Looking for good covers of Bob Dylan songs.
I'm sure we can all agree the best belonging to a certain experienced gentleman by the name of James.
Any other good ones?



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Jeff Buckley's version of I Shall Be Released from the Live @ Sin-e album is amazing.

I wish he were alive to give that the Hallelujah treatment.

I also love Robyn Hitchcock's cover of "Tryin to get to Heaven", even if it's not an adventurous take.

the I'm Not There soundtrack's batting average was pretty low overall.

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This is that shit^^^^^^^^

I also like Sam Cooke's "Blowing In The Wind".....

Very soulful cover of Dylan...

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The Byrds - My back pages

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PFagiY_CQw&feature=related


Johnny Rivers - Positively fourth street

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh314bSB5lA


The Byrds - This wheels on fire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8wV2ON9K5w

Stevie Wonder - Blowin' In The Wind: http://youtu.be/UIRwkqvQ_ZY

Bobby Womack - All Along The Watchtower: http://youtu.be/YkhrEAXlq2A

The Isley Bros - Lay Lady Lay: http://youtu.be/7EgiRjW1AeY

Billy Paul - Don't Think Twice, Its Alright: http://youtu.be/ypiLUifzT4o

Nina Simone - Just Like A Woman: http://youtu.be/pOmqNuH3Y5s

Solomon Burke - Maggie's Farm: http://youtu.be/opyFOOQf3-E

I personally prefer other artists' readings of his music, mainly because I never could tolerate a minute listening to his voice.

because Bob Dylan sings like he has a Pitch fork burried in his behind and that is very constipated like he been fed school lunch non stop.

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TCWB "Baby Blue"
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The Roots "Masters of War"
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The White Stripes "One More Cup Of Coffee"
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RATM "Maggie's Farm"
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Nico "I'll Keep It With Mine"
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Manfred Mann "Mighty Quinn"
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Sam Cooke "Blowin In The Wind"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBDdLgBO0Nw

Isaac Hayes "Lay Lady Lay" (Obviously the perfect person to cover that song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg73dAf3ubc

From the Live At The Copa album

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dunno if you're up on Fairport but if not, I think they'd be a band you'd really like.

I'll Keep It With Mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUtFXmS9FmA

Si Tu Dois Partir: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmmCSOpPzZc

Percy's Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C5EPmR7YdY


Less essential for me, but still enjoyable, are

Million Dollar Bash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAWDj31AKIQ

Jack O'Diamonds (you'll have to sit through the first song, but I don't consider that a chore): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJpLF1cAl1I

Down in the Flood (originally a Sandy Denny solo version, but after she rejoined Fairport they played it): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q5o6wuI3aE (terrible quality, but should give you an idea)

Tomorrow Is A Long Time (also a Sandy Denny solo track): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_8ArJgDgc

Dear Landlord: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Mpp9z2XLg

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Tom Russell did a few Dylan covers on his "Indians, cowboys, Horses, Dogs" record. 'Seven Curses' is a fine cover, but his version of 'Lily, Rosemary & the Jack of Hearts' is pure dynamite. No video available, alas.

From the 'Super Session' album, Steve Stills & Al Kooper's version of 'It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes a Train To Cry' is great: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz47XGsi2e0

Happy Traum - Buckets of Rain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAAzlwn0zBc (I originally learned this from an old Newport Folk Fest sampler from ca. 1992, with Happy and his brother Arty playing this one; Traum's first band 'THe New World Singers,' an otherwise forgettable Folk Revival band, cut the first version of 'Blowin' in the Wind,' even before Dylan covered it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXB2fc2I6qg)

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on her album 3 she also does Masters of War, but the lilting melody of this one is particularly suited to Judy and her lovely voice (and shockingly blue eyes). Notably her band on that record featured Jim McGuinn and had versions of Turn! Turn! Turn! and The Bells of Rhymney that presaged the later versions by The Byrds.

Farewell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWct5QUsQ9U

Of course, Dylan's song 'Farewell' was ripped, melodically and with a significant lyrical debt as well, from the traditional sea shanty 'The Leaving of Liverpool.' A particularly noteworthy version appeared in 1962 (only a few months before Dylan wrote 'Farewell') on the excellent sea shanty album A Sailor's Garland from eminent UK folklorist Bert Lloyd and Ewan MacColl; MacColl of course married early Dyulan booster Pete Seeger's little sister Peggy, and also featured on that album is excellent fiddling from Dave Swarbrick, later of Fairport Convention noted above). There are tons of later versions of Leaving of Liverpool by bands like the Dubliners, the Pogues, and the Young Dubliners.

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"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams

the apocalyptic surreal biblical imagery of the lyrics is lost in jimi's arrangement. in fact he even gets some of the lyrics wrong.

dylan's version is perfect. stripped down and eerie. in fact all of john wesley harding is a classic. one of the most underrated albums ever.

and people critising dylan's voice is an idiot who doesn't understand music. he one of the greatest vocalist ever.

He took that song & made it his own to the point where Dylan does it his way in concert out of respect.

It's on the short-list of best rock covers ever, not just Dylan covers but in the history of the genre.

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>and people critising dylan's voice is an idiot who doesn't
>understand music. he one of the greatest vocalist ever.

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Positively 4th Street-Jerry Garcia/Merl Saunders (from the '72 'Well Matched' live album)
I Shall Be Released/Tom Thumb's Blues-Nina Simone (both on her anthology, The Band's I Shall Be Released is also great)
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue-Van Morrison/Them (13th Floor Elevators version is great too)
Goin To Acopulco-Jim James (off the I'm Not There soundtrack)
If Not For You-George Harrison (though I prefer the demo one that combines George's guitar-lick that he added but with Dylan on vocals that's on Bootleg Series V 1-3)

and then of course the obligatory Jimi's 'Watchtower'.

Worst Dylan cover: Sufjan Stevens 'Ring Them Bells'.

Honorable mention worst: most things involving Bob Weir, Axl's 'hay-haaay-hay-yeah-yeah' bullshit for 'Knocking On Heaven's Door'.

Most overrated Dylan cover: The Byrds' 'Tambourine Man'.

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>If Not For You-George Harrison (though I prefer the demo one
>that combines George's guitar-lick that he added but with
>Dylan on vocals that's on Bootleg Series V 1-3)

the guitar part on that is nearly perfect, imho. Can't remember if it's Bromberg or not, but whoever it is... it's great.

On the other hand wrt that song, there's this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8ufCojE46o which, while not positively dreadful, is the biggest wast of something that SHOULD have been awesome that I can think of.

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>I Shall Be Released/Tom Thumb's Blues-Nina Simone (both on her
>anthology, The Band's I Shall Be Released is also great)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLz985ozQ3M

>Honorable mention worst: most things involving Bob Weir, Axl's
>'hay-haaay-hay-yeah-yeah' bullshit for 'Knocking On Heaven's
>Door'.


I ever mention the coffeehouse show at college where the singer said they were going to do a Clapton song, and played this? Even his band was shaking their heads.

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>>I Shall Be Released/Tom Thumb's Blues-Nina Simone (both on
>her
>>anthology, The Band's I Shall Be Released is also great)
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLz985ozQ3M
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yeah, that's a good one too, it's a pretty difficult song to fuck up.

One of those joints that if you have somebody who can play an acoustic & a couple people that can sing reasonably in key, can sound transcendant in a small room or around a campfire after a couple of drinks.

>>Honorable mention worst: most things involving Bob Weir,
>Axl's
>>'hay-haaay-hay-yeah-yeah' bullshit for 'Knocking On Heaven's
>>Door'.
>
>
>I ever mention the coffeehouse show at college where the
>singer said they were going to do a Clapton song, and played
>this? Even his band was shaking their heads.

Hahaha, sounds vaguely familiar but it might just be because I've heard someone say something similar at some point in my travels.

Still not sure how I really feel about Clapton taking the song & laying it over 'Stir It Up' to hit with back in the mid-70s.

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>Positively 4th Street-Jerry Garcia/Merl Saunders (from the '72 'Well Matched' live album)<

in '72 Garcia's Fender tone was PURRRRFECT.

this version is beautiful.

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>>Positively 4th Street-Jerry Garcia/Merl Saunders (from the
>'72 'Well Matched' live album)<
>
>in '72 Garcia's Fender tone was PURRRRFECT.
>
>this version is beautiful.
>
>good call
>
I actually broke that out the week of this post & it's been in rotation ever since.

That whole album's great really but that's my highlight.

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I really like Van's voice and the arrangement.

I also really like the Byrds version of You Ain't Going Nowhere.

Know that there is a compilation out there called "The Byrds Sing Dylan."
Worth the price of admission.

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Cameo credits said song as a major inspiration and would open shows with it.
I know, I can't believe it.


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did a great job with that at the 30th Anniversary Concert at MSG.

Vedder just has the perfect voice to tackle that particular song.

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in my mind I myself sing that song better than he does there.

The original is such a goofily charming one, even before the Lebowski resurrection.

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