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Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word (1965) – the final part by Jochen Markhorst Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word (1965): 1 – Anything goes Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word: Part II: Can ya dig this? Love is just … Continue reading →

Research by Aaron Galbraith, commentaries and random thoughts by Tony Attwood Update: 23 May 2021, the original source of the White Stripes recording had vanished – it has been replaced. This is part of an ongoing series of reviews of … Continue reading →

Compiled by Tony Attwood Throughout the articles on this site you will find not just links to Dylan’s own versions of songs, but those of many other artists.   And time and again I find myself, in writing or editing a … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part I Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part II Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part III) Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part IV) Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy (Part V) Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood “All directions at once” is a series which looks at Bob Dylan’s writing as it evolves over time, rather than focusing on individual songs or albums. The last two articles which dealt in depth with the way … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word (1965): 1 – Anything goes Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word: Part II: Can ya dig this? Love is just a four-letter word – Part III: Good and evil are … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part I Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part II Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part III) Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part IV) Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy (Part V) by Larry Fyffe The Miltonic … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Aaron sent me a recording of  this previously unpublished Dylan song over a week ago, and I struggled with the review, and set it aside until Aaron kindly reminded me.  Making up excuses by the ton, I’ve … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) Below is part 34 of the Never Ending Tour series of articles.  A full index of the series can be found here, and the earlier 1966 articles are: Never Ending Tour, 1996, part 1. Busy being … Continue reading →

Previously in this series… Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word (1965): 1 – Anything goes Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word: Part II: Can ya dig this? Love is just a four-letter wordPart III: Good and evil are but four-letter … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part I Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part II Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part III) Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part IV) By Larry Fyffe Confronted with Charles Darwin’s environmental determinism, writer Thomas Hardy, … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Selections by Aaron Galbraith, commentary and a few extra choices by Tony Attwood This series takes a new – and personal – look at some of the more unusual cover versions of Bob Dylan’s … Continue reading →

Previously in this series… Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word (1965): 1 – Anything goes Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word: Part II: Can ya dig this? Love is just a four-letter wordPart III: Good and evil are but four-letter … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part I Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part II Bob Dylan And Thomas Hardy (Part III) by Larry Fyffe ‘The Hand Of Ethelberta’ by Thomas Hardy has a happy ending. From a poor background, young … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is part of the “All Directions at Once” series which looks at the ebb and flow of Dylan’s writing across the years, rather focusing entirely on individual songs or (as our earlier episodes have done) individual … Continue reading →

Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word (1965): 1 – Anything goes Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word: Part II: Can ya dig this? Love is just a four-letter wordPart III: Good and evil are but four-letter words, too Love is … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part I Bob Dylan and Thomas Hardy Part II by Larry Fyffe In a Victorian novel about love and lust, the times they are a-changing. “Under The Greenwood Tree” by Thomas Hardy involves a schoolmistress and … Continue reading →

This series charts the NET from its origins to the present day, with multiple examples of Dylan’s performances through the period in question.  The full index is here. The most recent articles are… Never Ending Tour, 1996, part 1. Busy being … Continue reading →

Intro by Tony Attwood From the earliest days of this blog it has been clear that we’ve attracted not just fans of Bob Dylan, but also academics and musicians who each bring their own input to the world of Bob. … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe A list of earlier articles in this series on the subject of Dylan’s rhymes appears at the end of this article. ————— In the poem beneath, the end-rhyme be ~ ”someone’/’run’: I’m petty sure she’ll make me … Continue reading →