Sign on the Window
By Sign on the Window
Sign on the WindowMar 08, 2021
141 – "Simple Twist of Fate"
Daniel and Kelly are listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features stabbing pains and twists of fate.
initial reactions (3:30) | context (6:45) | versions (12:30) | music (25:00) | song itself (33:00) | does this song work today? (1:03:30) | playlist (1:08:30) | recommendations (1:16:40) | endings (1:28:30)
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Next episode: He could look at you and pick out a weakness and suddenly grab it and use it on you. Which is what he did with everybody. He’d find their vulnerable spots and just demolish them… It was just devastating, the way he could twist somebody’s words back on themselves and make them feel he was right and they were wrong.
140 – "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"
Daniel and Kelly (and Kindra) are listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features copious booze and drunken renditions of Dylan’s “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere.”
st. patrick’s greeting & warning (1:00) | initial thoughts (3:00) | context (11:40) | versions (16:40) | discourse on basement tapes for kindra, totally not for kelly (37:00) | drinks and the song itself (54:50) | does this song work today? (1:14:30) | playlist (1:19:00) | recommendations (1:24:00) | endings (1:36:00)
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Next episode: it’s not fate that brought you here!
Bob Dylan – Live in Portland (5/31/22)
Daniel and Kelly are listening to Dylan one random song (and now show) at a time. This episode features Dylan's latest West Coast leg of the Rough and Rowdy Ways world tour – May 31, 2022 at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon.
Part 1 (1:00) — Initial Thoughts (on Portland, Yondr, money laundering, demographics and Dylan’s voice (1:00)
Part 2 (12:00) — Watching the River Flow — Band Intros — Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) — I Contain Multitudes — False Prophet — When I Paint My Masterpiece — Black Rider — I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight — Interpreter Shoutout — Bob’s Manic Claps — When was the last time Bob was in Portland? 2014 — My Own Version of You — Crossing the Rubicon — To Be Alone With You — Key West — Gotta Serve Somebody — Discourse on Tony’s hat and losing most of a $22 vodka soda — I Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You — Melancholy Mood (featuring Stray Cat Strut) — Mother of Muses (but should’ve been Must Be Santa) — Goodbye Jimmy Reed — Band Intros hard to hear — Every Grain of Sand (Not Salt)
Part 3 (47:45) — Final Thoughts (summaries, thinking of time and seeing bands we love into old age and a post-show riff on Waffle/Huddle House
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Next show: Sooner rather than later...
139 – "Talkin' New York"
Daniel and Kelly listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features our return, like Bob, to the music industry — “Talkin’ New York” from 1962’s Bob Dylan.
bob dylan news and updates (5:00) | been to nyc? (11:30) | initial thoughts (14:20) | context (18:30) | music (23:30) | song itself: prologue (26:00), part 1: new york town (28:30), part 2: folk scene (37:30), part 3: movin’ on (43:30) | does this work today? (51:30) | playlist (54:00) | recommendations (1:05:30) | ending (1:23:30)
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Next episode: a debaucherous time where you're not allowed to leave...
Hey Buddy, What's the Time - 05 - "I Want Candy"
Daniel and Kelly are totally listening to Bow Wow Wow one random song at a time. This episode features a familiar tune, “I Want Candy.”
initial reactions (2:20) | context and episode setup (3:50) | strangeloves (5:20) | song itself (12:00) | bow wow wow (18:10) | music video (29:10) | a fine point on what it’ll take going forward (35:00) | does it work today? (37:50) | playlist (42:00) | recommendations (46:30) | endings (51:10)
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Next episode: Captain Love speaking, some turbulence on board
138 – "Million Dollar Bash"
Daniel and Kelly listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features Silly Nelly, Jones, the dumb blonde, Daniel, Turtle, Kelly and some future mashed potatoes.
initial reactions (3:50) | context and episode setup (4:30) | versions (8:30) | the song itself (20:00) | does it work? (32:45) | playlist (35:40) | recommendations (48:00) | endings (1:03:00)
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Next episode: New York Times said it was the coldest winter in seventeen years / I didn't feel so cold then
137 – "Farewell, Angelina"
Daniel and Kelly listening to Dylan one random song at a time. This episode features Angelina, and our farewells.
context (4:46) | song itself verse-by-verse (19:15) | parable or leaving song (31:20) | anti-war message? (42:10) | seven curses eu (48:50) | does it work? (50:00) | real podcast and playlist (54:10) | recommendations (1:01:30) | endings (1:16:30)
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Next episode: Come now, sweet cream / Don't forget to flash
136 – INFIDELS
Daniel and Kelly listening to Dylan one random song at a time. Has it really been 5 years since we began?!
This episode features 1983’s Infidels + some extra songs to round out the experience.
initial reactions (5:00) | context and episode setup (10:00) | “union sundown” (24:00) | “license to kill” (28:34) | “jokerman” (36:44) | “sweetheart like you” (44:00) | “neighborhood bully” (47:30) | “man of peace” (51:54) | “i & i” (57:42) | “don’t fall apart on me tonight” (1:02:40) | The plethora of Infidels we may never hear (1:07:10) | “tell me” (1:11:45) | “lord, protect my child” (1:14:20) | “someone’s gotta hold of my heart” (1:16:32) | “foot of pride” (1:19:25) “blind willie mctell”(1:25:30) | track listings & does this work? (1:31:40) | recommendations (1:41:40) | endings (1:53:00)
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Next episode: call me any name you like, i will never deny it.
Christmas in the Heart 2021
Ho ho ho. Welcome to our yearly Christmas special. This goes better with our Christmas playlist, which we use to compare and contrast Dylan’s song selections from Christmas in the Heart. We’ll also break down our top recommendations and our year with Dylan. See you all for new episodes in 2022!
In this full episode, through the din of sleigh bells, we talk:
- Christmas catchup (2:00)
- Side 1 of Christmas in the Heart (6:30)
- Top 20: #20-11 (28:44)
- Inside Baseball, Season 5 (54:00)
- Side 2 of Christmas in the Heart (1:14:15)
- Top 20: #10-1 (1:43:40)
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Next episode: “a confused man trying to rekindle old fires”
135 – "Guess I'm Doin' Fine"
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 an episode that should’ve been released months ago, “Guess I’m Doin’ Fine,” which is apropos, I suppose.
In this episode, returning after a bit of a break, we discuss
- Context (3:00)
- Music Video (6:30)
- Song Itself (14:00)
- Does this work today? (26:30)
- Our Playlist (30:00) — with meditations on Hank Williams and Shaq
- Recommendations (44:00)
- Endings (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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
134 – "Blood In My Eyes"
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 London to walk with Bob in "Blood In My Eyes".
In this episode, we explore:
- Wedding , Discrimination, Rock World and Sabotage (1:00)
- Context (7:00)
- Versions (10:00)
- Music Video (20:30)
- Song Itself (35:00)
- Does this work in 2021? (46:30)
- Real Podcast and Playlist (49:30)
- Recommendations (56:15)
- Endings (1:16:00)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: I been kicked and whipped and trampled on / I been shot at just like you.
133 – "Emotionally Yours"
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 reluctantly return to the scene of a previous crime with "Emotionally Yours."
In this episode we try to make sense of:
- Weather Talk (1:00)
- Context (6:30)
- Song Itself (7:45)
- Music Video (19:30)
- Does this work in 2021? (40:00)
- Real Podcast and Playlist (47:00)
- Recommendations (54:15)
- Endings (1:09:00)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: I don't care what in the world you do
132 – "Unbelievable"
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 our music video bullshit for 1990's "Unbelievable".
In this episode we hit upon:
- Home Improvement Portion of the Evening (1:00)
- Context (4:30)
- Rockist/Rockism (8:00)
- Song Itself (14:30)
- 1990 video and director talk (21:30)
- "Unbelievable" Video (30:00)
- Does this work? (53:00)
- Real Podcast and Playlist (56:00)
- Recommendations (1:06:00)
- Endings (1:22:00)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: Come baby, rock me, come baby
First Watch: "Shadow Kingdom"
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 is quite special as we review Dylan's Shadow Kingdom.
In this episode, we talk about each song and each vignette
- Initial Thoughts (1:00)
- Credits (10:00)
- When I Paint My Masterpiece (22:00)
- Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) (26:30)
- Queen Jane Approximately (33:00)
- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (38:00)
- Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (43:45) — and a shoutout to the actors
- Tombstone Blues (50:15)
- To Be Alone With You (54:00)
- What Was It You Wanted (56:30)
- Forever Young (1:00:30)
- Pledging My Time (1:06:00)
- Wicked Messenger (1:08:30)
- Watching the River Flow (1:13:00)
- It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (1:16:00)
- Does this work in 2021? (1:20:30)
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 the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: Music Video Month V
131 – "Highlands"
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...
In this episode...
- Context (3:00)
- Initial Thoughts (4:00)
- Versions (7:30) — TOOM and NYC in 1999
- Song Itself — Kelly playing (15:30) — Is this "Outlaw Blues"?
- Narrative? (20:00)
- Part 1: Highlands as Ideal (25:00) — Burns, Death
- Garden Update (31:00)
- Part 2: Highlands in Opposite Repose (34:00) — "good enough," conscience
- Part 3: Boston Restaurant (44:30)
- Part 4: Highlands For Thee, Not Me (1:00:00)
- Part 5: How to make it into the Highlands (1:03:00)
- Does this work? (1:07:00)
- Real Podcast and Playlist (1:13:30)
- Recommendations (1:23:30) — Sleater-Kinney, MARRIAGE, Porno, Rise Against
- Endings (1:40:00)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: It's unbelievable it would go down this way.
129 – "I'm Not There"
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 one of Dylan's most mysterious and enduring songs, 1967's "I'm Not There."
In this episode...
- Context (5:00)
- Versions (11:45) — including talk of Sonic Youth, Pearl Jam, and if Dylan wrote or ad-libbed the song
- Kelly plays "I'm Not There" (18:00)
- Lyrics, in brief (21:00)
- The Feel of the Song (25:00) — including the importance of "1956" in the title, the difficulty getting into the song (especially without context), and the ache of the song
- The Artistry of the Song (35:00) — including talk of our relationship with Dylan's creative process (post-Cutting Edge) and Dylan's ability to not be precious about things (Kelly: "it's frustrating and cool that he doesn't care a lot of the time")
- Does this work in 2021? (41:00)
- We're A Real Podcast and Playlist (46:00)
- Recommendations (51:30)
- Endings (1:05:00)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: But it would not make me tremble to see ten thousand fall.
128 – "Ain't Talkin'"
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 Modern Times with the great "Ain't Talkin'."
In this episode we feature the usual setup:
- Context (3:00)
- Music Talk (8:00)
- Song Itself — where we craft separate narratives from both the Modern Times and Tell Tale Signs versions (15:00)
- Does this song work today? (46:30)
- We'll clarify if we're a real podcast and talk our playlist (51:00)
- Recommendations (57:30)
- Endings (1:19:00)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: She's a long hearted mystic and she can't carry on
127 – "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"
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 is our annual St. Patrick's episode with Kindra. We spend the hour talking (and playing... and drinking to) "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue."
This episode breaks down as:
- Intros (1:00)
- Drinks for Sally Grossman (7:00)
- Initial Thoughts (9:15)
- Context (11:30)
- Versions (17:00)
- Music (29:00)
- Verse 1 (34:00)
- Verse 2 (47:00)
- Verse 3 (55:00)
- Verse 4 (1:02:00)
- Does this song work in 2021? (1:06:00)
We close with our playlist (1:08:00), recommendations (1:20:00) and endings (1:28:00).
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: I'll just slaughter them where they lie
126 – "Changing of the Guards"
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's 1978 in Oregon and Virginia and we talk "Changing of the Guards" in our first out-of-order podcast!
In this mega-sized episode (brought to you by Bob R. and dropped phone calls)
- Context (7:00)
- Kelly's Music Room (10:30)
- Versions & Personnel (16:00)
- Song Itself — featuring vibes, "I" and "she/her," medieval shit, tarot cards, religion and Battlestar (21:00)
- Does this song still work? (58:00)
- We're a Real Podcast and Playlist (1:01:00)
- Recommendations — featuring Kelly's early album updates, DMX, Cats, singing of "Keasbey Nights," and introducing The Room to the family (1:08:00)
- Endings (1:31:00)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: The carpet too is moving under you
Shifty Owns the World: Ep. 1: "Butterfly" (April Fools)
Shifty Owns the World isn't the Crazy Town podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! Each week we select a CRAZY song at random, live with the song for a week (or two) and then get together to discuss. This week, our first episode of this very real podcast, we listen to the masterpiece "Butterfly."
In this episode, hosted by the ageless K Nasty, we talk:
- Context (2:00)
- Billboard breakdown (7:00)
- Song Itself (16:00)
- Music Video (26:30)
- Does this work in 2021? (30:30)
- Real Podcast and Playlist (35:00)
- Recommendations (37:00)
As always, full show notes at our website (ignore everything else there). We also made a playlist you can listen to! Maybe this will become a regular feature?
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Next episode: Definitely that other Crazy Town song we all know
125 – "Take A Message To Mary"
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 Self Portrait and Dylan's cover of the Everly Brothers' "Take a Message to Mary."
In this episode, Kelly and Daniel explore:
- Context (5:00)
- The Everly Brothers (10:00)
- Song Itself — including its relation to the Everly Brothers, the effect of the generation gap within Self Portrait's time frame, and Dylan's voice (21:00)
- Does this song work today (40:45)
- Our weekly playlist (43:00)
- Recommendations (52:30)
- Endings (1:08:00)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: He was torn between Jupiter and Apollo
124 – "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)"
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 listened to 1967's "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)."
In this episode, Kelly and Daniel hit on:
- Context (4:00)
- Versions & Covers (8:00)
- Music Time with Kelly (19:00)
- Song Itself — Theories (22:30)
- Does it work in 2021? (47:50)
- Our Playlist (50:30)
- Recommendations (57:30)
- Endings (1:09:30)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: I hope Mary gets this, not Marie...
123 – "Death is Not the End"
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 is unfortunate, no other way around that. We were wishing for it but "Death is Not the End."
In this episode, which is mostly dunking on this song, we hit:
- Opening shots and Context (4:30)
- "Song" Itself (9:00)
- Does this song work? (27:00)
- Real Podcast and Playlist (30:00)
- Recommendations (40:00)
- Endings — Cow, Detective, Level, Firefighter, Sausage (52:30)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: Tell me where it hurts, I'll tell you who to call
122 – "As I Went Out One Morning"
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 John Wesley Harding and "As I Went Out One Morning."
In this episode...
- Kelly's thoughts and playing "As I Went Out One Morning" (2:00)
- Context and versions we listened to (7:30)
- Song itself — Part 1: As I Walked Out One Evening (13:15)
- Song itself — Part 2: You Have No Choice (23:45)
- Song itself — Part 3: Up Tom Paine Did Run (30:30)
- Does this song work? (41:30)
- Real Podcast and Playlist (47:00)
- Recommendations (58:00)
- Endings (1:10:30)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: Maybe it is the end?
Christmas in the Heart 2020
Sign on the Window isn't the Bob Dylan podcast you need, but it's definitely the one that you want! It's CHRISTMAS TIME, which means it's Christmas in the Heart time! Our annual tradition is back for the fourth time around and, like everything in 2020, it's super-sized.
Use the timestamps below to navigate the various topics. And if you're looking to drink along with us, may we suggest a drink whenever you hear Kelly's reindeer ears jingle jangle!
- Christmas in the Heart 1-8 (sorry for poor audio, that ends at 11:40)
- Best of 2020: #20-11 (17:00)
- Our Yearly Dylan Rankings (45:00)
- Christmas in the Heart 9-15 (1:22:00)
- Best of 2020: #10-1 (1:38:00)
- The End and Next Year's Song (2:07:00)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – or listen to every Christmas playlist combined – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Next episode: I don't know what to do now, baby, you got me so hooked
120 – "Life is Hard"
Next episode: Year End Extravaganza, beginning with our Song-by-Song rankings for Season 4 in mid-December!
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 not only Season 4 but also our time in the Blockhouse.
In this episode, we talk:
- Context (3:45)
- Initial Thoughts (10:30)
- “In the Summertime” aside (13:00)
- Best Moments? (20:00)
- Work Today? (21:45)
- Real Podcast/Playlist (28:00)
- Recommendations (37:00)
- Endings (48:00)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – 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 you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
119 – "You're No Good"
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 visit Dylan's first song from his first album, "You're No Good."
In this episode, we explore:
- Context (5:30)
- Jesse Fuller (9:40)
- Song Itself(15:40)
We talk about our playlist (28:00, recommendation lots of things — from Alone to Touché Amoré to Hunting of Bly Manor to Nina Simone and Joe South (34:00), before picking our final song of 2020 (46:00)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – 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 you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: I feel a chilly breeze / In place of memories / My dreams are locked and barred
118 – "Three Angels"
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 delve into the back half of New Morning and "Three Angels."
In this episode, we discuss:
- Life with the world on fire (1:00)
- Context (6:30)
- Song Itself (7:30)
- Real Podcast and Playlist (31:00)
- Recommendations (41:00)
- Endings (
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – 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 you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: You give me the blues, I guess you're satisfied
117 – "Eternal Circle"
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 meta with 2020 by listening to Dylan's "Eternal Circle."
In this episode...
- Context (3:00)
- 1991 SongTalk interview (9:00)
- Versions (12:00)
- Song Itself (17:00)
- Does it work in 2020 (38:30)
- Real Podcast and Playlist (42:00)
- Recommendations (55:00)
- Endings (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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – 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 you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: "The wildest cat from Montana passes by in a flash"
116 – "Rainy Women Day #12 & 35"
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 is karma for Daniel talkin' shit last episode, "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" from Blonde on Blonde.
In this episode, we discuss the usual:
- Initial Thoughts (6:00)
- Context (10:30)
- Versions (18:00)
- Song Itself — split in 6 ways to view this song [Rebelliousness, Protest, Religion, Random everyday events, autobiographical, its ties into Blonde on Blonde] (26:30)
- Real podcast and Playlist (52:30)
- Recommendations (1:06:00)
- Endings (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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – 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 you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: My eyes danced a circle / Across her clear outline
114 – "Sweetheart Like You"
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 do a long hang with John and Kindra, returned from California, to talk about "Sweetheart Like You" off 1983's Infidels.
In this episode, we cover it all....
- Four's a crowd (1:00)
- Drinking Dylan's Heaven's Gate whiskey (4:00)
- Initial Thoughts (6:00)
- Context (12:00)
- Music Video (18:00)
- Song Itself (33:15) - Verse 1 (33:15)/ Verse 2 (43:00) / Verse 3 (48:00) / Verse 4 (1:00:00) / Verse 5 (1:06:00)
- Does this work? (1:14:00)
- Podcast/Playlist (1:23:00)
- Recommendations (1:40:00)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – 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 you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: You say my kisses aren't like his / This time I ain't gonna tell you why that is
113 – "Pretty Saro"
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 1970 and the Bootleg Series for "Pretty Saro."
In this episode, which exists because it has a music video, we talk:
- Context (5:00)
- Kelly plays and we talk chords (10:00)
- Song Version Squads — Acapella, Guitar, Instrumental squads (15:00)
- Song breakdown (29:00)
- Music Video and Does this work in 2020? (54:00)
We hope to answer the questions of if this is a real Podcast with our episode playlist (1:03:00) and recommendations (1:11:00)
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – 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 you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: Cute Hat Alert!!
112 – "Series of Dreams"
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, four (!) is a crowd as Kindra returns with her brother John to talk 1989's "Series of Dreams."
In this episode, you'll not only get the episode outlined below, but also our musical rendition of Dylan's "Series of Dreams" throughout. If you want the full version of the song played here, it'll be available on our Patreon (along with so much else)!
- John's relationship (3:00)
- Initial Thoughts (4:00)
- Context (9:45)
- Dylan as a chameleon (15:00)
- Music Video (18:30)
- Song Itself (32:00)
- Does this work today? (42:30)
- Dylan and Dreams (50:00)
- Real Podcast and Playlist (1:00:00)
- Recommendations (1:07:00) -- including: The Midnight Gospel, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Guided by Voices, Phoebe Bridgers, Protest the Hero, and Bad Cop Bad Cop
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 listen to our dedicated playlist for this episode – and join the conversation on the usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
If you wanna follow our guests on Instagram: John is @flavinbagel and Kindra is @kindromeda
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 episode: She wants a freeholder / Who owns a house and land.
111 – "Thunder on the Mountain"
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 soon as they're edited (and a dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: Dreams where the umbrella is folded
First Listen: "Rough and Rowdy Ways"
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.
110 - "T.V. Talkin' Song"
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 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 you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: When she was born in Hell's Kitchen, I was living down the line
109 – "Dink's Song"
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: 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 you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: Sometimes you gotta do like Elvis did and shoot the damn thing out.
108 – "Only a Hobo"
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 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 episode: ""It will destroy your family, your happy home is gone / No one can protect you from it once you turned it on.''
107 – SHOT OF LOVE
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 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 you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: One look at his face showed the hard road he'd come
Hole in the Earth (No. 26) ≠ "Pink Maggit"
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 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 there. Thanks!
Next episode: "If you go for your diploma you could join the steno pool / Turn in your teasin' comb and go back to high school!"
106 – "Trust Yourself"
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 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 you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: we need to find Jesus, hearts of stone be damned
105 – "Love Minus Zero / No Limit"
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 usual suspects: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
And if you're loving us, consider our Patreon. You'll be like Stan and directly supporting an episode. 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 episode: our annual debaucherous St. Patrick's Day episode
104 – "Baby Stop Crying"
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 dedicated feed just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: Fractions!
103 – "She's Your Lover Now"
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 you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: Some asshole hurt you, I'll avenge you and love you, But please be quiet.
102 – SELF PORTRAIT
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 Moon (46:30)
- The Boxer (49:30)
- Take Me As I Am & Take a Message to Mary (54:10)
- It Hurts Me Too (57:40)
- Wigwam (59:00)
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 – (we didn't do a playlist this week because we have a whole album to listen to, duh) – 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 you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: Can't you reach?
101 – "New Morning"
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 Patreon. Thanks!
Next time: "What is this shit?"
Christmas in the Heart 2019 Extravaganza
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 just for you) and exclusive content that'll only ever be on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: So happy just to be alive / Underneath the sky of blue
100 – "Dirge"
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 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!
Next episode: We'll choose Episode 101 during our Year End specials in December!
099 – "One More Night"
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 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 episode: EPISODE 100!!!! Oh... I hate myself for loving you.
098 – "Nothing Was Delivered"
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 on Patreon. Thanks!
Next episode: For tonight no light will shine on me