Sign On The Window

Mixed Up Confusion is our vehicle to discuss the culture that surrounds our weekly conversation about Bob Dylan. Today we begin Robert Johnson Month.In this episode, we focus on the Netflix documentary ReMastered as our vehicle to talk our relationship with Johnson's music (4:00), souls (7:00), the 27 Club (12:00), Johnson's life and death (15:00) and close with some IMDb reviews (26:00)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 on Patreon. Thanks!<3 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss thi

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 say goodbye to summer (which didn't really happen in the Pacific Northwest...) with "Summer Days" off 2001's Love & Theft.In this episode we coin the "Rockabobby" style (2:15) and dive into the song itself (8:30) for the majority of the episode. We recommend, per usual. We pick next week's song, per usual.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 dedica

It's time for another edition of our Supplemental Series. This episode we look back 50 years at Bob Dylan's 1969 Isle of Wight performance.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!See you in time!  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/subscribe

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 the indomitable "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" off 1975's Blood on the Tracks.Kelly and Daniel go DEEP on this episode of Sign of the Window. To capture the entire narrative, they go verse-by-verse with an intermission, followed by our playlist and recommendations (beginning at 1:25:00!!!!): Verse 1 (17:00) Verse 2 (19:20) Verse 3 (20:45) Verse 4 (22:15) Verse 5 (25:40) Verse 6 (28:00) Verse 7 (31:40) Intermission (36:00) Verse 8 (38:30) Verse 9 (42:00) Verse 10 (45:00) Verse 11 (49:30) Verse 12, the deleted verse (51:30) Verse 13 (57:00) Verse 14 (1:05:00) Verse 15 (1:07:00) Verse 16 (1:11:40)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 &#

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 got back to 1970 with "Time Passes Slowly" off New Morning.This week Kelly and Daniel briefly talk Scratch and Al Kooper being "cheesed" off (3:00), our versions (9:00) and the song itself (15:00). We closed with our playlist, recommendations and next week's epic selection.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

Mixed Up Confusion is our vehicle to discuss the culture that surrounds our weekly conversation about Bob Dylan. This episode features Kelly and Daniel in the backyard talking about the last five episodes and the corresponding music videos. Last year we did an episode for each but our music video list was outrageous. This year, we combine it into one. Below are the timestamps for videos. A full list of videos is at our website!Part 1: "Like a Rolling Stone" – Interactive videos (3:00)Part 2: "Duquesne Whistle" – Walkin' down the street (30:00)Part 3: "When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky" – Band as cameo (46:00)Part 4: "Not Dark Yet" – Weird videos that could happen in the 90s (57:40)Part 5: "When the Deal Goes Down" – Celebrity cameos (1:06:00)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 c

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 follow Timrod and Scarlet Johansson to the time "When the Deal Goes Down."Kelly and Daniel discuss the song and the Timrod connection (3:00), the song itself (7:00) and dive into the lyrics in regard to recent episodes (13:30). Playlist discussion follows (33:00), followed by recommendations for the week (38:00) and the closing of Music Video Month (45:00).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 episo

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 about death with 1997's "Not Dark Yet." Kelly and Daniel talk context (4:00), the song itself (6:00), the verses and the role of letters in Dylan's songs (12:00). We hype our playlist, share our recommendations for this week and close.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 Music Video Month continues with 1985's "When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky.This week, Kelly and Daniel rehash our initial feelings from episode 66 (2:00), talk context (8:00), the song itself (13:00) and how it works today (24:30). Kelly recommends a few local bands while Daniel reminds people that jazz still exists. 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 ed

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 our Music Video month continues with "Duquesne Whistle" off 2012's Tempest.This week, Kelly and Daniel talk context (4:00), Duquesne (8:00), Joplin 2011 (12:00) and apply all that the lyrics (17:00) with a few asides – including where we hum "Runaway Train," find out it's Soul Asylum who sings it, then emotionally try to handle the video of it! We talk our playlist (link below), recommendations for this week and force Kelly to guess next week's song, even though it's already been decided!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 li

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, it needs no introduction – 1965's "Like a Rolling Stone."Because of the sprawl that can easily occur, we've broken the episode into 8 parts. Transformation – Contexts(3:30) What are you gonna do, chart it out? – The Cutting Edge (11:00) A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss – What's going on? (32:30) A Completely Free Song – the song itself (37:45) He doesn’t seem the type, and I don’t remember seeing him at any of the Cylon parties – does this still work today? (53:30) We're a Real Podcast and the parts have to continue – shilling and playlist(56:00) Are you alive? Yes. Prove it. – Recommendations (1:02:00) The Cylon War is long over, yet we must not forget the reasons why so many sacrificed so much in the cause of these part

Put on your masks if you want us to tell you the truth! Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese is out and we talk about it! 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!See you in time!  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/subscribe

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 1969's "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You."This week Daniel and Kelly talk context (3:45), the complexities of the song itself (5:00), how both versions are two completely different songs!, (12:00) and dive into the lyrics. We recommend (22:30) Team Dresch, Mira, talk La Dispute/Gouge Away/Slow Mass and our final – brief!! – thoughts on the end of Game of the Thrones last month. 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 d

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 explore our first song off Dylan, among other records, "Spanish Is the Loving Tongue."Kelly and Daniel talk context (2:00), Spanish Facts™ (3:00), Charles Badger Clark and "A Border Affair" (17:30) and Dylan's various renditions to close the episode. We talk our playlist for the week, our recommendations and pick next episode's song.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 fe

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 return to Blonde on Blonde for "Just Like a Woman."This is a big one and we spend the episode talking context, our myriad versions and what is happening here and how it all connects to even the few songs in this era we've covered on this podcast. 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 e

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 return to Big Pink for "Open the Door, Homer." First, who the hell is Homer (8:15)? Then we talk the three extant versions (13:00) and talk about how we still use Big Pink as a comparison for bands today (23:00). 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!Next week: I was hungry and it was your world

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 travel to the house down in New Orleans they call "The House of the Risin' Sun." We talk context (3:15), the broadside ballad (7:00), as well as versions by Josh White, Texas Alexandar, the triangle of Dave Van Ronk/Bob Dylan/The Animals, Dolly Parton and alt-J (10:00). We close talking about the house, New Orleans, and taking bets on who is the stranger (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 – 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 edi

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 take a trip back to St. Patrick's Day with our FIRST EVER GUEST as we talk "Baby, I'm in the Mood For You." Officially a crowd, welcome Kindra to talk the song (6:00), the versions we listened to (10:00), mood, and a bit of Suze (19:00). We talk recommendations and pick our next 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 – 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

Into the Void isn't the Nine Inch Nails podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a Reznor song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week we look back on 30 years of PRETTY HATE MACHINE. This episode is full. Context (2:20) and Daniel's obligatory apology (9:30) followed by the record: - "Head Like a Hole" (12:00) - "Terrible Lie" and "Down In It" (20:00) - "Sanctified" (27:00) - "Something I Can Never Have" (30:00) - "Kinda I Want To" and "Sin" (34:00) - Pretty Hate Machine Tour Series (40:00) - "That's What I Get" (45:00) - "The Only Time" (49:00) - "Ringfinger" (53:00) - "Get Down Make Love" (58:30).As always, full show notes at our website. You can also follow along with our weekly real-time Spotify playlist – Every Playlist is Exactly the Same – and join the conversation on Twitter, message us on Facebook, and like on Instagram. And if you're loving us, consider our Pa

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 travel down to northeast Tennessee for "Kingsport Town." You'll find context (2:00), Kelly's slam poem about Kingsport (4:30), Kingsport and Daniel's relationship to the area (7:00) and our attempt to unpack the song (13:30). 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 – 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!Next week: Three may indeed be a