Bob Dylan Approximately

Bonus EP#10 (TEASER) - Yea! Heavy & A Pack of Wild Geese (The Second Pilot Episode)

Bob Dylan Approximately

Show Notes

This is a teaser of Bonus EP#10 - Yea! Heavy & A Pack of Wild Geese (The Second Pilot Episode). The full episode is available to our Bobsessives over on Patreon right now, for just £5 a month.

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What is it with Dylan and Rome? How did The Band's version of the song come to feature Coca-Cola? Why did the Romans keep a pack of wild geese? Who are the real mighty kings of the jungle? What’s the song’s possible connection with drug addiction? What’s the definite connection with Tommy James and the Shondells? How did Dylan manage to stay in Woodstock? Is Yea! Heavy & A Bottle of Bread about Bob re-joining his pirate buddies on the road? Which is more disgusting, blood or pus? What quality do Levon and Bob have in common? How do foreign cover versions open up Dylan’s songs? Has Dylan ever left his absurdist period? Our bad: “Crimson and Clover was released in ’68, not ’65

Song 1: Yea! Heavy & A Pack of Wild Geese https://open.spotify.com/track/4daGDsq2Gv4qeGR3uYpQoy?si=45162d6aaba84103

Song 2: When I Paint My Masterpiece https://open.spotify.com/track/2AvzdZW3p6eouVGk2F9QnV?si=50406b06ede740fb

Hank Shizzoe’s cover version of “Yea, Heavy & A Bottle of Bread”.https://open.spotify.com/track/4wZmAqa0vGqWsgtOSKhB7J?si=bdd9d43eaf5b4785

Recorded at Cathouse Studio, Islington, London Producer: Robin Guise Edited by: Daniel Crespin Theme music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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