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Great Bob Dylan songs not performed by Bob Dylan.

post #1 of 21
6/24/09 at 4:55pm
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The universal praise for Dylan's song writing ability has me on a quest. Since the sound of Dylan's voice is unbearable for me I am looking for covers of his songs. From what I've heard I am missing out on the greatest American song writer of all times. Can someone recommend great covers of his tunes?
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post #2 of 21
6/24/09 at 4:57pm
Mr. Tambourine Man, The Byrds
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, The Byrds
If Not for You, George Harrison
All Along the Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix
The Mighty Quinn, Manford Mann
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post #3 of 21
6/24/09 at 5:18pm
Mississippi - Sheryl Crow. If you don't mind her voice, that is.
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post #4 of 21
6/24/09 at 5:19pm
Like a Rolling Stone - The Remains
Oh Sister, Lay Lady Lay, Idiot Wind(?) - The Gourds
Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Warren Zevon
Absolutely Sweet Marie - Jason & the Scorchers
Boots of Spanish Leather - Nanci Griffith
A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - Bryan Ferry
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, it Takes a Train to Cry - Al Kooper/Mike Bloomfield

there are a lot
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post #5 of 21
6/24/09 at 5:26pm
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Absolutely Sweet Marie - Jason & the Scorchers

Can't believe I forgot that one. Essential.
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post #6 of 21
6/24/09 at 6:00pm
Stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again - Cat Power Goin' To Acapulco - Jim James & Calexico (Jim James being the singer for My Morning Jacket) those two are among the best covers of anything, ever.
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post #7 of 21
6/24/09 at 6:02pm
All of Johnny Cash's biggest hits. If you don't think Bob Dylan can sing you haven't listened to him much, really.
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post #8 of 21
6/24/09 at 6:07pm
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The universal praise for Dylan's song writing ability has me on a quest. Since the sound of Dylan's voice is unbearable for me I am looking for covers of his songs. From what I've heard I am missing out on the greatest American song writer of all times. Can someone recommend great covers of his tunes?

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All of Johnny Cash's biggest hits.

If you don't think Bob Dylan can sing you haven't listened to him much, really.

The sound and style not the technical ability.
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post #9 of 21
6/24/09 at 7:43pm
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A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - Bryan Ferry

+1 He does a great job.
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post #10 of 21
6/24/09 at 7:46pm
Tangled Up In Blue - Jerry Garcia Band.
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post #11 of 21
6/24/09 at 7:50pm
My Chemical Romance recently did a punk version of Desolation Row. Takes a Dylan song, and, as Rolling Stone says, turned it into a Sex Pistols song. It really is a nice cover. Also, the Grateful Dead does a number of Dylan tunes. There are thousands of MP3s bootleg Dead concerts on the Internet.
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post #12 of 21
6/24/09 at 7:53pm
Lotta good ones listed. Also... Wanted Man - Nick Cave Death Is Not The End - Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue Knocking on Heaven's Door - Antony and the Johnsons
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post #13 of 21
6/24/09 at 9:36pm
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Like a Rolling Stone - The Remains Oh Sister, Lay Lady Lay, Idiot Wind(?) - The Gourds Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Warren Zevon Absolutely Sweet Marie - Jason & the Scorchers Boots of Spanish Leather - Nanci Griffith A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - Bryan Ferry It Takes a Lot to Laugh, it Takes a Train to Cry - Al Kooper/Mike Bloomfield there are a lot
Aw yeah! Ferry's Hard Rain is probably the best Dylan cover, IMO.
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post #14 of 21
6/24/09 at 9:38pm
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Tangled Up In Blue - Jerry Garcia Band. Thanks, this is really great.
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post #15 of 21
6/24/09 at 9:41pm
The Band's version of I Shall Be Released is far better than the original. Same with When I Paint My Masterpiece. Here is a version of Released from the Festival Express tour (1970?). One of Manuel's greatest vocal performances! Still makes me tear up, particularly the "Now yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd/A man who swears he's not to blame/ All day long I hear him shouting so loud/Just crying out that he was framed" verse. Powerful.
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