Sign in or 
Bob Dylan Discussion Forum
Categories : General Discussion
General discussion around all things related to this site.
General Discussion
General discussion around all things related to this site.
Share this
Discussion Spotlight
|
|
| Started By | Thread Subject | Replies | Last Post | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shibainucan | "to ramona" mystery solved! | 0 | Dec 24 2011, 12:32 AM EST by shibainucan | ||||
|
Thread started: Dec 24 2011, 12:32 AM EST
Watch
I have been researching the song "to Ramona" The melody of "to Ramona is remarkably similar to a 1936 song written by Rex Griffin. The song is called "the last letter" and is about a suicide note. If you scrutinize the lyrics of "to Ramona" you will find that it also has a suicide theme. Dylan tries to talk a girl out of committing suicide. here is a link to the version of "the last letter" which has the basic melody and beat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHLip8DWo1w
|
|||||||
| joevonmal | One Crazy Duet? | 0 | Jul 26 2011, 4:16 PM EDT by joevonmal | ||||
|
Thread started: Jul 26 2011, 4:16 PM EDT
Watch
Hey everyone,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMSRp3WnOck I'm a lifetime Bobcat and a dedicated internet trawler. Just found the above video on Youtube and it has some what confused me. Did anyone else know about a planned project between Dylan and british pop star Robbie Williams? Does anyone know whether the song they are singing is a Dylan composition, or was it written by both of them? Why did the project get called off- creative differences, or something more banal. I thought I'd seen everything when Dylan released Christmas in the Heart, but I guess not! Is this even for real? Any light you can shed on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, x
out of
found this valuable.
Do you find this valuable?
Keyword tags:
Duet
Robbie Williams
|
|||||||
| rbrynner@comcast.net | Hard Rain Slow Train: Passages About Dylan | 0 | Jul 23 2011, 11:52 AM EDT by rbrynner@comcast.net | ||||
|
Thread started: Jul 23 2011, 11:52 AM EDT
Watch
This book, which is an in-depth look at the spirituality informing Bob Dylan's lyrics, was published by Jupiter Hollow Media LLC, Denver, CO on April 5th, 2011 and is available through Amazon.
out of
found this valuable.
Do you find this valuable?
Keyword tags:
albums
Bob Dylan
Bobheads
Chronology
concerts
Discography
Dylan
Fans
has been
history
Lyrics
rock smoker
Timeline
|
|||||||
| Fiddlers | CAMPING FOR BETHEL SHOW close to venue | 0 | Jul 17 2011, 8:53 PM EDT by Fiddlers | ||||
|
Thread started: Jul 17 2011, 8:53 PM EDT
Watch
BETHEL SHOW CAMPING For $30 per campsite - we'll accommodate you at a site with your tent(s) for up to four people. Anymore than that, it's $10 per person. If you've been here for the PHISH or FURTHUR concerts you know what we have to offer... the restrooms are clean and the kitchen stays open even after the show is over. Firewood and rings are available. FAMILY FRIENDLY, quiet, environmentally sound campsites in a country setting.
While you're here... enjoy some yard sale shopping at our on site flea market !! 845-866-3976 - 28 Martin Lane, 12762 for your GPS |
||||||
| GEM12 | Bob Dylan - Drawn Blank Series 2010 - WORLDWIDE LAUNCH TODAY! | 1 | Jun 14 2011, 1:26 AM EDT by abdielZ | ||||
|
Thread started: May 22 2010, 8:57 AM EDT
Watch
Following a hugely successful Preview Evening last night, the Worldwide Launch commences today!
Please contact us at wolverhampton@castlegalleries.com for full information and an online brochure. Gemma
Show Last Reply
|
|||||||
| blindcommissioner | Dylan Book | 0 | Dec 10 2010, 12:24 AM EST by blindcommissioner | ||||
|
|||||||
| StephenMott | <a href="http://www.casino-spielen.biz/"> online casino spielen</a> | 0 | Jul 19 2010, 3:26 AM EDT by StephenMott | ||||
|
Thread started: Jul 19 2010, 3:26 AM EDT
Watch
walla-walla
|
||||||
| StephenMott | it's not | 0 | Jul 19 2010, 3:25 AM EDT by StephenMott | ||||
|
|
Thread started: Jul 19 2010, 3:25 AM EDT
Watch
I liked it...
<a href="http://www.casino-spielen.biz/"> online casino spielen</a> |
||||||
| christophervb | Looking for Ian… | 0 | Jul 4 2010, 1:07 PM EDT by christophervb | ||||
|
Thread started: Jul 4 2010, 1:07 PM EDT
Watch
Hi guys, I’m wondering if you can help me…
I’m looking for a guy called Ian (I think) who is a self-confessed Bob Dylan (and Bruce Springsteen) aficionado. He stood next to me during the Dylan set at the Hop Farm Festival in the UK on the 4th July 2010. I need to get in touch with him because due to some backstage links I had, I have a piece of exclusive Dylan memorabilia I’d like to give him (sorry folks, Dylan just doesn’t do it for me so I have no use for this thing). Facts I know about Ian… His name may not be Ian He was with an American friend and I’m pretty sure his name was Henry Singer and he was 52 years old Ian works in the car industry as some kind of geeky analyst, predicting car model production worldwide He has a 15-year old daughter He was only at the festival on the Saturday and had arrived by train with his friend He is a 50 years old ex punk rocker He has mid length dark curly hair and a salt and pepper beard He lives in North London or just north of London somewhere He’s a very nice fella! If anyone knows him could you please pass this message to him and ask him to ring me, Chris on 07971 720 736. I won’t be monitoring any answers on this forum. Many thanks, Chris |
|||||||
| CastleGalleriesNewca | Bob Dylan Drawn Blank Series 2010 | 0 | May 18 2010, 10:11 AM EDT by CastleGalleriesNewca | ||||
|
Thread started: May 18 2010, 10:11 AM EDT
Watch
Here at Castle Galleries Newcastle we are proud to announce that there is a new release of artwork from Bob Dylan and his Drawn Blank Series. We have been the premier dealers of Bob Dylan’s artwork for the past three years and have served some happy collectors all over the globe. The 2010 release sees 21 fantastic images all hand signed being released for sale to the general public Saturday 22nd May 2010. This is the worldwide release date for this new collection which is only available for sale from here in the UK.
No images are to be released until the 22nd of this month so if you would like to be one of the first to see these fantastic new pieces please do not hesitate to get in touch with us here at the gallery for more information. We are able to ship pieces all over the globe as these pieces are not available anywhere else! Those of you who are familiar with Bob’s artwork and his past collections will know how quickly these pieces will sell out! If you would like any more information on this new release of artwork please do not hesitate to contact us here at the gallery. Our email address is newcastle@castlegalleries.com or alternately, call us on 01912332200. All of these pieces are hand signed by Bob Dylan himself and are limited editions of 295. When you look at this with how many Bob Dylan fans there are in the world these pieces will soon be SOLD OUT! http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VycMoWl04GE/S-fn-HlXQLI/AAAAAAAAAw0/8KC5MuWVqos/s1600/dbs2010.JPG |
|||||||
| ruairigalavan | Lisa | 0 | Apr 30 2010, 8:39 AM EDT by ruairigalavan | ||||
|
Thread started: Apr 30 2010, 8:39 AM EDT
Watch
Hi everyone,
Take a few minutes to watch this wonderful song, a letter written to Bob Dylan. It's by Lisa Oneil. The song is called Bobby D, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6qbojp6sFU R
out of
found this valuable.
Do you find this valuable?
Keyword tags:
bob dylan
bobby d
lisa oneil
|
|||||||
| RonPrice | Bob and Me in '62 | 0 | Mar 20 2010, 6:58 AM EDT by RonPrice | ||||
|
Thread started: Mar 20 2010, 6:58 AM EDT
Watch
As early as 1962, the year my pioneering and travelling for the Canadian Bahá’í community began, Bob Dylan was reflecting on the theme of the rejected prophet. He wrote: “To preach of peace and brotherhood, / Oh, what might be the cost! / A man he did it long ago / And they hung him on a cross. / Long ago, far away; / These things don't happen / No more, nowadays.”(1) This allusion to Jesus in this 1962 reflection, in one of the first years of Dylan’s public fame, is followed by a rehearsal of various social evils that make the call for peace and brotherhood necessary as far as Dylan was concerned back then in the roaring sixties. Dylan refers to slavery, war, poverty and few would challenge the need to rid the world of such things--then or now. But like many good stories, this song ends with an unexpected twist with the words: “And to talk of peace and brotherhood, / Oh, what might be the cost! / A man he did it long ago / And they hung him on a cross. / Long ago, far away; / Things like that don't happen / No more, nowadays, do they?” This is, of course, a loaded rhetorical question. One would not think that addressing such noble themes would be dangerous. Dylan has already referred to the supreme example of a prophet/preacher who paid the ultimate price. What would prevent a latter day prophet from experiencing a similar fate? –Ron Price with thanks to (1)Bob Dylan, "Long Ago, Far Away"; recorded in 1962 but never released. This information, these ideas was/were found in Michael J. Gilmour, “They Refused Jesus Too: A Biblical Paradigm in the Writing of Bob Dylan,” Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, Volume 1, Spring 2002.
Few took serious interest in this story: for the Return of Jesus is very very complex! You asked, Bob, “Things like that don't happen no more.. nowadays, do they?” But the answer is a resounding “yes!” |
||||||
| wytchcroft | STILL under rated | 1 | Nov 30 2009, 3:36 PM EST by DYLANLOVER54 | ||||
|
Thread started: Oct 23 2008, 2:45 PM EDT
Watch
thin silver sound like razor wire caught by the moon among the shadows -
for me Planet Waves forms a trilogy with BOTT and Street Legal (much as i love Desire and The Rolling Thunder Tour - that whole things feels like a separate project) the warm - giving way to angular chills - the darkness of night - a mess of mixed up confusion and a new voice - all common elements to his main seventies output. the sensitive playing of the band - even when they're playing dirty - is hardly commented on in reviews, probably because it all sounds so casual. but then so do the basement tapes. the lyrics are fragments from a cagey autobiography of sorts and make this the nearest to Chronicles that Dylan has yet put down on vinyl. Going Going Gone is a scarifying first look at the valley below and the liner notes and crude cover point the way for a new street suss Bob - while being nostalgic at the same time - the black and white reminds me of the famous Pocket editions of the Beat Poets especially Ginsberg. And the songs! Forever Young is justly famous - as are Wedding Song and Dirge, twisted ballads with plenty of blood in their tracks. But even the smaller pleasures - the humour of 'I swear you could make me sing' or the crack in his voice on Hazel 'dirty blonde hair - i wouldn't be ashamed to be seen with you, anywhere...' Far more focused and alive than New Morning, this is great stuff and one of my most often listened to Bob albums.
Show Last Reply
|
||||||
| Joris@JorisHermans.b | Looking for help | 0 | Mar 28 2009, 2:54 PM EDT by Joris@JorisHermans.b | ||||
|
Thread started: Mar 28 2009, 2:54 PM EDT
Watch
Ther was a good site, with a lot of background info on the Bob Dylan songs (http://www.geocities.com/temptations_page/DylGuide.html#intro) Seems like this site hasn't been updated for some time :(
I'm looking to start a simmilar site my self. Yep, yet another B D site. Altought there is a lot of interesting info on http://expectingrain.com/ ... what I will try to accomplish, is to build a simple straight-forward site, just with "Song titles" and info (names, backgrounds, places, annotations, ..) on this song. (kind like the http://www.geocities.com/temptations_page/DylGuide.html#intro site) I you have background info on a album, or a song, please share it with me.
out of
found this valuable.
Do you find this valuable?
Keyword tags:
Roots annotations background
|
|||||||
| MyhorseJoy | Have we learned anything since the 60's? | 2 | Mar 27 2009, 9:20 PM EDT by MyhorseJoy | ||||
|
Thread started: Jan 2 2009, 3:18 AM EST
Watch
I was just a few years behind the times when Dylan exploded on the folk scene. I'm so totally absorbed in all phases of his music now, but this album hits particularly hard in the gut. It is every bit as relevant today as 40+ years ago!! "Masters of War" and "With God on our Side" go to my very core as I think about our politics of the last decade. But then, most all of them have a critical message for today. Will we ever really change? We have our first chance for a real change and I hope we don't blow it! I'm almost afraid to wish folks a Happy New Year.
1
out of
1 found this valuable.
Do you find this valuable?
Do you?
Keyword tags:
Chimes of Freedom Flashing
God on our Side
Masters of War
Show Last Reply
|
|||||||
| packinrat | Professor Bob Dylan | 0 | Mar 21 2009, 9:25 AM EDT by packinrat | ||||
|
Thread started: Mar 21 2009, 9:25 AM EDT
Watch
I am not saying that Dylan is a learned philosopher understanding counter culture better than PhDs of universities with insights that shake the foundations of powers on a global scale. If he isn't, then he receives his lyrics from a necrotic daemon that is a learned philosopher understanding counter culture better than PhDs of universities with insights that shake the foundations of powers on a global scale.
Professor at Free OPen University while awarding honorary doctorate to Dylan |
||||||
| silkenthread | Renaldo and Clara | 2 | Feb 26 2009, 3:08 PM EST by wytchcroft | ||||
|
Thread started: Jun 23 2007, 5:09 PM EDT
Watch
I have just begun looking for a copy of Dylan's 'Renaldo and Clara', without any success. I saw the original four hour film in an obscure cinema in London when I was fifteen years old, in 1976. I loved it, although doubtlessly missed a great deal that perhaps I would now appreciate more. Is anyone able to help me find a copy?
Show Last Reply
|
|||||||
| wytchcroft | love it | 1 | Feb 21 2009, 10:35 PM EST by JenniferMLehmann | ||||
|
|
Thread started: Oct 26 2008, 2:48 PM EDT
Watch
love it - great album, apart from the sax.
it IS dark and tormented though - so not for everyone probably.
Show Last Reply
|
||||||
| wytchcroft | aka | 0 | Nov 6 2008, 4:16 PM EST by wytchcroft | ||||
|
|
Thread started: Nov 6 2008, 4:16 PM EST
Watch
you can also get this as Peco's Blues (still with the wonky apostrophe!)
|
||||||
| wytchcroft | expansive. | 0 | Oct 29 2008, 5:48 PM EDT by wytchcroft | ||||
|
|
Thread started: Oct 29 2008, 5:48 PM EDT
Watch
Big influence on Spritualised this one.
|
||||||
