Robyn Hitchcock, Beautiful Queen, Royal Queen Albert & Beautiful Homer (1997) This is the Dylan covers album that was so good they released it twice – first in 1979, and then in an expanded version in 2002. Highlight: The Byrds’ version of “Lay Down Your Weary Tune,” a Dylan song that Dylan didn’t release a performance of until 1985.
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Tambourine Man” and “My Back Pages” a psychedelic jangle. In their original mid-sixties folk-rock incarnation, the Byrds were some of Dylan’s most inventive interpreters, bringing his songs like “Mr. And it works: “I Shall Be Released” and “Chimes of Freedom” have a revival feeling, and Merry Clayton’s version of “All Along the Watchtower” sounds beautiful and apocalyptic all at once. The Brothers & Sisters of L.A., Dylan’s Gospel (1969)Ī Jewish producer (Lou Adler) gathers a group of star African-American studio musicians to sing gospel versions of tunes by a Jewish singer-songwriter – who would later be born again and then re-connect with his Jewish heritage. By the standards of 1969, it sounds innocent, old-fashioned and wonderful. When Graham Nash left the Hollies to join Crosby, Stills & Nash, his former band recorded what he regarded as a relatively tame album of Dylan songs. The Hollies, Words and Music By Bob Dylan (1969) Universal Music Publishing Buys Bob Dylan's Song Catalogĭylan has credited Odetta with turning him on to folk music – he has said he heard her album Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues and “went out and traded my electric guitar and amplifier for an acoustical guitar.” Here, on one of the first albums of Dylan covers, she makes some of his early political songs sound like they’re old folk tunes and brings a frank earthiness to “Baby, I’m In the Mood for You.” It sounds like this version influenced Miley Cyrus’ 2017 performance of the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.