In the last episode before the summer break, Laura talks about the motif of the Wind in Dylan's songs.
Playlist:
I Was Young When I Left Home (Minnesota Hotel Tapes)
Caribbean Wind (Rehearsal with pedal steel)
Floater ( Too Much To Ask)
Idiot Wind
Blowin' In The Wind (Live 26 October, 1963, Carnegie Hall, NYC)
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, we attempt to get to know the most elusive side of Bob Dylan’s persona: the Stranger. A look at some of the different contexts in which the figure of the stranger appears, we trace Dylan’s changing attitude towards being a “complete unknown”.
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)
