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121. Dolly has a cool little story about that song.

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 01:26 AM

Jun 2012

Dolly Parton once commented about the making of her version of the song: "When we were doing the Trio album, I asked Linda and Emmy what it meant, and they didn't know. So we called Neil Young, and he didn't know. We asked him, flat out, what it meant, and he said, 'Hell, I don't know. I just wrote it. It just depends on what I was taking at the time. I guess every verse has something different I'd taken.' " Parton, Ronstadt and Harris' Trio version of the song was also released as a single, and while it received modest radio airplay, a video accompanying the song was very popular on a number of cable video outlets, including CMT.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_the_Gold_Rush_%28song%29

I kinda like KD Lang's version too:

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What song CANNOT be appropriately covered by another artist? [View all] banned from Kos Jun 2012 OP

Anything by Dylan graywarrior Jun 2012 #1

agree 99.99% banned from Kos Jun 2012 #2

That gets a pass graywarrior Jun 2012 #3

Wasn't there a time OriginalGeek Jun 2012 #9

Probably. graywarrior Jun 2012 #15

Not even Nico's "I'll keep it with mine" or most things by The Byrds? harmonicon Jun 2012 #41

Sandy Denny also did a sublime "I'll Keep it With Mine" Tom Ripley Jun 2012 #53

Agreed. Fairport Convention also covered hifiguy Jun 2012 #64

Jimmy also used to do 'Like Rolling Stone' RZM Jun 2012 #106

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Listening right now graywarrior Jun 2012 #8

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Yeah, I've heard Dylan muzac. Horrifying! graywarrior Jun 2012 #32

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Meeeeeeeeeee-oowwwwwwww! graywarrior Jun 2012 #136

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It would be even better if Pink Floyd never played it either. (nt) harmonicon Jun 2012 #42

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i feel so much better now!! CleanLucre Jun 2012 #34

Dylan: Mississippi CleanLucre Jun 2012 #21

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Dolly has a cool little story about that song. progressoid Jun 2012 #121

That Neil Young tribute concert back in 2010 was god-awful RZM Jun 2012 #72

The ONLY band/performer to hook up with Neil and make it work was Pearl Jam. Amerigo Vespucci Jun 2012 #75

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I did see it, and I wasn't impressed. Amerigo Vespucci Jun 2012 #107

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Tubular Bells HarveyDarkey Jun 2012 #31

short and to the point..Judy Garland. Stuart G Jun 2012 #33

Iz! Vanje Jun 2012 #47

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"Revisiting Ruby Shoes (Wizard of Oz Remix)" kentauros Jun 2012 #50

Tori Amos used to play this. It wasn't very good RZM Jun 2012 #105

Polk Salad Annie CleanLucre Jun 2012 #35

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Sing, Sing, Sing Ptah Jun 2012 #52

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Leonard Cohen TrogL Jun 2012 #82

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Bridge Over Troubled Water ArtiChoke Jun 2012 #84

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