Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast

Henry welcomes back Roberta Rakove (Ep. 3: The Man In Me) to talk about a highlight from 1980's Saved, "Pressing On." Listen to the song hereFollow along with the lyrics:Pressing OnWritten by: Bob DylanWell I'm pressing onYes, I'm pressing onWell I'm pressing onTo the higher calling of my LordMany try to stop me, shake me up in my mindSay, “Prove to me that He is Lord, show me a sign”What kind of sign they need when it all come from withinWhen what's lost has been found, what's to come has already been?Well I'm pressing onYes, I'm pressing onWell I'm pressing onTo the higher calling of my LordShake the dust off of your feet, don't look backNothing now can hold you down, nothing that you lackTemptation's not an easy thing, Adam given the devil reignBecause he sinned I got no choice, it run in my veinWell I'm pressing onYes, I'm pressing onWell I'm pressing onTo the higher calling of my LordCopyright © 1980 by Special Rider Music Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! I have a merch shop! Check out all sorts of fun Bob Dylan (and more) items! Thank you to Mark Godfrey, Linda Maultsby and Peter White over on Substack.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.

Bob Dylan has debuted and perfected a new arrangement of a 56 year old song! This is a breakdown of the arrangement with chords and the little lick being played. I recommend checking out the video version so you can see what I'm doing, and see Bob!https://youtu.be/iTGCPR2OoXs Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! I have a merch shop! Check out all sorts of fun Bob Dylan (and more) items! Thank you to Mark Godfrey, Linda Maultsby and Peter White over on Substack.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.

On our 15th episode Henry welcomes a personal hero and someone he's been reading and following for 20 years! Author, journalist, writer, podcaster, and music scholar, Harold Lepidus to talk about 1986's They Killed Him from Knocked Out Loaded. Listen to the song hereFollow along with the lyrics:They Killed HimWritten by: Kris KristoffersonThere was a man named Hatma GandiHe would not bow down he would not fightHe knew the deal was down and dirtyAnd nothing wrong could make it right awayBut he knew his duty and the prize he had to payJust another holy man who tried to be a friendMy God, they killed him.Another man from Atlanta, GeorgiaBy name of Martin Luther KingHe shook the land like the rolling thunderAnd made the bells of freedom ring todayWith a dream of beauty that they could not burn awayJust another holy man who dared to make a standMy God, they killed him.The only Son of God AlmightyThe holy one called Jesus ChristHe healed the lame and fed the hungryAnd for his love they took his life awayOn the road to glory where the story never endsJust the holy Son of Man we'll never understandMy God, they killed him.There was a man named Mahatma GandiA man named Martin Luther KingThe only Son of God AlmightyThe only one called Jesus ChristOn the road to glory where the story never endsJust the holy Son of Man we'll never understandMy God, they killed him.There was a man named Mahatma GandiA man named Martin Luther KingThe only Son of God AlmightyThe only one called Jesus ChristOn the road to glory where the story never endsJust the holy Son of Man we'll never understandMy God, they killed him.  Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! I have a merch shop! Check out all sorts of fun Bob Dylan (and more) items! Thank you to Mark Godfrey, Linda Maultsby and Peter White over on Substack.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.

On this very special episode, Henry celebrates Bob Dylan's 84th Birthday and the 1 year anniversary of Songs of Experience with 2 beloved guests, Michael Glover Smith and Adam Selzer. Henry, Mike and Adam do their signature deep dive into a surprise standout from the Rough & Rowdy Ways album and tour, BLACK RIDER. Listen to the song here:Read the lyrics: Black RiderWritten by: Bob DylanBlack Rider Black Rider you been livin' too hardYou been up all night havin' to stay on your guardThe path that you're walkin' - is too narrow to walkEvery step of the way another stumblin' blockThe road that you're on - same road that you knowBut it's not the same as - it was a minute agoBlack Rider Black Rider you've seen it allYou've seen the great world and you've seen the smallYou fell into the fire and you're eating the flameBetter seal up your lips if you want to stay in the gameBe reasonable Mister - be honest be fairLet all of your earthly thoughts be a prayerBlack Rider Black Rider all dressed in blackI'm walking away and you try to make me look backMy heart is at rest I'd like to keep it that wayI don't want to fight - at least not todayGo home to your wife stop visiting mineOne of these days I'll forget to be kindBlack Rider Black Rider tell me when - tell me howIf there ever was a time then let it be nowLet me go through - open the doorMy soul is distressed my mind is at warDon't hug me - don't flatter me - don't turn on the charmI'll take out a sword and have to hack off your armBlack Rider Black Rider hold it right thereThe size of your cock will get you nowhereI'll suffer in silence I'll not make a soundMaybe I'll take the - high moral groundSome enchanted evening I'll sing you a songBlack Rider Black Rider you've been on the job too long Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! I have a merch shop! Check out all sorts of fun Bob Dylan (and more) items! Thank you to Mark Godfrey, Linda Maultsby and Peter White over on Substack.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.

Fresh off of a flight from Phoenix, AZ, Adam and Michael came directly to my house from the airport for a full, exhaustive and joyous report of the first Outlaw Music Festival show of 2025! Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! I have a merch shop! Check out all sorts of fun Bob Dylan (and more) items! Thank you to Mark Godfrey, Linda Maultsby and Peter White over on Substack.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.

Henry welcomes award winning, critically acclaimed author of "Olive Days" and dear friend, Jessica Elisheva Emerson to talk about a beloved, signature track off of the fan favorite album Street Legal -1978's “Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)!"Listen to the song, and follow along with the lyrics:Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)Written by: Bob DylanSeñor, señor, do you know where we're headin'?Lincoln County Road or Armageddon?Seems like I been down this way beforeIs there any truth in that, señor?Señor, señor, do you know where she is hidin'?How long are we gonna be ridin'?How long must I keep my eyes glued to the door?Will there be any comfort there, señor?There's a wicked wind still blowin' on that upper deckThere's an iron cross still hangin' down from around her neckThere's a marchin' band still playin' in that vacant lotWhere she held me in her arms one time and said, “Forget me not”Señor, señor, I can see that painted wagonI can smell the tail of the dragonCan't stand the suspense anymoreCan you tell me who to contact here, señor?Well, the last thing I remember before I stripped and kneeledWas that trainload of fools bogged down in a magnetic fieldA gypsy with a broken flag and a flashing ringSaid, “Son, this ain't a dream no more, it's the real thing”Señor, señor, you know their hearts is as hard as leatherWell, give me a minute, let me get it togetherI just gotta pick myself up off the floorI'm ready when you are, señorSeñor, señor, let's disconnect these cablesOverturn these tablesThis place don't make sense to me no moreCan you tell me what we're waiting for, señor?Copyright © 1978 by Special Rider MusicVisit https://www.elishevaemerson.com/ for more information on where to buy Olive Days. Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, Josh Taff, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of vintage Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! Thank you to Mark Godfrey and Peter White over on Substack.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.

My paper has been accepted to the World of Bob Dylan 2025! See you in Tulsa, OK - July 24-28, 2025!https://dylan.utulsa.edu/register-for-the-world-of-bob-dylan-2025/ Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, Josh Taff, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of vintage Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! Thank you to Mark Godfrey and Peter White over on Substack.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.

Check out the video of this over at Substack or YoutubeYou ever notice how when you love something there's always someone who loves to tell you how much they don't like that thing. As a Swiftie, I experience this all the time. People who don't like Taylor Swift LOVE telling Swifties they don't like her, why they don't like her and how much they don't like her. As a Dylan fan, for every 4 people telling me how much they love Bob like me, there's always one who has to point out “Oh yeah, great song writer but his voice is terrible.” The latest version of this is folks who not only didn't like A Complete Unknown but outright refuse to se it or dismiss its existence because Todd Hayne's 2007 film, I'm Not There, existed first. Early this week, an article dropped with a little quote from Cate Blanchett, star of I'm Not There, praising the film. Last Friday, on the holiday of Purim, I was dressed in what I think was a pretty spot-on Chalamet-esque Bob Dylan costume (specifically from the last scene of A Complete Unknown. At a Purim party, someone felt the need to tell me why they refuse to see ACU because of I'm Not There. Check out the video for the full story and rant. And for the love of Bob, can we please stop yucking other people's yums? Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, Josh Taff, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of vintage Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! Thank you to Mark Godfrey and Peter White over on Substack.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast, where we explore the man and the music one song at a time.Henry welcomes fellow Chicagoland area Dylan fan, Brendan McCarthy to SoE HQ (in person!) to talk about one of Dylan's earliest recordings, "Rambler, Gambler" officially released in 2005 on the No Direction Home soundtrack.Listen to the song, and follow along with the lyrics:Rambler, GamblerI'm a rambler, I'm a gamblerI'm a long way from my homeIf the people don't like meThey can leave me aloneCome sit down beside meCome sit down right hereCome sit down, love, I want youLove you boldly, so dearWhen you get to WyomingA letter you'll seeIf you get into troubleJust you write and tell meFor I once had a loverHer age was sixteenShe's a flower of velvet and the rose of CelineHer parents was against meNow she is the sameIf I writ on your book, loveJust you blot out my nameOh there's changes in the oceanThere's changes in the seaThere's changes in my true loveAin't no change in me  Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, Josh Taff, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of vintage Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! Thank you to Mark Godfrey over on Substack.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.

Remember when Bob Dylan figures out Jesse's mystery tuning in A Complete Unknown? Turns out it's not such a mystery. Here we unpack what kind of open tuning was used and try to demonstrate how it was done.Follow  @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.social If you would like to support hosting my  podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice.  Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, Josh Taff, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of vintage Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! Thank you to Mark Godfrey over on Substack. Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.com Subscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast, where we explore the man and the music one song at a time. Henry welcomes a fellow midwestern boy and 80's-Bob defender, Matt Simonson to talk about "Man Of Peace" from Dylan's 1983 album, Infidels.Follow along with the lyrics:Man of PeaceWritten by: Bob DylanLook out your window, baby, there's a scene you'd like to catchThe band is playing “Dixie,” a man got his hand outstretchedCould be the FührerCould be the local priestYou know sometimes Satan comes as a man of peaceHe got a sweet gift of gab, he got a harmonious tongueHe knows every song of love that ever has been sungGood intentions can be evilBoth hands can be full of greaseYou know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peaceWell, first he's in the background, then he's in the frontBoth eyes are looking like they're on a rabbit huntNobody can see through himNo, not even the Chief of PoliceYou know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peaceWell, he catch you when you're hoping for a glimpse of the sunCatch you when your troubles feel like they weigh a tonHe could be standing next to youThe person that you'd notice leastI hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peaceWell, he can be fascinating, he can be dullHe can ride down Niagara Falls in the barrels of your skullI can smell something cookingI can tell there's going to be a feastYou know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peaceHe's a great humanitarian, he's a great philanthropistHe knows just where to touch you, honey, and how you like to be kissedHe'll put both his arms around youYou can feel the tender touch of the beastYou know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peaceWell, the howling wolf will howl tonight, the king snake will crawlTrees that've stood for a thousand years suddenly will fallWanna get married? Do it nowTomorrow all activity will ceaseYou know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peaceSomewhere Mama's weeping for her blue-eyed boyShe's holding them little white shoes and that little broken toyAnd he's following a starThe same one them three men followed from the EastI hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of vintage Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to my Patrons, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, Christopher Vanni and Mark Godfrey.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast, where we explore the man and the music one song at a time.Henry welcomes Chicagoan and Pod Dylan legend, Omar Uddin to talk about "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" from Dylan's 1963 album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.Follow along here:Don't Think Twice, It's All RightWritten by: Bob DylanIt ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babeIt don't matter, anyhowAn' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babeIf you don't know by nowWhen your rooster crows at the break of dawnLook out your window and I'll be goneYou're the reason I'm trav'lin' onDon't think twice, it's all rightIt ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babeThat light I never knowedAn' it ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babeI'm on the dark side of the roadStill I wish there was somethin' you would do or sayTo try and make me change my mind and stayWe never did too much talkin' anywaySo don't think twice, it's all rightIt ain't no use in callin' out my name, galLike you never did beforeIt ain't no use in callin' out my name, galI can't hear you anymoreI'm a-thinkin' and a-wond'rin' all the way down the roadI once loved a woman, a child I'm toldI give her my heart but she wanted my soulBut don't think twice, it's all rightI'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road, babeWhere I'm bound, I can't tellBut goodbye's too good a word, galSo I'll just say fare thee wellI ain't sayin' you treated me unkindYou could have done better but I don't mindYou just kinda wasted my precious timeBut don't think twice, it's all right  Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of vintage Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to my Patrons, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson and Christopher Vanni.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Timothee Chalamet while performing Song To Woody does something very subtle and interesting. Check out this brief breakdown! Follow us @songsofbob If you would like to support hosting my  podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice.  For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of vintage Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to my Patrons, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson and Christopher Vanni. Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.com Subscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast, where we explore the man and the music one song at a time.Henry welcomes Twin Cities musician, Peter Hayward to talk and sing about "Early Roman Kings," from Dylan's 2012 album Tempest.Check out Peter's amazing music and follow him here: https://linktr.ee/peterhayward Early Roman KingsWritten by: Bob DylanAll the early Roman Kings in their sharkskin suitsBowties and buttons, high top bootsDriving the spikes in, blazing the railsNailed in their coffins in top hats and tailsFly away little bird, fly away, flap your wingsFly by night like the early Roman KingsAll the early Roman Kings in the early, early morn'Coming down the mountain, distributing the cornSpeeding through the forest, racing down the trackYou try to get away, they drag you backTomorrow is Friday, we'll see what it bringsEverybody's talking ‘bout the early Roman KingsThey're peddlers and they're meddlers, they buy and they sellThey destroyed your city, they'll destroy you as wellThey're lecherous and treacherous, hell bent for leatherEach of them bigger than all men put togetherSluggers and muggers wearing fancy gold ringsAll the women going crazy for the early Roman KingsI'll dress up your wounds with a blood clotted ragI ain't afraid to make love to a bitch or a hagIf you see me coming and you're standing thereWave your handkerchief in the airI ain't dead yet, my bell still ringsI keep my fingers crossed like the early Roman KingsI'll strip you of life, strip you of breathShip you down to the house of deathOne day you will ask for meThere'll be no one else that you'll want to seeBring down my fiddle, tune up my stringsGonna break it wide open like the early Roman KingsI was up on black mountain the day Detroit fellThey killed them all off and they sent them to hellDing Dong Daddy, you're coming up shortGonna put you on trial in a Sicilian courtI've had my fun, I've had my flingsGonna shake ‘em all down like the early Roman Kings  Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of vintage Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to my Patrons, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson and Christopher Vanni.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

On Tuesday, December 3. Michael Smith and I flew down to Orlando, FL from Chicago, IL for a press and guild screening of the new James Mangold film about Bob Dylan. It was an amazing experience. Immediately after the film, Michael and I went to the AMC theatre bar and talked for almost 2 hours about the film. Unfortunately I only hit record about halfway through our conversation, so you will be joining us mid-convo. First you'll hear the 45 second spoiler free reaction and then we'll transition to the full conversation. Please be aware this is a FULL SPOILER REVIEW. If you haven't seen the film yet, I highly recommend you turn this off now, and wait until after you see it. You have been warned! Enjoy! Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of vintage Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to my Patrons, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson and Christopher Vanni.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Glover Smith invited me to fly to Orlando, FL from Chicago to attend a Press and Guild Screening of James Mangold's film A Complete Unknown which is being released on December 25. Although it was a long way to travel and expensive, it was worth it. This is a 45 second SPOILER-FREE (so that means NO SPOILERS) reaction. Enjoy and go see this film! Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of vintage Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to my Patrons, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson and Christopher Vanni.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast, where we explore the man and the music one song at a time.Henry welcomes fellow Bob Dylan Podcaster, Erin Callahan to talk about "False Prophet," the second track off of Dylan's 2020 album Rough & Rowdy Ways.Follow along with the lyrics below.Check out Erin's amazing substack and podcast on https://thefm.club/dylan/ and follow Erin on Instagram and TwitterFalse ProphetWritten by: Bob DylanAnother day without end - another ship going outAnother day of anger - bitterness and doubtI know how it happened - I saw it beginI opened my heart to the world and the world came inHello Mary Lou - Hello Miss PearlMy fleet footed guides from the underworldNo stars in the sky shine brighter than youYou girls mean business and I do tooI'm the enemy of treason - the enemy of strifeI'm the enemy of the unlived meaningless lifeI ain't no false prophet - I just know what I knowI go where only the lonely can goI'm first among equals - second to noneI'm last of the best - you can bury the restBury ‘em naked with their silver and goldPut ‘em six feet under and then pray for their soulsWhat are you lookin' at - there's nothing to seeJust a cool breeze encircling meLet's walk in the garden - so far and so wideWe can sit in the shade by the fountain sideI've searched the world over for the Holy GrailI sing songs of love - I sing songs of betrayalDon't care what I drink - don't care what I eatI climbed a mountain of swords on my bare feetYou don't know me darlin' - you never would guessI'm nothing like my ghostly appearance would suggestI ain't no false prophet - I just said what I saidI'm here to bring vengeance on somebody's headPut out your hand - there's nothin' to holdOpen your mouth - I'll stuff it with goldOh you poor Devil - look up if you willThe City of God is there on the hillHello stranger - Hello and goodbyeYou rule the land but so do IYou lusty old mule - you got a poisoned brainI'm gonna marry you to a ball and chainYou know darlin' the kind of life that I liveWhen your smile meets my smile - something's got to giveI ain't no false prophet - I'm nobody's brideCan't remember when I was born and I forgot when I died  Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of vintage Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to my Patrons, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson and Christopher Vanni.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast, where we explore the man and the music one song at a time. Henry welcomes legendary rock star, Ezra Furman to talk about 1989's stand-out track from Oh Mercy, "Ring Them Bells."Follow along with the lyrics below. Please stick around, after the credits for a  special full performance of Ring Them Bells by Ezra Furman, recorded originally for the https://dylanfansforharris.com/ livestream. Check out https://www.ezrafurman.com/ for tour and music info. Follow Ezra on Instagram and on Twitter @ezrafurmanRing Them BellsWritten by: Bob DylanRing them bells, ye heathenFrom the city that dreamsRing them bells from the sanctuaries'Cross the valleys and streamsFor they're deep and they're wideAnd the world's on its sideAnd time is running backwardsAnd so is the brideRing them bells St. PeterWhere the four winds blowRing them bells with an iron handSo the people will knowOh it's rush hour nowOn the wheel and the plowAnd the sun is going downUpon the sacred cowRing them bells Sweet MarthaFor the poor man's sonRing them bells so the world will knowThat God is oneOh the shepherd is asleepWhere the willows weepAnd the mountains are filledWith lost sheepRing them bells for the blind and the deafRing them bells for all of us who are leftRing them bells for the chosen fewWho will judge the many when the game is throughRing them bells, for the time that fliesFor the child that criesWhen innocence diesRing them bells St. CatherineFrom the top of the roomRing them from the fortressFor the lilies that bloomOh the lines are longAnd the fighting is strongAnd they're breaking down the distanceBetween right and wrong   Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of vintage Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to my Patrons, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson and Christopher Vanni.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast, where we explore the man and the music one song at a time.Henry welcomes David Lizerbram, co-host of Rock Docs Podcast, to talk about Bob Dylan's song, "Under The Red Sky," from the 1990 album, Under The Red Sky. Listen to Under The Red SkyFollow along with the lyrics:Under the Red SkyWritten by: Bob DylanThere was a little boy and there was a little girlAnd they lived in an alley under the red skyThere was a little boy and there was a little girlAnd they lived in an alley under the red skyThere was an old man and he lived in the moonOne summer's day he came passing byThere was an old man and he lived in the moonAnd one day he came passing bySomeday little girl, everything for you is gonna be newSomeday little girl, you'll have a diamond as big as your shoeLet the wind blow low, let the wind blow highOne day the little boy and the little girl were both baked in a pieLet the wind blow low, let the wind blow highOne day the little boy and the little girl were both baked in a pieThis is the key to the kingdom and this is the townThis is the blind horse that leads you aroundLet the bird sing, let the bird flyOne day the man in the moon went home and the river went dryLet the bird sing, let the bird flyThe man in the moon went home and the river went dryThank you to my guest David Lizerbram, co-host of the podcast Rock Docs! Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to my Patrons, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson and Christopher Vanni.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Bob Dylan - Outlaw Music Festival field report - September 6, 2024. Somerset, Wisconsin. Somerset amphitheater Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to my Patrons, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson and Christopher Vanni.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Henry answers some prompts on the Dylan Fans For Harris Livestream with a very special Mic Drop!Follow us @songsofbob If you would like to support hosting my  podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice.  Thank you to my Patrons, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson and Christopher Vanni. Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.com Subscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast, where we explore the man and the music one song at a time.Henry welcomes Adam Selzer to the show to talk about Bob Dylan's song, "Lenny Bruce," from the 1981 album, Shot Of Love. Listen to Lenny BruceFollow along with the lyrics here: Lenny BruceWritten by: Bob DylanLenny Bruce is dead but his ghost lives on and onNever did get any Golden Globe award, never made it to SynanonHe was an outlaw, that's for sureMore of an outlaw than you ever wereLenny Bruce is gone but his spirit's livin' on and onMaybe he had some problems, maybe some things that he couldn't work outBut he sure was funny and he sure told the truth and he knew what he was talkin' aboutNever robbed any churches nor cut off any babies' headsHe just took the folks in high places and he shined a light in their bedsHe's on some other shore, he didn't wanna live anymoreLenny Bruce is dead but he didn't commit any crimeHe just had the insight to rip off the lid before its timeI rode with him in a taxi onceOnly for a mile and a half, seemed like it took a couple of monthsLenny Bruce moved on and like the ones that killed him, goneThey said that he was sick 'cause he didn't play by the rulesHe just showed the wise men of his day to be nothing more than foolsThey stamped him and they labeled him like they do with pants and shirtsHe fought a war on a battlefield where every victory hurtsLenny Bruce was bad, he was the brother that you never had Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to my Patrons, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson and Christopher Vanni.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Here is a short field report from the Outlaw Music Festival at the Hollywood Bowl on July 31, 2024.Spoiler Alert - HENRY MET TONY GARNIER! Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to my Patrons, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson and Christopher Vanni.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast, where we explore the man and the music one song at a time.Henry welcomes Christopher Vanni to the show to talk about Bob Dylan's North Country Blues from the 1964 album, The Times They Are A-Changin'. Listen to North Country Bluesand follow along with the lyrics:North Country BluesWRITTEN BY: BOB DYLANCome gather 'round friendsAnd I'll tell you a taleOf when the red iron pits ran plentyBut the cardboard filled windowsAnd old men on the benchesTell you now that the whole town is emptyIn the north end of townMy own children are grownBut I was raised on the otherIn the wee hours of youthMy mother took sickAnd I was brought up by my brotherThe iron ore pouredAs the years passed the doorThe drag lines an' the shovels they was a-humming'Til one day my brotherFailed to come homeThe same as my father before himWell a long winter's waitFrom the window I watchedMy friends they couldn't have been kinder And my schooling was cutAs I quit in the springTo marry John Thomas, a minerOh the years passed againAnd the givin' was goodWith the lunch bucket filled every seasonWhat with three babies bornThe work was cut downTo a half a day's shift with no reasonThen the shaft was soon shutAnd more work was cutAnd the fire in the air, it felt frozen'Til a man come to speakAnd he said in one weekThat number eleven was closin'They complained in the EastThey are paying too highThey say that your ore ain't worth diggingThat it's much cheaper downIn the South American townsWhere the miners work almost for nothingSo the mining gates lockedAnd the red iron rottedAnd the room smelled heavy from drinkingWhere the sad, silent songMade the hour twice as longAs I waited for the sun to go sinkingI lived by the windowAs he talked to himselfThis silence of tongues it was buildingThen one morning's wakeThe bed it was bareAnd I's left alone with three childrenThe summer is goneThe ground's turning coldThe stores one by one they're a-foldin'My children will goAs soon as they growWell, there ain't nothing here now to hold them Follow Christopher Vanni @Vanni621 and check out his substack - https://christopherv.substack.com/  Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast where we explore the man and the music one song at a time. In this episode, I take the show on the road to the home of my dear friend Roberta Rakove, to talk about the 1970 song, The Man In Me from the album New Morning.You can follow Roberta @roberta_rakove on twitter. Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast where we explore the man and the music one song at a time. 2 days after 3 nights at the Outlaw Festival, we welcome Robin Haar and Adam Selzer to give a first hand field report from the 3 shows!   Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast where we explore the man and the music one song at a time.In this episode, we welcome international guest Elle Paniche from Venezuela, here to talk about the 1985 song, Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anyone Seen My Love?) from the album Empire Burlesque. You can follow Elle @l0velyelena on twitter. Stream or Download Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anyone Seen My Love?)Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my  podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast where we explore the man and the music one song at a time.In our inaugural episode, we welcome acclaimed Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith, here to talk about the 2012 title track, Tempest from, Tempest. You can follow Michael @whitecitycinema, and check out his film Relative now streaming on all platforms. Stream or Download Tempest on Apple Music Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify

Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast, where we explore the man and the music one song at a time. Follow us @songsofbobIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify