CHRIS GREGORY looks at SEVEN CURSES, PERCY’S SONG and THE BALLAD OF HOLLIS BROWN, Three powerful early 60s protest songs

An edited version of Chris Gregory’s recent live stream in which He outlines some of the themes of and background to the Newly released MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLAN. COMMENTS WELCOME!!!!

Chris Gregory's take on NASHVILLE SKYLINE from his newly available MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLAN

Chris Gregory gives an introduction to MINSTREL BOY: THE METAMORPHOSES OF BOB DYLAN, which is the second volume of the PICASSO OF SONG trilogy. It will be released on October 8th 2025

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

The first of three videos examining the developement of Bob Dylan's world-changing Protest Songs on the early 1960s.

Chris examines one of Bob Dylan's best known songs I Shall BE Released, originally fropm 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.

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 looks in detail at Bob Dylan’s deeply spiritual I and I from 1983’s INFIDELS

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 looks in depth at MOST OF THE TIME, WHAT GOOD AM I and WHAT WAS IT YOU WANTED, three heartwrenching songs from OH MERCY

Chris examines Bob Dylan's brilliantly poetic 1965 single CAN YOU PLEASE CRAWL OUT YOUR WINDOW

Chris examiones 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

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 does a detailed deep dive into Bob Dylan's mystical fable SENOR, from 1978's STREET LEGAL DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN available at https://chrisgregory.org/product-cate... CHECK OUT CHRIS' WEBSITE FROM THE PEN OF CHRIS GREGORY : https://chrisgregory.org/ COMMENTS WELCOME!!!! If you liked this video you might like to contribute at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/christg Thank you!!!!

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. COMMENTS WELCOME

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.

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

Chris Gregory looks at the satirical blues rock song HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED from the album of the same name.

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