# Your Favorite Dylan-Song Cover Group/Artist **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 23, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783 "2003-06-23T15:42:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/21 "2003-06-24T01:41:50Z")
Peter Paul & Mary’s rendition of “Too Much of Nothing” is another of my favorites. Nice arrangement and nice harmonies. ---
**Author:** ![Sikander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Sikander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sikander)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/22 "2003-06-24T01:50:00Z")
My favorite cover version has got to be **Death Is Not The End** from Nick Cave’s Murder Ballads. Emmylou Harris’ take on **Every Grain of Sand** is also good, on her album Wrecking Ball. ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/23 "2003-06-24T02:11:55Z")
Buckwheat Zydeco - “On A Night Like This” or Jason and the Scorchers - “Absolutely Sweet Marie” ---
**Author:** ![doctordoowop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecc23a/32.png) [@doctordoowop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doctordoowop)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/24 "2003-06-24T02:17:48Z")
Byrds-my Back pages ---
**Author:** ![nebco9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@nebco9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nebco9)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/25 "2003-06-24T02:31:19Z")
**Byrds:** Mr. Tambourine Man- IIRC this was actually released before Dylan’s recording. **Hendrix:** All Along The Watchtower- Of course! ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/26 "2003-06-24T03:18:24Z")
Most of my favorites are Byrds/Roger McGuinn covers, but I’ll mention the expanded version of _Leon Russell And The Shelter People_. Leon does covers of five Dylan songs, my favorites are his fun versions of “She Belongs To Me” and “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/27 "2003-06-24T07:00:32Z")
Yeah, its already been said a lot, but the Jimi Hendrix version of All Along The Watchtower is probably the only Dylan cover better than the original. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Seeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@The\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Seeker)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/28 "2003-06-24T07:58:11Z")
I quite liked Sophie B. Hawkins’ version of I Want You. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/29 "2003-06-24T10:14:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by nebco9 \* > \*\ ***Byrds:** Mr. Tambourine Man- IIRC this was actually released before Dylan’s recording. I think you’re right. Bob had a lot of lyrics bouncing around, and he was on great terms with the band, so IIRC he gave them Mr. Tambourine Man to release themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Cholo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Cholo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cholo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/30 "2003-06-24T11:25:38Z")
Johnny Winter’s version of “Highway 61 Revisited” is incredible but I also like Ron Wood’s version of “Seven Days”. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Bee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Larry\_Bee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Bee)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/31 "2003-06-24T11:33:23Z")
Van Morrison does an _amazing_ live version of ‘ **Just Like A Woman** ’. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/32 "2003-06-24T15:48:11Z")
Richie Havens does as well. ---
**Author:** ![SeGate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SeGate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeGate)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/33 "2003-06-24T19:05:34Z")
I don’t care for the Dylan version of any Dylan song, but I do love the Garth Brooks version of **To Make You Feel My Love**. It’s not really country-sounding… just mellow and soothing. I sing it to my daughter all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Applejack\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Applejack\_Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Applejack_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/34 "2003-06-24T19:16:25Z")
Jimi Hendrix’s cover of “Like a Rolling Stone”. He only performed it live if I remember correctly. Also, any grateful dead Dylan Cover, as was said earlier. Dave Matthews Band did a pretty cool “All Along the Watchtower” as well as Jimi’s version. ---
**Author:** ![Applejack\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Applejack\_Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Applejack_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/35 "2003-06-24T19:22:43Z")
Jimi Hendrix’s cover of “Like a Rolling Stone”. He only performed it live if I remember correctly. Also, any grateful dead Dylan Cover, as was said earlier. Dave Matthews Band did a pretty cool “All Along the Watchtower” as well as Jimi’s version. ---
**Author:** ![Applejack\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Applejack\_Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Applejack_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/36 "2003-06-24T19:25:05Z")
woops… sorry about the double post. ---
**Author:** ![Applejack\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Applejack\_Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Applejack_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/37 "2003-06-24T19:37:57Z")
woops… sorry about the double post. ---
**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/38 "2003-06-24T21:16:06Z")
I’ll vote for Phish’s rendition of “Quinn the Eskimo”. ---
**Author:** ![Baby\_Fish\_Mouth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a8b319/32.png) [@Baby\_Fish\_Mouth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baby_Fish_Mouth)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/39 "2003-06-24T22:06:10Z")
Another vote for Mike Ness’ **Don’t Think Twice** here. Susan Tedeschi also does a cover of that song, which is a very slow and soulful version. The Pretenders covered **Forever Young** on the _With Honors_ soundtrack. I almost like it better than the original. ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783/40 "2003-06-24T22:06:27Z")
**Ida** did a wonderful version of _Boots of Spanish Leather_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dylan-song-cover-group-artist/183783.md?page=1)