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Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 22: I CONTAIN MULTITUDESStephan Eicher schockiert das Publikum gleich zu Beginn: «Bob Dylan ist ein Arschloch! Johann Sebastian Bach auch! Chet Baker, Leonard Cohen, Kuno Lauener – was soll ich da noch auf einer Bühne? Die sind alle so gut, dass ich mich nicht traue, am Morgen aufzustehen und etwas zu machen! Ich hätte vielleicht lieber auf meine Eltern hören und Drogist werden sollen.» Aber es gehe doch darum, die Angst zu überwinden und ins Leben hineinzuspringen. Einfach mal machen.
Im Talk in der Café-Bar Nordbrücke vermischen sich die Themen. So wie sich bei Dylan – wie auch bei Eicher – die Charaktere...
2026-01-281h 03Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 21: OH MERCYRöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Balthasar Glättli – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Der Grüne Nationalrat und Zürcher Stadtratskandidat Balthasar Glättli, geboren 1972, kannte Bob Dylan zuerst nur aus dem Pfadi-Liederbüchlein. Dann aber entdeckte er auf dem Album Oh Mercy einen komplett anderen Dylan – und begann, sich für dessen Texte zu interessieren. Der Song Political World, der die Machenschaften derjenigen anprangert, die an der Macht sind, widerspiegelte auch Glättlis Unbehagen. Zudem waren Ende der 80er-Jahre Themen wie das Waldsterben, Tschernobyl und Schweizerhalle in den Schlagzeilen. Das Gefühl, die Welt gehe bald unter, veranlasste Glättli, sich poli...
2025-12-231h 02Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 20: CHIMES OF FREEDOMRöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Ueli Greminger – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Der ehemalige Pfarrer der Kirche St. Peter in Zürich hat Dylan während der letzten Jahrzehnte unterschiedlich wahrgenommen und geschätzt. Im Song Chimes of Freedom sieht er Parallelen zur Bergpredigt, in denen die Verbundenheit zu den leidenden Kreaturen im Mittelpunkt steht. Anderseits kritisiert Greminger Bob Dylans christlich-missionarische Phase, in welcher dieser für sich in Anspruch nahm, die alleinseligmachende Wahrheit gefunden zu haben.
Versöhnt habe ihn das Album Desire, das er später in seiner Plattensammlung wiederentdeckte. Das Lied Sara habe Greminger motiviert, einige Dylan-Lieder auswendig...
2025-11-261h 12Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 19: POLITICAL WORLDRöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Cornelia Boesch – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Die Tagesschau-Journalistin und Moderatorin Cornelia Boesch singt seit 30 Jahren in der Band «Soul Jam». Die Musik zum Beruf zu machen, war nie ihr Wunsch. Viel lieber macht sie Musik aus Lust und Leidenschaft – und aus Freundschaft zu den anderen Bandmitgliedern. Den Einstieg zu Bob Dylan fand sie weniger über die Musik als über seine Texte, über die man streiten und in die man eigene Bilder hineininterpretieren kann. Der »Verwirrungsfaktor» in Dylans Songs sei irgendwie faszinierend, findet sie. Die Songs, die Cornelia Boesch ausgesucht hat und die Lukas Langenegger interpretiert...
2025-10-221h 03
TFTC with Bob NebelBob Dylan maven talks about his latest book, ‘Decade of Dissent’Author Sean Egan joins me to talk about his latest book which discusses Singer/Songwriter/Musician Bob Dylan’s impact from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s. We take a deep dive into the impact of classic Dylan works including Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde On Blonde, Blood On The Tracks and more! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tftc-with-bob-nebel--4703586/support.You can watch my podcast on my YouTube channel. Search for my name or Tales from the Corners.
2025-05-2645 minDylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 18: DR LIEBGOTT ISCH DERBYRöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Franz Hohler – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Gleich zu Beginn des Gesprächs lobt Franz Hohler Bob Dylans Talent, scheinbar Banales wie der Satz ‘Die Zeiten ändern sich’ in Poesie zu verwandeln. Hohler erkannte schon früh die Qualität von Dylans Texten und gab 1974 auf seiner LP I glaub jetz hock i ab zwei schweizerdeutsche Übertragungen seiner Lieder heraus, nämlich von Blowin’ in the Wind und With God on Our Side. Beide trägt er, gemeinsam mit Lukas Langenegger, auf Schweizerdeutsch bzw. Englisch) vor.
Franz Hohler erzählt, wie er Songs (auch von Frank Zappa, den Beatles...
2025-05-231h 19Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 17: THINGS HAVE CHANGEDRöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Jürg Halter – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Jürg Halter hat 2010, damals noch als "Kutti MC", einen Track mit dem Titel I cha nid rappe, Bob Dylan nid singe veröffentlicht. Das ist natürlich arg untertrieben, denn der Spoken-Word-Künstler kann sehr wohl rappen. Ob Dylan mit seinem Subterranean Homesick Blues den ersten Rap der populären Musik hervorbrachte, wie manchmal behauptet wird, bezweifelt Halter allerdings. Viel älter sei die Tradition des Talking Blues mit seinen freien Melodien und den streng rhythmisch gesprochenen Texten.
Bob Dylan sei immer eine Zumutung gewesen, meint Jürg Halter. Für...
2025-04-121h 16Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 16: I WANT YOURöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Shirley Grimes und Lukas Langenegger
Ein Dylan Talk mit einem besonderen Gast: Lukas Langenegger, der die Talks seit Folge 1 musikalisch begleitet, gibt Auskunft über seine Leidenschaft für Bob Dylan – 'His Bobness', wie er den Poeten nennt. Bemerkenswert: Die Begeisterung für Dylans Musik hat bei Lukas bereits vor der 1. Klasse begonnen.
Shirley Grimes, die irische Singer-/Songwriterin, die seit mehr als 30 Jahren in Bern lebt, erzählt von ihrer Jugend im ruralen Irland der 80er-Jahre. Man habe den sonntäglichen Gottesdienst vor allem besucht, weil man sich freute, danach ins Pub zu gehen. Ih...
2025-02-201h 08Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 15: BABY BLUERöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Mirko Slongo – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Der Dylan Talk war für einmal zu Gast im Kulturcafé Bsinti in Braunwald. Der Ausflug ins Glarnerland hat sich gelohnt, für Mirko Slongo, Lukas Langenegger und Röbi Koller auf jeden Fall und für das Publikum hoffentlich auch.
Im Gespräch lernen wir einen engagierten und vielseitigen Künstler kennen, dessen Leben nicht gradlinig verlief. Mirko Slongo begann seinem Vater zuliebe eine Lehre als Metallbauzeichner, obwohl er lieber Maler hätte werden wollen. Zu seiner kreativen Leidenschaft sollte er erst später finden. Die Liebe zu Bob Dylans...
2025-01-251h 06Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 14: ANDRI ZYTERöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Toni Vescoli – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Toni Vescoli gehörte mit seiner Band Les Sauterelles zu den Pionieren der Schweizer Rockmusik. Seine ersten Idole waren Freddy Quinn und Elvis, bevor er sich für Bob Dylan zu interessieren begann. Im Dylan Talk erzählt Vescoli, wie ihn Musik getröstet hat, wenn er als Kind Prügel einstecken musste, und wie es kam, dass er von Anfang an wusste, dass er Musiker werden wollte. Inzwischen begleitet uns Toni Vescoli seit mehr als sechzig Jahren mit seiner Musik und steht immer noch im Studio und auf der Bü...
2025-01-031h 00
Rhythm on the RocksHeaven's Door & Bob Dylan with Adam EdwardsFrizz and Bob are joined by Adam Edwards from Bob Dylan's whiskey brand, Heaven's Door. Join us through a tasting of their incredible line of whiskies while we share our favorite Bob Dylan songs and stories, talk about the art behind the musician, and uncover the true brilliance behind this brand.
2024-12-041h 16Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 13: DIGNITYRöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Manfred Papst – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Der Journalist Manfred Papst, der Sinologie studiert und über die Übersetzbarkeit von chinesischer Lyrik geforscht hat, findet es fast unmöglich, Bob Dylan zu übersetzen. Das Problem dabei sei nämlich, dass man sich bei einer Übersetzung für eine Variante, also für das Eindeutige entscheiden müsse, wogegen das Original einen ganzen Hallraum an Bedeutungen mitliefere.
Papst suche gerne nach Lesarten in Dylans Texten, warnte aber davor, dessen Songs als Kreuzworträtsel zu betrachten, bei denen jeweils eine einzige richtige Lösung gesucht sei. Dylan spiele nicht Zitatever...
2024-10-241h 12
The Female Bob DylanEpisode 2: What is Bob Dylan with Jake Xerxes FussellWe have the inimitable Jake Xerxes Fussell on the pod to help us think through the big question: WHAT (not who) is Bob Dylan? We also discuss Bobby D’s fashion choices, the difference between interpreters, presenters, and makers of tradition (and whether that matters), who (or what) Bob Dylan serves, and the difficulty of writing a good song about the current political moment.
2024-09-061h 04
The Female Bob DylanTrailer: Introducing The Female Bob DylanTHE FEMALE BOB DYLAN launches Thursday 8/22 with new episodes every other Friday.
2024-08-1801 min
My Favorite Album with Jeremy Dylan431. Andy Golledge on Bob Dylan 'Blood on the Tracks' (1975)Today, self-proclaimed dad-rocker Andy Golledge joins Jeremy Dylan to talk about Bob Dylan's iconic 'Blood on the Tracks'. They talk about how Dylan's new love of painting may have informed the songwriting, speculate about Dylan's exercise regime, how Blood on the Tracks has replaced Blonde on Blonde as the consensus best Bob Dylan album, the different portrayals of love on the record, the more grounded lyrics compared to Dylan's 60s music, how Dylan's carefully maintained mystique protects his personal life, why Dylan rerecorded the album after the initial batch of sessions, how Andy fell in love with...
2024-07-3034 minDylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 12: HARD RAINRöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Wolfgang Niedecken – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Unser Gastspiel in der Bleiche in Wald war ein voller Erfolg. Das Publikum, das sich für den Kölner Musiker Wolfgang Niedecken, auch bekannt unter dem Label 'Südstadt-Dylan', interessierte, wurde reich belohnt: mit Geschichten aus Niedeckens Leben und Gedanken zu dessen Verbundenheit mit Bob Dylan.
Viele BAP-Songs hätte es ohne Desolation Row nie gegeben – Dylans Musik habe ihm Mut gemacht, Lieder wie Kristallnaach oder Bahnhofskino zu schreiben, gestand Niedecken. Einige Dylan-Songs habe er direkt übernommen und frei auf Kölsch übertragen. In letzter Zeit wollte er sich mit sein...
2024-07-011h 21
The RAVIN' RADIO Show and BLUES & ALL THAT JAZZ with Boomer BobRR_078 06/20/24 RAVIN' RADIO with Booomer Bob2:00:00 PM | 3:39 | Frank Zappa | Peaches En Regalia | The Hot Rats Sessions | 2019 | Frank Zappa Catalog | Rock | 2:03:39 PM | 0:26 | Bob Dylan | Take Me Out To The Ballgame | Theme Time Radio Hour | | | | 2:04:05 PM | 4:40 | Jimmie Komack | Heart (from Damn Yankees)Richard Adler, JERRY ROSS R | The Only Other Broadway Collection You'll Ever Need | 1999 | Masterworks Broadway | | 2:07:04 PM | 4:58 | Chuck Prophet | Willie Mays Is Up At BatChuck Prophet / klipschutz | Temple Beautiful | 2012 | Yep Roc Records | Rock | 2:12:01 PM | 3:12 | Spirit | Fresh GarbageJay Ferguson | The Best Of Spirit | 1973 | Legacy Recordings | | 2:15:12 PM | 5:47 | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Stranded In Your Love feat. Lee FieldsBosco Mann | Naturally | 2005 | Daptone Records | 2:20:56 PM | 5:29 | Jimmy Smith | J...
2024-06-212h 00Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 11: NOT DARK YETRöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Katarina Holländer – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Das Setting des 11. Dylan Talks war einmalig und passte zum gesetzten Thema. NOT DARK YET war unser Leitfaden. Das Friedhof Forum Sihlfeld in Zürich hatte uns mit seiner Ausstellung über Songs, die den nahen Tod in den Fokus rücken, inspiriert. Der Titel der Ausstellung ist zwar YOU WANT IT DARKER, benannt nach einem Song und einem Album von Leonard Cohen. Da wir uns aber mit Dylan befassen, haben wir ihn kurzerhand umbenannt.
Katarina Holländer ist eine ausgewiesene Kennerin des Werks und der Auftritte von Bob Dylan...
2024-06-181h 35
The RAVIN' RADIO Show and BLUES & ALL THAT JAZZ with Boomer BobRR_040 10/30/2023 Boomer Bob subs for Dan Carlisle12:00:00 PM | 3:33 | Derek & The Dominos | Snake Lake Blues | Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (40th Anniversary) [Super Deluxe] | 2011 | Universal Music Group International | Rock | 12:03:36 PM | 4:36 | Bob Dylan | Neighborhood BullyB. Dylan | Infidels | 1983 | Columbia | | 12:08:15 PM | | The Radiators | What's Going OnMarvin Gaye | Family Picnic | 2007 | Bootleg | | 12:15:17 PM | 2:37 | J.D. Crowe | Why Don't You Tell Me So | Blue Ribbon Bluegrass | 1993 | 1993 Rounder | | 12:17:51 PM | 4:12 | Booker T. & the M.G.'s | Something - Single Version | The Very Best Of Booker T. & The MG's | 2007 | Universal Music | | 12:22:02 PM | 3:55 | Cyndi Lauper | Down So LowCyndi Lauper | Memphis Blues | 2010 | SME - Sony Music Japan International | | 12:25:54 PM | 3:14 | B.B. King | Ain't Nobody HomeJerry...
2024-05-292h 00Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 10: TAMBOURINE MANRes Strehle im Gespräch mit Röbi Koller – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Für einmal ist Röbi Koller nicht der Gesprächsleiter, sondern der Gast, der erzählt, warum er erst 50 Jahre nachdem er den ersten Song von Bob Dylan gehört hatte, zum wirklichen Fan wurde. Und wie er dessen Musik und dessen Live-Auftritte in den Jahren dazwischen wahrgenommen hat.
Das Gespräch fand im Bistro Rossi in Gockhausen statt. Für Musiker Lukas Langenegger, der in diesem Weiler bei Zürich lebt, ein Heimspiel! Auch ein Gockhauser ist der ehemalige Chefredaktor des Tages-Anzeigers Res Strehle. Er stellte Röbi Koller...
2024-05-061h 18Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 9: HOMESICK BLUESRöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Eric Facon – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Der Musikjournalist Eric Facon lernte Bob Dylan über Umwege kennen. Als sein Vater von einer USA-Reise zwei LPs für ihn und seinen Cousin nach Hause brachte, nämlich Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits und Sounds of Silence von Simon&Garfunkel, entschied er sich, nach dem Anhören beider Scheiben, für jene von Simon&Garfunkel. Trotzdem wurde er später zu einem grossen Bewunderer von Bob Dylan. «Heute besitze ich ungefähr 1.5 Laufmeter CDs von ihm!»
Im Dylan Talk erzählt Eric Facon über Coverversionen von Dylan-Songs, die es ihm angeta...
2024-03-261h 09Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 8: SLOW TRAINRöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Benedikt Weibel – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Benedikt Weibel hat von seinen Söhnen einmal eine Sammlung mit vielen Eisenbahnsongs geschenkt bekommen. Der gleichförmige Rhythmus, dem Rattern der Wagen auf den Schienen nachempfunden, sei ein typischer Sound dieser Lieder, findet er. Dass der frühere SBB-Chef Slow Train Coming nicht zu seinen liebsten Dylan-Songs zählt, kann man nachvollziehen. Schon eher wählt er It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry.
Als Bob Dylans Karriere begann, war Benedikt Weibel, aufgewachsen in Solothurn, noch ein Teenager. Das grösste damalige Ereignis i...
2024-02-2054 minDylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 7: SIMPLE TWISTRöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Jean-Martin Büttner – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Jean-Martin Büttner schreibt seit den frühen 80er Jahren über Rock- und Popmusik. Über Bob Dylan alleine hat er vermutlich hunderte Artikel geschrieben, genau lässt sich die Anzahl nicht mehr nachrechnen. Röbi Kollers Diskussionen mit Büttner über Bob Dylan waren bisher privat – diesmal tauschen die beiden sich öffentlich aus, vor interessiertem Publikum in der Café-Bar Nordbrücke in Zürich.
Büttner spricht über sein erstes Dylan-Live-Konzert (1978 unter 200'000 Zuschauern in Blackbushe bei London), über Dylans Weigerung, gefallen zu wollen ('Er kann Verehrung nicht aussteh...
2024-01-221h 02My Favorite Album with Jeremy Dylan418. Al Matcott on Bob Dylan 'Street Legal' (1978) Today it's My Favorite ALbum, as Melbourne singer-songwriter Al Matcott is bringing it all back to Bob Dylan and his underrated (?) 1978 album 'Street Legal'. We talk about how he found an emotional connection with the album around his mother's passing, how it inspired him to seek out a tarot reading, how the album bridges Dylan's confessional and Christian periods, which song is like a 'seedy bar but Jesus is hanging out there', speculate about Springsteen's influence on the album's sound, the curse of 80s production, Al tries to get himself tarred and feathered by the MFA audience, Dylan's influence on...
2023-11-2553 minDylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 6: TANGLED UP IN BLUERöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Marcy Goldberg – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Die Film- und Kulturjournalistin sowie Kunsthochschuldozentin Marcy Goldberg ist in Montreal/Kanada aufgewachsen und lebt seit 1996 in der Schweiz. Im Talk erzählt sie, wie sie als Frau von männlichen Dylan-Fans geprüft wurde und wie sie Bob Dylan als Schauspieler wahrnimmt. Lukas Langenegger spielt und singt Tangled Up In Blue, Don't Think Twice, It's All Right, North Country Blues, The Man In Me und Thunder On The Mountain. Zudem wollte Marcy Goldberg, die auch als Übersetzerin arbeitet, den Fokus auf Dylan-Übersetzungen legen und als Beispiel Polo Hofe...
2023-11-211h 10Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 5: IT AIN'T ME, BABERöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Martin Hauzenberger – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Der Journalist, Liedermacher und Autor Martin 'Hauzi' Hauzenberger bevorzugte anfänglich die Songs von Bob Dylan in Coverversionen von Hugues Aufray oder Peter, Paul & Mary, da ihm deren Gesang besser gefiel. Als Pfarrerssohn hatte er nämlich genaue Vorstellungen von schönen Stimmen. Nach und nach hörte er sich aber Dylans Musik genauer an und befasste sich intensiv mit dessen Texten. Inzwischen dauert Hauzis Faszination für das Werk Dylans schon mehr als 50 Jahre an. Im Dylan Talk erklärt er, wie der grosse Songwriter mit Reim und Rhythm...
2023-10-081h 10Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 4: BEYOND THE HORIZONRöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Tinu Heiniger – Begleitung: Hank Shizzoe
Als Bob Dylan 1962 nach New York kam, war Tinu Heiniger 16 Jahre alt. Die Musik des Amerikaners kam in seiner Welt damals noch nicht vor. Eher hörte er Jazz oder Mani Matter. Die Lieder von Dylan begegneten Heiniger zum ersten Mal bei einer Freundin, die in ihrer Plattensammlung auch LPs von Hannes Wader, Franz Josef Degenhardt und Wolf Biermann hatte. Als er Dylan zum ersten Mal live erlebte, durchfuhr es den Berner wie ein Blitz. Seither ist er überzeugt, Dylan habe die Seele auf seiner Zunge. Bei den Songs...
2023-08-311h 23
The RAVIN' RADIO Show and BLUES & ALL THAT JAZZ with Boomer BobRavin' Radio EP024 Boomer Bob subs for Friday Morning Frequencies 08/11/23SPECIAL ROBBIE ROBERSTON TRIBUTERobbie Roberson | Modern BluesRobertson | The Color Of Money Soundtrack Robbie Robertson | TestimonyRobbie Robertson | Robbie Robertson | 1987 | Universal Music Ireland Ltd. The Band | Bacon Fat | A Musical History | 2005 | Capitol Records The Band | Robbie's Blues | A Musical History | 2005 | Capitol RecordsBob Dylan | Can You Please Crawl out Your Window? - Single Version Bob Dylan | Biograph (Display Box) | 2013 | Columbia/Legacy The Band | Tell Me Mama | A Musical History | 2005 | Capitol Records Dr. Lonnie Smith | Jungle Soul | Jungle Soul | 2014 | ORCHARD - Palmetto Records The Band | Tears Of Rage - 2000 Digital RemasterRichard Manuel, Bob Dylan | Greatest Hits | 20...
2023-08-133h 00
The RAVIN' RADIO Show and BLUES & ALL THAT JAZZ with Boomer BobRavin' Radio EP018 with Boomer Bob 07/18/23RR_018 PLAYLISTROLLING STONES Jumpin’ Jack Flash GET YER YA YAS OUT London 1970 BARRY GOLDBERG Stoned STONED AGAIN Antone's Records 2002 RICHARD THOMPSON I Feel So Good RUMOR & SIGH Capitol 1991 LATIN PLAYBOYS If LATIN PLAYBOYS Slash Records 1994ALISON FAITH LEVY & MUSHROOM Gas, Grass or Ass - Nobody Rides For Free Vocal: Alison Faith Levy Drum :Pat Thomas Bass: Michael Clare Guitar: Erik Pearson, Michael Holt Percussion: Dave Mihaly Trumpet: Marc Capelle MUDDY WATERS You Need Love CHESS 1962 TREME BRASS BAND Gra...
2023-07-192h 00Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 3: DON'T THINK TWICERöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Martin Schäfer – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Der Musikjournalist Martin Schäfer hat die Songs von Bob Dylan erstmals als Coverversionen von Peter, Paul and Mary oder Hugues Aufray gehört. Das ist eine Weile her. Seither ist er Dylan mehr als ein halbes Jahrhundert treu geblieben. Er hat über seine Musik und sein Leben recherchiert und geschrieben, hat am Radio über ihn referiert und viele seiner Konzerte besucht.
2023-06-201h 09
The RAVIN' RADIO Show and BLUES & ALL THAT JAZZ with Boomer BobRavin' Radio EP011 with Boomer Bob 06/06/23RR_011 SONGLIST BOB DYLAN Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) Shadow Kingdom COLUMBIA/LEGACY 2023 BOB DYLAN I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight Shadow Kingdom COLUMBIA/LEGACY 2023 BOB DYLAN Watching The River Flow Shadow Kingdom COLUMBIA/LEGACY 2023 HANK CRAWFORD AND JIMMY McGRIFF Bow Legs / Crunch Time MILESTONE 1999THE ISMS Born Under A Bad Sign 12/15/18 Hermosa Saloon Jon Ezrine - Guitar , Vocals Joel Probasco - Drums Mike Horner - BassJennifer Megara - Vocals Brett Davis - Guitar and Vocals Scott Fox - Percussion...
2023-06-072h 00Dylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 2: HOW DOES IT FEEL?Röbi Koller im Gespräch mit Bänz Friedli – Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Der Journalist, Autor und Kabarettist Bänz Friedli ist ein leidenschaftlicher Fan von Bob Dylan. Weit davon entfernt, sich mit Fachleuten messen zu wollen, taucht er freudig ein in Dylans Songs, lässt sich von ihnen inspirieren und staunt über die schier unüberblickbare Menge an Texten, deren Inhalt er immer wieder neu zu ergründen sucht. Zum Gespräch mit Röbi Koller spielt und singt Lukas Langenegger ein paar von Friedlis Lieblingssongs von Bob Dylan.
2023-02-271h 12
De Bob & Bas Platencast#20 Bob over Dylan deel 1/3: Bob Dylan in de 70s | Bob & Bas PlatencastBob is gek van Dylan. Bas wordt gek van Dylan. Het belooft dus te gaan knetteren deze aflevering. Want Bob wil Bas overtuigen. Hij vindt Bob Dylan zelfs de belangrijkste zanger aller tijden. Bas lacht dit in eerste instantie weg, maar dan... Zullen de heren naar elkaar toe groeien deze aflevering of betekent dit het einde van de Bob & Bas Platencast?
Er wordt in ieder geval wel weer afgesloten met een 'skôn liedje'. Die kun je beluisteren via de Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7tl5AN7zj7MoajYTAAmgti?si=ff4a122cca704346
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2023-02-1439 minDylan TalkDylan Talk Nr. 1: IT'S ALRIGHT, MARöbi Koller im Gespräch mit Hank Shizzoe - Musik: Lukas Langenegger
Der Gitarrist, Sänger, Songwriter und Produzent Hank Shizzoe kennt Bob Dylans Musik seit mehr als 40 Jahren. Er hat mehrere seiner Songs gecovert und stand sogar einmal im Vorprogramm von Bob Dylan auf der Bühne.
Der Gitarrist und Sänger Lukas Langenegger ist durch seine Auftritte in den Tribute-Shows des Theaters Rigiblick bekannt. Sein Repertoire umfasst mehrere Dutzend Dylan-Songs.
Der Talk wurde am Sonntag, den 15. Januar 2023 im Café-Bar Nordbrücke in Zürich aufgezeichnet.
2023-01-161h 08
Sign on the Window142 – "Ballad in Plain D"Daniel and Kelly listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features Bob and Suze (and Carla) (and Mary). We’re talking “Ballad in Plain D.”initial reactions (4:00) | context and episode setup (8:00) — punctuated by hooligans in their racecars | bob and suze (14:30) | let’s talk about this mistake (21:30) | part i: once loved a girl (26:00) | part ii: family matters (31:15) | part iii: bob dylan, philanderer (39:00) | part iv: tumbling dice (46:30) | part v: bird on a wire (50:00) | part vi: one dimensional (1:02:30) | does this song work today? (1:07:45) | we’re a real podcast & playlist (1:18:00) | recommendations (1:27:30) | endings (1:41:00)Follow us: sotwpod.com | twitte...
2022-06-2400 min
Sign on the WindowBob Dylan – Live in Portland (5/31/22)Daniel and Kelly are listening to Dylan one random song (and now show) at a time. This episode features Dylan's latest West Coast leg of the Rough and Rowdy Ways world tour – May 31, 2022 at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon.Part 1 (1:00) — Initial Thoughts (on Portland, Yondr, money laundering, demographics and Dylan’s voice (1:00)Part 2 (12:00) — Watching the River Flow — Band Intros — Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) — I Contain Multitudes — False Prophet — When I Paint My Masterpiece — Black Rider — I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight — Interpreter Shoutout — Bob’s Manic Claps — When was the las...
2022-06-0456 min
Sign on the Window139 – "Talkin' New York"Daniel and Kelly listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features our return, like Bob, to the music industry — “Talkin’ New York” from 1962’s Bob Dylan.bob dylan news and updates (5:00) | been to nyc? (11:30) | initial thoughts (14:20) | context (18:30) | music (23:30) | song itself: prologue (26:00), part 1: new york town (28:30), part 2: folk scene (37:30), part 3: movin’ on (43:30) | does this work today? (51:30) | playlist (54:00) | recommendations (1:05:30) | ending (1:23:30)Follow us: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagramPlaylists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlistIf you’re inclined: patreonNext episode: a deb...
2022-05-301h 27My Favorite Album with Jeremy Dylan379. Bob Dylan special ft Robyn Hitchcock, Ketch Secor, Steven Hyden, Brian Koppelman and Bill WymanWell, we're only seven months late. But here at long last is our Bob Dylan 80th Birthday special, featuring new conversations with some of favourite guests from the history of the podcast talking about different aspects of Dylan and his music from the 60s to the 90s to now. - Old Crow Medicine's Show Ketch Secor on how Bob Dylan changed Nashville, and the process of excavating and finally falling in love with Blonde on Blonde as Old Crow made their album length tribute. - Robyn Hitchcock dissects the A side of Blonde on Blonde track...
2021-12-311h 39
Sign on the Window134 – "Blood In My Eyes"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we travel to London to walk with Bob in "Blood In My Eyes".In this episode, we explore: Wedding , Discrimination, Rock World and Sabotage (1:00) Context (7:00) Versions (10:00) Music Video (20:30) Song Itself (35:00) Does this work in 2021? (46:30) Real Podcast and Playlist (49:30) Recommendations (56:15) Endings (1:16:00)
2021-08-161h 18
Sign on the WindowFirst Watch: "Shadow Kingdom"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week is quite special as we review Dylan's Shadow Kingdom.In this episode, we talk about each song and each vignette Initial Thoughts (1:00) Credits (10:00) When I Paint My Masterpiece (22:00) Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) (26:30) Queen Jane Approximately (33:00) I'll Be...
2021-07-201h 27
Sign on the Window130 – "Jack-A-Roe"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, we listen to 1993's "Jack-A-Roe."
In this episode, we explore:
Context (2:00) — including the different names "Jack-A-Roe" goes by
This song during Dylan's 80th birthday (5:00)
Versions (10:00) — WGW and at the Supper Club
Song Itself (24:00) — the set-up, the conflict, the crux, the war, the penultimate non-rhyme, and the corny close
Does this work today...
2021-06-211h 17
Sign on the Window129 – "I'm Not There"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we dive into one of Dylan's most mysterious and enduring songs, 1967's "I'm Not There."In this episode... Context (5:00) Versions (11:45) — including talk of Sonic Youth, Pearl Jam, and if Dylan wrote or ad-libbed the song Kelly plays "I'm Not There" (18:00) Lyrics, in brief (21:00) The Fe...
2021-06-141h 13
Sign on the Window126 – "Changing of the Guards"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, it's 1978 in Oregon and Virginia and we talk "Changing of the Guards" in our first out-of-order podcast!In this mega-sized episode (brought to you by Bob R. and dropped phone calls) Context (7:00) Kelly's Music Room (10:30) Versions & Personnel (16:00) Song Itself — featuring vibes, "I" and "she/her," me...
2021-04-151h 34
Sign on the Window125 – "Take A Message To Mary"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we return to Self Portrait and Dylan's cover of the Everly Brothers' "Take a Message to Mary."In this episode, Kelly and Daniel explore: Context (5:00) The Everly Brothers (10:00) Song Itself — including its relation to the Everly Brothers, the effect of the generation gap within Self Portrait's ti...
2021-03-221h 13
Sign on the Window119 – "You're No Good"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we visit Dylan's first song from his first album, "You're No Good."In this episode, we explore: Context (5:30) Jesse Fuller (9:40) Song Itself(15:40)We talk about our playlist (28:00, recommendation lots of things — from Alone to Touché Amoré to Hunting of Bly Manor to Nina Simo...
2020-10-2152 min
Sign on the Window117 – "Eternal Circle"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we go meta with 2020 by listening to Dylan's "Eternal Circle."In this episode... Context (3:00) 1991 SongTalk interview (9:00) Versions (12:00) Song Itself (17:00) Does it work in 2020 (38:30) Real Podcast and Playlist (42:00) Recommendations (55:00) Endings (1:10:00)As always, full show notes at our website. You...
2020-09-281h 17
Sign on the Window116 – "Rainy Women Day #12 & 35"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week is karma for Daniel talkin' s**t last episode, "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" from Blonde on Blonde.In this episode, we discuss the usual: Initial Thoughts (6:00) Context (10:30) Versions (18:00) Song Itself — split in 6 ways to view this song [Rebelliousness, Protest, Religion, Random everyday events, autobiographical, its ties in...
2020-08-241h 21
Sign on the Window115 – "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need yet hopes to remain the one that you want!
As you know, in each episode we randomly select a Dylan song to live with for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we close our last (or is it?) music video month with Blonde on Blonde's "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)."
In this episode...
Context (5:30)
Versions (10:30)
Psychedelic music (19:00)
Song Itself (22:00)
Music Video (38:00)
Does this work in 2020 (48:00)
Real podcast and Playlist (51:00)
Recommendations (57:30) – Aladdin remake; Li...
2020-08-101h 16
Sign on the Window114 – "Sweetheart Like You"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, we do a long hang with John and Kindra, returned from California, to talk about "Sweetheart Like You" off 1983's Infidels.In this episode, we cover it all.... Four's a crowd (1:00) Drinking Dylan's Heaven's Gate whiskey (4:00) Initial Thoughts (6:00) Context (12:00) Music Video (18:00) Song Itself (33:15...
2020-07-301h 51
Sign on the Window113 – "Pretty Saro"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, we go back to 1970 and the Bootleg Series for "Pretty Saro."In this episode, which exists because it has a music video, we talk: Context (5:00) Kelly plays and we talk chords (10:00) Song Version Squads — Acapella, Guitar, Instrumental squads (15:00) Song breakdown (29:00) Music Video and Does th...
2020-07-201h 22
Sign on the Window112 – "Series of Dreams"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, four (!) is a crowd as Kindra returns with her brother John to talk 1989's "Series of Dreams."In this episode, you'll not only get the episode outlined below, but also our musical rendition of Dylan's "Series of Dreams" throughout. If you want the full version of the song played here, it'll...
2020-07-081h 17
Sign on the Window111 – "Thunder on the Mountain"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we summon thunder with the opener to 2006's Modern Times, "Thunder on the Mountain."We start our last (maybe?) Music Video Month with: Context (5:00) Music and openers (9:00) The music video for "Thunder on the Mountain" (14:00) The song itself (30:00) Does this work today? (51:00)
2020-07-021h 10
Sign on the Window110 - "T.V. Talkin' Song"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we talk "T.V. Talkin' Song" from 1990's Under the Red Sky.In lieu of everything happening in the world, we've been super-sizing episodes and this is no different. In this episode, we discuss: Rough and Rowdy Ways talk (3:30) Initial Thoughts (7:00) Context (9:00) Versions (10:00) The...
2020-06-111h 18
Uncategorized – A Bob Dylan PrimerGoodbye is too Good a WordAs we say fare thee well, Dylan drops his best music in years Episode links: Spotify playlist for A Bob Dylan Primer Episode 15 Dylan – Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech Bob Dylan speech at the 2016...
2020-06-0339 minA Bob Dylan PrimerGoodbye is too Good a WordAs we say fare thee well, Dylan drops his best music in years Episode links: Spotify playlist for A Bob Dylan Primer Episode 15 Dylan – Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech Bob Dylan speech at the 2016...
2020-06-0300 minadmin – A Bob Dylan PrimerGoodbye is too Good a WordAs we say fare thee well, Dylan drops his best music in years Episode links: Spotify playlist for A Bob Dylan Primer Episode 15 Dylan – Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech Bob Dylan speech at the 2016...
2020-06-0339 min
Sign on the Window109 – "Dink's Song"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we dive into 1961's "Dink's Song"In lieu of everything happening in the world, we've been super-sizing episodes and this is no different. In this episode, we discuss: Initial Thoughts and Kelly plays the song for us (3:00) Context (10:00) "Dink's Song" — including versions from Josh White, Dave Va...
2020-05-261h 22
Sign on the Window108 – "Only a Hobo"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, we talk only hobo's with "Only a Hobo" Context + "Poor Miner's Farewell," "Tramp on the Street" and "Railroading on the Great Divide" (4:00) Our versions, including Broadside, the McKenzie Tapes, The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1-3, Vol. 9 and Vol.10 (13:00) Song itself (30:45) What is a hobo? (35:00) Kelly's conception of his...
2020-05-041h 26
Sign on the Window107 – SHOT OF LOVESign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, we atone for last week's nonsense by searching through 1981's Shot of Love.After initial thoughts (4:00) and context (8:30), we break down the album. We close with our final thoughts (1:15:00), recommendations (1:20:00) and pick the next episode (1:29:00). Property of Jesus (20:00) Every Grain of Sand (29:00) The Groom's Still Waiting...
2020-04-091h 32
Sign on the Window106 – "Trust Yourself"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, we welcome back Kindra as our special guest on what is now our annual St. Patrick's Day episode. We stayed COVID-safe as we chatted "Trust Yourself" from 1985's Empire Burlesque.In this episode we catch up with Kindra (3:00) listen to our quick analysis of "Trust Yourself" from...
2020-03-301h 08
Sign on the Window104 – "Baby Stop Crying"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we're back in 1978 with "Baby Stop Crying," off Street Legal. Kelly has been broken (3:00) "Baby Stop Frying" original song (7:00) Context (12:30) Song itself: storyline, lyrics, "Dog Bumped," choruses (16:45) A roleplay between Jonathan Cott and Bob Dylan (29:30) Playlist (40:30) Recommendations (47:00) Endings (57:00)As always, full s...
2020-03-091h 00
Sign on the Window099 – "One More Night"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we revisit 1969's Nashville Skyline and "One More Night."In this penultimate episode of Season 3, Kelly and Daniel talk about the dorkiness of the song, "nature" Bob versus "nurture" Bob, generic pop songs and children's TV shows (or, shows from our childhood, like Mr. Face and Stick Stickly, Blues Clues and...
2019-11-0443 min
Sign on the Window097 – "32-20 Blues"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we close out Robert Johnson Month with Dylan's cover of "32-20 Blues."This week, Kelly and Daniel talk context (3:00), where Johnson got the song (8:00), an overview of the song's arsenal (11:00), and why Dylan chose this one (18:00). Does it work? (24:00) and our final thoughts on memory, history and all the things we...
2019-10-2153 minA Bob Dylan PrimerA Voice in the WildernessTwenty years into his career, Bob Dylan unleashes his most shocking transformation …and finds religion. Episode links: Bob Dylan – June 1978 Live – Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan – Pressing On Bob Dylan...
2019-10-1400 minUncategorized – A Bob Dylan PrimerA Voice in the WildernessTwenty years into his career, Bob Dylan unleashes his most shocking transformation …and finds religion. Episode links: Bob Dylan – June 1978 Live – Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 1980 Toronto – Pressing On...
2019-10-1427 minadmin – A Bob Dylan PrimerA Voice in the WildernessTwenty years into his career, Bob Dylan unleashes his most shocking transformation …and finds religion. Episode links: Bob Dylan – June 1978 Live – Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 1980 Toronto – Pressing On...
2019-10-1427 min
Sign on the Window096 – "Pledging My Time"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we continue Robert Johnson Month with "Pledging My Time" off Blonde on Blonde.Kelly and Daniel talk context (5:00), the Cutting Edge (7:30), and dive into what's going on in the song (13:00) featuring clowns, drugs, "come to," and Daniel being a self-proclaimed Bob Dylan loser. We work Robert Johnson in too!
2019-09-3056 minadmin – A Bob Dylan PrimerBlood, Desire, and The Last WaltzIt seemed like Bob Dylan was finished. Then he emerged with what many consider the strongest album of his long career. Episode links: Tangled Up in Blue – Rolling Thunder 1975 Bob Dylan 1974...
2019-09-1631 minUncategorized – A Bob Dylan PrimerBlood, Desire, and The Last WaltzIt seemed like Bob Dylan was finished. Then he emerged with what many consider the strongest album of his long career. Episode links: Tangled Up in Blue – Rolling Thunder 1975 Bob Dylan 1974...
2019-09-1631 minA Bob Dylan PrimerBlood, Desire, and The Last WaltzIt seemed like Bob Dylan was finished. Then he emerged with what many consider the strongest album of his long career. Episode links: Tangled Up in Blue – Rolling Thunder 1975 Bob Dylan 1974...
2019-09-1600 min
Sign on the Window095 – "Down the Highway"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we start Robert Johnson Month with "Down the Highway" off 1962's Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.
In this episode, Kelly and Daniel hark back to "Outlaw Blues" (episode 6!), talk about the theme of Season 3 (gambling!), Eataly, "Cross Road Blues" and highways.
As always, full show notes at our website...
2019-09-1640 min
Sign on the Window090 – "Not Dark Yet"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we talk about death with 1997's "Not Dark Yet." Kelly and Daniel talk context (4:00), the song itself (6:00), the verses and the role of letters in Dylan's songs (12:00). We hype our playlist, share our recommendations for this week and close.As always, full show notes at our website. You ca...
2019-07-2246 min
Sign on the WindowFirst Watch – 'Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese'Put on your masks if you want us to tell you the truth! Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese is out and we talk about it! As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edit...
2019-06-2740 min
Sign on the Window085 – "Spanish Is the Loving Tongue"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we explore our first song off Dylan, among other records, "Spanish Is the Loving Tongue."Kelly and Daniel talk context (2:00), Spanish Facts™ (3:00), Charles Badger Clark and "A Border Affair" (17:30) and Dylan's various renditions to close the episode. We talk our playlist for the week, our recommendations and pick next episode's song....
2019-06-1049 min
Sign on the Window082 - "House of the Risin' Sun"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we travel to the house down in New Orleans they call "The House of the Risin' Sun." We talk context (3:15), the broadside ballad (7:00), as well as versions by Josh White, Texas Alexandar, the triangle of Dave Van Ronk/Bob Dylan/The Animals, Dolly Parton and alt-J (10:00). We close talking about the h...
2019-04-2556 min
Sign on the Window078 – "Girl From The North Country"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we return to Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (and to Nashville Skyline for the first time) with "Girl From the North Country." Kelly and Daniel talk Echo and Bonnie (3:00), pull of a quick reaction to our favorite track of last year, "Boots of Spanish Leather," (12:00), go over all the versions we listened to (12:00), n...
2019-03-0456 minUncategorized – A Bob Dylan PrimerTeaser: Welcome to A Bob Dylan PrimerA short intro about what is happening with this series of broadcasts – launching in January 2019. It’s rolling, Bob.
2018-12-0904 minA Bob Dylan PrimerTeaser: Welcome to A Bob Dylan PrimerA short intro about what is happening with this series of broadcasts – launching in January 2019. It’s rolling, Bob.
2018-12-0900 minadmin – A Bob Dylan PrimerTeaser: Welcome to A Bob Dylan PrimerA short intro about what is happening with this series of broadcasts – launching in January 2019. It’s rolling, Bob.
2018-12-0904 min
Sign on the Window074 – "Tombstone Blues"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week 1965's "Tombstone Blues." This week we talk context (3:20), compare the original with the Cutting Edge, Real Live and Unplugged versions (7:00), discuss Dylan's use of character (27:00) before some housekeeping – including news that we're on Spotify! Go follow us! (40:00) As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follo...
2018-12-0552 min
Sign on the Window073 – "Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week 1978's "Señor (Tales of Yankee Power). In this episode, we discuss what the hell is happened (6:00) from a deep dive into the lyrics, the 1868 Lincoln County War, Mescalero Apaches, Conestoga people, iron crosses, Sara, trains, magnetic fields, and historical intent. We also recommend (30:00) Schaffer the Dark Lord, Mega Ran, Direct Hi...
2018-11-1949 min
Sign on the Window065 - "Shelter From The Storm"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we delve into "Shelter from the Storm" off 1975's classic, Blood on the Tracks. In the episode, we talk context (3:30), the various versions we listened to and the density of the lyrics (7:30), and Dylan's relationship with women and utopia (33:30).As always, full show notes at our website. You ca...
2018-09-1058 min
Sign on the Window064 - "Hard Times"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week is 1992's "Hard Times" off Good As I Been to You. This week, we discuss Stephen Foster's life and work (6:00) and Dylan's take on "Hard Times Come Again No More" (24:00) all while sipping mimosas! As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our...
2018-08-2043 min
Sign on the Window063 - "Walkin' Down The Line"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week 1962's "Walkin' Down the Line." In the episode, Kelly and Daniel talk Kelly's preference to guitar-and-harmonica Bob, hobos and the hobo code, what a heavy headed gal could possibly imply and how to replace this song with Disney classics. As always, full show notes at our website. You can...
2018-08-1343 min
Sign on the Window058 - "Subterranean Homesick Blues"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we dive into the iconic "Subterranean Homesick Blues" off 1965's Bringing It All Back Home. Daniel and Kelly have returned from the lazy river and celebrate summer with Dylan's classic! They discuss what led to Dylan's recording this song (7:30), the song itself (16:30), its legacy (36:00) and its place in popular music history. ...
2018-07-0253 min
Sign on the Window056 - "Spirit On The Water"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week 2006's "Spirit on the Water" off Modern Times. This week, Daniel and Kelly talk MURDER! (10:30 for Daniel's take, 17:00 for Kelly's). Also, how lovely and transportive this track is, Dylan's voice, Johnny Cash, Ovid and Sonny Boy Williamson. As always, full show notes at our website. You can also fol...
2018-06-1943 min
Sign on the Window055 - "Tell Ol Bill"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we listened to "Tell Ol' Bill" off the North Country soundtrack and an alternate (and superior) version off The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs. This week, we talk Dylan's epic "Tell Ol' Bill Sessions," which you can watch on YouTube; we talk about "turn arounds" and "an air" and the p...
2018-06-1458 min
Sign on the Window054 - "Shenandoah"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week is 1988's rendition of the traditional "Shenandoah" off Dylan's Down in the Groove. This episode features New Zealand, Chief Shenandoah, voyageurs, the French in the Americas, sea shanties, wool screws and Lewis & Clark. It could be described as one long introduction to my latest podcast - Expeditions, which you find here. ...
2018-05-1440 min
Sign on the Window053 - "I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week "I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)" off 1964's Another Side of Bob Dylan. This week we indulged in a variety of versions throughout the years (4:30): from All Hallows Eve in 1964, Manchester '66, with George Harrison in '70, Rolling Thunder, Dylan's world tour in 1978, Earl's Court in 1980, T...
2018-05-0754 min
Sign on the Window052 - "With God On Our Side"Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week is Dylan's classic, "With God on Our Side" from 1964. This week we listen a few versions of the song through the years(6:20), its relation to "The Patriot Game" (19:00), before breaking down what Dylan is trying to achieve verse-by-verse (28:35).As always, full show notes at our website. You can al...
2018-04-161h 08
Sign on the Window051 - "Soon After Midnight"Sign on the Window is your Bob Dylan podcast! This episode features our second song off 2012's Tempest so far, "Soon After Midnight." In the episode, we talk about crooner Bob on a timeline, discuss the murderous implications of the song's main character, and delve into Dylan's allusions and try not to bring up Sara or "Sara." As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on...
2018-04-0240 min
Sign on the Window047 - "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"Two white horses carried us past the last week and into another new episode of Sign on the Window, the weekly Bob Dylan podcast that picks at random and lets it consume their very existence. This week we look at Dylan's rendition of the Blind Lemon Jefferson classic, "See That My Grave is Kept Clean" from his debut Bob Dylan. We talk song, we compare classic versions, we talk burial practices and rituals. As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That M...
2018-02-1949 min
Sign on the Window045 – "Black Diamond Bay"Sign on the Window is like that necktie and your Panama hat... it helps you look good in the face of utter destruction. Each week we listen to a random Bob Dylan song and this week, from 1976, "Black Diamond Bay." We talk context (5:45), the merits of traveling over staying in LA drinking a beer (12:00),the song itself (23:00, theories (30:00) and storytelling. We talk Conrad, Achebe, and Kendrick Lamar so buckle up. CONTEXT (5:45)“Black Diamond Bay” was recorded at Columbia Studios in New York City on July 29, 1975 in 12 takes, then on July 30 in 5. There is a conn...
2018-02-101h 00
Sign on the Window043 - "Sara"Sign on the Window is the Bob Dylan podcast that you need but maybe not the one you want. Every week we select a Bob Dylan song at random, live with it, then come back to talk about it. This week: "Sara" off 1976's Desire. Daniel and Kelly dive deep into Sara and Bob. She's one of those cornerstones on which Dylan, the singer-songwriter at least, rests and we've talked about her circuitously, so why not just dive in? We talk Sara, Bob, the lyrics, what constitutes a love song, and how DESIRE and Scarlet Rivera c...
2018-01-2258 minMy Favorite Album with Jeremy DylanTop 5 of 2017 - Robyn Hitchcock on Bob Dylan 'Blonde on Blonde'Our countdown of 2017 episodes continues with our most downloaded podcast of last year - Robyn Hitchcock on the Dylan classic 'Blonde on Blonde' ----- Legendary English singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock returns to the podcast to talk about an artist who's influence has shaped his entire career - Bob Dylan and his iconic 1966 double album 'Blond on Blonde'. We talk about why some people are obsessed with finding the literal inspiration behind every Bob line, how Robyn fell in love with Dylan at boarding school, why David Bowie was the British Bob Dylan, how the Nashvil...
2018-01-0240 min
Sign on the WindowWoody Guthrie Month – Woody & BobWoody Guthrie Month rolls on! This week, we talk about the overlap of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan. We spent some time with Woody songs that we have a young (and harmonica hungry) Bob playing back before he became "Bob Dylan." Because there's so much music, we broke it into sets. The songs are below and at our website, you can get to the Spotify playlist: - Set One, Woody songs by Dylan (5:20) - Ramblin’ Round - Talking Fishing Blues - Pastures of Plenty - This Land is Your Land (and Reprise) - Hangknot, Slipknot - Lon...
2017-10-211h 02
Sign on the Window016 – "Hard Times in New York Town"SHOW NOTESTo open (1:45), Kelly and I discuss the song. We listened to three versions – on from TBLS Vol. 1-3 one from TBLS Vol. 9: Witmark Demos, and one from Folksinger’s Choice recorded in early 1962 with Cynthia Gooding. Daniel waxes poetic (3:00) about the chances, o the chances (or the desire for our brains to have order and meaning, especially after the black hole of Dylan & The Dead that the attendant’s at the Tower of Song would pair one of Dylan’s earliest songs — from Bonnie Beecher’s apartment during the holidays in 1961 — with his Nobel Prize in Literature speech delivered on...
2017-06-2053 min
Sign on the Window012 – "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues"EPISODESHOW NOTESThis song first appeared in Broadside, his first. Famously, he was scheduled to perform on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1962 — which had just broke Elvis and would later break the Beatles. He auditioned the song, people loved it, but when it came down to the show, he was told he couldn’t perform because it could be a “libel” against the John Birch Society. He refused to change the song and walked off the set. National attention followed. Sullivan supported him saying the John Birchers shouldn’t be above criticism.Stodgy Columbia...
2017-05-3049 min