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By Larry Fyffe With his thorough knowledge of the Holy Bible, the stories of the biblical prophets, who are often strangers in strange lands, are likely spinning around in the back of Bob Dylan’s conscious as well as his unconscious … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Jochen has written an excellent series on “Love is Just a Four Word” (links at the end of this piece) and at the end he considered the cover versions of the song. And in reality, there’s nothing … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst III         Ballad Of A Smalltown Boy  Neon Park (1940-1993) was a colourful and versatile illustrator, cartoonist and designer, whose clients included Playboy and DreamWorks, but his lasting fame is mainly due to the beautiful album covers he … Continue reading →

Songs and performances selected by Aaron Galbraith, commentary by Tony Attwood Aaron: Clinton Heylin writes, “‘Copper Kettle’…strikes all the right chords…being one of the most affecting performances in Dylan’s entire official canon.” The track opened side 3 of Self Portrait … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and the Fighting Irish (parts I and II) Bob Dylan and the Fighting Irish (parts III and IV) Bob Dylan And The Fighting Irish (Part V & VI) Bob Dylan And The Fighting Irish (Part VII) by Larry … Continue reading →

Never Ending Tour, 2006, Part 1, Enter The Organ Grinder Never Ending Tour, 2006, Part 2, Enter Modern Times By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) ‘Bob Dylan’s spookiest song.’ ‘Eerie.’ ‘One of his darkest songs.’ ‘Dylan at his bone chilling best.’ ‘Mysterious … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Aaron and I have looked at covers of Like a Rolling Stone in the past and included The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Mick Ronson with David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix and  Sebastian Cabot. So I am not going … Continue reading →

This week saw the release of Jochen’s book on Time Out Of Mind; a song-by-song analysis of all the songs on this late masterpiece plus the outtakes “Red River Shore”, “Dreamin’ Of You” and “Marchin’ To The City”. Plus, as … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and the Fighting Irish (parts I and II) Bob Dylan and the Fighting Irish (parts III and IV) Bob Dylan And The Fighting Irish (Part V) By Larry Fyffe Little is known about the imagined and constructed design … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: I don’t plan on looking at too many of the Sinatra tracks, just the few that I really like. This Irving Berlin piece appeared on Shadows in the Night in 2015. Tony: My … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood This song has to be on the list of Dylan cover articles simply because of the utterly unexpected version by Elvis Costello.   Every aspect of the song beyond the lyrics has been re-examined and replaced. Yes the … Continue reading →

This week saw the release of Jochen’s book on Time Out Of Mind; a song-by-song analysis of all the songs on this late masterpiece plus the outtakes “Red River Shore”, “Dreamin’ Of You” and “Marchin’ To The City”. Plus, as … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and the Fighting Irish (parts 1 and 2) by Larry Fyffe There’s a fatalistic motif in ancient Irish oral-based pagan narratives that imaginatively compares human life to plants, trees, hills, and the recurring change in the seasons. A … 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 →

Previously: One More Day in Mississippi part 1 Looking line by line at Dylan’s third act masterpiece by Christopher Deutsch All my powers of expression and thoughts so sublime Could never do you justice in reason or rhyme Dylan’s singing to … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Part I From the get-go, the lyrics and music of Bob Dylan have been influenced by Irish songs and poems – his songs do not come out of thin air. The following song lyrics reference a particularly … Continue reading →

Dreamin’ Of You (1997) part 1: Dreamin’ of Henry Dreamin’ Of You (1997) part 2: The Lay of the Last Minstrel Dreamin’ Of You (1997) part 3: I don’t reckon I got no reason to kill nobody Dreamin’ Of You … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood 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 … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Part 1 Christian organizations, especially big ones loaded down with Kafka-like bureaucracies, tell their members that they need faith in Jesus to perform seemingly impossible tasks like returning to an Edenic Paradise: If ye have faith as … Continue reading →

One More Day in Mississippi Looking line by line at Dylan’s third act masterpiece by Christopher Deutsch There is joy and mystery to being a Bob Dylan fan. Aside from a catalogue of music large enough to keep you listening … Continue reading →