Dylan tunes that were NAILED by someone else!

[Bennyboy]

RATM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmceSj07_fs

Maggies Farm

[Bennyboy]

1. Watchtowers!

Dave Matthews and Neil Young http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGC1qiKowT8

[Bennyboy]

4. Springsteen!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feK6MV8osZ4&NR=1

[Bennyboy]

6. Lenny Kravitz and Eric Clapton!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feK6MV8osZ4&NR=1

[Bennyboy]

18. Neil Young (from BobFest)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_tJnj2j5kI

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. Jimi's will always be my fave!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. I think The Byrds always nailed Dylan....

The Byrds Play Dylan is a compilation album by American rock band The Byrds, and was first released in 1980 by Columbia Records. The album features thirteen interpretations of Bob Dylan songs from their entire career, regardless of line-up. The recordings contained within range from 1965 with "Mr. Tambourine Man" to 1970's "Positively 4th Street". The Byrds Play Dylan never charted in either the U.S. or the UK.

In 2002, the album was remastered and expanded to twenty tracks. All of the material on both releases of The Byrds Play Dylan was previously released, either on The Byrds' regular albums, as bonus tracks on their remastered CDs, or on The Byrds, the 1990 boxed set.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Byrds_Play_Dylan

[SteppingRazor]

5. I gotta say "meh" to that one.

I've always preferred the original Dylan to Byrds covers, though I like their originals OK. To me, the definitive Mr. Tambourine Man will always be Dylan's version(s).

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. I can understand that...

perhaps the Byrds just make Dylan more accessible to people...........

[SteppingRazor]

10. I'll certainly agree with that.

The Byrds had a fairly poppy sound, and their harmonies were practically flawless. Really accessible band, without the slickness or sugary qualities that all-too-often go along with the "pop" label.

[cemaphonic]

15. yeah, nice harmonies and jangly guitars

but the rhythm is totally squared off, the tempo doesn't feel right for the song, and they left out a bunch of verses. It's certainly one of the better Dylan covers, but not better than Dylan.

[Crabby Appleton]

11. I like the Byrds

they're one of my favorite groups. I played in a band many years ago that did a lot of Byrds songs; now days at home I play along with the Byrds recordings on bass, guitar, or 12-string (on my Ric 360/12)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

13. I like the Byrds, too.

:)

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

14. My favorite CD! I LOVED tootling about with "The Times They Are a Changing" BLASTING

during the election also "Chimes of Freedom".

[mvd]

28. Byrds are the first thing that came to mind

:thumbsup:

[mvd]

29. Personally, I think..

"Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds might be even better. It just fits their style very well.

[fight4my3sons]

3. I can't tell how many times a week I listen to this version.

:bounce:

[SteppingRazor]

7. Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower has got to be the most obvious answer.

Truth to tell, though, aside from that song and a couple other rare exceptions, I almost always prefer the Dylan original.

[Symarip]

9. Maggie's Farm - The Specials

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igMMDzBKHyc

[fight4my3sons]

12. that is fun

:thumbsup:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

16. CLAPTON on "Love Minus Zero / No Limit" from BobFest...

...I STILL don't know why this got axed from the CD. Two excellent Clapton solos, one of his best vocals (when he sings "My love she's like some raven, at my window with a broken wing" and then goes into the solo it's cold chills time)...

...instead, the CD has his version of "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright," which is a real "so WHAT" event.

Here's the YouTube clip of Love Minus Zero: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqxp-EGhSFc

:toast:

[hellbound-liberal]

17. Johnny Winter-Highway 61 Revisited

Played here at Dylan's birthday. SMOKIN!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8siLZ4zNbY

[kwassa]

36. yes this is a fantastic version.

[GreenPartyVoter]

20. How about a fave Dylanesque tune?

Weird Al's "Bob" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nej4xJe4Tdg

[Bennyboy]

21. The Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia links...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN0gHJ4JEQk&feature=PlayList&p=F9DD04C8B7670A90&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=16

It's All over now Baby Blue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Ee5fwSzUM

Stuck Inside of mobile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNqeEkpn_20

Desolation Row http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_JjFeeYOLs

When I paint my Masterpiece http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6EirqCsMhA&feature=related

[fight4my3sons]

22. Tangled up in Blue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILhXlJp2hqE

[Bennyboy]

27. I shall Be Released

One of Bob's prettiest melodies with such a sad song...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFiIJ4vW2IU&feature=related.

[Bennyboy]

30. Simple Twist Of Fate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbXg3ZuJ7-k

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nluf1xfN1-I&feature=related

[Dr Fate]

23. How 'bout Dylan's own favorite cover: "Tomorrow is a Long Time" by Elvis Presely.

http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=af4a9b1ca685122211d1

[melman]

24. Rod Stewart - Only a Hobo

http://www.last.fm/music/Rod+Stewart/_/Only+a+Hobo

[Brother Buzz]

25. Weird Al Yankovic nailed Subterranean Homesick Blues with his version "BOB"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsgeTNnYywg&feature=fvst

Here's Bob's original (Oh, that really is Allen Ginsberg in the background):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-xIulyVsG8&feature=related

[Orrex]

26. I don't know if she nailed it, but Sophie B. Hawkins did an interesting cover of I Want You

:shrug:

[KG]

31. Jimmy Lafave - nailed just about every Dylan he did, which was alot of them

http://www.imeem.com/people/_GV2cq/music/s0btqkO3/jimmy-lafave-buckets-of-rain/

[dana_b]

32. Masters of War - Pearl Jam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPyjC-gN10I

btw - totally agree with RATM - their version rocked!

[ElboRuum]

33. Rock pr0n?

Oh wait... you meant something else.

[mike_c]

34. Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts-- Tom Russell....

Damn, can't find a video....

[Stuart G]

35. Peter Paul and Mary.........Blowin in the Wind....

One of the greatest ever... in my opinion..