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Is ‘Abandoned Love’ Bob Dylan’s Saddest Song?

“Abandoned Love” above is a song written by Bob Dylan, recorded on July 31, 1975, but not released until 1985, on his compilation album Biograph. It was written during Dylan’s breakup with his then-wife Sara Lownds. I don’t think Dylan…

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Sigur Rós – Njósnavélin (The Nothing Song) and Cameron Crowe

I came across ‘The Nothing Song’ song some years ago when I watched the final scene in the movie Vanilla Sky.  Cameron Crowe, the director of Vanilla Sky has such a great taste in music as seen by the song…

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Bob Dylan’s Pay in Blood – A Wise Ol’ Man’s ‘Masters of War’

Dylan is using his voice in Pay in Blood to project a dialogue between four distinct protagonists in this protest song. The first half entails a fierce exchange between ‘slave’ and ‘slaveowner’ but then the song transfigures into a comparably…

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Is Josh Turner a Musical Prodigy?

You guys should listen to this kid.  I subscribed to his youtube channel yesterday. He is amazing. This is take 2 of “Wagon Wheel” a song originally sketched by Bob Dylan and later completed by Ketch Secor of Old Crow…

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Chrysler and Bob Dylan Super Bowl Commercial 2014

Ultimate Classic Rock: ‘We all knew that Bob Dylan‘s music would appear in two Super Bowl commercials this year, but what we didn’t know was how strongly — and clearly — he would verbally testify on behalf of the American…

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Results – Favourite Bob Dylan Songs as voted by ‘Expecting Rain’ Bob Dylan Discussion Community

Watch the  video below ‘Mr Tambourine Man’ video when you consider Allen Ginsberg’s comments – ‘Dylan had become a column of air, so to speak, at certain moments, where his total physical and mental focus was this single breath coming…

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