Best and worst Bob Dylan covers?

[abcdefz]

Mc Moot had a good idea there in that Beatles thread, so I'm not above swiping it.

All I'd ask is that if you post Hendrix's version of "All Along the Watchtower," for God's sake, can you think of a second choice? :D

Best: Gary U.S. Bonds "From a Buick 6"
Rod Stewart "Tomorrow is Such a Long Time"

Worst: Yeah, I'll go for the obvious:
William Shatner "Mr. Tambourine Man"

[MC Moot]

O.K...right no Hendrix,then....

U2's "All Along the Watch Tower"......;)

Best: "Like A Rolling Stone" The Rolling Stones

Worst: "Subterranean Homesick Blues" Red Hot Chili Peppers

[abcdefz]

Worst: "Subterranean Homesick Blues" Red Hot Chili Peppers




Yeah? I haven't heard it, but I can sure imagine it.

[MC Moot]

Yeah? I haven't heard it, but I can sure imagine it.

Oh yes,it's on "Uplift Mofo Party Plan" and Kiedis raps it out in that organic anti-beatbox band style he adopted for that period.....painful.....

[QueenAdrock]

"Blowin' in the Wind" by Bobbie Dylan, Forrest Gump.

Jenny's dream came true. She was a folk singer.

[Waus]

"Blowin' in the Wind" by Bobbie Dylan, Forrest Gump.

Jenny's dream came true. She was a folk singer.

Hahahaha....good one.

Best: Eels - Girl From The North Country
Worst: http://dylancoveralbums.com/

[DroppinScience]

The best Dylan covers are obviously The Byrds, and they did several.

But don't diss Shatner's version. That was tops! (y)

[Brother McDuff]

"knocking on heaven's door" - Guns'n'Roses (y)

[MC Moot]

"knocking on heaven's door" - Guns'n'Roses (y)

That cover is sooooo bad it's actually hilarious! :D

Someone should compile a record of covers that are that wickedly bad.....(y)

[HEIRESS]

best
"its all over now, baby blue" - Van Morrison

worst
bad bob dylan covers should be wiped off the face of the planet :(

[Brother McDuff]

That cover is sooooo bad it's actually hilarious! :D

Someone should compile a record of covers that are that wickedly bad.....(y)

i didn't think it was all that bad, but thanks for insult.:(

[MC Moot]

i didn't think it was all that bad, but thanks for insult.:(

no disrespect,friend.....it just is what is.....if it gives you a measure of comfort it's wayyyyy better than their cover of "Live and Let Die"....:)

[Brother McDuff]

no disrespect,friend.....it just is what is.....if it gives you a measure of comfort it's wayyyyy better than their cover of "Live and Let Die"....:)


this is true. their rendition of live and let die is painful.:eek:

[b-grrrlie]

i have never liked Bob Dylan, so I ain't quite sure about my oppinions on this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHBF7Eb6_RY)....

[Jitters]

I always liked the cover the Ramones did of "My Back Pages."

I'm sure people hate it but I just like how they took a simple beautiful song and turned it on it's head and made it a punk rock song.

[FunkyHiFi]

Dylanesque (http://www.amazon.com/Dylanesque-Bryan-Ferry/dp/B000LPR0SE/ref=sr_1_1/102-8330650-2076140?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1173323923&sr=1-1) by Bryan Ferry.

Debuts on June 19, 2007 (on CD - remember those things? Even if your hard drive crashes they still work ;)).

Long a Bob Dylan fan, Bryan Ferry remade "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" for his 1973 self-titled album of covers. This time around, the celebrated Roxy Music leader turns in Dylanesque, recasting 11 Dylan classics during a single live-in-the-studio week that leaves the album sounding vibrantly faithful to the original numbers. Far be it for the imaginative contrarian to retrace Dylan's steps, and sure enough--despite an omnipresent harmonica--Ferry does just the opposite. The raw rocker "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" becomes a seductive British pop song, while despair and loneliness turn into effervescence for the driving "Simple Twist of Fate." Ferry's ageless tenor injects a modern momentum into early Dylan imprints "Positively 4th Street" (with strings!), "All I Really Want to Do," and "The Times They Are A-Changing," and gloriously respects the more recent "Make You Feel My Love" (from 1997's Time out of Mind). But the best is yet to come, as the oft-covered "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" may never have received better treatment and "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" loses not a beat of its original knock-down luster. The record closes with "All Along the Watchtower," a twin tribute to Dylan and Jimi Hendrix, the visionary for this adaptation. --Scott Holter

FYI: for people unused to listening to 80s music :), Bryan Ferry used to be the lead singer for Roxy Music. Avalon (http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6142080&BAB=M) is probably their most well-known. Though to some sometimes it sounds too laidback i.e. early downtempo though I like the title track quite a bit myself. Plus, this CD/sacd disc has one of the best true surround mixes around (i.e. it's not one of those fake ones popping up everywhere). "Love Is The Drug" (from an earlier album) was a big singles hit for them.

[ToucanSpam]

Wierd, I just did a presentation on this very subject...


Well, anyways, here's my list of good ones:

Janis Joplin- Blowin in the Wind
The Byrds- Mr. Tambourine Man
GNR- Knockin on Heavens Door
Bob Marley- Like a Rolling Stone
Jimi Hendrix- All Along the Watchtower

[DroppinScience]

I always liked the cover the Ramones did of "My Back Pages."

I'm sure people hate it but I just like how they took a simple beautiful song and turned it on it's head and made it a punk rock song.

Which album does this appear on?

[abcdefz]

"Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" loses not a beat of its original knock-down luster.



That's pretty funny. Dylan didn't even write that song. That's Eric Von Schmidt.

[abcdefz]

Robert Hazard, the guy who wrote "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," put out an EP that had a pretty killer rocked-up version of "Blowin' in the Wind" on it. I don't know how it stands up now, but I used to play the hell out of that song.

[Jim wont fix it]

maggies farm - RATM

[monkey]

best
"its all over now, baby blue" - Van Morrison


i was gonna say this one. i love it so much.

[YoungRemy]

Maggies Farm- Rage Against the Machine (n)

[yeahwho]

Which album does this appear on?

AcidEaters (http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002BK9JE.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg) 12 XLNT coversongs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_Eaters)

[DroppinScience]

AcidEaters (http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002BK9JE.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg) 12 XLNT coversongs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_Eaters)

RIGHT! My brother's got that album.

BTW, awesome avatar, yeahwho. I love Madness!