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Previously in this series… Other people’s songs. How Dylan covers the work of other composers Other People’s songs: Bob and others perform “Froggie went a courtin” Other people’s songs: They killed him Other people’s songs: Frankie & Albert Other people’s … Continue reading →

Dreamin’ Of You (1997) part 1: Dreamin’ of Henry by Jochen Markhorst II          The Lay of the Last Minstrel  The only official publication of the lyrics of “Dreamin’ Of You” is on www.bobdylan.com, on the official site. In Lyrics 1962-2001 … Continue reading →

By Filip Łobodziński There are stage plays that run for years to spectacular successes. Written and staged by renowned artists. Played to capacity-filled auditoriums in different countries. Cf. Twyla Tharp’s The Times They Are a-Changin’ or Conor McPherson’s Girl from … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And Dante and Bill Heagney (Part I and II) Bob Dylan and Dante (Part III and IV) Bob Dylan and Dante (Part V ) Bob Dylan and Dante Part VI and VII Richard Thomas points out that Bob Dylan … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood What can you do with a song that is not only incredibly famous in terms of its original but has had such a vast number of covers that it is pretty difficult to imagine anything else being … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst I           Dreamin’ of Henry  Just like the equally compelling time document The Bootleg Series 12 – The Cutting Edge 1965-66 (2015), on which we can voyeuristically follow the evolution from run-up to final studio recording (such … Continue reading →

Previously in this series… Other people’s songs. How Dylan covers the work of other composers Other People’s songs: Bob and others perform “Froggie went a courtin” Other people’s songs: They killed him Other people’s songs: Frankie & Albert Other people’s … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And Dante and Bill Heagney (Part I and II) Bob Dylan and Dante (Part III and IV) Bob Dylan and Dante (Part V ) by Larry Fyffe Part VI In ancient Greek/Roman mythology, King Minos, after his death, becomes … Continue reading →

An index of the Never Ending Tour series can be found here. Here are the earlier articles from 2005… Never Ending Tour 2005 part 1: Choice cuts from London and Dublin Never Ending Tour 2005 part 2: More choice cuts … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Sometimes I hear a performance and it literally (and I literally mean “literally”) sends shivers through my body.  Not just down my spine, but through my whole body. I don’t think that everyone gets this effect, but … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood and Bob Bjarke I recently posted the article “A new Dylan song, written using artificial intelligence and an old-time songwriter” in which a set of lyrics created by an artificial intelligence program used by Bob Bjarke was … Continue reading →

Million Miles (1997) part 9 – final by Jochen Markhorst IX         Shall we roll it Jimmy? It has an irresistible, voyeuristic appeal, the gimmick that Dylan and his producers have used many times over the years. Before the song actually … Continue reading →

Previously published: Bob Dylan And Dante and Bill Heagney (Part I and II) Bob Dylan and Dante (Part III and IV) By Larry Fyffe Words matter. “Angelina”, a song written by Bob Dyan, stirs up a great theological debate amongst Dylanologists … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood and introducing Roelie Rautenbach Back in 2020 Untold Dylan ran a series called “Showcase” which contained songs from a number of readers who had written or performed their own songs or versions of Bob’s songs. We have … Continue reading →

Million Miles part 1: The closer I get, the farther away I feel Million Miles part 2: They kind of write themselves Million Miles part 3: And thou didst commit whoredom with them Million Miles part 4: What’s it all … Continue reading →

Previously published: Bob Dylan And Dante and Bill Heagney (Part I and II) By Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan And Dante (Part III) Bob Dylan, singer/songwriter/musician, awaits Virgil to guide him to Paradise, Even if it’s just a little shack in … Continue reading →

This article records how two of us came to create a new Dylanesque song, with lyrics generated by artificial intelligence.   A recording of the song can be found at the end of the article. Part 1: by Bob Bjarke Over … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe (Part I) A humourous cowgirl Dante rides on the foam of the Jungian sea: Now we’re on our cowboy honeymoon I’ll find a shack over back In the valley (Patsy Montana: A Cowboy Honeymoon) Waiting for her … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood A meander around the internet today found me over 180 cover versions of this song, including a surprising number of instrumental pieces. It is of course one of the most widely known Dylan songs, and it has … Continue reading →

Million Miles part 1: The closer I get, the farther away I feel Million Miles part 2: They kind of write themselves Million Miles part 3: And thou didst commit whoredom with them Million Miles part 4: What’s it all … Continue reading →