and 6 by Larry Fyffe Part 5 According to prophet Isaiah if proper love is not shown to God, He’s … Continue reading

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A Dylan cover a day: Meet me in the morning

By Tony Attwood “Meet me in the morning” is the only 12 bar blues on Blood on the Tracks, and is itself a cover of sorts, being akin to “Call Letter Blues” which of course Bob recorded, and which appeared … Continue reading

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Crossing the Rubicon part 6: I got my head on straight

Crossing The Rubicon part 1: A hard-living, hard-drinking, hard-fighting guy Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 2: That day I’ll always remember Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part 3: So many things that we never will undo Crossing The Rubicon (2020) part … Continue reading

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I contain multitudes, Parts 5 and 6

I Contain Multitudes – Parts 1 and 2 I Contain Multitudes Parts 3 and 4 by Larry Fyffe Part 5 King Ahaz makes a deal with the Assyrians, already occupiers of parts of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, in order … Continue reading

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