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It’s Not Just About Sound Part I by Larry Fyffe The verse of the poem quoted below replaces Edgar Allan Poe’s symbolic dark raven with a silver trout; Aengus, a mythological god of youth and love: When I laid it … Continue reading →

Roll on John Part 1: Death is part of life By Allan Cheskes (taken from a prepared session) Was Roll On John a song exclusively written about John Lennon? Many do not think so. Let’s roll through the song and … 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” By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: The idea for this series is to … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Varied melody, rhythmic amendments, repeated lines, change of chord sequence, bars cut in half, different accompaniment…    I’ve often said that if one is going to do a cover version one should make changes – otherwise what … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst II          They kind of write themselves You took a part of me that I really miss I keep asking myself how long it can go on like this You told yourself a lie, that’s all right mama … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Singer/songwriter/musician Bob Dylan not only reshapes the sound of previous poems and songs, but their meaning as well: And when the white moths were on the wing And the moth-like stars were flickering out …. It became … Continue reading →

  By Allan Cheskes (taken from a prepared session) Roll On John is the final track on Tempest, but it is not the first time Dylan recorded a song by this name, except previously, “On,” was followed by a comma. … Continue reading →

Other people’s songs. How Dylan covers the work of other composers By Aaron Galbraith (in the US) and Tony Attwood (in the UK) Aaron: Bob’s 28th studio album Good as I Been to You ended with a cover of this … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This song has always been one of my favourites, not just for what seemed in my youth an incomprehensible title, but also for the individual lines within the song. And as such the thoughts and visions of … Continue reading →

See also: Bob Dylan, Jack of Diamonds and Robert Browning by Larry Fyffe There are analysts of song lyrics by Bob Dylan who walk the plank of the Auto/Biographical School of Dylanology, fall off the end of it, and nearly … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst I           The closer I get, the farther away I feel  “I knew I should have taken that left toin at Albukoykee,” Bugs Bunny usually says, when he has gone a million miles off course again and consults … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: The idea for this series is to take a listen to the tracks Bob has covered on record over the years and compare his versions with those of other artists versions and decide: … Continue reading →

An index to the whole series on the Never Ending Tour can be found here.     Below are the episodes for 2004. NET, 2004, Part 1 – The best singing audience NET 2004 part 2: The Jazz Connection Never Ending Tour, … Continue reading →

Mixing-Up The Fluids: Red Crimson And Yellow Dylan King Crimson And Yellow Dylan (Part II) The Crimson King And The Yellow Jester (Part III) King Crimson and the Yellow Jester (Part IV) King Crimson And BeelzeBob (Part V) The Crimson … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood To me, Dylan’s performance of “It Ain’t Me Babe” is angry, but it is also possible to perform it plaintively and with a deep regret that is not in Dylan’s original.  And rarely does a performer get … Continue reading →

Red River Shore (1997) part 1: She wrote me a letter Red River Shore (1997) part 2: The importance of capturing spontaneity Red River Shore part 3: Pretty angels all flying in a row Red River Shore (1997) part 4: … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) An index to the whole series on the Never Ending Tour can be found here.     Below are the previous episodes for 2004. NET, 2004, Part 1 – The best singing audience NET 2004 part 2: The … Continue reading →

A list of all the previous articles in this series is given at the end. by Patrick Roefflaer Released                        January 19, 1976 Photographers                Ken Regan, Ruth Bernal, Stephanie Chernikowsky Collage                           Carl Barile Liner Notes                     Allen Ginsberg & Bob Dylan … Continue reading →

Beelzebub And Lilith (Part VII) Mixing-Up The Fluids: Red Crimson And Yellow Dylan King Crimson And Yellow Dylan (Part II) The Crimson King And The Yellow Jester (Part III) King Crimson and the Yellow Jester (Part IV) King Crimson And … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I’m working through Dylan songs in roughly alphabetical order looking for cover versions that are available free of charge on the internet and which offer an extra insight into the songs.  And this little article contains some … Continue reading →