Hello, my name is Ben Borrell and welcome back to Bob Dylan album by album, a podcast that takes

an in-depth look at each Bob Dylan studio recording record by record. Thanks for your comments on

season two so far. I've had loads of emails and tweets. They're more than appreciated.

Quite few questions cropping up in those emails and tweets as well. I'm going to do a little

Q&A video. So if you have any

questions for me or about the podcast or thoughts on Dylan himself or his albums or anything,

let me know and we'll answer some in a little video. You can email me via bobdillanpodcast.com

or tweet us at Bob Dylan podcast. So after a brief break last time out, looking at Christmas in the Heart,

let's return to this classic album.

This is 1964s, the times there are changing.

Oh, the time will come up when the winds will stop

and the breeze will cease to be breathing.

Like the stillness in the wind before they hurricane begins.

They are that the ship comes in.

This is obviously an iconic record in Dylan's Back Catalogue.

It's also one of the most iconic records not only of its time, but of all time.

Stop most people in the street and ask them about Dylan, and this would be one of the records that crops up. This is of course mainly due to the title tracks adoption as an anthem for a wide-ranging

set of people and causes, and because it's a brilliant song too. By the point of the album's

release, Bob had become a household name and was already a cultural figure. The previous record

the freewheeling had also set his stall out as more than just another singer-songwriter.

Songs like Blowing in the Wind and Oxford Town had elevated his stock to an intellectual songwriter,

whilst the former tracker become a hit for Pop Act Peter Paul and Mary, helping with exposure of Dylan to another mainstream audience.

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