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McDowell or Bukka White—that was the most real and complete information of all. Not knowing
who a song is written about is similar... does it matter to the meaning? More interesting to me is
what does the writer say? We should be able to relate, and think, “yeah, I’ve had that experience!”

BiTS: Well talking the very direct, I'm going to jump to the last song that I want to talk to you about,
really, and that is ‘Murder Most Foul’. Hugely long. I think you're very brave and your record
company is very brave to have issued it as a single. I'm not sure how that's selling, but it's a
fabulous song. To be honest with you, until I heard your version, I’d never listened to it all, and it's

absolutely terrific.

RB: Thank you so much! My fans have
repeatedly said the same thing, but
not just about ‘Murder Most Foul’.
They kept saying, ”this is the first
time I've ever really heard all the
words. You ought to record a tribute
to Bob Dylan.” Sometimes when we
MURDER MOST FOUL hear a song we let the beauty of the
music, the mystical nature of it, and
the poetry, inform the experience,
without always understanding every
word. After I sang ‘Murder Most Foul'
on my live broadcast, it got response
after response saying that it felt like
they were hearing the words for the first time. It happened enough for me to ultimately decide to
do this project. ‘Murder Most Foul’ exemplifies everything that makes Dylan so bold, powerful and
honest. I mean, who else could say all of that?

BiTS: Actually the story, is of course well known, but the presentation of it makes my hair stand on
end, to be quite truthful with you. I remember the assassination of JFK very well, as I'm sure you

do and, the song is really an ear opener—an eye opener. An eye opener and an ear opener.
RB: Somehow when I sang it, especially while recording, I was transported back in time. The vocal

was done in one take. It was as if the song sang itself. When Rob and I listened back, we both said
it seemed much shorter than 20 minutes. It rolled by like five. We were both listening again and
again. Dylan’s words are so gripping that you can’t walk away. It’s as if time stands still.

BiTS: No, that's true.

RB: You can read about history in a book. You can read about it in the news or online. You can hear
about it in a video or documentary. But nothing cuts more deeply than Bob Dylan’s lyrics. And I
think that's probably what puts that song into such a unique category... the words. The story as
written by Bob Dylan.

BiTS: In my opinion it's the outstanding track on the album, to be honest with you. But again I say
because of the length of it, very brave of you to record it.

RB: I always want to spin things my own way. I like to do the unexpected, swim upstream, navigate
the unbeaten path. Honestly, I think Bob Dylan, as an artist, has always been this way. Worrying
about how it will be received is utterly secondary. I just knew this was what I had to do. I wasn’t
going to worry, ”uh-oh, is this allowed?”