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"Bob" (1967)

“Bob”: The Willis Brothers, Not Weird Al

“Bob” is the title track of a Willis Brothers album released on the Starday label in 1967 (actually, the full album title is ‘Bob’ And Other Songs To Make The Juke Box Play). The song is written from the perspective of Bob’s wayward pal, who playfully chides him for choosing

June 4, 2014 No Comments

"Bob" (2003)

“Bob”: Palindromic in the Extreme

I took a chance on Weird Al‘s eleventh album – 2003’s Poodle Hat – and had a good laugh when I realized that his send-up of Bob Dylan‘s “Subterranean Homesick Blues” was palindromic from beginning to end: At the time of the album’s release, MTV reported that Eminem gave permission

December 9, 2013 1 Comment