Versions of a Song

[Lemur]

For whatever reason, Bob Dylan songs always sound better as covers. Go ahead, Dylan fans, burn my house down, but you know it's true. Didja know that Dylan's version of Watchtower had only two chords? Hendrix added the third. When Dylan went to play it with bands, all they knew was the Hendrix version, which means Bob Dylan got pwnzered.

Compare the Dylan Ballad of Hollis Brown with a well-done cover. There's an even trippier version done by the Neville Brothers.

Dylan's just one of those guys who writes way, way better than he plays.

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And lest I forget, there's The Violent Femmes' tribute/parody of Hollis Brown, the Country Death Song.