This week: part 2 of an exploration of Dylan's so-called Dylan's Never Ending Tour, with more excellent and rare live performances from the past 30 years.
Playlist:
Born In Time (Live 1 February, 1998, NJPAC, Newark, NJ)
Lonesome Day Blues (Live, 1 February, 2002, Sunrise, FL)
Country Pie (Live, 24 September, 2000, Portsmouth, UK)
Little Moses (Live, 30 October 1992, Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis, MN)
The Times We’ve Known (Live, 1 November, 1998, Madison Square Garden, NYC)
This week Laura takes a look back at Dylan's Never Ending Tour and plays some rare live performances from the past 30 years.
Playlist:
Mama You Been On My Mind (Live, 17 June, 1998, Brussels, Belgium)
Dignity (MTV Unplugged)
Tight Connection To My Heart (Live, 17 November, 1993, Supper Club, NYC)
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power) (Live, 6 July, 1998, Lucca, Italy)
Love Sick (Live, 6 February, 1999, Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN)
This week, Laura tries to get to know Bob Dylan the Stranger by exploring some of the ways in which the figure of the stranger appears in his songs.
Note: Although it would have been worth mentioning in this context, there unfortunately wasn't enough time to talk about the 2003 film Masked & Anonymous, which he starred in and reportedly co-wrote. Another time!
Playlist:
Man Of Constant Sorrow (snippet)
Gates Of Eden
Nobody ‘Cept You
Abandoned Love
You Changed My Life (Take 4)
Red River Shore (Unreleased version #2)
This week Laura explores Dylan the Ghostwriter: featuring songs that were popularised by other artists, and some thoughts on the different interpretations.
Playlist:
Farewell Angelina - Joan Baez
Tomorrow Is A Long Time - Bob Dylan (live) (snippet)
Tomorrow Is A Long Time - Odetta (snippet)
Tomorrow Is A Long Time - Elvis Presley
I’ll Keep It With Mine - Nico
Mississippi (Unreleased Version 2) - Bob Dylan (snippet)
Mississippi - Sheryl Crow (snippet)
Mississippi - Bob Dylan
Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan (snippet)
Make You Feel My Love - Adele (snippet)
Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan (Live, 21 May, 1998, Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA)
This week Laura is joined by American singer songwriter Robert Chaney as they play a game of Desert Island Dylan - the couples' edition!
If you want to hear more by Robert Chaney, check out his debut album Cracked Picture Frames (it's on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon etc.), and find him on Facebook or Instagram (@_robertchaney). Also keep an eye out for his new record coming very soon!
Playlist:
The Ballad of Hollis Brown
If You See Her, Say Hello
Saving Grace
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Sweetheart Like You
Love Sick
Breath - Robert Chaney
