Sign on the Window

Bob Dylan, one song at a time
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Not the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but certainly the one you want. We explore Dylan one random song at a time. signonthewindow.substack.com

  1. 11/21/2022

    146 – "Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues"

    Daniel and Kelly are listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode tackles the fine lines of comedic timing and just what happened at Bear Mountain in Dylan’s “Talkin’ Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues.” initial reactions + guitar (5:00) | context, the actual bear mountain picnic, and writing disasters (9:00) | versions (22:00) | song itself + comedic timing (27:30) | does this song work today? (36:00) | we’re a real podcast with a playlist (44:15) | recommendations (1:00:30) | endings (1:20:00) Follow us elsewhere: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagram Playlists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlist If you’re inclined: patreon | substack Next episode: Hoofbeats like castanets on stone This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit signonthewindow.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 27m

  2. 11/14/2022

    145 – "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands"

    Daniel and Kelly are listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features warehouse eyes, Arabian drums and a new game that’s sweeping the nation — it’s “Sad Eyed Lady from the Lowlands,” off 1966’s Blonde on Blonde. initial reactions (5:00) | context and episode setup (6:00) | versions (9:45) | song itself — is this a good love song? a new game from sign on the window! (31:00): chorus (36:30), verse 1 (39:45), verse 2 (46:50), verse 3 (51:50), verse 4 (56:30), verse 5 (1:01:50) | does this song work today? (1:04:30) | we’re a real podcast & playlist (1:09:30) | recommendations (1:16:00) | endings (1:28:00) Follow us elsewhere: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagram Playlists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlist If you’re inclined: patreon | substack Next episode: Maybe we just better call off the picnic This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit signonthewindow.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 38m

  3. 09/26/2022

    144 – "Drifter's Escape"

    Daniel and Kelly are – blessedly – back! Well, we recorded this in early July and life is just now catching up to it. In case you forgot, we're listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features 1967’s “Drifter’s Escape.” context and episode setup (5:00) | initial thoughts & versions — john wesley harding, take 1 on bootleg series, vol. 15, live from 2000 + covers from jimi hendriz, joan baez, and patti smith (8:00) | song itself (23:00) | does this song work today? (45:00) | we’re a real podcast with a real playlist (50:00) | recommendations (1:00:30) | endings (1:08:00) / Follow us elsewhere: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagram / Playlists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlist / If you’re inclined: patreon | substack Next episode: My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drum This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit signonthewindow.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 13m

  4. 07/01/2022

    143 – "On A Night Like This"

    Daniel and Kelly are listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features overloaded harmonica of “On A Night Like This.” initial reactions (5:00) | song itself — please send info on accordions, talkin’ timelines, 1970-75 as its own piece; part i: narrative flow; part ii: horniest dylan record?; part iii: nature as temple, plus a long attempt to fit burn, burn, burn into the dylan canon (8:45) | does this work today? (41:00) | playlist (47:00) | recommendations (56:00) | endings (1:16:00) Follow us: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagram Playlists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlist If you’re inclined: patreon Next episode: The trial was bad enough / But this is ten times worse Context (5:00) Song Itself (8:45) — send us info on accordions & talkin’ timelines & let’s see 1970-75 as its own piece Part I: Narrative Flow Part II: Horniest Dylan Record? Part III: Nature as Template (at 37:00 including a crazy roman candle analogy) Does this work today? (41:00) Real Podcast and Playlist (47:00) Recommendations (56:00) Endings (1:16:00) Pin Jury Timetable Cell Rent References Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts. See our real-time playlist See That My Playlist is Kept Clean on Spotify. Follow us intermittently on Twitter and Instagram. Tell your friends about the show, rate and review wherever they let you, and consider supporting us by subscribing or at Patreon. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit signonthewindow.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 20m

  5. 06/24/2022

    142 – "Ballad in Plain D"

    Daniel and Kelly listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features Bob and Suze (and Carla) (and Mary). We’re talking “Ballad in Plain D.” initial reactions (4:00) | context and episode setup (8:00) — punctuated by hooligans in their racecars | bob and suze (14:30) | let’s talk about this mistake (21:30) | part i: once loved a girl (26:00) | part ii: family matters (31:15) | part iii: bob dylan, philanderer (39:00) | part iv: tumbling dice (46:30) | part v: bird on a wire (50:00) | part vi: one dimensional (1:02:30) | does this song work today? (1:07:45) | we’re a real podcast & playlist (1:18:00) | recommendations (1:27:30) | endings (1:41:00) Follow us: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagram Playlists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlist If you’re inclined: patreon Thanks for being a Patron. We hope to hear from you all soon. Enjoy the early access and new episodes to come. If you need anything, let us know 🖤 Next episode: burn, burn. burn Initial Thoughts (4:00) Context (8:00) — punctuated with hooligans in racecars Bob and Suze (14:30) Let’s talk about this mistake (21:30) Part I: Once Loved A Girl (26:00) Part II: Family Matters (31:15) Part III: Bob Dylan, Philanderer (39:00) Part IV: Tumbling Dice (46:30) Part V: A Bird on a Wire (50:00) Part VI: One Dimensional (1:02:30) Does This Song Work Today? (1:07:45) Real Podcast and Playlist (1:18:00) Recommendations (1:27:30) Endings (1:41:00) Cooperation Indulge Rate Finger Reference Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts. See our real-time playlist See That My Playlist is Kept Clean on Spotify. Follow us intermittently on Twitter and Instagram. Tell your friends about the show, rate and review wherever they let you, and consider supporting us by subscribing or at Patreon. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit signonthewindow.substack.com/subscribe

  6. 06/15/2022

    141 – "Simple Twist of Fate"

    Daniel and Kelly are listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features stabbing pains and twists of fate. initial reactions (3:30) | context (6:45) | versions (12:30) | music (25:00) | song itself (33:00) | does this song work today? (1:03:30) | playlist (1:08:30) | recommendations (1:16:40) | endings (1:28:30) Follow us: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagram Playlists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlist If you’re inclined: patreon Next episode: He could look at you and pick out a weakness and suddenly grab it and use it on you. Which is what he did with everybody. He’d find their vulnerable spots and just demolish them… It was just devastating, the way he could twist somebody’s words back on themselves and make them feel he was right and they were wrong. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit signonthewindow.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 35m

  7. 06/08/2022

    140 – "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"

    Daniel and Kelly (and Kindra) are listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features copious booze and drunken renditions of Dylan’s “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere.” st. patrick’s greeting & warning (1:00) | initial thoughts (3:00) | context (11:40) | versions (16:40) | discourse on basement tapes for kindra, totally not for kelly (37:00) | drinks and the song itself (54:50) | does this song work today? (1:14:30) | playlist (1:19:00) | recommendations (1:24:00) | endings (1:36:00) Follow us: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagram Playlists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlist If you’re inclined: patreon Next episode: it’s not fate that brought you here! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit signonthewindow.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 42m
  8. Bob Dylan – Live in Portland (5/31/22)

    06/03/2022

    Bob Dylan – Live in Portland (5/31/22)

    Daniel and Kelly are listening to Dylan one random song (and now show) at a time. This episode features Dylan's latest West Coast leg of the Rough and Rowdy Ways world tour – May 31, 2022 at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon. Part 1 (1:00) — Initial Thoughts (on Portland, Yondr, money laundering, demographics and Dylan’s voice (1:00) Part 2 (12:00) — Watching the River Flow — Band Intros — Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) — I Contain Multitudes — False Prophet — When I Paint My Masterpiece — Black Rider — I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight — Interpreter Shoutout — Bob’s Manic Claps — When was the last time Bob was in Portland? 2014 — My Own Version of You — Crossing the Rubicon — To Be Alone With You — Key West — Gotta Serve Somebody — Discourse on Tony’s hat and losing most of a $22 vodka soda — I Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You — Melancholy Mood (featuring Stray Cat Strut) — Mother of Muses (but should’ve been Must Be Santa) — Goodbye Jimmy Reed — Band Intros hard to hear — Every Grain of Sand (Not Salt) Part 3 (47:45) — Final Thoughts (summaries, thinking of time and seeing bands we love into old age and a post-show riff on Waffle/Huddle House Follow us: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagram Playlists: see that my playlist is kept clean If you’re inclined: patreon Next show: Sooner rather than later... This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit signonthewindow.substack.com/subscribe

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Not the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but certainly the one you want. We explore Dylan one random song at a time. signonthewindow.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Bob Dylan, one song at a time
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2022
  • Episodes
    207
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Sign on the Window
  • Show Website
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