Show Notes
This is a teaser of Bonus EP#15 - Desert Island Dylan (Part III). For access to the full episode, and all other bonus episodes, consider becoming a Bobsessive for £5 a month at Patreon.com/bobdylanapproximately.
Desert Island Dylan (Part III)... In which Kerry and Dan each choose their final two Desert Island Dylan songs, with added bells and whistles.
What’s the major problem with listening to a song like Red River Shore? What do Kostya, Heathcliff and Dylan have in common? How did Kerry’s Hollyoaks audition go? Why do lotus flowers only grow in muddy water? Will the Rough and Rowdy Ways tour ever end? How does the name “Jeff” figure in the lore of the podcast?
How can an album as weird as John Wesley Harding end up as a musical hug? Who’s sexier, Bob or Leonard Cohen? Who wants it darker? Which song inspired Bob Dylan Approximately to come into being? Why does Kerry repeatedly call The Bob Dylan Center “The Bob Dylan Museum”? Which director do we both choose for our Desert Island Dylan Films?
Recorded at Cathouse Studios, Islington, London. Produced by Robin Guise. Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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