Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast

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.  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. 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.  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. 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.  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.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.  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.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.  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. 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