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« on: December 19, 2008, 07:29:58 PM » |
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Many, many people have done Dylan covers, and I'm thinking not many are better than the originals...do you have any in mind?
Here's the ones I think are better than the originals:
1. "My Best Pages"-The Byrds
2. "Quinn the Eskimo"-Manfred Mann
3. "When I Paint My Masterpiece"-The Band (if anything the 30th Anniversary concert)
4. "I Shall Be Released"-The Band (Manuel's vocal is just the tops)
Your thoughts??
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I like the Beatles a bit more than the Boys of Beach, I think Brian's band is the tops---really amazing. And finally, I'm liberal. That's it.
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« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2008, 07:34:50 PM » |
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Great thread idea. Gimme a minute.
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« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2008, 08:00:28 PM » |
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1. Jimi Hendrix - "All Along The Watchtower"
2. The Turtles - "It Ain't Me Babe"
3. The Byrds - "Mr. Tambourine Man"
4. Willie Nelson - "You Gotta Serve Somebody"
5. Cher - "All I Really Want To Do"
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« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2008, 12:11:40 AM » |
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Gene Clark recorded a great version of "Tears Of Rage" for "White Light/Gene Clark" in 1971.
And Sam Cooke's rendition of "Blowin' In The Wind" isn't bad either.
I also like The Walker Brothers' "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" and The Byrds' "You Ain't Going Nowhere".
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« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2008, 05:35:11 AM » |
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Fairport Convention - Si Tu Dois Partir
Joan Baez - With God On Our Side, It Ain't Be Babe, Farewell Angelina
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« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2008, 06:52:47 AM » |
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Hendrix's Monterey take on "Like a Rolling Stone" is pretty damn fantastic. Eels' live take (from the ...With Strings tour) on "Girl From the North Country" was great. And how about a less known modern band doing one, Herman Dune (one of my favorite bands) doing "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"? (Warning, you'll probably not like this. In fact, I don't even like this much. But I love the band overall.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RABOjwmpJRU (Why can't I embed this video? Obviously we can embed in the youtube thread in the media forum. Is it only allowed there?) |
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« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2008, 01:15:07 PM » |
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Bryan Ferry's take on "Positively Fourth Street" is sublime. He turns it into a song of mournful regret that loses the spite found in Dylan's version but gains an emotional level only hinted at in the original.
I would also recommend Ferry's version of "Gates Of Eden" which gives the song a sense of authority missing from Dylan's own (which I always thought sounded a little undercooked).
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« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2008, 05:59:05 AM » |
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Grace Slick & the Great Society - Outlaw Blues
Jimi Hendrix - Could You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (from the BBC Sessions 2 cd)
Mark Lanegan - The Man in the Long Black Coat (from the I'm Not There soundtrack)
Thunderclap Newman - Open the Door (this might be my favorite Dylan cover, they turn it into a beautiful psychadelic ballad.)
Pete Townshend - North Country Girl although I do really like the Dylan and Cash duet version as well.
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« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2008, 04:04:45 PM » |
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Here's another one I just remember. The Byrds - You Ain't Goin' Nowhere. Knocks the Dylan/Band version out of the water.
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« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2008, 01:42:34 AM » |
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'Wigwam' by the James Last Orchestra.
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« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2008, 01:58:05 AM » |
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When did Pete Townshend cut that? I never heard it.
My faves are
Elvis Presley Tomorrow Is A Long Time (Dylan's favorite) and Don't Think Twice.
George Harrison If Not For You
Jerry Lee Lewis Rita May
Johhny Cash does a funny It Aint Me Babe (naw naw naw It Aint Me Babe).
Rick Nelson Just Like A Woman
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« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2008, 02:40:07 AM » |
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Hollies - When the ship comes in
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« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2008, 01:26:11 PM » |
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I have the album I just haven't played it in a long time. I recalled it instantly once I heard it but I had totally forgot about it before.
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« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2008, 02:29:00 PM » |
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It Ain't Me Babe - David Jones  |
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« Reply #15 on: December 30, 2008, 08:00:24 PM » |
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The Byrds covers. Younger than Yesterday is a favorite among these.
And the take off on dylan "Hey Mr. Space Man."
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« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2009, 09:48:37 AM » |
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Robyn Hitchcock recorded a great haunting psychedelic version of "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue".
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« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2009, 03:19:03 PM » |
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Robyn Hitchcock recorded a great haunting psychedelic version of "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue".
I also like his version of "Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door," on Spooked. |
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« Reply #18 on: January 21, 2009, 05:49:31 PM » |
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Love Minus Zero/No Limit by Fleetwood Mac. I also like Make You Feel My Love by Timothy B. Schmit.
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