As much as I love you, Bob, George Harrison owned this song. George always brought a lucid, sunny disposition to whatever he touched, and that’s absolutely the case with his rendition of Absolutely Sweet Marie. He channels pre Dylan –…
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Absolutely Sweet Marie (1992) – George Harrison (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert)
Tagged with: 12, absolutely sweet marie, blonde on blonde, Bob Dylan, bob dylan 30th anniversary concert, george harrison
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Things Have Changed (2000) – Bob Dylan
This song is pivotal – not only in Bob Dylan’s career but as a wider statement about human nature and our strange place in the modern world. Dylan, who almost never explains or interprets his own songs, made an uncharacteristic…
They Killed Him (1986) – Bob Dylan
I was about 14 when I bought the cassette of Dylan’s much-maligned Knocked Out Loaded album. I got a kick out of some of its tracks – including today’s featured song, They Killed Him. Even now, whenever I hear it,…
15/9/25 – 21/9/25 – Positively 4th Street, Emotional Support Alligator & Hemingway
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Bob Dylan Performs, Positively 4th Street, at Outlaw Festival, Saratoga Springs 2 August 2025Concert video at Music Legend Two blogger friends – Max (PowerPop)…
Tagged with: alligator, Bob Dylan, depression, desolation row, ernest hemingway, outlaw music festival, Positively 4th Street, the sun also rises, Under the Red Sky
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Lay Down Your Weary Tune (1963) – Bob Dylan
I remember procuring Bob Dylan’s Biograph (a 3 a three-cassette tape) when I was a young tacker. I devoured it as though I had found a treasure trove of lost musical artefacts although only 18 of the 53 tracks were…
4/8/25 – 10/8/25 – Zhukov, Upcoming Movies & Joel on Dylan
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Zhukov – Marshal of the Soviet Union DocumentaryVideo documentary at The People Profiles Since studying political science and the Russian Revolution at University, I…
The Times They Are a-Changin’ (1964) – Bob Dylan
Dylan biographer Clinton Heylin describes how musician Tony Glover stopped by Dylan’s apartment in September 1963, picked up a page of the song Dylan was working on, and read a line from it: “Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call.” Turning to Dylan, Glover…
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (1965) – Bob Dylan
Is there a cooler album cover? I seriously doubt it. Sally Grossman – wife of Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman – reclines in the background with effortless poise, her striking red dress and enigmatic gaze oozing both kitsch and timeless class.…
I’m Not Supposed to Care (1976) – Gordon Lightfoot
I came to this song hearing Bob Dylan’s live version (1998), which I thoroughly enjoyed although the recording quality isn’t top notch. When I heard Gordon Lightfoot’s original version I thought it was wonderful as well and here we are…
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, I'm Not Supposed to Care, summertime dream
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Just Like a Woman (1966) – Bob Dylan
“There’s never a moment in the song, despite the little digs and the confessions of pain, when you can’t hear the love in his voice” – Paul Williams, in his book Bob Dylan: Performing Artist, Book One 1960–1973 I posit that…
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