Show Notes
This is a teaser for Bonus EP#14 - Desert Island Dylan (Part II), in which Daniel and Kerry each choose three more Dylan songs to take to a Desert Island. For full access visit pattern.com/bobdylanapproximately and for £5 a month you can become a Bobsessive.
How does Barbra Streisand figure in Kerry’s choice of Mr Tambourine Man (the Budokan version)? Was he cast in her movie because he was “a good actor”? Why did a mysterious love affair cause him to move across the Atlantic? What does Dylan’s taste in drummers have to do with Stanley Kubrick directing a film trailer? Where were you on 9/11?
Why does Born In Time remind Dan of being heartbroken (and mugged) in Paris? What’s the song that non-Dylan-lovers imitate when they take the piss out of his singing? How does I Want You make us feel safe? On which album cover does Bob resemble an uncool orthodontist? Which song did Dan play first when he got his phone returned to him in rehab?
Recorded at Cathouse Studio, Islington, London. Producer: Robin Guise. Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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