Chris Gregory

Bob Dylan - A Headful of Ideas

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(Mostly serious) ruminations on Bob Dylan's work

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Chris Gregory

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BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 15) Bob Dylan's Dream: I Wish, I Wish, I Wish in Vain... 16.04.2025 11:10

Chris examines Bob Dylan's beautiful and nostalgic BOB DYLAN'S DREAM, an astonishing song for such a young man to write. There is also commentary on the song's relationship to LORD FRANKLIN, the folk song whose melody Dylan uses. Check out my website at http://www.chrisgregory.org and my you tube channel on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxk...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS: Season Four 14) Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues: Howling at the Moon 01.04.2025 17:30

TAKE A TRIP INTO BOB DYLAN'S MYSTERIOUS AND SURREAL 'JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES SET IN DEEPEST MEXICO, FULL OF COLOURFUL CHARACTERS AND WEIRD JUXTAPOSITIONS Chris' new book MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLAN released October 7th 2025. Pre order available from: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0955751268/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BLULXOXW2Z4E&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.q1nnY756Hpsp6Tb7...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 13) Senor: Can You Tell Me Where We're Heading? 26.03.2025 16:06

Chris does a detailed deep dive into Bob Dylan's mystical fable SENOR, from 1978's STREET LEGAL Chris' new book MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLAN released October 7th 2025. Pre order available from: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0955751268/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BLULXOXW2Z4E&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.q1nnY756Hpsp6Tb723KODg. EpZ5EWtY8GAKFSLHhRjlGfXthI_GnL-5IzpfkAcU9ww&dib_tag=se&a...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 12) LOVE SONGS OF THE MID-60s (PART THREE) 15.03.2025 24:13

NEW PODCAST IN THE SERIES ‘BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS’ LOVE SONGS OF THE MID-60s (PART THREE) Chris Gregory takes a detailed look at more of Bob Dylan’s love songs from the mid-60s. Songs examined in this segment are LOVE IS JUST A FOUR LETTER WORD (recorded by Joan Baez), SHE BELONGS TO ME and LOVE MINUS ZERO/NO LIMIT. THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS: LOVE SONGS OF THE MID-60s (PART TWO) 28.02.2025 20:38

Chris Gregory looks in detail at more of Bob Dylan’s love songs from the mid-1960s, many of which seem to be related to wider concerns. The songs covered in this section are IT AIN’T ME BABE, I DON’T BELIEVE YOU, IF YOU GOTTA GO (GO NOW), and I’LL KEEP IT WITH MINE. THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w ...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS: Season Four 10) Love Songs of the mid 60s (Part One) 23.02.2025 19:45

Chris Gregory looks in detail at several Bob Dylan love songs from the mid-60s: Ballad in Plain D, Spanish Harlem Incident and All I Really Want to Do

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS: Season Four 9) Highway 61 Revisited: Next Time You See Me Coming… 27.01.2025 21:13

Chris Gregory looks at the satirical blues rock song HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED from the album of the same name. THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-determined-to-stand/ CHECK OUT CHRIS...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 8) Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie (Part Two)) 22.01.2025 20:23

Chris Gregory looks deeper into the influence of Woody Guthrie on Bob Dylan, focusing on various songs and the amazing extended poem LAST THOUGHTS ON WOODY GUTHRIE THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.or...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 7) Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie (Part One) 17.01.2025 19:36

Part One of Chris Gregory's analysis of the profound influence that the great folk singer WOODY GUTHRIE had on Bob Dylan's career THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-dete...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 6) Love Songs from ‘Desire’ (Part Two) 05.12.2024 18:18

Chris looks at comic and romantic love songs from 1976's DESIRE: RITA MAY, MOZAMBIQUE, ROMANCE IN DURANGO and OH SISTER THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-determined-to-stand...

PODCAST: BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 5) 'Time is an Ocean': Love Songs from 'Desire' (Part One) 01.12.2024 16:37

The first part of an examination of Bob Dylan's love songs from 'DESIRE'. Chris examines ONE MORE CUP OF COFFEE and GOLDEN LOOM THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-d...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 3) Frankie Lee and Judas Priest: Nothing is Revealed 21.11.2024 19:13

Chris Gregory examines bob dylan's wonderful 'shaggy dog story' THE BALLAD OF FRANKIE LEE AND JUDAS PRIEST THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-determined-to-stand/ ...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 4) Tempest: Extract from 'Determined to Stand' 21.11.2024 20:05

Chris Gregory dives into a sinking ship, as he looks in detail at Bob Dylan's rather bizarre song TEMPEST from the album of the same name. THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 2) Gates of Eden: No Man Sees My Face and Lives 22.10.2024 17:45

Chris Gregory looks in detail at Bob Dylan's highly symbolic 1965 song GATES OF EDEN THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-determined-to-stand/ CHECK OUT CHRIS' WEBSITE FR...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 1) Jokerman: Dance to the Nightingale's Tune... 10.10.2024 26:59

Chris Gregory looks in detail at JOKERMAN from 1983's INFIDELS THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-determined-to-stand/ CHECK OUT CHRIS' WEBSITE FROM THE PEN OF CHRIS GR...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Three 23) Two Bitter Love Songs from 'Blood on the Tracks' 31.07.2024 29:23

Chris does a deep dive into the anguished IF YOU SEE HER SAY HELLO and YOU'RE A BIG GIRL NOW from BLOOD ON THE TRACKS PLEASE like and SUBSCRIBE!!!! DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN available at https://chrisgregory.org/product-cate.. . THE HEADFUL OF IDEAS PLAYLIST: • BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS by Chri... CHECK OUT CHRIS' WEBSITE FROM THE PEN OF CHRIS GREGORY : https:...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Three 21) Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts 20.07.2024 25:39

Chris Gregory examines Bob Dylan's hilarious spoof Western song from 1975 LILY ROSEMARY AND THE JACK OF HEARTS THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-determined-to-stand/ CHECK...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Three 22) Five Twisted Love Songs from 'Street Legal' 18.07.2024 29:25

Chris looks at NEW PONY, BABY STOP CRYING, WE BETTER TALK THIS OVER, TRUE LOVE TENDS TO FORGET AND IS YOUR LOVE IN VAIN? from 1978's STREET LEGAL THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob...

PODCAST: BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Three 20) It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 27.06.2024 18:37

Chris Gregory examines Bob Dylan's enigmatic 1965 song It's All Over Now, Baby Blue THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-determined-to-stand/ CHECK OUT CHRIS' WEBSIT...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Three 19) Brownsville Girl: If there's an Original Thought Out There 09.06.2024 27:32

Chris Gregory examines Bob Dylan's mysterious and beguiling 1986 song BROWNSVILLE GIRL, co written with SAM SHEPARD THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-determined-to-stand/ ...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Three 18) Motorpsycho Nitemare: A Clean Cut Kid 05.06.2024 11:52

Chris Gregory examines Bob Dylan's satirical 1964 'talking blues' MOTORPSYCHO NITEMARE with its topical references to the Cold War and Hitchcock's 'Psycho'. THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work ...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Three 17) New Morning: A Pastoral Dream (Part 2) 24.05.2024 33:39

Chris Gregory examines Bob Dylan's weirdly dreamy 1970 opus NEW MORNING and relates it to the tradition of pastoral poetry. THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-determined-to-s...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Three 16) New Morning: A Pastoral Dream (Part One) 07.05.2024 30:50

Chris examines Bob Dylan's dreamy 1970 album NEW MORNING THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-determined-to-stand/ CHECK OUT CHRIS' WEBSITE FROM THE PEN OF CHRIS GREGORY...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Three 15) Sara: Forgive Me My Unworthiness 18.04.2024 17:20

Chris discurses on Bob dylan's autobiographical 1976 song SARA from DESIRE THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-determined-to-stand/ CHECK OUT CHRIS' WEBSITE FROM THE PEN...

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Three 14) Crossing the Rubicon 04.04.2024 19:26

In an extract from DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN Chris Gregory discusses CROSSING THE RUBICON from ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS THE BOB DYLAN: A HEADFULOF IDEAS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https://chrisgregory.org/product/bob-dylan-det...