“I’ve never written anything like that before. I don’t sing songs which hope people will die, but I couldn’t help it with this one. The song is a sort of striking out… a feeling of what can you do?” –…
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Masters of War (1963) – Bob Dylan
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, eddie vedder, Masters of War, pete seeger, the freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Posted in Music
Posted in Music
The Mighty Quinn (Quinn, the Eskimo) 1969 – Bob Dylan
Dylan’s live rendition of The Mighty Quinn (Quinn, the Eskimo) was released on Self Portrait and later Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II which was where I first heard it. I always dug it’s upbeat tempo and playful lyrics. It’s…
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, Isle of Wight Festival, the band, the mighty quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)
Posted in Music
Posted in Music
The Man In Me (1970) – Bob Dylan
This wonderfully translucent song by Zimmy has become inseparable from The Big Lebowsky in the minds of modern audiences. Both the film and the track are standout works of art that complement each other so well, forever intertwined in the…
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (1964) – Bob Dylan
Here’s Bob at the apex of his protest music beginnings. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll was one of the first songs I heard in my youth where I truly paid attention to the lyrics. It’s a song where every…
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, the lonesome death of hattie carroll, The Times They Are a Changin, William Zantzinger
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Posted in Music
House of the Rising Sun (1964) – The Animals
The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals is one of the most recognisable tunes in the canon of Western popular music. The first few bars of the haunting intro sends chills down the spine and the guitar riff…
Moonlight (2001) – Bob Dylan
At the blessed age of 60, Bob Dylan released Moonlight – a tender and tranquil song on his 31st studio album record – Love and Theft. This song is often overlooked on the record in lieu of other showier songs…
Million Dollar Bash (1967) – Bob Dylan & The Band
You’ll notice on the cover above that Dylan & The Band’s Million Dollar Bash is paired with Tears of Rage, which featured here just over a month ago. I almost let Million Dollar Bash slip through the cracks of my…
10/3/25 – 16/3/25 – A Complete Unknown, Tarantino & Running
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Some Thoughts on A Complete UnknownMovie Review by Scott Bunn at Recliner Notes I eventually saw A Complete Unknown just after it premiered here in…
Tagged with: a complete unknown, Bob Dylan, kill bill, london marathon, Phily Bowden, Quentin Tarantino, recliner notes, running, scott bunn
Posted in Movies and TV, News, Sport and Adventure
Posted in Movies and TV, News, Sport and Adventure
That Lucky Old Sun (2015) – Bob Dylan
’I don’t see myself as covering these songs in any way. They’ve been covered enough. Buried, as a matter a fact. What me and my band are basically doing is uncovering them. Lifting them out of the grave and bringing…
Tell Me, Momma (Live 1966) – Bob Dylan & the Hawks (the Band)
“That tour was a very strange process…We’d go from town to town, from country to country and it was like a job. We set up, we played, they booed and threw things at us. Then we went to the next…
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