More on Nashville Skyline I Threw It All Away The next song, I Threw It All Away, is the album’s piece de resistance. Whereas in To Be Alone with You Dylan plays with clichés in a humorous way, in this song he experiments with how it can be used for serious poetic effect. It...
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NASHVILLE SKYLINE: ONE HELL OF A POET… Part 1
Chris talks about the background to and recording of NASHVILLE SKYLINE
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NONSENSE SONGS FROM ‘THE BASEMENT TAPES’ Part 2
More ruminations on THE BASEMENT TAPES by Chris Gregory
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NONSENSE SONGS FROM ‘THE BASEMENT TAPES’ Part One
The meaning of TINY MONTGOMERY and THE MIGHTY QUINN, 'nonsense songs' from The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan.
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A LADDER TO THE STARS: FOREVER YOUNG
FOREVER YOUNG is a BOB DYLAN classic written for his baby son
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FROM DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW: TANGLED UP IN BLUE
TANGLED UP IN BLUE opens BOB DYLAN's masterpiece BLOOD ON THE TRACKS
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PODCAST: A Headful of Ideas Season Two 15) Mr. Tambourine Man: Cast Your Dancing Spell
Chris Gregory gives his thoughts on Bob Dylan's great opus MR. TAMBOURINE MAN
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PODCAST: A Headful of Ideas Season Two 14) Extract from ‘Determined to Stand’: Red River Shore
RED RIVER SHORE is an outtake from the TIME OUT OF MIND SESSIONS. It first appeared on THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol 8 'TELL TALE SIGNS'
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PODCAST: Bob Dylan A Headful of Ideas Season Two 13) Minstrel Boy: Isle of Wight 1969
Chris discusses BOB DYLAN's monumental concert at the Isle of Wight in 1969