Sign on the Window

130 – "Jack-A-Roe"


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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? (43:00)
  • We're a Real Podcast and Playlist (50:30)
  • Recommendations (1:02:00)
  • Endings (1:13:00)
  • 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 – or listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.

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