Monthly Archives: December 2019

by Tony Attwood Bob Dylan composed 20 new songs in 1964 – although as you can read from the notes (just follow the link) the first song on the list is not a “real” Dylan song in that he only … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst “We are a nation of undertakers,” a cockily content Dutch Prime Minister Den Uyl speaks in the 1970s to a group of undoubtedly bewildered American entrepreneurs. Had Dylan been there, he most likely would have applied for … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Sophocles of Thebes writes a tragic play about the mythological King of Thebes, named Oedipus, who tries to avoid his fate. A female oracle of Truth, of Apollo the Sun God, lets it be known to his … Continue reading →

Other articles in this emerging series about Dylan the composer in the 1960s The songs of the 1960s in chronological order Dylan in 1961: The Overview Bob Dylan’s early songs of love and lost love (1961/2) Bob Dylan: the protest … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst In December 2016, a remarkable story with a suspiciously high urban legend quality bounces around through the media worldwide. In a television program, the Japanese Otou Yumi talks to his wife for the first time after 20 … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Generally speaking, somewhat related to the tenets of Zoroastrianism, gnostics (both Hebrew and Christian) hold that from the distant Spiritual Monad emanates a flawed Demiurge who creates a physical place, not of black and white, of good … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood As you may have realised (if you have been paying attention to my ramblings), of late I have been trying to evolve an overview of Bob Dylan’s writing between 1959/60 – when we have a sighting of … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst David Crosby regards himself a friend of Dylan’s and that works because he cracked the code: “I get along with him pretty well now because I’ve managed to keep him from knowing that I’m impressed (at least, … Continue reading →

by Larry Fyffe As previously noted, Bob Dylan is familiar with the poetry of Hart Crane: Oh, lean from the window, if the train slows down As though you touched hands with some ancient clown A little while gaze absently … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This is not a website dedicated to putting forward a political or religious view – it is about the exploration of Bob Dylan’s music – including by writers who might have a political view. And of course … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst   Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973) does leave a mark on John Wesley Harding indeed. For “The Wicked Messenger” Dylan borrows the striking rhyme scheme and structure of Auden’s “In Schrafft’s”, and for “As I Went Out One … Continue reading →