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Bob Dylan - A Headful of Ideas

Bob Dylan - A Headful of Ideas

BOB DYLAN: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season 5 3) A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall

Jun 26, 2026 · 28 min · 12 segments

Chris does a very deep dive into Bob Dylan's 1963 masterpiece A HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL, a version of which will feature in DIG YOURSELF: THE RISE OF BOB DYLAN 1961-66, the upcoming third volume of…

Chris does a very deep dive into Bob Dylan's 1963 masterpiece A HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL, a version of which will feature in DIG YOURSELF: THE RISE OF BOB DYLAN 1961-66, the upcoming third volume of the PICASSO OF SONG trilogy.

Chris does a very deep dive into Bob Dylan's 1963 masterpiece A HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL, a version of which will feature in DIG YOURSELF: THE RISE OF BOB DYLAN 1961-66, the upcoming third volume of…

Speakers: Chris GregoryHost

Top entities: Hard Rain×14 Lord Randall×11 Bob Dylan×60 Let Me Die in My Footsteps×4 Dr. Strangelove×6

Opening Quotation & Theme Teaser0:00 – 0:23

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Chris GregoryHost

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Is it rolling, Bob? Is it rolling, Bob? Is it rolling, Bob? What immortal hand or eye dare frame thy fearful symmetry? William Blake, The Tiger, 1794.

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Chris GregoryHost

0:18

I read the news today.

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Chris GregoryHost

0:19

Oh boy, The Beatles, A Day in the Life, 1967.

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