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- From A Buick 6 part 8: Carmen got a little six Buick
- 1971: When Bob said, “I’ll show you I’m more than 3 chords”: When I paint my masterpiece
- The Philosophy of Modern Song: You don’t know me
- Bob Dylan: the Concert Series. 18 November 2005
- From A Buick 6 part 7: The steam shovel and the dump truck
- No Nobel Prize for Music, but an honorary degree nevertheless. But why was Bob not pleased?
- When Bob clearly said, “Songs don’t have to mean anything:” The Whiffenpoof Song.
- Bob Dylan the concert series: 13 November 2008
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The Philosophy of Modern Song: “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy”
By Tony Attwood Bob Dylan’s book, “The Philosophy of Modern Song”, was written, as I understand it, after he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. I started out thinking I might write a commentary upon the book, but soon … Continue reading
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Polish Dylan part 2: a different band and ten new songs
This is the conclusion of the article a review of the amazing world of Dylan.pl – which we published a few days ago. By Filip Łobodziński Now we’re in 2025 and we’re a different band. During the lockdown, we parted … Continue reading
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No Nobel Prize for Music 22: the journey of turning the music upside down
By Tony Attwood Details of the previous articles in this series are given at the end of the article. Details of all the series were are currently running, and some recently concluded are given on the home page of this site. … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan the concert series. New York 2017
By Tony Attwood The idea of the concert series is very simple – a set of links to videos or recordings of a single concert year by year, gathered together so then when complete we can all find at least … Continue reading
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My Own Version Of You part 8: A truly fascinating song
My Own Version Of You (2020) part 8 by Jochen Markhorst VIII A truly fascinating song I say to the willow tree – don’t weep for me I’m saying the hell with all things that used to be “An exceptional … Continue reading
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The Philosophy of Modern Song: There stands the glass
By Tony Attwood Bob Dylan’s book, The Philosophy of Modern Song, was written, as I understand it, after he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. It is not a book I feel I can comment upon, largely because I … Continue reading
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So, only six more songs to go: a love affair with Highway 61 Revisited
So, only six more songs to go by Jochen Markhorst The history of my love affair with Highway 61 Revisited is probably not that different from most of us: upon discovering the LP in my father’s record collection, I kept … Continue reading
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Translating Dylan: a review of the amazing world of Dylan.pl
Introduction by Tony Attwood I think we first mentioned the band Dylan.pl back in 2018 when we picked up on their cover of Jokerman and have noted with much applause a fair amount of their work since. Indeed I’ve been … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan the concert series: Glasgow 2004
Do you have a view on Dylan, his lyrics or his music which you’d like to put across to our readers? If so, please do drop me a line. We are always open to new ideas and new points of … Continue reading
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No Nobel Prize for Music. It’s over. Start anew. It’s the end.
Details of the previous articles in this series are given at the end of the article. Details of all the series were are currently running, and some recently concluded are given on the home page of this site. We … Continue reading
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A look back at Dylan’s songs about gambling: and one of Bob’s favourites
By Jack Beam It’s quite a while since we did a review of Bob Dylan’s compositions over time on the subject of gambling, but I am always willing to oblige when the subject comes up, (as indeed it did in … Continue reading
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Jimmy Wages: proclaimed by Dylan as the key to the light
By Tony Attwood In his final part in the series of articles on the Dylan song “False Prophet” (published on this site), Jochen wrote: “Having resisted the label “prophet” for more than half a century, Dylan now then confesses: … Continue reading
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My own version of you, part 7: “Although I did not mean myself when I said ‘I’…”
by Jochen Markhorst VII “Although I did not mean myself when I said ‘I’…” I study Sanskrit and Arabic to improve my mind I want to do things for the benefit of all mankind “What if my readers think … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan: the concert series: 1968
Do you have a view on Dylan, his lyrics or his music which you’d like to put across to our readers? If so, please do drop me a line. We are always open to new ideas and new … Continue reading
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No Nobel Prize for Music: Add one chord, keep it simple, sing of love
This series looks at Bob’s compositions from a musical point of view considering the songs in the order that they were written. Details of earlier articles in this series are given at the foot of this piece. By Tony … Continue reading
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My Own Version Of You part 6: They saw, yet they did not see
by Jochen Markhorst VI They saw, yet they did not see I get blood from a cactus – make gunpowder from ice I don’t gamble with cards and I don’t shoot no dice Can you look in my face … Continue reading
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Hearts On The Oak: Tracing Equine Imagery in Bob Dylan’s Lyrics
There is something about Bob Dylan songs, when you hear them, you feel like you are galloping through the American countryside on a horse named Nostalgia. Well, if you do feel that, you are not the first person to … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan, the concert series – Regensburg, 11 November 2015.
By Tony Attwood The idea of the concert series is very simple – a set of links which each contain a link to a video or recording of a single concert year by year so then when complete we … Continue reading
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No Nobel Prize for Music: the connundrum of the song that gets worse
My apologies for the technical problems on this article – I think I have resolved them by removing the links to examples from the Never Ending Tour series – so the article is now readable. I’ve now included a link … Continue reading
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My Own Version Of You (2020) part 5: The whole world is a cactus
by Jochen Markhorst V The whole world is a cactus I get blood from a cactus – make gunpowder from ice I don’t gamble with cards and I don’t shoot no dice Jacques Dutronc reaches immortality and eternal fame … Continue reading
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