Chris examines one of Bob Dylan's best known songs I Shall BE Released, originally fropm The Basement Tapes. This is an extract from Chris' new book MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLAN, which will be released at the beginning of October. 

Chris does a deep dive into Bob Dylan's mesmeric, revelatory song ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER, with special reference to Jimi Hendrix's version

Chris looks in detail at Bob Dylan’s deeply spiritual I and I from 1983’s INFIDELS

A deep dive into the mysteries of Bob Dylan's NO TIME TO THINK, including a discussion of the influence of Shakespeare's MACBETH and the TAROT CARDS on the song

Chris looks in depth at MOST OF THE TIME, WHAT GOOD AM  I and WHAT WAS IT YOU WANTED, three heartwrenching songs from OH MERCY

Chris examines Bob Dylan's brilliantly poetic 1965 single CAN YOU PLEASE CRAWL OUT YOUR WINDOW

Chris examiones Bob Dylan's beautiful and nostalgic BOB DYLAN'S DREAM, an astonishing song for such a young man to write. There is also commentary on the song's relationship to LORD FRANKLIN, the folk song whose melody Dylan uses.

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Chris does a detailed deep dive into Bob Dylan's mystical fable SENOR, from 1978's STREET LEGAL

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LOVE SONGS OF THE MID-60s (PART THREE)

Chris Gregory takes a detailed look at more of Bob Dylan’s love songs from the mid-60s.

Songs examined in this segment are LOVE IS JUST A FOUR LETTER WORD (recorded by Joan Baez), 

SHE BELONGS TO ME and LOVE MINUS ZERO/NO LIMIT.

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