Can't argue with the results. There are at least 4 or 5 songs on here that I wouldn't argue with as a #1 though.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 17 April 2018 00:15 (six years ago) link
Voted for the favorite, but could just as easily have voted for “Outlaw Blues” as well as several others.
― Made in the Shadow Blaster (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 00:36 (six years ago) link
Huh! For whatever reason, LMZ/NL has never really done all that much for me. I like it fine, just surprised to discover it's a consensus favorite against so many heavy-hitters.
Clearly plenty of other people have seen something in the song, even beyond the "everybody covers every Dylan song" effect. A little searching turns up versions by Buck Owens, Leon Russell, the Walker Brothers, Joan Baez, Rod Stewart, Fleetwood Mac, Judy Collins, Jackson Browne, the Turtles, Nana Mouskouri, and Ricky Nelson. I thought I'd heard the last one before, but realized belatedly I was thinking of his cover of "She Belongs To Me" - guy was into this album!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWPrtfE-TBI
― explosion from DOOM courtesy of id software (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 16:22 (six years ago) link
yea same
― marcos, Tuesday, 17 April 2018 16:29 (six years ago) link
it's one of my favorite Dylan melodies tbh
― droit au butt (Euler), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 16:33 (six years ago) link
heh Love Minus Zero feels like coffee shop autopilot to me, one of the least impressive tracks on the album (shrug emoji)
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:34 (six years ago) link
Thirteenth Floor Elevators version of "It's All Over Now (Baby Blue)" is one of my all time favorite Dylan covers. That Joyce Carol Oates short story is really good too, that was a story that I got assigned in freshman lit in collage and really liked.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joyce-carol-oates-on-dylans-its-all-over-now-baby-blue-1432045329
― earlnash, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 01:22 (six years ago) link
― startled macropod (MatthewK), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 06:11 (six years ago) link
has there been a Dylan vs Rage Against the Machine “Maggie’s Farm” poll?
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 06:14 (six years ago) link
Surprised "Mr Tambourine Man" didn't get more votes. Though I voted for LMZ so I'm not complaining.
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 07:26 (six years ago) link
that's a great cover by Nelson, Dylan probably appreciated it (iirc he has only nice things to say abt Nelson in Chronicles)
― niels, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 09:51 (six years ago) link
I'd choose She Belongs to Me over LMZ, I think Dylan does the cynical love portrait better than the sincere, also I just love the melody
both rule though
― niels, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 09:53 (six years ago) link
well, maaaybe Dylan's fondness for wordplay amphetamine gets the best of him in the 3rd verse
https://www.brainyquote.com/photos_tr/en/b/bobdylan/154487/bobdylan1-2x.jpg
― niels, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 11:05 (six years ago) link
lol that's what i think of the last verse of mr. tambourine man. but both are great
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 16:18 (six years ago) link
DAMN:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofvsowhWPbc
― flappy bird, Saturday, 1 December 2018 05:20 (five years ago) link
quite faithful!
― niels, Saturday, 1 December 2018 10:39 (five years ago) link
yeah I was surprised at that for 1976
― flappy bird, Monday, 3 December 2018 05:41 (five years ago) link