# What's your favorite Bob Dylan cover **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [September 29, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887 "2023-09-29T22:07:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/41 "2023-09-30T20:20:12Z")
I’m not wavering from Hendrix/Warchtower as the best cover, but I had forgotten just how mighty this was: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9IzKueQ2ZxY/maxresdefault.jpg "Make You Feel My Love") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IzKueQ2ZxY) j ETA: the reason I remembered this cover was that I was idly wondering which was the most covered Dylan song. The answer is depressingly obvious, according to [second hand songs](https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/158/originals#nav-entity): Blowin’ In The Wind Make You Feel My Love comes second. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/42 "2023-09-30T20:22:47Z")
I’m pretty fond of this KT Tunstall version of Simple Twist of Fate. https://www.youtube.com/embed/UOidLIoVNgc?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/43 "2023-09-30T20:44:49Z")
Here’s my fave, a cover of “A Simple Twist of Fate” by the fantastic Johnette Napolitano & her band Concrete Blonde. Johnette’s is the kind of expressive voice that can give new life to any song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tR29omKiw3w/maxresdefault.jpg "Simple Twist Of Fate") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR29omKiw3w) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/44 "2023-09-30T20:53:12Z")
Joan Baez doesn’t just _cover_ “It Ain’t Me Babe” she imitates Dylan as well. > **[Beautiful Joan Baez Imitates Her Ex-Boyfriend Bob Dylan Singing It Ain't Me Babe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxzJRZI8100%3Ft%3D72)** > > This clip is a classic from my 90 minute television special on Earl Scruggs the great banjo picker. During this time in 1971, Earl and his sons, Gary Scruggs... ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/45 "2023-09-30T21:44:41Z")
Almost forgot this one. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ivHA_1WGjM4/hqdefault.jpg "Van Morrison-Just Like A Woman") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivHA_1WGjM4) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/46 "2023-09-30T21:44:44Z")
Jazz guitarist Bill Frisell came up with this awesome instrumental version of [A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXDnn4D8PWo) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/47 "2023-09-30T21:51:18Z")
Couldn’t resist: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rN0l73uDeEA/maxresdefault.jpg "SCTV - Lewis Sings Dylan (Martin Short)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN0l73uDeEA) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/48 "2023-09-30T23:32:35Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > > [@Alessan](#): > > > > I have a strange, enduring love for Bryan Ferry’s cover of “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall”. If just so gloriously _wrong_ - intentionally so, turning Dylan’s portentous stream of consciousness to a cheerful bob. It’s the music you dance to when the world is ending. > > Bravo! That’s what I was going to offer too, but I could never match your explanation. However, as fun as it is, I have to say this threads was essentially sorted with the first response - it has to be Hendrix. > > j Here’s a romp through the song by the man himself you might enjoy (from the 1975 leg of the Rolling Thunder Revue) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9dxdjurxcvw/maxresdefault.jpg "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Live at Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec - December 1975)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dxdjurxcvw) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/49 "2023-09-30T23:41:49Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Joan Baez doesn’t just _cover_ “It Ain’t Me Babe” she imitates Dylan as well. > [https://youtube.com/watch?v=rxzJRZI8100?t=72](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rxzJRZI8100?t=72) Huh. I think this is the first time I’ve ever heard anybody other than Johnny Cash sing that. ---
**Author:** ![Onthefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9de053/32.png) [@Onthefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onthefly)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/50 "2023-09-30T23:44:56Z")
Old Crow Medicine Show did the whole album of Blonde on Blonde. It’s great. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/51 "2023-09-30T23:47:08Z")
And, the OP notwithstanding, The rolling Stones have been doing a great cover of Like a Rolling Stone for a looong time. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/52 "2023-09-30T23:51:00Z")
Great one I’ve never heard before! Van even dares to alter some lyrics! They’re soul brothers. There’s of course also Them’s classic cover of “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OQiMxD4fvhw/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDgUZ7boTABnRJbg7fwIMX6B7bB3w "Them - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQiMxD4fvhw) A lot of good stuff has been posted. As for Dylan interpreters, IMHO the best are the most obvious, the Byrds, and then Rod Stewart with or without the Faces. He had a definite knack for picking deep Dylan cuts and making them into something great. And the two greatest compilations of Dylan covers are the 30th recording anniversary (Bobfest) recordings and the soundtrack of “I’m Not There”. Great, great stuff on both. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/53 "2023-10-01T02:03:13Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > They’re soul brothers. Also worth seeking out is the video “One Irish Rover” which features a duet between Van and Bob on a couple of songs. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/54 "2023-10-01T02:17:34Z")
An early rendition of a Dylan cover by one of my favorite interpreters. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/K_evx-4uNuU/hqdefault.jpg "Emmylou Harris "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" LIVE 1970 Reelin' In The Years Archives") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_evx-4uNuU) ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/55 "2023-10-01T03:08:47Z")
The chorus should go, “like MEEEE!”. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/56 "2023-10-01T12:22:32Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Joan Baez doesn’t just _cover_ “It Ain’t Me Babe” she imitates Dylan as well Baez also does a cover of [Simple Twist of Fate](https://youtu.be/GdErnWWwXb8?si=u_jOxrSkvgpTIRWZ) with some imitation going on. ---
**Author:** ![JimNightshade](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jimnightshade/32/3354_2.png) [@JimNightshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimNightshade)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/57 "2023-10-01T12:32:10Z")
[https://youtu.be/3\_-sg3MIbSo?si=osifx0RQJoNTWKv-](https://youtu.be/3_-sg3MIbSo?si=osifx0RQJoNTWKv-) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/58 "2023-10-01T12:45:56Z")
Walter Trout is freaking amazing. He battled liver disease (cirrhosis) for years, looking like a walking skeleton at one point. Had a transplant and over a year’s worth of recovery. ---
**Author:** ![TeroSunbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terosunbear/32/14748_2.png) [@TeroSunbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeroSunbear)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/59 "2023-10-01T12:57:06Z")
Two: The Jimi Hendrix One (also his Like a Rolling Stone) Coming in strong: The earlier Keith Emerson band The Nice [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kj1Li_WmnIs/hqdefault.jpg "The Nice - My Back Pages") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj1Li_WmnIs) ---
**Author:** ![TeroSunbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terosunbear/32/14748_2.png) [@TeroSunbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeroSunbear)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887/60 "2023-10-01T13:05:48Z")
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