109 – "Dink's Song"

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 1961's "Dink's Song"

In lieu of everything happening in the world, we've been super-sizing episodes and this is no different. In this episode, we discuss:

• Initial Thoughts and Kelly plays the song for us (3:00)


• Context (10:00)


• "Dink's Song" — including versions from Josh White, Dave Van Ronk, Caroline Hester, Odetta, and Gabriel Rios (20:30)


• Does this song work? (40:00)


• Playlist — including asides on STP, Ru Paul, Vitimin C, and Caroline Hester (45:00)


• Recommendations (1:10:30)


• Endings (1:23:30)

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