Sign on the Window

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 | instagramPlaylists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlistIf you’re inclined: patreon | substackNext 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

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 | instagramPlaylists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlistIf you’re inclined: patreon | substackNext 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

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 | substackNext 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

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 | instagramPlaylists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlistIf you’re inclined: patreonNext episode: The trial was bad enough / But this is ten times worseContext (5:00)Song Itself (8:45) — send us info on accordions & talkin’ timelines & let’s see 1970-75 as its own piecePart I: Narrative FlowPart 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) PinJuryTimetableCellRentReferencesFollow 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

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 | instagramPlaylists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlistIf you’re inclined: patreonThanks 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. burnInitial Thoughts (4:00)Context (8:00) — punctuated with hooligans in racecarsBob 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)CooperationIndulgeRateFingerReferenceFollow 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

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 | instagramPlaylists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlistIf you’re inclined: patreonNext 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

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 | instagramPlaylists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlistIf you’re inclined: patreonNext 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

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 HouseFollow us: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagramPlaylists: see that my playlist is kept cleanIf you’re inclined: patreonNext 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

Daniel and Kelly listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features our return, like Bob, to the music industry — “Talkin’ New York” from 1962’s Bob Dylan.bob dylan news and updates (5:00) | been to nyc? (11:30) | initial thoughts (14:20) | context (18:30) | music (23:30) | song itself: prologue (26:00), part 1: new york town (28:30), part 2: folk scene (37:30), part 3: movin’ on (43:30) | does this work today? (51:30) | playlist (54:00) | recommendations (1:05:30) | ending (1:23:30)Follow us: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagramPlaylists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlistIf you’re inclined: patreonNext episode: a debaucherous time where you're not allowed to leave... 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

Daniel and Kelly are totally listening to Bow Wow Wow one random song at a time. This episode features a familiar tune, “I Want Candy.”initial reactions (2:20) | context and episode setup (3:50) | strangeloves (5:20) | song itself (12:00) | bow wow wow (18:10) | music video (29:10) | a fine point on what it’ll take going forward (35:00) | does it work today? (37:50) | playlist (42:00) | recommendations (46:30) | endings (51:10)Follow us: sotwpod.com (sounds of the wow) | twitter | instagramPlaylists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlistIf you’re inclined: patreonNext episode: Captain Love speaking, some turbulence on board 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

Daniel and Kelly listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features Silly Nelly, Jones, the dumb blonde, Daniel, Turtle, Kelly and some future mashed potatoes.initial reactions (3:50) | context and episode setup (4:30) | versions (8:30) | the song itself (20:00) | does it work? (32:45) | playlist (35:40) | recommendations (48:00) | endings (1:03:00)Follow us: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagramPlaylists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlistIf you’re inclined: patreonNext episode: New York Times said it was the coldest winter in seventeen years / I didn't feel so cold then 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

Daniel and Kelly listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features Angelina, and our farewells.context (4:46) | song itself verse-by-verse (19:15) | parable or leaving song (31:20) | anti-war message? (42:10) | seven curses eu (48:50) | does it work? (50:00) | real podcast and playlist (54:10) | recommendations (1:01:30) | endings (1:16:30)Follow us: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagramPlaylists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlistIf you’re inclined: patreonNext episode: Come now, sweet cream / Don't forget to flash 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

Daniel and Kelly listening to Dylan one random song at a time. Has it really been 5 years since we began?!This episode features 1983’s Infidels + some extra songs to round out the experience.initial reactions (5:00) | context and episode setup (10:00) | “union sundown” (24:00) | “license to kill” (28:34) | “jokerman” (36:44) | “sweetheart like you” (44:00) | “neighborhood bully” (47:30) | “man of peace” (51:54) | “i & i” (57:42) | “don’t fall apart on me tonight” (1:02:40) | The plethora of Infidels we may never hear (1:07:10) | “tell me” (1:11:45) | “lord, protect my child” (1:14:20) | “someone’s gotta hold of my heart” (1:16:32) | “foot of pride” (1:19:25) “blind willie mctell”(1:25:30) | track listings & does this work? (1:31:40) | recommendations (1:41:40)  | endings (1:53:00)Follow us: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagramPlaylists: see that my playlist is kept cleanIf you’re inclined: patreonNext episode: call me any name you like, i will never deny it. 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

Ho ho ho. Welcome to our yearly Christmas special. This goes better with our Christmas playlist, which we use to compare and contrast Dylan’s song selections from Christmas in the Heart. We’ll also break down our top recommendations and our year with Dylan. See you all for new episodes in 2022!In this full episode, through the din of sleigh bells, we talk: Christmas catchup (2:00) Side 1 of Christmas in the Heart (6:30) Top 20: #20-11 (28:44) Inside Baseball, Season 5 (54:00) Side 2 of Christmas in the Heart (1:14:15) Top 20: #10-1 (1:43:40)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: “a confused man trying to rekindle old fires” 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

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 dive into an episode that should’ve been released months ago, “Guess I’m Doin’ Fine,” which is apropos, I suppose.In this episode, returning after a bit of a break, we discuss Context (3:00) Music Video (6:30) Song Itself (14:00) Does this work today? (26:30) Our Playlist (30:00) — with meditations on Hank Williams and Shaq Recommendations (44:00) 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: HAPPY CHRISTMAS! 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

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 travel to London to walk with Bob in "Blood In My Eyes".In this episode, we explore: Wedding , Discrimination, Rock World and Sabotage (1:00) Context (7:00) Versions (10:00) Music Video (20:30) Song Itself (35:00) Does this work in 2021? (46:30) Real Podcast and Playlist  (49:30) Recommendations (56:15) Endings (1:16:00)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 been kicked and whipped and trampled on / I been shot at just like you. 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

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 reluctantly return to the scene of a previous crime with "Emotionally Yours."In this episode we try to make sense of: Weather Talk (1:00) Context (6:30) Song Itself (7:45) Music Video (19:30) Does this work in 2021? (40:00) Real Podcast and Playlist (47:00) Recommendations (54:15) Endings (1:09:00)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 don't care what in the world you do 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

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 our music video b******t for 1990's "Unbelievable".In this episode we hit upon: Home Improvement Portion of the Evening (1:00) Context (4:30) Rockist/Rockism (8:00) Song Itself (14:30) 1990 video and director talk (21:30) "Unbelievable" Video (30:00) Does this work? (53:00) Real Podcast and Playlist (56:00) Recommendations (1:06:00) Endings (1:22:00)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: Come baby, rock me, come baby 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

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 quite special as we review Dylan's Shadow Kingdom.In this episode, we talk about each song and each vignette Initial Thoughts (1:00) Credits (10:00) When I Paint My Masterpiece (22:00) Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) (26:30) Queen Jane Approximately (33:00) I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (38:00) Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (43:45) — and a shoutout to the actors Tombstone Blues (50:15) To Be Alone With You (54:00) What Was It You Wanted (56:30) Forever Young (1:00:30) Pledging My Time (1:06:00) Wicked Messenger (1:08:30) Watching the River Flow (1:13:00) It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (1:16:00) Does this work in 2021? (1:20:30)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 – 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: Music Video Month V 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

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...In this episode... Context (3:00) Initial Thoughts (4:00) Versions (7:30) — TOOM and NYC in 1999 Song Itself — Kelly playing (15:30) — Is this "Outlaw Blues"? Narrative? (20:00) Part 1: Highlands as Ideal (25:00) — Burns, Death Garden Update (31:00) Part 2: Highlands in Opposite Repose (34:00) — "good enough," conscience Part 3: Boston Restaurant (44:30) Part 4: Highlands For Thee, Not Me (1:00:00) Part 5: How to make it into the Highlands (1:03:00) Does this work? (1:07:00) Real Podcast and Playlist (1:13:30) Recommendations (1:23:30) — Sleater-Kinney, MARRIAGE, Porno, Rise Against Endings (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: It's unbelievable it would go down this way. 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