Dylan Covers - Which ones are best?

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It's no secret that a large group of folks like his songs better when other people do them, even if that isn't the case, which covers do you think are best?

I have to take "All Along the Watchtower" out of contention tho.

Hendrix took that song and it isn't really Bob's anymore.

This is a cover of a cover of a Dylan classic, and i think the 3rd generation is the best.

Ladies and Gentlemen this is Brass Against with "Maggie's Farm"

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1. Hendrix like a rolling stone

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3. Hard to argue with that - although I do reserve the right to argue if I wanna

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2. This one by Chrissy Hynde is a great one.

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5. That was great

I feel like I should know why Chrissie was playing with Steve Cropper, Paul Schafer, GE Smith and the rest in 92, but I do not.

Can you help me with that?

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6. Dylan 25th Anniversary celebration. I've had the CD since they did that, but it's also been on

PBS a few times. I think it's all on YouTube now. Lots of great performances from that.

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7. It may have been 30th they were celebrating. n/t

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9. Thanks man.

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4. New Basement Tapes....Kansas City

Of course Dylan never “recorded” these songs, but did write them...

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8. I liked that.

I wonder what melodies bob had in mind when he wrote the words, but that was a good ass tune

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10. I really enjoyed the documentary they did around those songs

And bringing those musicians together to try to recapture "the big pink".

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21. I liked that documentary as well!

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11. "It Ain't me babe" Johnny and June

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17. That one slipped my mind

But I'm glad you can backstop me on All Things Cash

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18. LOL...happy to my friend

Hope you and yours are well!

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12. E) All of the above

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13. Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Bryan Ferry 1973

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22. You can hear so many things in this song that would take over pop music later

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Bryan was cutting edge

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14. Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds

The Byrds took a rough raw Dylan song and turned it into a smooth beautiful song.

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15. I don't know too much about Dylan, but I thought this was pretty good:

I thought it was the best part of the ghastly Saturday Night Live “remote” episode...Chris Martin solo acoustic performance of “Shelter From The Storm.”

...and I don’t even like Coldplay/Martin particularly. But I enjoyed this, and have seen many live performances on SNL that have positively changed my opinion about certain artists.

Your mileage may very, of course.

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19. I honestly had low expectations going in for a couple reasons

First, his voice is so clean and with Coldplay so properly British.

Next, Pop Rock vocalists with acoustics guitars (all by themselves) - well that hasn't often been a recipe for success.

But he nailed it. I still very much prefer the Blood on the Tracks cut, don't get me wrong - but he nailed it in his own voice

here's the original Shelter From The Storm

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16. Fairport Convention did a nice cover of "I'll Keep It With Mine"

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20. The mere presence of Richard Thompson makes any song 527.6% better

Thanks for this cut

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23. Joan Baez : Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word

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24. Nice - This is new to me

Thank you for the song Doc T.

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25. I really love Sam Bush & Jerry Douglas doing "Girl From the North Country"

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26. Thanks!

You know that's right up my alley

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27. Here are two that come to mind

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28. Ok, I had to add this

I love listening to Chris Smither's Dylan covers, especially his arrangements and guitar playing:

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29. This is impressive

Nice arrangement - Very understated tasty guitar, good vocal.

I am a bit embarrassed to say that I don't know this guy... But that's what I love about DU MA I learn here

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30. Yeah, Chris is a master

He's been around since the 70's. You might recognize a couple of Bonnie Raitt songs that he wrote, "I Feel the Same" and "Love Me Like a Man". And he's just a great blues/folk guitarist.