39. Harry Hookey on Bob Dylan "Blood on the Tracks"

It's Bobfest this week on My Favorite Album, as ARIA-nominated singer-songwriter Harry Hookey joins host Jeremy Dylan to break down Bob Dylan's classic 1975 album "Blood on the Tracks".

They look at classic tracks "Tangled Up In Blue" and "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" and talk about how Dylan's commercial instincts, why he recorded the entire album twice, how these songs continue to evolve live, the best Dylan impressions and who should turn the album into a movie.

Harry closes the episode with a beautiful performance of "If You See Her, Say Hello", complete with harmonica.

My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music.

Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos.

 

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