A lot of these tracks are spill-overs from the first episode that either didn't fit quite right, but quite a few are new additions that came in late. With a career as ridiculously prolific as Mr. Dylan's has been there is
already a plethora of covers and tributes to choose from with every
generation of musicians wanting to throw in their two cents. One of the most enjoyable things about putting together these two episodes has been digging through these songs and finding things like Bobby Womack's delightfully funky cover of "All Along The Watchtower," and Andrew Bird's rendition of "Oh Sister."
Keeping things in the covers mindset, this episode ends with Bob Dylan covering the traditional American folk song "House of the Rising Sun." The original author of this song is still unknown, but many have had a go at it over the years. The Animals did what is probably the most famous and unquestionably fantastic version in 1964 a few years after Dylan released his version, which is still my personal favorite. This track shows a screaming and pleading side of Dylan's vocal range that not only sets the tone for the tragic ballad, but is a rare treat to hear from him.
Hope you've enjoyed these episodes, please feel free to comment with some of your favorite Dylan renditions and I'll add em to the queue.
Start Time – Artist / Track / Album
00:21 – Nina Simone / Just Like A Woman / Here Comes The Sun
05:09 – Stevie Wonder / Mr. Tambourine Man / Down To Earth
07:36 – Sufjan Stevens / Ring Them Bells / I'm Not There
13:54 – The Wood Brothers / Buckets Of Rain / Loaded
17:18 – Guster / This Wheel's On Fire / Endless Highway
20:39 – Jeff Buckley / Mama, You Been On My Mind / Grace
24:02 – Bobby Womack / All Along The Watchtower / Facts of Life
27:21 – Violent Femmes / Positively 4th Street / Freak Magnet
30:13 – The Dead Weather / New Pony / Horehound
34:47 – My Morning Jacket / You're A Big Girl Now / Chimes of Freedom
39:53 – Johnny Cash / One Too Many Mornings / Bootleg, Volume 2
42:27 – Nico / I'll Keep It With Mine / Chelsea Girl
45:42 – Ramblin' Jack Elliott / Lay, Lady, Lay / Bull Durham Sacks and Railroad Tracks
48:33 – The Morning Benders / Outlaw Blues / Subterranean Homesick Blues
52:29 – Greensky Bluegrass / When I Paint My Masterpiece / All Access Vol. 1
55:06 – Andrew Bird / Oh Sister / Soldier On
59:49 – George Harrison / If Not For You / All Things Must Pass
1:03:18 – Bob Dylan / House of the Rising Sun / Bob Dylan (first recorded by Clarence "Tom" Ashley and Gwen Foster)
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