Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast

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14. Black Rider with Michael Glover Smith & Adam Selzer - 1 Year Anniversary Episode!
On this very special episode, Henry celebrates Bob Dylan's 84th Birthday and the 1 year anniversary of Songs of Experience with 2 beloved guests, Michael Glover Smith and Adam Selzer. Henry, Mike and Adam do their signature deep dive into a surprise standout from the Rough & Rowdy Ways album and tour, BLACK RIDER. Listen to the song here:Read the lyrics: Black RiderWritten by: Bob DylanBlack Rider Black Rider you been livin’ too hardYou been up all night havin’ to stay on your guardThe path that you’re walkin’ - is too narrow to walkEvery step of the way another stumblin’ blockThe road that you’re on - same road that you knowBut it’s not the same as - it was a minute agoBlack Rider Black Rider you’ve seen it allYou’ve seen the great world and you’ve seen the smallYou fell into the fire and you’re eating the flameBetter seal up your lips if you want to stay in the gameBe reasonable Mister - be honest be fairLet all of your earthly thoughts be a prayerBlack Rider Black Rider all dressed in blackI’m walking away and you try to make me look backMy heart is at rest I’d like to keep it that wayI don’t want to fight - at least not todayGo home to your wife stop visiting mineOne of these days I’ll forget to be kindBlack Rider Black Rider tell me when - tell me howIf there ever was a time then let it be nowLet me go through - open the doorMy soul is distressed my mind is at warDon’t hug me - don’t flatter me - don’t turn on the charmI’ll take out a sword and have to hack off your armBlack Rider Black Rider hold it right thereThe size of your cock will get you nowhereI’ll suffer in silence I’ll not make a soundMaybe I’ll take the - high moral groundSome enchanted evening I’ll sing you a songBlack Rider Black Rider you’ve been on the job too long Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! I have a merch shop! Check out all sorts of fun Bob Dylan (and more) items! Thank you to Mark Godfrey, Linda Maultsby and Peter White over on Substack.Email us at [email protected]: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.
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Opening Night of Outlaw 2025 - Emergency Pod with Adam Selzer & Michael Glover Smith
Fresh off of a flight from Phoenix, AZ, Adam and Michael came directly to my house from the airport for a full, exhaustive and joyous report of the first Outlaw Music Festival show of 2025! Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! I have a merch shop! Check out all sorts of fun Bob Dylan (and more) items! Thank you to Mark Godfrey, Linda Maultsby and Peter White over on Substack.Email us at [email protected]: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.
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13. Señor (Tales of Yankee Power) with Jessica Elisheva Emerson (Author of Olive Days))
Henry welcomes award winning, critically acclaimed author of "Olive Days" and dear friend, Jessica Elisheva Emerson to talk about a beloved, signature track off of the fan favorite album Street Legal -1978’s “Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)!"Listen to the song, and follow along with the lyrics:Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)Written by: Bob DylanSeñor, señor, do you know where we’re headin’?Lincoln County Road or Armageddon?Seems like I been down this way beforeIs there any truth in that, señor?Señor, señor, do you know where she is hidin’?How long are we gonna be ridin’?How long must I keep my eyes glued to the door?Will there be any comfort there, señor?There’s a wicked wind still blowin’ on that upper deckThere’s an iron cross still hangin' down from around her neckThere’s a marchin’ band still playin’ in that vacant lotWhere she held me in her arms one time and said, “Forget me not”Señor, señor, I can see that painted wagonI can smell the tail of the dragonCan’t stand the suspense anymoreCan you tell me who to contact here, señor?Well, the last thing I remember before I stripped and kneeledWas that trainload of fools bogged down in a magnetic fieldA gypsy with a broken flag and a flashing ringSaid, “Son, this ain’t a dream no more, it’s the real thing”Señor, señor, you know their hearts is as hard as leatherWell, give me a minute, let me get it togetherI just gotta pick myself up off the floorI’m ready when you are, señorSeñor, señor, let’s disconnect these cablesOverturn these tablesThis place don’t make sense to me no moreCan you tell me what we’re waiting for, señor?Copyright © 1978 by Special Rider MusicVisit https://www.elishevaemerson.com/ for more information on where to buy Olive Days. Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! I have a merch shop! Check out all sorts of fun Bob Dylan (and more) items! Thank you to Mark Godfrey, Linda Maultsby and Peter White over on Substack.Email us at [email protected]: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.
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Bonus Episode: World of Bob Dylan 2025 Announcement!
My paper has been accepted to the World of Bob Dylan 2025! See you in Tulsa, OK - July 24-28, 2025!https://dylan.utulsa.edu/register-for-the-world-of-bob-dylan-2025/ Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! I have a merch shop! Check out all sorts of fun Bob Dylan (and more) items! Thank you to Mark Godfrey, Linda Maultsby and Peter White over on Substack.Email us at [email protected]: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.
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Bonus Episode: A Complete Unknown and I'm Not There Can Coexist
Check out the video of this over at Substack or YoutubeYou ever notice how when you love something there’s always someone who loves to tell you how much they don’t like that thing. As a Swiftie, I experience this all the time. People who don’t like Taylor Swift LOVE telling Swifties they don’t like her, why they don’t like her and how much they don’t like her. As a Dylan fan, for every 4 people telling me how much they love Bob like me, there’s always one who has to point out “Oh yeah, great song writer but his voice is terrible.” The latest version of this is folks who not only didn’t like A Complete Unknown but outright refuse to se it or dismiss its existence because Todd Hayne’s 2007 film, I’m Not There, existed first. Early this week, an article dropped with a little quote from Cate Blanchett, star of I’m Not There, praising the film. Last Friday, on the holiday of Purim, I was dressed in what I think was a pretty spot-on Chalamet-esque Bob Dylan costume (specifically from the last scene of A Complete Unknown. At a Purim party, someone felt the need to tell me why they refuse to see ACU because of I’m Not There. Check out the video for the full story and rant. And for the love of Bob, can we please stop yucking other people’s yums? Follow @songsofbob, @henrybernstein.bsky.socialIf you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! I have a merch shop! Check out all sorts of fun Bob Dylan (and more) items! Thank you to Mark Godfrey, Linda Maultsby and Peter White over on Substack.Email us at [email protected]: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.
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