Sign On The Window

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we summon thunder with the opener to 2006's Modern Times, "Thunder on the Mountain."We start our last (maybe?) Music Video Month with: Context (5:00) Music and openers (9:00) The music video for "Thunder on the Mountain" (14:00) The song itself (30:00) Does this work today? (51:00)We close with our playlist talk (56:00), recommendations and sharing next week's episode!As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to this episode's playlist and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as

Sign on the Window presents, our first listen of Dylan's latest, Rough and Rowdy Ways.We discuss so much in the episode between songs: Kelly's initial thoughts (2:30) Daniel's initial thoughts (5:30) "I Contain Multitudes" (6:00) "False Prophet" (11:00) "My Own Version of You" (14:00) "I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You" (19:00) "Black Rider" (22:20) "Goodbye Jimmy Reed" (26:00) "Mother of Muses" (28:45) — with a fun dive into KOL for no reason??? "Cross the Rubicon" (41:30) "Key West" (44:45) "Murder Most Foul" (53:00) Final Thoughts (1:04:00)As always, full show notes at our website. There's also our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.Next week: I'll say this, I don't give a damn about your dreams. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit signonthewindow.substack.com/sub

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we talk "T.V. Talkin' Song" from 1990's Under the Red Sky.In lieu of everything happening in the world, we've been super-sizing episodes and this is no different. In this episode, we discuss: Rough and Rowdy Ways talk (3:30) Initial Thoughts (7:00) Context (9:00) Versions (10:00) The song itself (18:00) — including Bruce Hornsby's relentless piano, fake anecdotes, Hyde Park, lyrics and lyrical differences Does this work today? (40:00) Playlist (50:00) and Recommendations (1:00:00) Special outro, featuring previously recorded material, to introduce our last Music Video Month (1:12:00)As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we dive into 1961's "Dink's Song"In lieu of everything happening in the world, we've been super-sizing episodes and this is no different. In this episode, we discuss: Initial Thoughts and Kelly plays the song for us (3:00) Context (10:00) "Dink's Song" — including versions from Josh White, Dave Van Ronk, Caroline Hester, Odetta, and Gabriel Rios (20:30) Does this song work? (40:00) Playlist — including asides on STP, Ru Paul, Vitimin C, and Caroline Hester (45:00) Recommendations (1:10:30) Endings (1:23:30)As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to this episode's playlist and join the conversation on the usual suspects: T

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, we talk only hobo's with "Only a Hobo" Context + "Poor Miner's Farewell," "Tramp on the Street" and "Railroading on the Great Divide" (4:00) Our versions, including Broadside, the McKenzie Tapes, The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1-3, Vol. 9 and Vol.10 (13:00) Song itself (30:45) What is a hobo? (35:00) Kelly's conception of his sound (42:00) Does this song work in 2020? (48:20) Playlist (52:00) Recommendations (1:10:30) Endings (1:23:30)As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to this episode's playlist and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For a

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, we atone for last week's nonsense by searching through 1981's Shot of Love.After initial thoughts (4:00) and context (8:30), we break down the album. We close with our final thoughts (1:15:00), recommendations (1:20:00) and pick the next episode (1:29:00). Property of Jesus (20:00) Every Grain of Sand (29:00) The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar (35:00) Shot of Love (40:00) Heart of Mine (45:00) In the Summertime (51:00) Dead Man, Dead Man (57:00) Trouble (1:02:00) Watered-Down Love (1:04:30) "Lenny Bruce" (1:10:00)As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to this episode's playlist and join the conversation on the usual suspec

This is Hole in the Earth. We are a podcast listening to a random Deftones song, one at a time, for as long as it takes. Transpose or stop your life... is what I would say to you if I didn't want to you to join us for Episode 26! This week, we look at "Pink Maggit" from 2000's White Pony. Kelly and Daniel talk: initial thoughts (3:00) context and Kool Keith (7:00) music and the Deftones influence on others bands (16:00) dive into lyrics (28:00) does this song work in 2020? (49:15) our playlist (56:00) recommendations (1:05:00) pick next week's random Deftones song (1:18:00)As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to this episode's playlist and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. And if you're loving the Deftones, or love April Fool's jokes, consider our previous entries and donate to our Patreon. For as

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, we welcome back Kindra as our special guest on what is now our annual St. Patrick's Day episode. We stayed COVID-safe as we chatted "Trust Yourself" from 1985's Empire Burlesque.In this episode we catch up with Kindra (3:00) listen to our quick analysis of "Trust Yourself" from Ep. 66 over shots (6:40) Kelly articulates her mental breakdown (10:30) Song talk (18:20) Does this work in 2020? (30:30) Our world-renowned playlist (45:00) Recommendations featuring Birds of Prey, Frances Quinlan, and Spanish Love Songs Endings and original songs (1:03:00)As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to this episode's playlist and join the con

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we go back to what felt like seven years to our pre-quarantine past to bring "Love Minus Zero / No Limit" for our COVID present.This episode, brought to you by our newest Patron, Stan, looks at : Kelly's musical relationship with the song (4:00) Context (8:30) Cutting Edge, Live '66, Rolling Thunder, Budokan (12:30) Song Itself (28:30) – Verse 1 (31:00), Verse 2 (34:00), Verse 3 (40:20), Verse 4 (49:30) Does the song work? (56:00) Recommendations – featuring Portico Quartet, Iggy Pop, Ratboys (1:10:00) Endings (1:17:15)As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to this episode's playlist and join the conversation on the us

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we're back in 1978 with "Baby Stop Crying," off Street Legal.  Kelly has been broken (3:00) "Baby Stop Frying" original song (7:00) Context (12:30) Song itself: storyline, lyrics, "Dog Bumped," choruses (16:45) A roleplay between Jonathan Cott and Bob Dylan (29:30) Playlist (40:30) Recommendations (47:00) Endings (57:00)As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to this episode's playlist and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicate

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, we listen to the lost classic, "She's Your Lover Now."This week, we look at: context (2:30) the various versions – mostly Cutting Edge – of the song (8:45) Verse 1 (32:00) Verse 2 (43:00) Verse 3 (49:30) Verse 4 (55:15) Does it work today? (1:07:00) Recommendations (1:10:00) Next week (1:22:45)As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to this episode's playlist and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for yo

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, by lucky accident tbh, 1970's infamous Self Portrait. We talk context (3:00), baggage or lack thereof with this record (8:00), what makes a bad album segueing directly into the record (17:00). For song beats, see below. We recommend Terminator, Teebs and Ken Burns' Country Music (1:09:00) and pick our next episode (1:16:00). All the Tired Horses (25:00) Alberta #1 and #2 (29:30) I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (30:30) Days of '49 (33:00) Early Mornin' Rain (34:00) Little Sadie/In Search of Little Sadie (34:20) Let It Be Me (35:35) Woogie Boogie (36:00) Belle Isle (37:15) Living the Blues (39:15) Isle of Wight cuts: Rolling Stone, Quinn, Minstrel Boy, She Belongs to Me (40:00) Copper Kettle (43:00) Gotta Travel On (45:30) Blue M

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we start our 4th (!) season with the appropriate "New Morning."We talk context (3:00), the song itself and its horn overdubs, earnestness and chord structure (5:00). We talk our fantastic playlist (29:00) and recommendations for you (35:30)As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to this episode's playlist and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patre

Merry Christmas from Sign on the Window. We've combined our annual year-end specials into one celebration! In this episode, you'll find our recounting Dylan's Christmas in the Heart (again, though not in the detail we did the previous two years), ranking the 25 Dylan songs we listened to in 2019, and delivering our Top 20 list. It's a long episode, so time-stamps are below: Part 1 — Christmas in the Heart, tracks 1-8 (2:30) Part 2 — Best of 2019: #20-11 (12:00) Part 3 — Ranking Dylan  (35:30) Part 4 —  Christmas in the Heart, tracks 9-15 (1:03:00) Part 5 — Best of 2019: #10-1 (1:13:00) Part 6 —  Ending, choosing first song of 2020 (2:00:00)As always, full show notes at our website. Our 2019 Christmas playlist is available, as is our combined three-year Christmas celebration. We are still on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed jus

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. We have FINALLY MADE IT TO EPISODE 100: "Dirge" from 1974's Planet Waves!Kelly and Daniel visit Planet Waves for the first time since Episode 5 (and include a snippet because those early episodes are basically unlistenable!). We talk dirges, marches and music theory; crypticness as an assett; the differing camps one can view this song through and if it works in 2019, our final song of the year! Context (5:00) Initial takes — Kelly recorded "Dirge" Dirges, marches, 4-4 time (7:00) Song Itself and crypticness as an asset(13:30) Camp Sara (20:00) Camp Burnout of 1960s (29:00) Camp "Love" and Society (34:30) Camp Drugs (40:00) Does it work? (42:00) Playlist (46:30) Recommendations (53:00) Endings (1:00:00)As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with ou

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we revisit 1969's Nashville Skyline and "One More Night."In this penultimate episode of Season 3, Kelly and Daniel talk about the dorkiness of the song, "nature" Bob versus "nurture" Bob, generic pop songs and children's TV shows (or, shows from our childhood, like Mr. Face and Stick Stickly, Blues Clues and Scruff McGruff). Conext (2:45) Song Itself (4:30) We're a Real Podcast + Playlist (25:30) Recommendations (31:32) Endings (37:00)As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to this episode's playlist and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider o

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we inch toward 100 episodes by going back to 1967's "Nothing Was Delivered."This episode, Kelly and Daniel talk context (3:45), the differing takes and The Byrds cover (8:30), and song's message on politics, religion, drugs and deliverance (14:00).As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to this episode's playlist and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we close out Robert Johnson Month with Dylan's cover of "32-20 Blues."This week, Kelly and Daniel talk context (3:00), where Johnson got the song (8:00), an overview of the song's arsenal (11:00), and why Dylan chose this one (18:00). Does it work? (24:00) and our final thoughts on memory, history and all the things we didn't get to discuss (29:00). We talk playlist (41:00), recommend our respective roadtrips (45:30) and choose our next song, three away from 100 episodes!As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to this episode's playlist and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. A

Mixed Up Confusion is our vehicle to discuss the culture that surrounds our weekly conversation about Bob Dylan. We're nearing the end of Robert Johnson Month. This episode, we look at King of the Delta Blues Singers in context (4:00), how Johnson's output has affected us this month (10:30), discuss highlights (19:00) and close looking beyond the record (49:00).As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean –  and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!<3 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,

Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Dylan song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we continue Robert Johnson Month with "Pledging My Time" off Blonde on Blonde.Kelly and Daniel talk context (5:00), the Cutting Edge (7:30), and dive into what's going on in the song (13:00) featuring clowns, drugs, "come to," and Daniel being a self-proclaimed Bob Dylan loser. We work Robert Johnson in too!As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – See That My Playlist is Kept Clean – or just listen to this episode's playlist and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. For as little as one dollar you get early access to every episode we do as soon as they're edited (and a dedicated f