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The Philosophy of Modern Song

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The Dylan Review / Jonathan Hodgers – 02/01/2023
REVIEW OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG
The Good Men Project / Charles Warner – 03/16/2023
The Philosophy of Modern Song
Town Topics / Stuart Mitchner – 01/11/2023
Tangled Up in Blew By You

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3AM / Stuart Walton – 01/03/2023
The Philosophy of Modern Song
New City Lit / Michael Glover Smith – 11/01/2022
Live Like a Poet: A Review of The Philosophy of Modern Song
UltimateClassicRock.com / Allison Rapp – 10/28/2022
Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song Book Review
The Guardian / Sean O'Hagen – 11/01/2022
The Philosophy of Modern Song – an enlightening listen-along
Uncut / Damien Love – 10/31/2022
Bob Dylan – The Philosophy Of Modern Song
PopMatters / George de Stefano – 11/21/2022
BOB DYLAN REMAINS HARD TO PIN DOWN WITH ‘THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG’
Shepherd Express / Blaine Schultz – 02/27/2023
The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan
The Guardian / Bob Stanley – 11/09/2022
Essays on songcraft
City Journal / Ian Pennman – 12/02/2022
Bob’s Dylan Act
Australian Book Review / Andrew Ford – 03/01/2023
The Song is You
Elsewhere / Graham Reid – 11/19/2022
THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG
The Millions / Scott Peeples – 11/28/2022
Music that Moves: Bob Dylan’s ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song
The Spectator / Anne Margaret Daniel – 12/21/2022
Bob Dylan’s Tower of Song
Hot Press / Pat Carty – 11/17/2022
The Tao Of Bob: Dylan and The Philosophy Of Modern Song
Philosophy Now / Gary Browning – 07/08/2023
The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan
Riot Material / Dan Chiasson – 10/22/2022
Songbook of a Bygone Dead: Bob Dylan’s The Philosophy of Modern Song
Rolling Stone / David Browne – 10/27/2022
Dylan Is an Unexpected Music Critic, And A Master Gaslighter
La Presse / Jeremie McEwen – 12/07/2022
Bob Dylan: philosophy of the song
UnHerd / Geoff Dyer – 11/15/2022
Bob Dylan has no philosophy
The New Yorker / Amanda Petrusich – 11/15/2022
A Response to Bob Dylan’s “Philosophy of Modern Song”
Law & Liberty / Titus Techera – 02/24/2023
Singing the American Experience
Slate / Carl Wilson – 11/01/2022
Dylan's Book Is by Turns Brilliant, Nonsensical, and Misogynistic
TimRileyAuthor.com / Tim Riley – 01/01/2023
HERO BLUES: BOB DYLAN’S PHILOSOPHY TWISTS POPULAR SONG
Paste / Geoffrey Himes – 11/17/2022
Bob Dylan Dissects the Popular Song
Letter In The Ether / Greil Marcus – 12/12/2022
Buried Treasure
Critics At Large / Devin McKinney – 11/21/2022
Dylan in Winter, Part I
The Sydney Morning Herald / Michael Dwyer – 11/22/2022
We’re blessed to have Bob Dylan’s wild book of 66 game-changing songs
PopMatters / John Carvill – 11/15/2022
THE JOKE’S ON YOU
The San Diego Union-Tribune / George Varga – 10/27/2022
A love letter to music — and, um, polygamy
JohnnyBorganBlog / Johnny Borgan – 11/06/2022
“Without A Song The Day Would Never End”
Miller's Book Review / Joel J Miller – 11/12/2022
Freewheelin’ Midrash: The Philosophy of Bob Dylan
The New York Review / Dan Chiasson – 11/18/2022
Road Maps for the Soul
Bilingual Culture Blog / Dr. Christopher Rollason – 11/19/2022
ANOTHER TALE TO TELL: REVIEW
The Telegraph / Neil McCormick – 10/29/2022
Bob Dylan tackles pop, polygamy and PC culture with wicked wit
Esquire / Alan Light – 11/01/2022
Bob Dylan Isn't Done Lying to Us Just Yet
Smithsonian Magazine / Ella Feldman – 11/09/2022
Bob Dylan Analyzes 66 Songs in New Essay Collection
David Hinckley / David Hinkley – 03/23/2023
Bob Dylan Talks Life
The Atlantic / David Hajdu – 10/28/2022
BOB DYLAN REVEALS HIMSELF THROUGH 66 SONGS
The New Statesman / Jude Rogers – 11/01/2022
Bob Dylan’s problem with women
The American Spectator / Daniel Flynn – 12/27/2022
Bob Dylan Wrote a Book Worth Reading
The Los Angeles Times / Jody Rosen – 10/27/2022
Dylan’s book is revealing, misogynistic and a special kind of bonkers
The Conversation / David McCooey – 12/06/2022
The folk philosophy of Bob Dylan: riffs, grifters, history – and a terrific playlist
Forward / Seth Rogovoy – 10/26/2022
Book showcases the artist’s Jewishness and brilliance
Shadow Chasing / Graley Herren – 12/10/2022
The Art of the Unsaid
Religion News Service / Jeffrey Salkin – 12/07/2022
Bob Dylan’s new book is a Jewish masterpiece
The Current / Michaelangelo Matos – 11/02/2022
Bob Dylan riffs and rants in new book dissecting rock 'n' roll history
Texas Monthly / Thomas E. Ricks – 01/17/2023
Bob Dylan’s Favorite Texas Songs
Variety / Chris Willman – 11/01/2022
Book Cannily Mixes Music History With the Hardboiled Language of Pulp Fiction
Slate / Jason Bailey – 11/26/2022
Quentin Tarantino and Bob Dylan Wrote the Same Book
The London Magazine / Frank Lawton – 04/06/2023
How Bob Dylan Plays
Rock & Roll Globe / Craig Peters – 11/24/2022
Dylan’s Infinite Playlist
New Humanist / Yo Zushi – 02/15/2023
Dylan’s new book shows he does not intend to age gracefully
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood – 10/24/2025
The Philosophy of Modern Song: On the Road Again (Save a Horse)
Dissent / Matthew Sitman – 04/05/2023
Know Your Enemy
The Sydney Morning Herald / Unknown – 11/04/2022
Dylan’s take on a rock ‘n’ roll classic
Texas Monthly / Thomas E Ricks – 01/17/2023
Bob Dylan’s Favorite Texas Songs

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Dylan.FM / John Nogowski – 12/01/2022
Review: The Philosophy of Modern Song
San Diego Troubadour / Ted Burke – 01/30/2023
The Philosophy of Modern Song
David Marx Book Reviews / David Marx – 03/03/2023
The Philosophy Of Modern Song
San Diego Troubadour / Ted Burke – 01/03/2023
Book Review
Long Island Weekly / Joe Scotchie – 04/02/2023
The Philosophy of Modern Song
Book & Film Globe / Jim Sullivan – 11/01/2022
The Songs Bob Dylan Likes
Twist And Twain / John C. Krieg – 11/11/2022
The Philosophy of Modern Song
Books and Music / William Routheir – 07/20/2023
The Philosophy of Modern Song
Tampa Bay Times / Colette Bancroft – 12/15/2022
Book by Bob Dylan
Banner / Trevor Denning – 04/07/2023
The Philosophy of Modern Song
The Paul Leslie Hour / Paul Leslie – 10/29/2022
Bob Dylan looks at Great Songs in The Philosophy of Modern Song
Duluth News Tribune / Jay Gabler – 11/03/2022
In new book, Bob Dylan shares personal takes on other artists' songs
South China Morning Post / Unknown – 11/06/2022
Artists Bob Dylan admired revealed in his book
The Irish Times / Declan Kiberd – 11/19/2022
The Philosophy of Modern Song: Surprisingly Schmaltzy
No Depression / Henry Carrigan – 11/03/2022
Bob Dylan Reveals Little in Musings on ‘Modern Song’
Duluth News Tribune / Jay Gabler – 11/03/2022
Bob Dylan shares personal takes on other artists' songs
The Blue Moment / Richard Williams – 11/20/2022
'The Philosophy of Modern Song’
The Post and Courier / Catherine Holmes – 01/22/2023
Modern Song selected and explained by Bob Dylan
The Wall Street Journal / Wesley Stace – 11/03/2022
‘The Philosophy of Modern Song’ Review: Bob Dylan Plays DJ
Americana Highways / Mark Pelavin – 11/14/2022
Dylan Offers His Philosophy, More Or Less
The Times UK / Don Paterson – 11/05/2022
Best get back to your harmonica, Bob
The Hindu / Mini Anthakad Chhibber – 11/30/2022
The singer-songwriter continues to delight with his wit and liquid prose
The Boston Globe / James Sullivan – 11/20/2022
A free-wheeling take on his favorite songs
San Francisco Chronicle / Denise Sullivan – 10/27/2022
Tangled up and skewed
Bawker / Rebecca Slaman, André De Shields – 07/18/2023
The Philosophy of Modern Song
Telegraph India / Alexis Tadie – 02/17/2023
Symphony of and beyond time
Irish Examiner / Jack Power – 12/18/2022
Another reading from the prophet of Bob Dylan
Winnipeg Free Press / Alan Small – 11/12/2022
Freewheelin’ prose
Bawker / Rebecca Slaman – 07/18/2023
The Philosophy of Modern Song LIVE
StarTibune / Jon Bream – 10/31/2022
Bob Dylan's new book about songwriting is fascinating
HoustonPress / Tom Richards – 11/11/2022
Bob Dylan Gets Tangled Up in Tunes, In the Best Possible Way
The Hindu / Sudipta Datta – 11/23/2022
Dylan’s quirky tribute to the songs of his generation
NYS Music / Sal Cataldi – 11/02/2022
Bob Dylan’s New Book Spins Philosophical On 66 Modern Songs
The Boston Harold Podcast / Harold Lepidus – 10/31/2022
Gumshoe narration from a Washington Square soapbox
South Coast Today / Lauren Daley – 11/05/2022
Bob Dylan’s new book is a witty, wild ride in Classic Dylan Style
The Mercury / Bob Funk – 03/02/2023
Dylan weaves History & Personal Tales
The Hindu / Shubho Sengupta – 12/14/2022
Livewire prose by a genius of songwriting
The Hindu / SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY – 03/23/2023
The alchemy of listening
Rolling Stone / David Browne – 12/23/2022
Best Music Books of 2022
Splice Today / Russ Smith – 11/10/2022
Bob Dylan On the Coffee Table
Rhythms / Michael Goldberg – 11/17/2022
The Strange Musings of Bob Dylan
USA Today / Marco della Cava – 11/02/2022
Who does Bob Dylan revere? The answers are in his puzzle of a new book
Sunlive / Winston Watusi – 11/11/2022
Bob Dylan’s philosophy of song
Word On Fire / Andrew Tolkmith – 01/17/2023
Bob Dylan’s Tribute to Christian Culture
The Solute / Tristan Nankervis – 12/05/2022
Drunk Napoleon Listens To Bob Dylan
Medium / Fred Bals – 12/11/2022
On the Off-Ramp to Weirdness City
Shadow Chasing / Graley Herren – 03/02/2025
Gender Performance In The Philosophy Of Modern Song
Rolling Stone / David Browne – 11/16/2022
Jesus, Bob’: How Some Musicians Feel About Being Dissed
The National News / Hussein Ibish – 01/21/2023
Among the essential and diverse non-fiction of the past year
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood – 08/19/2025
The Philosophy Of Modern Song: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Literary Review / Charles Shaar Murray – 12/05/2022
Brood on the Tracks
Big Issue / Steven MacKenzie – 11/01/2022
Polygamy to Dunkin’ Donuts: 7 insights from Bob Dylan’s new book

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Quick Telecast / Florence Smith – 11/09/2022
The Philosophy of Modern Song Review
AudioFile / Unknown – 11/25/2022
THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG
The British Journal of Aesthetics / Constantine Sandis – 04/01/2023
The Philosophy of Modern Song
Books and Music / William Routhier – 07/20/2023
The Philosophy of Modern Song
Cult Following / Ewan Gleadow – 11/03/2022
BOB DYLAN – THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG REVIEW
Times Square Chronicles / G.H. Harding – 11/11/2022
The Philosophy of Modern Song
Arab News / Unknown – 11/08/2022
What We Are Reading Today: The Philosophy of Modern Song
Urban Milwaukee / John Sieger – 12/26/2022
The 66 Chapters of Bob Dylan
Independent.ie / John Meagher – 11/08/2022
The Philosophy of Modern Song: Bob Dylan riffs on old favourites
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood – 08/13/2025
The Philosophy Of Modern Song: Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy
Althouse / Ann Althouse – 11/12/2022
On Philosophy of Modern Song
EastMojo / David McCooey – 12/26/2022
riffs, grifters, history, a terrific playlist
Critical Conditions / Wayne Robins – 10/30/2022
Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song (Part 2)
NewBerkshire.com / Dave Read – 07/13/2023
The Sophistry of Modern Bob
Asiana Times / Bidisha Boral – 11/14/2022
BOB DYLAN’S NEW BOOK OUT THIS NOVEMBER: A REVIEW
Atlanta Jewish Times / Bob Bahr – 12/15/2022
Legends Offer New Gifts
Rock NYC / Steve Crawford – 11/08/2022
Bob Dylan’s ‘The Philosophy Of Modern Song
The Vinyl District / Jude Warne – 11/18/2022
Graded on a Curve: The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan
Air Mail / David Yaffe – 10/29/2022
THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG
Happy / Unknown – 10/28/2022
A Window to the Legendary Musician’s Mind
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood – 08/26/2025
The Philosophy Of Modern Song: Willy The Wandering Gypsy And Me
The Shortform / John Douglas Porter – 11/05/2022
It is unique — just like Dylan
RTE / David McCullagh – 11/15/2022
David McCullagh on Bob Dylan's Philosophy of Modern Song
The Washington Post / Elizabeth Nelson – 10/31/2022
Bob Dylan takes us on a wide-ranging tour of songs he admires
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood – 07/03/2025
The Philosophy Of Modern Song: "Waist Deep In The Big Muddy"
Literary Hub / Unknown – 11/28/2022
The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan, Read by a Full Cast
Dylan.FM / Craig Danuloff – 07/18/2023
LIVE: The Philosophy of Modern Song at the 92nd St Y.
The Times UK / Dan Cairns – 10/30/2022
Bob Dylan: the 66 songs that made me
Dylan.FM / Craig Danuloff, André De Shields – 07/19/2023
LIVE: The Philosophy of Modern Song at the 92nd St Y.
LMusic / Unknown – 03/26/2023
The Philosophy of Modern Song gets Japanese Release
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood – 07/25/2025
The Philosophy Of Modern Song: Cheaper To Keep Her
Music Connection / Harvey Kubernik – 11/03/2022
KUBERNIK ON: BOB DYLAN'S NEW BOOK
Electric Review / Jacob Aiello – 11/11/2022
On Dylan’s The Philosophy of Song
CounterPunch / Ron Jacobs – 01/13/2023
About The Joker and the Thief
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood – 07/25/2025
The Philosophy Of Modern Song: Cheaper To Keep Her
Cholla Needles Arts Library / Sam Schraeger – 10/30/2022
The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan
Arkansas Democrat Gazette / Philip Martin – 11/01/2022
‘Song’ a book you can judge by its cover
CKCU / Mike Regenstreif – 04/18/2023
Stranger Songs
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood – 10/05/2025
The Philosophy Of Modern Song
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood – 07/29/2025
The Philosophy Of Modern Song: Strangers In The Night
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood – 07/16/2025
The Philosophy Of Modern Song: Dirty Life And Times (And Lawyers Guns And Money)
Ruetir / Unknown – 10/29/2022
Bob Dylan’s book about songs: quirky and vital – Dylan at his best
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood – 08/06/2025
The Philosophy Of Modern Song: Eccentricity Is Ok – Live It, Enjoy It
Jason Steger / Sidney Morning Herald – 12/31/2022
Books That Made Their Mark 2022
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood – 08/02/2025
The Philosophy Of Modern Song: Where Or When
Elliptical Movements / Billy Mills – 01/06/2023
A Review
Untold Dylan / Tony Attwood – 07/21/2025
The Philosophy Of Modern Song: "Old Violin" By Johnny Paycheck
The Daily Dylan / Daniel Hildebrand – 03/17/2025
Bob Dylan & The Ancient Philosophy That Shaped His Life
Critical Conditions / Wayne Robins – 10/28/2022
Part I: The Cover

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