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Beautiful Obscurity – A Smorgasbord of Delights?!

By Aaron Galbraith (in USA) and Tony Attwood (in UK) In this series Aaron Galbraith based in the USA picks out interesting cover versions of Bob Dylan’s songs and Tony Attwood in the UK attempts to write a review of … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code Part XI

Bob Dylan And The Dylavinci Code Part 1 Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part II) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part III) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part IV) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part V) … Continue reading

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All Directions at once: Where Bob Dylan went after “Tell Ol Bill”

by Tony Attwood “All Directions at Once” traces Bob’s song writing in the order in which the songs were written while noting the themes and influences that can be heard in the music.  There is an index to the whole … Continue reading

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Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You (1969) part 1: To have and have not

  by Jochen Markhorst I           To have and have not In 2004, out of 22,838 entries from 111 countries, Habseligkeiten is chosen as “German word of the year”. The jury, which included singer/songwriter Herbert Grönemeyer and author Uwe Timm, state … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part X)

Bob Dylan And The Dylavinci Code Part 1 Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part II) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part III) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part IV) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part V) … Continue reading

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NET, 2001, part 2: The Spirit of Protest: acoustic 2

This series traces the performances of the Never Ending Tour from 1987 onward.  This is episode 55 in the series, and a full index to the series can be found here. The previous article in the series (2001 part 1) … Continue reading

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Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 6 (finale): The cat’s in the stew

by Jochen Markhorst Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 1: Dear Dr Ralph Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 2: To live is to be alone Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 3: He who is alone now, will long so remain Cold … Continue reading

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Beautiful Obscurity: You angel you

In this series Aaron Galbraith based in the USA picks out interesting cover versions of Bob Dylan’s songs and Tony Attwood in the UK attempts to write a review of the performance while the song is playing, and without looking … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part IX)

  Bob Dylan And The Dylavinci Code Part 1 Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part II) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part III) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part IV) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part … Continue reading

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Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 5: A very ornate, beautiful box

by Jochen Markhorst   V          A very ornate, beautiful box Oh, the winds in Chicago have torn me to shreds Reality has always had too many heads Some things last longer than you think they will There are some kind … Continue reading

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Maybe Someday: The edit you’ve never, ever heard before.

By Paul Thompson and Tony Attwood Paul: Hi Tony.  I’ve been enjoying your Dylan website. I just read your entry on the song “Maybe Someday,” where you wrote this: “If I could be given something impossible, just once, I would … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan and the Dylanvinci Code Part VIII

Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part VIII) Bob Dylan And The Dylavinci Code Part 1 Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part II) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part III) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part IV) … Continue reading

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Beautiful Obscurity: Things have changed

In this series Aaron Galbraith picks out interesting cover versions of Bob Dylan’s songs and Tony Attwood attempts to write a review of the performance while the song is playing, and without looking stuff up. There is a list of … Continue reading

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Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 4: Little Boy Lost

by Jochen Markhorst Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 1: Dear Dr Ralph Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 2: To live is to be alone Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 3: He who is alone now, will long so remain IV         … Continue reading

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Never Ending Tour, 2001, Part 1 – Love and fate: acoustic 1

This series reviews the Never Ending Tour from its origins in 1987 through to its cancellation with the outbreak of the pandemic.   A full index of the articles is available here, We’ve now completed 2000: the six articles are Never … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part VII)

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Cold Irons Bound (1997) part 3: He who is alone now, will long so remain

by Jochen Markhorst III         He who is alone now, will long so remain The walls of pride are high and wide Can’t see over to the other side It’s such a sad thing to see beauty decay It’s sadder still … Continue reading

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Beautiful Obscurity: Bob’s rewriting of Chimes of Freedom

An index to some of the earlier articles in this series. Beautiful Obscurity is an exploration of some of the best or more unusual of Dylan cover versions.  The recordings are selected by Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood has the … Continue reading

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Bob  Dylan And The Dylavinci Code (Part VI)

  Bob Dylan And The Dylavinci Code Part 1 Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part II) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part III) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part IV) Bob Dylan And The DylavincI Code (Part … Continue reading

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All directions at once 66: Tell Ol Bill

by Tony Attwood “All Directions at once” is a series that looks at Bob’s songs in the order they were written, rather than the order of release or by themes.   We are now in the final leg of the journey … Continue reading

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