What links Dylan, Paul McCartney and Picasso (but not in a good way)? Is Po’ Boy a classic Borscht Belt schtick? How does Othello’s pal Iago figure in the song? Have you seen Harry Dean Stanton and Bob nailing Hava Nagila on YouTube? What does Larry Campbell have to say about “Love & Theft”? Should or shouldn’t you let other people get your kicks for you?

Does' It’s Alright, Ma' begin just after the murder of King Duncan in Macbeth? Why did Bob tell Ed Bradley he could never write a song like that again? Whose father sold flesh coloured Christs that glowed in the dark? In what way is Rupert Murdoch opposed to Bob Dylan? Why not praise Joan Baez for a change? Would you be convicted for your thought dreams?

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Did Bob Dylan’s true artistic hero have “a million dollar voice and a ten cent brain”? What’s the difference between Mr Dylan and Mr Heckles from Friends? Have you ever spontaneously proposed to your girlfriend? What does/did marriage mean to BD? Can a song be “passive”? How angry is Bob about Music Halls of Fame? What’s the worst date movie ever?

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In what way does Bob Dylan resemble an Amazon delivery person? Is the Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands actually Johanna? Does falling in love always alienate everyone around you? Does an 11 minute, 23 second waltz justify a whole side of vinyl? Are you going to spot the Dylan references in Kerry’s Radio 4 adaptation of THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON’T THEY? on Radio 4 and BBC Sounds, from 19 July?

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Recorded at Cathouse Studios, Islington, London.

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