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How the most subtle of musical changes gave “Bob Dylan’s Dream” a totally different meaning

  By Tony Attwood I was writing a couple of days ago, in the article Dylan the lyrics, the music and some false comparisons: Blowing in the Wind, about how I felt the link between Blowing in the Wind and … Continue reading

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The 54 songs that Bob has performed in the last four years…

By mr tambourine (video selection by Tony) Another year is completed. Dylan kept his promise about touring until 2024. But what happens next? The Rough and Rowdy Ways tour seemed more like an obligation than the true idea of what … Continue reading

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Watching The River Flow part 6: “Life is so transient”

  Previously in this series… 1: Your enemy’s corpse will soon float by 2: The situation comes first 3: If I had wings like Nora’s dove 4: Cocker Meadow 5: The rest is just the same isn’t it by Jochen … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan: the lyrics AND the music. “Things have changed”

“The Lyrics and the Music” is a series by Tony Attwood which tries to find out what happens when one reviews a Dylan song not primarily as a set of lyrics, but as a piece of music which includes lyrics.  … Continue reading

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The lyrics and the music: You’re a big girl now & a delicate but vital change

  “The Lyrics and the Music” is a series by Tony Attwood which tries to find out what happens when one reviews a Dylan song not primarily as a set of lyrics, but as a piece of music which includes … Continue reading

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The Never Ending Tour Extended: “When I paint my masterpiece” and the greatest moment in the tour.

 I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website —————— The Never Ending Tour Extended: This series primarily uses recordings selected by Mike Johnson in his inestimable masterpiece The Never Ending Tour, and looks at how those … Continue reading

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The lyrics and the music: Alberta. The need for the two to be as one.

“The Lyrics and the Music” is a series by Tony Attwood which tries to find out what happens when one reviews a Dylan song not primarily as a set of lyrics, but as a piece of music which includes lyrics.  … Continue reading

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The Never Ending Tour extended: All Along the Watchtower – oh what memories!

 I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website —————— The Never Ending Tour Extended: This series primarily uses recordings selected by Mike Johnson in his inestimable masterpiece The Never Ending Tour, and looks at how those … Continue reading

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The lyrics and the music: Workingmen’s Blues No 2

By Tony Attwood The essence of the Workingmen’s blues comes with the chorus Meet me at the bottom, don’t lag behind Bring me my boots and shoes You can hang back or fight your best on the front line Sing … Continue reading

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Girl from the north country / Boots of Spanish Leather, the music and the lyrics

    I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. A list of previous articles in this series is at the foot of the page. By Tony Attwood Two songs together in … Continue reading

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The Never Ending Tour Extended: Hollis Brown 1974 – 2004

  The Never Ending Tour Extended: This series primarily uses recordings selected by Mike Johnson in his inestimable masterpiece The Never Ending Tour, and looks at how those performances of individual songs change as time goes by.   The selection of songs from the … Continue reading

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False Prophet part 4:   Sing to me, O Muse, of that man of many troubles

False Prophet (2020) part 4 by Jochen Markhorst IV         Sing to me, O Muse, of that man of many troubles Hello Mary Lou – Hello Miss Pearl My fleet-footed guides from the underworld No stars in the sky shine brighter … Continue reading

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The Lyrics and the Music: She Belongs to me

I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. A list of previous articles in this series is at the foot of  the page. By Tony Attwood “She Belongs to me” from “Bringing … Continue reading

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Dylan on Tour: the concert in full on 3 August 2024

 I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website —————— Dylan on Tour:   Previously: What Dylan played on 7 July 2024, and how it sounded.   Notation and commentary by Tony Attwood. This time we … Continue reading

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The Never Ending Tour Extended: God Knows

The Never Ending Tour Extended: This series primarily uses recordings selected by Mike Johnson in his inestimable masterpiece The Never Ending Tour, and looks at how those performances of individual songs change as time goes by.   The selection of songs from the series, … Continue reading

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The lyrics and the music: the meaning of the Changing of the Guard

  I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. This series on the lyrics and the music aims to look at both aspects of Dylan’s compositions, rather than focus entirely on the … Continue reading

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The Never Ending Tour Extended: Wiggle Wiggle

 I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. The Never Ending Tour Extended: This series primarily uses recordings selected by Mike Johnson in his inestimable masterpiece The Never Ending Tour, and looks at how those performances … Continue reading

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The Never Ending Tour Extended: Lenny Bruce; and a staggering epilogue

 I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. The Never Ending Tour Extended: This series primarily uses recordings selected by Mike Johnson in his inestimable masterpiece The Never Ending Tour, and looks at how those performances … Continue reading

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The lyrics AND the music: The Wicked Messenger

  An index to the current series appearing on this website appears on the home page.    A list of the previous articles in this series appears at the end. “The Lyrics and the Music” (or sometimes “the music and the … Continue reading

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The Never Ending Tour Extended: Silvio

 I don’t know what it means either: an index to the current series appearing on this website. The Never Ending Tour Extended: This series primarily uses recordings selected by Mike Johnson in his inestimable masterpiece The Never Ending Tour, and looks at how those … Continue reading

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