otm Alfred:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GJoGTsHWDg
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 15:13 (two years ago) link
Not exactly covers related, but here are 86 artists talking about their favorite Dylan song: https://www.stereogum.com/2147461/favorite-bob-dylan-songs/lists/ultimate-playlist/
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 19:27 (two years ago) link
Chris Whitley and Jeff Lang's version of "Changing of the Guard" is well worth searching out, it is quite beautiful and dreamy.
Mentioned once in the thread, but worth repeating that Nazareth id "Hollis Brown" as proto-doom metal circa 1974.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 21:27 (two years ago) link
I really like Patti Smith's "Changing of the Guards" where she eliminates every gram of cheese. It's a quieter, stripped down arrangement, and transposing the sax part to the piano is a massive improvement.
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 02:34 (two years ago) link
Forgot the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrZ9LABs-Co
Yeah that's my favorite version of "Changing of the Guards."
I only recently learned Duane Eddy did an album of Dylan covers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxLSntYt8ts
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 03:57 (two years ago) link
I still haven’t heard a cover of “it’s all over now baby blue” that I didn’t like but the 13th floor elevators one is as perfect as they come.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 04:14 (two years ago) link
Shooter Jennings has a great cover of “Isis” Live version only, though I’d love to hear him do a studio versionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s90aw9cybvw
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 04:17 (two years ago) link
Anyone else into this proto-slowcore/dream pop version of Like a Rolling Stone by Spirit?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWCxAElOSxM
― aqxmission, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 15:33 (two years ago) link
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To this day I still can’t believe they didn’t play that song in Breaking Bad finale
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 17:41 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVgludGcI5I
― xzanfar, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 18:37 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npeYMJIbY8o
― xzanfar, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 18:38 (two years ago) link
Thanks guys, several here lately that I never hoid of!Yeah, Chrissie Hynde's rainy day country-folk conversations keep me listening, nursing a drink and memories and not bogarting that joint because it's all sides of the online, passing tracks back and forth with her Pretenders guitarist and their listeners, good for strumming and keys---seems like a little more variety might be good, but maybe would mess with the intimacy. But also---I just first listened to Lucinda Williams' Bob's Back Pages: A Night of Bob Dylan Songs, which is a lot to take in, quality and quantity and range and depth (of dug-in heels, writing and choice-wise), but clearly she's wide awake all night, no slurs, lots of teeth, with her hot crusty railroad combo from Good Souls Better Angels, I think (it's a download, so no fancy info). The theme, one of the recurring themes, is restless frustration---"I look like I'm movin', but I'm standin' still," but never shut up. The dread "To Make You Feel My Love" is the ringer, and closer, but works (and follows "Idiot Wind"), by far the best version I've heard, of which there have of course been a shitload. "Everything's Broken," "Political World," and "Man of Peace" make one ornery triptych early on. "Queen Jane Approximately"is drinking wedding band folk punk change of pace, nice. Was going to pick some from YouTube, but can't decide.
― dow, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:52 (two years ago) link
This cover of Sign On The Window by Sarah Jarosz is absolutely stunning. I'd never heard of her until I saw this but it seems that as well as doing her own material she does tons of covers, including unusual choices like Prince and Billie Eilish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73qzaGalZg
― Officer Pupp, Saturday, 19 June 2021 10:03 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJpeaw6mP1c
― buzza, Saturday, 19 June 2021 10:27 (two years ago) link
Magnificent «Changing of the Guards» by Norwegian Signe Marie Rustad, from a Dylan tribute on Norwegian national TV this fall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_BgSyU5G1w
― Mule, Sunday, 5 December 2021 12:03 (two years ago) link
lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3SSIf-i_SM
― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Sunday, 11 June 2023 17:39 (eleven months ago) link
I mean, god bless him for leaning into the smooth and jivey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCZFMWXuGCU
― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Sunday, 11 June 2023 17:47 (eleven months ago) link
I don't think I've ever heard Dylan's version of "If Not For You", but George Harrison's is great.-- The Yellow Kid (ano...), August 6th, 2005.george is the best , olivia newton johns version is horrid and should be avoided.― jendy wames, Saturday, 6 August 2005 05:27 (seventeen years ago) bookmarkflaglink
-- The Yellow Kid (ano...), August 6th, 2005.george is the best , olivia newton johns version is horrid and should be avoided.
― jendy wames, Saturday, 6 August 2005 05:27 (seventeen years ago) bookmarkflaglink
I prefer Glen Campbell's version of George Harrison's version tbh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBiMU7EBSFI
― Renaissance of the Celtic Trumpet (Tom D.), Monday, 12 June 2023 06:43 (eleven months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFcNnwlKAHk
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Monday, 12 June 2023 18:12 (eleven months ago) link
Johnny Winter did a ripping version of Highway 61 with some sharp slide guitar.
― The Artist formerly known as Earlnash, Tuesday, 13 June 2023 13:31 (eleven months ago) link
birdistheword otm upthread. Sinead O'Connor's version of "I Believe in You" is gorgeous.
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Tuesday, 13 June 2023 14:22 (eleven months ago) link