Earlier today, I offered the view, in a private WhatsApp group, that I could only think of 2 cover versions of Bob Dylan songs that I prefer to his versions. And they are Hendrix’s version of All Along The Watchtower and The Byrds’ version of Mr Tambourine Man. I’ve since remembered that George Harrison’s If Not For You also ticks the box. I’ve tried to find the comprehensive views of the Massive on the subject but failed. Maybe I used the wrong search terms. Anyway, I thought I’d start a thread and see what comes back.

Obviously, there’s potential for contention here. I’m a fan of Bob and I enjoy listening to him sing. Other opinions are available and I hope that this won’t descend into name-calling. Let’s disagree agreeably if we can.

I’d suggest that songs Bob hasn’t released (or released in English when the cover is in another language) shouldn’t really count. So that rules out Fairport Convention’s Si Tu Dois Partir and Joan Baez’s Love Is Just A Four Letter Word, both of which I love. Indeed, I love most of Baez’s Any Day Now album of covers but, when push comes to shove, I’d take » Continue Reading.