Bob Dylan Cover Versions

[Robinjakarta]

 

[Perfidious Albion]

There is only cover that I rate..... that is Hendrix " All Along The Watchtower" . I wouldn't say it was better, just different and interesting.

As for Adele, " Make You Feel My Love"...... Yuk! ( maybe just not my kind of thing)
Mind you, they all make money for the guy. ...

Incidentally, I dislike his own covers of Sinatra songs that he has put out lately....horses for courses and all that.

 

[pearl]

https://youtu.be/aniXFOTri54

 

[Acker79]

If I knew this thread existed sooner...

Personally can't stand Adele, but give me the Garth Brooks version of 'To Make you Feel my Love' anyday.

I'm not as opposed to Adele in principle as you, but I do love me some Garth Brooks, and love his version of To Make You Feel My Love. I got a boxset of his stuff once that included a video from some performance in which he describes the process of making the song which I found hilarious. Here's some of it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wr8RPOkM8o

There's more to it than that, (including how Garth suspects he would have covered it if he didn't listen to Billy Joel's version first - that's how he says he found the lyrics).

As with John Cale's version of 'Hallelujah', most artists who cover 'All Along The Watchtower' are covering the re-interpretation, rather than the original. I can understand a lot of people sharing Buzzer's preference for covers because Dylan's voice is an acquired taste, but, other than singing them with a different voice, few people have done things that give a completely different life to his songs. The Byrds did it with 'Mr Tambourine Man' and Hendrix did it with 'All Along The Watchtower', but I can't think of any others.

Maybe you already know about this now...

There's a show that started in London last year and is now/soon to be running in Toronto called 'Girl from The North Country' that uses Dylan songs in a story of a guest house in depression era Duluth, Minnesota, Shirley Henderson won an Olivier award for lead female in a musical and Sheila Atim got one for support female in a musical. She also performed 'Tight Connection To My Heart' and got the biggest ovation of all the performers (and the show opened with the cast of Hamilton performing!)

To truly appreciate how great Sheila Atim's version is, you need to know the original (or just watch the first minute or so of this to get the idea):

https://youtu.be/nheBN2UWAaM

and here is Sheila Atim's version:

https://youtu.be/0grZUoUhn_k

This is a promotional appearance with Sam Reid and Claudia Jolley singing a fantastic version of 'I Want You' (audio isn't the best in this video)

https://youtu.be/_pO6G_ky3OE

Here's a trailer for the show:

https://youtu.be/8lnEdPS6ulk

 

[marlowe]

Just discovered this cover by Scott Walker who died today. From Dylan's album Nashville Skyline..

https://youtu.be/hAjeJn9d2So

 

[Acker79]

Nickel Creek used to do a live performance of a song called 'The Fox' and half-way through they'd sing a bit of Subterranean Homesick Blues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJJaEvLSabI

 

[Mexican Seagull]

Try this one from Lou Reed at the 30 year anniversary concert - Foot of Pride - but then how do dump a You Tube video in

 

[Norman Potting]

Probably already posted but I like this

 

[daveinplzen]

Nice reggae version of knocking on heavens door

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

The Byrds, Mr Tambourine Man for me.

 

[kentgully]

Dylanesque Ferry

 

[marlowe]

Patti Smith : Changing of the Guards
From Dylan's 1978 album Street Legal and featured on Smith's album of cover versions Twelve

https://youtu.be/6kfWmDU2iaQ

 

[Icy Gull]

Really like this version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkQpVgOcGVY

 

[marlowe]

"Fourth Time Around" : Yo La Tengo

(Shades of the Beatles "Norwegian Wood")

https://youtu.be/I4UIKRyrRZM

 

[bobbysmith01]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zjj7eTEnEqc&feature=share

She Belongs to Me - The Nice - Keith Emerson RIP.


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[GT49er]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zjj7eTEnEqc&feature=share

She Belongs to Me - The Nice - Keith Emerson RIP.

Thanks for that - a new one on me - interesting, but the extended instrumental has very little to do with the original song! And the vocals were never The Nice's strong point anyway!

 

[marlowe]

"Senor : Tales of Yankee Power"
Willie Nelson & Calexico

I like the mariachi horns which give the song a distinctive Mexican flavour.

https://youtu.be/CiShjSrGsPk

 

[Robinjakarta]

Another of many Grateful Dead Dylan interpretations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAZ4-Ed_52g&list=PLEHlQEsPyGCkcytuItZApvQf8_-pu7ax3&index=14

 

[lost in hampshire]

Great version by Darius Rucker @ Daryl's Househttps://youtu.be/Cn4G-hE7JsE?list=LL

 

[Icy Gull]

From her recent Dylan covers album - Standing In The Doorway

https://youtu.be/34fdftUrvWo