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.…
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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…
16/6/25 – 22/6/25 – Field of Dreams, Woodstock & Citizen Kane
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Field of Dreams – Script to ScreenVideo interview at University California Television Field of Dreams is one of my favourite sporting movies and remains…
Tagged with: baseball, Bob Dylan, Citizen kane, field of dreams, Isle of Wight Festival, orson welles, Phil Alden Robinson, woodstock festival
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Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Masters of War (1963) – Bob Dylan
“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?” –…
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, eddie vedder, Masters of War, pete seeger, the freewheelin' Bob Dylan
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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)
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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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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…
