Show Notes
This episode is also available in video format over on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XdJM50QwYY0
Was Dylan taking the piss out of the Beatles with 4th Time Around? Who feels with their thumbs? Who doesn’t listen to lyrics? Where do we stand on Evil Spotify? Drawer or drawers? Crutch or crotch? Who is right about the Beatles, Kerry or Dan? Was Edie Sedgwick “Blonde on Blonde”? Why does the narrator gallantly offer his last piece of gum?
Who said, in a promotional interview, “all these evil motherfuckers can rot in Hell”? Did Bob manage to integrate his shadow side in Pay In Blood? Why do boxers sometimes blow each other a kiss? Is the band Kiss one of Dylan’s influences? Is Ovid? What was the Lake Sasaginnigak incident? Who do you believe: Adele or Bob? Where is the Southern Zone?
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Song 1: 4th Time Around - https://open.spotify.com/track/4i4oDSWluhViEzuYIZYtmJ?si=3a2d882c3f454e96 Song 2: Pay in Blood - https://open.spotify.com/track/7D1GycSf7qgYN4WgplOn0E?si=3ad64bdc9b074458
Recorded at Lipsync Post, Soho, London. Producer: Robin Guise. Engineer: Roisin King. Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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