An informal audio deconstruction of the work 'Desolation Row' by Bob Dylan

[Globaltruth]

Congratulations John Corrigan!

You have been selected at random to nominate a Bob Dylan song and post a link to it on this thread.

We will then find songs, ideally WM songs (yeah, well, y'know) that reference the lyrics in some way....and post them on this thread too.



(yep, an idea nicked off R6 music. They won't mind)

[johncorrigan]

Do you mind if I start with a favourite Bob cover, Global? Here's the Magokoro Brothers from Japan doing 'My Back Pages' from 'Masked and Anonymous'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WGlfTc3NTE

You can reference band names too...and countries, maybe, can't you?

...or do we go Bob from 'Highway 61' doing 'Desolation Row'?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUvcWXTIjcU

[johncorrigan]

...or do we go Bob from 'Highway 61' doing 'Desolation Row'?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUvcWXTIjcU

Dennis Bovell upped Bob's number of rows by three, Global...'Row, Row, Row'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm6m0L7NHp4

[Globaltruth]

Dennis Bovell upped Bob's number of rows by three, Global...'Row, Row, Row'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm6m0L7NHp4

Sticking with the boat theme.

The Titanic sails at dawn
Everybody’s shouting
“Which side are you on?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MylKZba4wa4

They are spoon feeding Casanova
To get him to feel more assured

I give you King Tubby...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnDgT3HdtxU

[johncorrigan]

Sticking with the boat theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MylKZba4wa4

I give you King Tubby...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnDgT3HdtxU

Brilliant, G.

Continuing the boat theme, I 'ark back to Noah whose great rainbow gets a mention.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpQ0KZ84z9o

[Globaltruth]

one hand is tied to the tightrope walker

Laurie Anderson...

https://youtu.be/sxcZSVvU6rc

[johncorrigan]

Not a postcard of the hanging, but something we don't get much these days, a postcard from the seaside...and you know, I love a postcard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbMgeAUJCoY

'Fancy cows with gorgonzola skins!'

[johncorrigan]

Not a postcard of the hanging, but something we don't get much these days, a postcard from the seaside...and you know, I love a postcard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbMgeAUJCoY

'Fancy cows with gorgonzola skins!'

Talking of which, this English delight...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thAiCw5kAvU

[Globaltruth]

“They all play the penny whistle”
(In the Doolin style of course)

https://youtu.be/mpN36I9xr-o

[Globaltruth]

“.... something about a mermaid....”
Prob a few of these about but Kate Rusby is today’s choice

https://youtu.be/6Mu9eZFggI4

[johncorrigan]

“They all play the penny whistle”
(In the Doolin style of course)
https://youtu.be/mpN36I9xr-o

...or Kwela style, Global.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZyHBUmQYQ

[Globaltruth]

And someone says, "You're in the wrong place, my friend
You'd better leave"

Perhaps that someone was Dr.John ?

https://youtu.be/G5zPqgQ67yo

[johncorrigan]

'At midnight all the agents and the superhuman crew come out and round up everyone that knows more than they do.' (what a brilliant line!)
Could it have been the 'Man from Metropolis'?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuVBoz1FrU4

[Globaltruth]

Like it JC. Watch out cos I’m going to rename the thread later...Jacques Derrida and Robert Zimmerman will/would be so proud.

[johncorrigan]

Like it JC. Watch out cos I’m going to rename the thread later...Jacques Derrida and Robert Zimmerman will/would be so proud.

My breath is bated, Global.

In the meantime...'Ophelia, she's 'neath the window for her I feel so afraid
On her twenty-second birthday she already is an old maid'

Any time I think of folk standing under windows, it's hard, for me anyway, not to imagine this absolute belter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVq2hiphg5I