Monday, December 28, 2020

End of 2020 update: There's a book out with most of this stuff

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I have not had much to say on Bob or haiku since concluding my Dylan haiku project. The book  has been out for a while, and surprisingly sti...
Saturday, November 7, 2015

Two Trains Runnin'

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Time to give up the Train women and try driving A hot car woman. This is a Muddy Waters song. Here's what's going on: 1....
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Sittin' on Top of the World

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You might think I care That you left me. Believe me, I can't be bothered. This is a blues chestnut from the Mississippi Sheiks,...
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The Lonesome River

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Pledge love eternal, And you'll soon discover it Probably won't last. This is a song by Ralph and Carter Stanley, one of th...
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Floater (Too Much to Ask)

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When you get this old, You get less sentimental About everything. "Floater (Too Much to Ask)" is one of those old-fashion...
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Cry a While

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My tear supply's done. You have plenty yet to shed. Time to make you cry. You made him cry, now it's your turn. That's ...
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Can't Escape From You

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Can't Escape From You - I can’t tell if I Love you or hate you. One thing I know: I miss you. Here's another song of tra...
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Ballad of Donald White

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I steal and murder You made me this way. Shoulda kept me in prison. Dylan fans will recognize the tune that formed the basis of “I...
Saturday, September 12, 2015

You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

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He loves you so much, He'll be lonely when you go. Maybe change your plans. "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

What's It Gonna Be When It Comes Up

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Animal instinct: If Bob were a chicken, he’d Want to hear his sneeze. This song from the 1967 Basement Tapes sessions is a poor-quality...
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West Texas

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Going to Texas, Looking for adventure, and I’m not coming home. I'm goin' down to West Texas Behind the Louisiana line I'...

Wade in the Water

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Should kids be wading If God troubles the waters? Songwriter says yes. Here's a spiritual-style song that was recorded in 1961 and ...

Under Control

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She's under control. She doesn't need her hand held As she's hard to hold. This song from the 1967 Basement Tapes sessions...
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2 Dollars and 99 Cents

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Making some change. Lets start with $2.99. Your sister has it. This song from the 1967 Basement Tapes sessions is a poor-quality tape ...
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That's the Breaks

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I wish you'd love me, But I don't think that you will. That's the breaks of life. This song from the 1967 Basement Tapes s...
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Susie Q

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Susie’s qualities From her walk to her talk make Me love her true. This song was sung by Eric von Schmidt and Bob Dylan at von Schmidt...
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Stoned on the Mountain

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On the mountain, in The valley, or wherever, You might end up stoned. This song was sung by Eric von Schmidt and Bob Dylan at von Schm...
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Standing on the Highway

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Bob's standing around. Trying to thumb himself a ride. His life rolls on by. Here's another lonely hitchhiker thumb-a-ride song ...
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She's on My Mind Again

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It's before sunrise. She's on his mind again. He is packing up. This song from the 1967 Basement Tapes sessions is a poor-qual...
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Runaway

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She left him, it rains He wah-wah-wah-wah-wonders Why she ran away. Del Shannon's classic rock-and-roll song, done Wilburys-style. ...
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