Sign on the Window

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 return to John Wesley Harding and "As I Went Out One Morning."

In this episode...

• Kelly's thoughts and playing "As I Went Out One Morning" (2:00)


• Context and versions we listened to (7:30)


• Song itself — Part 1: As I Walked Out One Evening (13:15)


• Song itself — Part 2: You Have No Choice (23:45)


• Song itself — Part 3: Up Tom Paine Did Run (30:30)


• Does this song work? (41:30)


• Real Podcast and Playlist (47:00)


• Recommendations (58:00)


• Endings (1:10:30)

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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Next episode: Maybe it is the end?

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 begin season 5 (!!!) with 2006's "Someday Baby."

In this episode...

• Housekeeping for Season 5 (1:00)


• Context (10:00)


• 3 Prong problem with iPod commercial (12:00)


• Classic reference song and a convoluted river metaphor (18:00)


• Music (28:00)


• Lyrics (37:30)


• Does this song work? (54:45)


• Real Podcast and Playlist (59:00)


• Recommendations (1:05:00)


• Endings — Arise, Quantity, Dinner, Conductor, Swipe (1:15:00)

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.

And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!

Next episode: These are the times that try men's souls

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! It's CHRISTMAS TIME, which means it's Christmas in the Heart time! Our annual tradition is back for the fourth time around and, like everything in 2020, it's super-sized.

Use the timestamps below to navigate the various topics. And if you're looking to drink along with us, may we suggest a drink whenever you hear Kelly's reindeer ears jingle jangle!

• Christmas in the Heart 1-8 (sorry for poor audio, that ends at 11:40)


• Best of 2020: #20-11 (17:00)


• Our Yearly Dylan Rankings (45:00)


• Christmas in the Heart 9-15 (1:22:00)


• Best of 2020: #10-1 (1:38:00)


• The End and Next Year's Song (2:07:00)

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 – or listen to every Christmas playlist combined – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.

And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Big 2020 plans y'all. Thanks!

Next episode: I don't know what to do now, baby, you got me so hooked

Next episode: Year End Extravaganza, beginning with our Song-by-Song rankings for Season 4 in mid-December!

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 close not only Season 4 but also our time in the Blockhouse.

In this episode, we talk:

• Context (3:45)


• Initial Thoughts (10:30)


• “In the Summertime” aside (13:00)


• Best Moments? (20:00)


• Work Today? (21:45)


• Real Podcast/Playlist (28:00)


• Recommendations (37:00)


• Endings (48:00)

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.

And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!

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 visit Dylan's first song from his first album, "You're No Good."

In this episode, we explore:

• Context (5:30)


• Jesse Fuller (9:40)


• Song Itself(15:40)

We talk about our playlist (28:00, recommendation lots of things — from Alone to Touché Amoré to Hunting of Bly Manor to Nina Simone and Joe South (34:00), before picking our final song of 2020 (46:00)

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.

And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!

Next episode: I feel a chilly breeze / In place of memories / My dreams are locked and barred

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 delve into the back half of New Morning and "Three Angels."

In this episode, we discuss:

• Life with the world on fire (1:00)


• Context (6:30)


• Song Itself (7:30)


• Real Podcast and Playlist (31:00)


• Recommendations (41:00)


• Endings (

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.

And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!

Next episode: You give me the blues, I guess you're satisfied

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 go meta with 2020 by listening to Dylan's "Eternal Circle."

In this episode...

• Context (3:00)


• 1991 SongTalk interview (9:00)


• Versions (12:00)


• Song Itself (17:00)


• Does it work in 2020 (38:30)


• Real Podcast and Playlist (42:00)


• Recommendations (55:00)


• Endings (1:10:00)

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.

And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!

Next episode: "The wildest cat from Montana passes by in a flash"

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 is karma for Daniel talkin' s**t last episode, "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" from Blonde on Blonde.

In this episode, we discuss the usual:

• Initial Thoughts (6:00)


• Context (10:30)


• Versions (18:00)


• Song Itself — split in 6 ways to view this song [Rebelliousness, Protest, Religion, Random everyday events, autobiographical, its ties into Blonde on Blonde] (26:30)


• Real podcast and Playlist (52:30)


• Recommendations (1:06:00)


• Endings (1:18:00)

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.

And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!

Next episode: My eyes danced a circle / Across her clear outline

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need yet hopes to remain the one that you want!

As you know, in each episode we randomly select a Dylan song to live with for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we close our last (or is it?) music video month with Blonde on Blonde's "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)."

In this episode...

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.

And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!

Next episode: They'll stone ya!

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 do a long hang with John and Kindra, returned from California, to talk about "Sweetheart Like You" off 1983's Infidels.

In this episode, we cover it all....

• Four's a crowd (1:00)


• Drinking Dylan's Heaven's Gate whiskey (4:00)


• Initial Thoughts (6:00)


• Context (12:00)


• Music Video (18:00)


• Song Itself (33:15) - Verse 1 (33:15)/ Verse 2 (43:00) / Verse 3 (48:00) / Verse 4 (1:00:00) / Verse 5 (1:06:00)


• Does this work? (1:14:00)


• Podcast/Playlist (1:23:00)


• Recommendations (1:40:00)

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.

And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!

Next episode: You say my kisses aren't like his / This time I ain't gonna tell you why that is