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Bob Dylan: The Songwriter - Best Cover Tune? (Edited 01/18/09 06:27PM by R3DS8XFaN)
Bob Dylan's song library is way too large to cover in a "What is your favorite 10" list, so let's see if we can pare it down a little.  What is Your Favorite Dylan Cover Tune from other famous singers?  Yes, THESE ARE SONGS THAT DYLAN WROTE..... Alot of you may be surprised to learn that -  Except Mooser.... and yes, I've probably left some off this list, so, an "other" will be added to share your thoughts.

Bob Dylan: The Songwriter - Best Cover Tune? <span style="font-size:12px;">(Edited 01/18/09 06:27PM by R3DS8XFaN)</span> Photo
| Closed on 02/16/09 at 05:00PM
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Rank33 FansAvg (1st)
1."All Along the Watchtower" -Jimi Hendrix8.4 (18)
2."Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Eric Clapton4.9 (1)
3."Blowin' in the Wind" -Peter, Paul, and Mary4.3 (4)
4."Mr. Tambourine Man" -The Byrds4.2
5."It Ain't Me Babe" -Johnny Cash4.2 (2)
6."Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Guns N' Roses3.9 (2)
7."Just Like a Woman" -Richie Havens2.6 (1)
8."The Times They Are A Changin'" -Billy Joel2.4 (1)
9."Lay Lady Lay" -Isaac Hayes 2.1
10."Quinn the Eskimo" -Manfred Mann2.0
Also receiving votes:"Ballad Of Hollis Brown" -Hootie & The Blowfish1.8
"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" -Van Morrison1.6
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" -Norah Jones1.5 (1)
"One More Cup of Coffee" -White Stripes1.5
"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" -Cher1.3
"Tangled Up in Blue" -Indigo Girls 1.2 (1)
"When I Paint My Masterpiece" -The Band1.2 (1)
other11.2 (1)
"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" -Grateful Dead1.1
"Mama You Been On My Mind" -Rod Stewart 1.0
"Tonight I'll Be Staying Here W/ You" -Jeff Bec0.8
"Shelter from the Storm" -Cassandra Wilson0.7
other20.5
"Let's Keep It Between Us" -Bonnie Raitt 0.4
other30.2

  
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#1 | 1221 days ago

 I know the original authorship of Housr of the Rising Sun may not really be known, but isn't the famous version by the Animals considered a cover of Dylan?

I also like Clapton's version of Lay Lady Lay.
1. "All Along the Watchtower" -Jimi Hendrix  2. "Mr. Tambourine Man" -The Byrds  3. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Eric Clapton  4. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" -Grateful Dead  5. other1  6. other2  7. "The Times They Are A Changin'" -Billy Joel  8. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Guns N' Roses  9. "Just Like a Woman" -Richie Havens  10. "It Ain't Me Babe" -Johnny Cash  
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#2 | 1221 days ago

 Seth wrote:
I know the original authorship of Housr of the Rising Sun may not really be known, but isn't the famous version by the Animals considered a cover of Dylan?

I also like Clapton's version of Lay Lady Lay.
The oldest known existing recording is by versatile Appalachian artists Clarence "Tom" Ashley and Gwen Foster and was made in 1933. Ashley said he had learned it from his grandfather, Enoch Ashley. Alger "Texas" Alexander's The Risin' Sun, which was recorded in 1928, is sometimes mentioned as the first recording, but this is a completely different song. The Callahan Brothers recorded the song in 1934.
1. "All Along the Watchtower" -Jimi Hendrix  2. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Eric Clapton  3. "Mr. Tambourine Man" -The Byrds  4. "When I Paint My Masterpiece" -The Band  5. "It Ain't Me Babe" -Johnny Cash  6. "Quinn the Eskimo" -Manfred Mann  7. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Guns N' Roses  8. "Blowin' in the Wind" -Peter, Paul, and Mary  9. "Just Like a Woman" -Richie Havens  10. "Tangled Up in Blue" -Indigo Girls   
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#3 | 1221 days ago

 Maggie's Farm - Rage Against the Machine - so loud, so good.
1. "It Ain't Me Babe" -Johnny Cash  2. other1  3. "All Along the Watchtower" -Jimi Hendrix  4. "One More Cup of Coffee" -White Stripes  5. "Mr. Tambourine Man" -The Byrds  6. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Guns N' Roses  7. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" -Grateful Dead  8. "When I Paint My Masterpiece" -The Band  9. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Eric Clapton  10. "Lay Lady Lay" -Isaac Hayes   
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#4 | 1221 days ago

 Hendrix's rendition of 'All Along The Watchtower'  has to be the best cover tune ever.
1. "All Along the Watchtower" -Jimi Hendrix  2. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Eric Clapton  3. "Mr. Tambourine Man" -The Byrds  4. "Mama You Been On My Mind" -Rod Stewart   5. "The Times They Are A Changin'" -Billy Joel  6. "Quinn the Eskimo" -Manfred Mann  7. "It Ain't Me Babe" -Johnny Cash  8. "Blowin' in the Wind" -Peter, Paul, and Mary  9. "Just Like a Woman" -Richie Havens  10. "Let's Keep It Between Us" -Bonnie Raitt   
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#5 | 1220 days ago

  Regarding House of the Rising Sun or the Rising Sun Blues- Georgia Bell Turner, [later Georgia Bell Turner-Connelly] recorded what is considered the most definative and influential arrangement of that folk-blues standard and is the only person who ever received a writer's royalty for that song; Ditto on Hendrix and I also love what Rage did.
1. "All Along the Watchtower" -Jimi Hendrix  2. "It Ain't Me Babe" -Johnny Cash  3. "Lay Lady Lay" -Isaac Hayes   4. "Shelter from the Storm" -Cassandra Wilson  5. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Guns N' Roses  6. "One More Cup of Coffee" -White Stripes  7. "Just Like a Woman" -Richie Havens  8. "Quinn the Eskimo" -Manfred Mann  9. "Blowin' in the Wind" -Peter, Paul, and Mary  10. "When I Paint My Masterpiece" -The Band  
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#6 | 1220 days ago
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Due to being called out in the original part of the poll I shall not comment.

Except to point out that Dylan would have done an AWESOME cover of Copacabana.
1. "When I Paint My Masterpiece" -The Band  2. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Eric Clapton  3. "It Ain't Me Babe" -Johnny Cash  4. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" -Cher  5. "All Along the Watchtower" -Jimi Hendrix  6. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" -Grateful Dead  7. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Guns N' Roses  8. "Mr. Tambourine Man" -The Byrds  9. "Mama You Been On My Mind" -Rod Stewart   10. "Just Like a Woman" -Richie Havens  
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#7 | 1220 days ago

I agreee that Dylan is the most successfully covered artist of all-time.  My 'others' include 'Don't Think Twice' by Wonder Who (actually the Four Seasons), and the Turtles version of 'It Ain't Me, Babe'. 

Honorable mention to, well, all of the above, but especially 'Shelter From The Storm', and 'One More Cup Of Coffee'

1. "All Along the Watchtower" -Jimi Hendrix  2. "Mr. Tambourine Man" -The Byrds  3. "Quinn the Eskimo" -Manfred Mann  4. "Lay Lady Lay" -Isaac Hayes   5. "Blowin' in the Wind" -Peter, Paul, and Mary  6. "Tangled Up in Blue" -Indigo Girls   7. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Eric Clapton  8. "Just Like a Woman" -Richie Havens  9. other1  10. other2  
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#8 | 1220 days ago

 respect Quinn the Eskimo!
1. "Blowin' in the Wind" -Peter, Paul, and Mary  2. "Mr. Tambourine Man" -The Byrds  3. "Quinn the Eskimo" -Manfred Mann  4. "Tangled Up in Blue" -Indigo Girls   5. "The Times They Are A Changin'" -Billy Joel  6. "All Along the Watchtower" -Jimi Hendrix  7. "Lay Lady Lay" -Isaac Hayes   8. "Shelter from the Storm" -Cassandra Wilson  9. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Eric Clapton  10. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Guns N' Roses  
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#9 | 1220 days ago

 I just like DYlan's originals
1. "All Along the Watchtower" -Jimi Hendrix  2. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Eric Clapton  3. "The Times They Are A Changin'" -Billy Joel  4. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Guns N' Roses  5. "Lay Lady Lay" -Isaac Hayes   6. "One More Cup of Coffee" -White Stripes  7. "Quinn the Eskimo" -Manfred Mann  8. "Blowin' in the Wind" -Peter, Paul, and Mary  9. "Ballad Of Hollis Brown" -Hootie & The Blowfish  10. "Just Like a Woman" -Richie Havens  
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#10 | 1220 days ago

 derms33 wrote:
I just like DYlan's originals
I liked the songs sung by Dylan the best.He just has a way of wrapping the words into a slightly twangy sound, as you really understand what he's saying.
1. "Tangled Up in Blue" -Indigo Girls   2. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" -Cher  3. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Guns N' Roses  4. "Shelter from the Storm" -Cassandra Wilson  5. "It Ain't Me Babe" -Johnny Cash  6. "Lay Lady Lay" -Isaac Hayes   7. "Just Like a Woman" -Richie Havens  8. "One More Cup of Coffee" -White Stripes  9. "The Times They Are A Changin'" -Billy Joel  10. "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here W/ You" -Jeff Bec  
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#11 | 1201 days ago

 Seth wrote:
I know the original authorship of Housr of the Rising Sun may not really be known, but isn't the famous version by the Animals considered a cover of Dylan?

I also like Clapton's version of Lay Lady Lay.
Moderators... Changin' original inputs.... sheesh....
1. "All Along the Watchtower" -Jimi Hendrix  2. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Eric Clapton  3. "Mr. Tambourine Man" -The Byrds  4. "When I Paint My Masterpiece" -The Band  5. "It Ain't Me Babe" -Johnny Cash  6. "Quinn the Eskimo" -Manfred Mann  7. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Guns N' Roses  8. "Blowin' in the Wind" -Peter, Paul, and Mary  9. "Just Like a Woman" -Richie Havens  10. "Tangled Up in Blue" -Indigo Girls   
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#12 | 1201 days ago

 I like Dylan's versions of most of these...The LIVE version of Shelter From the Storm blows the studio version away
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#13 | 1200 days ago

 "I'll be your baby tonight" 
1. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" -Norah Jones  2. "It Ain't Me Babe" -Johnny Cash  3. "Blowin' in the Wind" -Peter, Paul, and Mary  4. "Mr. Tambourine Man" -The Byrds  5. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" -Eric Clapton  6. "Just Like a Woman" -Richie Havens  7. "All Along the Watchtower" -Jimi Hendrix  8. "Mama You Been On My Mind" -Rod Stewart   9. "Let's Keep It Between Us" -Bonnie Raitt   10. "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here W/ You" -Jeff Bec  
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