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) | e...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 27 min
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) ...
Nov 14, 2022•2 hr 38 min
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...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 13 min
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 (...
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 20 min
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 (50:0...
Jun 24, 2022
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 ...
Jun 15, 2022•2 hr 35 min
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...
Jun 08, 2022•2 hr 42 min
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 — ...
Jun 03, 2022•57 min
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...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 28 min
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 | instagram Pl...
Apr 01, 2022•55 min
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 | instagram Playlists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlist If you’re inclined: ...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 6 min
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 | instagram Playlists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlist If you’re inclined: patreon ...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 23 min
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 o...
Feb 19, 2022•2 hr 59 min
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 Christ...
Dec 23, 2021•2 hr 12 min
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 Playl...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 13 min
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 Playli...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 18 min
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) Recommendat...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 11 min
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 thi...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 24 min
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 ...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 28 min
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...
Jul 05, 2021•2 hr 47 min
Daniel and Kelly are listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features our discussion of 1993’s “Jack-A-Roe” from World Gone Wrong . context and episode setup (2:00) | versions (10:00) | song itself (24:00) | does this song work today? (43:00) | we’re a real podcast with a playlist (50:30) | recommendations (1:02:00) | endings (1:13:00) Follow us elsewhere: sotwpod.com | twitter | instagram Playlists: see that my playlist is kept clean | episode playlist If you’re inclined: pat...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 17 min
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 one of Dylan's most mysterious and enduring songs, 1967's "I'm Not There." In this episode... Context (5:00) Versions (11:45) — including talk of Sonic Youth, Pearl Jam, and if Dylan wrote or ad-libbed the song Kelly plays "I'm Not There" (18:00) Lyrics, in br...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 13 min
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 Modern Times with the great "Ain't Talkin'." In this episode we feature the usual setup: Context (3:00) Music Talk (8:00) Song Itself — where we craft separate narratives from both the Modern Times and Tell Tale Signs versions (15:00) Does this song work today...
May 20, 2021•1 hr 25 min
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 our annual St. Patrick's episode with Kindra . We spend the hour talking (and playing... and drinking to) "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue." This episode breaks down as: Intros (1:00) Drinks for Sally Grossman (7:00) Initial Thoughts (9:15) Context (11:30) Versions (17:00)...
Apr 26, 2021•2 hr 34 min
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, it's 1978 in Oregon and Virginia and we talk "Changing of the Guards" in our first out-of-order podcast! In this mega-sized episode (brought to you by Bob R. and dropped phone calls) Context (7:00) Kelly's Music Room (10:30) Versions & Personnel (16:00) Song Itself — ...
Apr 15, 2021•2 hr 35 min
Shifty Owns the World isn't the Crazy Town podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a CRAZY song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, our first episode of this very real podcast, we listen to the masterpiece "Butterfly." In this episode, hosted by the ageless K Nasty, we talk: Context (2:00) Billboard breakdown (7:00) Song Itself (16:00) Music Video (26:30) Does this work in 2021? (30:30) Real Podca...
Apr 01, 2021•45 min
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 Self Portrait and Dylan's cover of the Everly Brothers' "Take a Message to Mary." In this episode, Kelly and Daniel explore: Context (5:00) The Everly Brothers (10:00) Song Itself — including its relation to the Everly Brothers, the effect of the generation ga...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 13 min
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 listened to 1967's "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)." In this episode, Kelly and Daniel hit on: Context (4:00) Versions & Covers (8:00) Music Time with Kelly (19:00) Song Itself — Theories (22:30) Does it work in 2021? (47:50) Our Playlist (50:30) Recommendation...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 15 min
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 unfortunate, no other way around that. We were wishing for it but "Death is Not the End." In this episode, which is mostly dunking on this song, we hit: Opening shots and Context (4:30) "Song" Itself (9:00) Does this song work? (27:00) Real Podcast and Playlist (30:00) ...
Mar 08, 2021•59 min
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 John Wesley Harding and "As I Went Out One Morning." In this episode... Kelly's thoughts and playing "As I Went Out One Morning" (2:00) Context and versions we listened to (7:30) Song itself — Part 1: As I Walked Out One Evening (13:15) Song itself — Part 2: Y...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 14 min
