Bob Dylan - A Headful of Ideas
Underholdning(Mostly serious) ruminations on Bob Dylan's work
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- BOB DYLAN:: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 23) Songs of Social Protest Part 2 (00:11:57)
Chris looks at 3 more early Dylan protest songs - WHO KILLED DAVY MOORE, JOHN BROWN and HERO BLUES, setting them in historical, political and social contexts
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 22) Songs of Social Protest Part One (00:15:42)
The first of three videos examining the developement of Bob Dylan's world-changing Protest Songs on the early 1960s.
- BOB DYLAN A Headful of Ideas Season 4: 21: I Shall Be Released: Extract from 'Minstrel Boy: The Metamorphoses of Bob Dylan (00:10:59)
Chris examines one of Bob Dylan's best known songs I Shall Be Released, originally from The Basement Tapes. This is an extract from Chris' new book MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLAN, which will be released at the beginning of October. Advance orders: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0955751268/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BLULXOXW2Z4E&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.q1nnY756Hpsp6Tb723KODg.EpZ5EWtY8GAKFSLHhRjlGfXthI_GnL-5IzpfkAcU9ww&dib_tag=se&keywords=Chris+Gregory+Minstrel+Boy&qid=1757373510&...
- BOB DYLAN A Headful of Ideas Season 4 20) All Along the Watchtower (00:16:21)
Chris does a deep dive into Bob Dylan's mesmeric, revelatory song ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER, with special reference to Jimi Hendrix's version 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&keywords=Chris+Gregory+Minstrel+Boy&qid=17573735...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 18) I and I: No Man Sees My Face and Lives (00:17:10)
Chris looks in detail at Bob Dylan’s deeply spiritual I and I from 1983’s INFIDELS 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&keywords=Chris+Gregory+Minstrel+Boy&qid=1757373510&sprefix=chris+gregory+minstrel+boy%2Caps%2C84&s...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season 4 : 19 No Time to Think (00:14:22)
A deep dive into the mysteries of Bob Dylan's NO TIME TO THINK, including a discussion of the influence of Shakespeare's MACBETH and the TAROT CARDS on the song 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&keywords=Chris+Gregory+Minstrel+Boy&am...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 16) Three Songs from 'Oh Mercy' (00:23:09)
Chris looks in depth at MOST OF THE TIME, WHAT GOOD AM I and WHAT WAS IT YOChris' 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&keywords=Chris+Gregory+Minstrel+Boy&qid=1757373510&sprefix=chris+gregory+minstrel+boy%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-1&nb...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 17) Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window (00:11:35)
Chris examines Bob Dylan's brilliantly poetic 1965 single CAN YOU PLEASE CRAWL OUT YOUR WINDOW 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&keywords=Chris+Gregory+Minstrel+Boy&qid=1757373510&sprefix=chris+gregory+minstrel+boy%2Caps%2C...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 15) Bob Dylan's Dream: I Wish, I Wish, I Wish in Vain... (00:11:10)
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-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w Chris' new book MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLAN released October 7th 2025. Pre order av...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS: Season Four 14) Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues: Howling at the Moon (00:17:30)
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.q1nnY756Hpsp6Tb723KODg.EpZ5EWtY8GAKFSLHhRjlGfXthI_GnL-5IzpfkAcU9ww&dib_tag=se&keywords=Chris+Gregory+Minstrel+B...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 13) Senor: Can You Tell Me Where We're Heading? (00:16:06)
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&keywords=Chris+Gregory+Minstrel+Boy&qid=1757373510&sprefix=chris+gregory+minstrel+boy%2Caps%2C84&...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 12) LOVE SONGS OF THE MID-60s (PART THREE) (00:24:13)
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=VPeJPs7gNJM&list=PL17l2VeY-BFfKdDbfcchxkPJbQMLB_i4w DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REI...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS: LOVE SONGS OF THE MID-60s (PART TWO) (00:20:38)
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 DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN a study of Dylan’s late work https:/...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS: Season Four 10) Love Songs of the mid 60s (Part One) (00:19:45)
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… (00:21:13)
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' WEBSITE FROM THE PEN OF CHRIS GREGORY : Includes hundreds of essays, podcasts an...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 8) Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie (Part Two)) (00:20:23)
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.org/product/bob-dylan-determined-to-stand/ CHECK OUT CHRIS' WEBSITE FROM THE PEN OF...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 7) Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie (Part One) (00:19:36)
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-determined-to-stand/ CHECK OUT CHRIS' WEBSITE FROM THE PEN OF CHRIS GREGORY : Includes hundred...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 6) Love Songs from ‘Desire’ (Part Two) (00:18:18)
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/ CHECK OUT CHRIS' WEBSITE FROM THE PEN OF CHRIS GREGORY : Includes hundreds of essays...
- PODCAST: BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 5) 'Time is an Ocean': Love Songs from 'Desire' (Part One) (00:16:37)
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-determined-to-stand/ CHECK OUT CHRIS' WEBSITE FROM THE PEN OF CHRIS GREGORY : Includes hundreds o...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 3) Frankie Lee and Judas Priest: Nothing is Revealed (00:19:13)
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/ CHECK OUT CHRIS' WEBSITE FROM THE PEN OF CHRIS GREGORY : Includes hundreds of essays, podcasts an...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 4) Tempest: Extract from 'Determined to Stand' (00:20:05)
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-determined-to-stand/ CHECK OUT CHRIS' WEBSITE FROM THE PEN OF CHRIS GREGORY : Includes ...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 2) Gates of Eden: No Man Sees My Face and Lives (00:17:45)
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 FROM THE PEN OF CHRIS GREGORY : Includes hundreds of essays, podcasts and videos on Bob Dylan ...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Four 1) Jokerman: Dance to the Nightingale's Tune... (00:26:59)
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 GREGORY : Includes hundreds of essays, podcasts and videos on Bob Dylan https://chrisgregory.org
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Three 23) Two Bitter Love Songs from 'Blood on the Tracks' (00:29:23)
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://chrisgregory.org/music/podcas... COMMENTS WELCOME!!!! If you liked this video you might like to contri...
- BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season Three 21) Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (00:25:39)
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 OUT CHRIS' WEBSITE FROM THE PEN OF CHRIS GREGORY : Includes hundreds of essays, podcast...