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"Tangled Up in Blue," "Shelter from the Storm," "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" -- unforgettable songs from Bob Dylan's landmark 1975 album "Blood on the Tracks," often considered one of Dylan's--and popular music's--best recordings.
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, WFUV in New York is offering a tribute recorded live at Manhattan's Merkin Concert Hall. This two-hour special features performances by Joan Osborne, Ollabelle, Citizen Cope, Toshi Reagon, Jen Chapin, Jeffrey Gaines, Jesse Harris and others interpreting the songs of "Blood on the Tracks."
In addition, songwriter Rodney Crowell, authors Greil Marcus ("The Rose & the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad"), Alex Ross (The New Yorker) and Wendy Lesser (Threepenny Review) and others discuss the enduring significance of Dylan's masterwork.
This high-quality special is an excellent fit for news-talk stations. The program is similar to “Creators at Carnegie” in style and presentation, and 100% USDA-certified, grade A newscast compatible.
Released in January, 1975 "Blood on the Tracks" has been called "one of rock's most compelling dramas" (Uncut). The album was considered a return to form for Dylan, in the shape of a deeply personal album informed by his recent divorce.
Its ten songs make up a cycle that New Yorker writer Alex Ross describes as a kind of mystery. "Not a whodunit-type mystery, but the fundamental mystery of human love as a detective story. One that makes you ask, What went on here? Who are these people?" Ross calls it a work with "enormous emotional impact. It creates a world that is almost scarily intimate, and draws me into someone else's inner life. Every time I listen, I get something new out of it."
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"Tangled Up in Blue," "Shelter from the Storm," "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" -- unforgettable songs from Bob Dylan's landmark 1975 album "Blood on the Tracks," often considered one of Dylan's--and popular music's--best recordings. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, WFUV in New York is offering a tribute recorded live at Manhattan's Merkin Concert Hall. This two-hour special features performances by Joan Osborne, Ollabelle, Citizen Cope, Toshi Reagon, Jen Chapin, Jeffrey Gaines, Jesse Harris and others interpreting the songs of "Blood on the Tracks." In addition, songwriter Rodney Crowell, authors Greil Marcus ("The Rose & the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad"), Alex Ross (The New Yorker) and Wendy Lesser (Threepenny Review) and others discuss the enduring significance of Dylan's masterwork. This high-quality special is an excellent fit for news-talk stations. The program is similar to “Creators at Carnegie” in style and presentation, and 100% USDA-certified, grade A newscast compatible. Released in January, 1975 "Blood on the Tracks" has been called "one of rock's most compelling dramas" (Uncut). The album was considered a return to form for Dylan, in the shape of a deeply personal album informed by his recent divorce. Its ten songs make up a cycle that New Yorker writer Alex Ross describes as a kind of mystery. "Not a whodunit-type mystery, but the fundamental mystery of human love as a detective story. One that makes you ask, What went on here? Who are these people?" Ross calls it a work with "enormous emotional impact. It creates a world that is almost scarily intimate, and draws me into someone else's inner life. Every time I listen, I get something new out of it."
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Review of Written in My Soul from Me to You: Blood on the Tracks at 30Superlative piece of work on an American superstar poet and musical genius. The piece shares information on the artist and his life that most people couldn't know.
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Review of Written in My Soul from Me to You: Blood on the Tracks at 30A very nice look at a wonderful album. Perhaps a bit too long, and certainly too reverential. But wonderful listening. |
Broadcast History
Aired on WFUV in New York on Jan. 20, 2005. Fed on satellite on Jan. 21, 2005.
Timing and Cues
"WRITTEN IN MY SOUL FROM ME TO YOU"
BLOOD ON THE TRACKS AT 30
TIMINGS & CUES
NOTE: THIS PROGRAM IS NEWSCAST-COMPATIBLE
TOTAL PROGRAM LENGTH: 1:59:00, including optional :59 music bed between hours 1 & 2. Program includes two :59 local cutaways in each hour.
---HOUR 1---
TOTAL TIME: 00:59:59 including optional :59 bed from 00:58:59-00:59:59.
00:00:00 - HOUR 1 INTRO :59
INCUE: MUSIC STARTS / "IT'S BEEN CALLED ONE OF ROCK'S MOST COMPELLING DRAMAS."
00:00:59 - OUTCUE: "FROM WFUV IN NEW YORK, THIS IS “WRITTEN IN MY SOUL FROM ME TO YOU-- "BLOOD ON THE TRACKS" AT 30.” MUSIC FADES.
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00:01:00 - NEWSCAST WINDOW 4:59
"Blood on the Tracks" song montage, Bob Dylan
00:05:59 - OUTCUE: MUSIC FADES
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00:06:00 - RETURN AFTER NEWSCAST
INCUE: "WE'RE CELEBRATING "BLOOD ON THE TRACKS." I'M DARREN DEVIVO."
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Tangled Up in Blue - Toshi Reagon
Simple Twist of Fate - Citizen Cope
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00:20:14-00:21:13 - HOUR 1 CUTAWAY 1 :59
OUTCUE: "IT'S "BLOOD ON THE TRACKS" AT 30, AS OUR SPECIAL TRIBUTE CONTINUES."
00:20:14 - MUSIC BED :59 (Tangled Up In Blue -- The String Quartet Tribute to Bob Dylan)
00:21:13 - CUTAWAY OUTCUE: MUSIC FADES
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00:21:13 INCUE: "WE'RE CELEBRATING "BLOOD ON THE TRACKS." I'M DARREN DEVIVO."
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You're a Big Girl Now - Ollabelle
Idiot Wind - Jeffrey Gaines & Mary Lee Kortes
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome - Joan Osborne & John Leventhal
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00:39:54-00:40:53 - HOUR 1 CUTAWAY 2 :59
OUTCUE: "WHEN OUR TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN CONTINUES, IN JUST A MINUTE."
00:39:54 - MUSIC BED :59 (You're A Big Girl Now -- Lloyd Cole)
00:40:53 - CUTAWAY OUTCUE: MUSIC FADES
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00:40:54 - INCUE: "THIS IS A "BLOOD ON THE TRACKS" TRIBUTE. I'M DARREN DEVIVO."
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"Blood on the Tracks" feature by Tara Anderson, with Greil Marcus, Wendy Lesser, Alex Ross, Rodney Crowell and others.
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00:00:00 - HOUR 1 OUTRO
OUTCUE: "I'M DARREN DEVIVO. STICK AROUND AND WE'LL FLIP OVER TO SIDE TWO OF THIS LANDMARK RECORDING-IN JUST A MINUTE, AS WE CELEBRATE "BLOOD ON THE TRACKS" AT 30… FROM WFUV IN NEW YORK."
00:58:59 - MUSIC FADES
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00:59:00 - OPTIONAL :59 MUSIC BED BETWEEN HOURS
(If You See Her, Say Hello - Joel Harrison)
00:59:59 - MUSIC FADES
---HOUR 2---
TOTAL TIME: 00:59:00
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01:00:00 - HOUR 2 INTRO :59
INCUE:MUSIC IN AND UNDER - "FROM NEW YORK CITY, THIS IS "WRITTEN IN MY SOUL FROM ME TO YOU" - A CELEBRATION OF “BLOOD ON THE TRACKS” AT 30. I'M DARREN DEVIVO."
01:00:59 - OUTCUE: "IT'S SIDE TWO IN THIS HOUR, WITH MARK ANTHONY THOMPSON, BRANDON ROSS, JEN CHAPIN, JESSE HARRIS AND OTHERS… COVERING 'BLOOD ON THE TRACKS.'" MUSIC FADES.
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01:01:00 - NEWSCAST WINDOW 4:59
Call Letter Blues - Bob Dylan
01:05:59 - OUTCUE: "BOB DYLAN WITH ONE OF THE TRACKS THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT ONTO "TRACKS"-- "CALL LETTER BLUES" FROM THE BOOTLEG SERIES, VOLUME TWO. AS WE CELEBRATE BOB DYLAN."
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01:06:00 - RETURN AFTER NEWSCAST
INCUE: "THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO "BLOOD ON THE TRACKS" AT 30, RECORDED LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY. I'M DARREN DEVIVO."
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Simple Twist of Fate (instrumental) - Alex DeGrassi & Joel Harrison
Meet Me in the Morning - Mark Anthony Thompson w/Vernon Reid
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01:16:59-01:17:58 - HOUR 2 CUTAWAY 1 :59
OUTCUE: "WE'RE CELEBRATING BOB DYLAN’S "BLOOD ON THE TRACKS" AT 30. IN JUST A MOMENT, DYLAN’S EPIC WESTERN MYSTERY, WITH JAZZ ARTIST BRANDON ROSS."
01:16:59 - MUSIC BED :59 (Buckets of Rain - Mary Lee's Corvette)
01:17:58 - CUTAWAY OUTCUE: MUSIC FADES
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01:17:59 - INCUE: "IT'S A "BLOOD ON THE TRACKS" TRIBUTE. I'M DARREN DEVIVO."
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Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts - Brandon Ross w/Stomu Takeishi(comments by Wendy Lesser)
If You See Her, Say Hello - Jen Chapin
Shelter from the Storm - Richard Barone w/Tony Visconti, Julia Kent, Buddy Cage & Vernon Reid
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01:45:59-01:46:58 - HOUR 2 CUTAWAY 2 :59
OUTCUE: "GRAMMY-WINNER JESSE HARRIS WRAPS UP OUR PERFORMANCE OF SIDE TWO, JUST AHEAD."
01:45:59 - MUSIC BED :59 (If You See Her, Say Hello - Joel Harrison)
01:46:58 - CUTAWAY OUTCUE: MUSIC FADES
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01:46:59 INCUE: "IT'S A "BLOOD ON THE TRACKS" TRIBUTE, RECORDED LIVE IN NEW YORK. I'M DARREN DEVIVO."
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Buckets of Rain - Jesse Harris
I Shall Be Released - All
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01:56:44 - HOUR 2 OUTRO
OUTCUE: "I'M DARREN DEVIVO, WITH A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO "BLOOD ON THE TRACKS.""
01:58:59 - MUSIC FADES / PROGRAM ENDS
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- Ollabelle (Ollabelleresizedjpeg.jpg)
- Jen Chapin (JenChapinresizedjpeg.jpg)
- Jesse Harris (JersseHarrisresizedjpeg.jpg)
- Marc Anthony Thompson (ChocolateGeniusresizedjpeg.jpg)
- Joan Osborne (JoanOsborneresizedjpeg.jpg)
- Citizen Cope (CitizenCoperesizedjpeg.jpg)
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Review of Written in My Soul from Me to You: Blood on the Tracks at 30
Such is the uniqueness of Dylan's vocal delivery that few can match it either for expressiveness or intensity. This this broadcast effectively demonstrated this. It could have done with more analysis and discussion of the songs in question and skimped on the coverage of the cover artists' performances of them.