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Bob Dylan: 30 best songs from the 1980s (Poll results)




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Back in April 2014 we challenged our readers:


to put together a top 10 list, or at least 10 songs (if you only provide a top 5 list, they will count as well). Songs 1-5 will receive 2 points each & 6-10 will receive 1 point.

Here was my list:

  1. Blind Willie McTell (1983) – electric version
  2. Every Grain Of Sand (1981)
  3. Brownsville Girl (1984/86)
  4. Jokerman (1983)
  5. Most Of The Time (1989)
  6. Caribbean Wind (1981) – Studio 55 version (aka – rattlesnake version)
  7. Dignity (1989) – Touched By An Angel version
  8. Series Of Dreams (1989)
  9. Shooting Star (1989)
  10. Man In The Long Black Coat (1989)

Hallgeir’s list:

  1. Blind Willie McTell
  2. Every Grain Of Sand
  3. Brownsville Girl
  4.  Jokerman
  5. Caribbean Wind
  6. The Groom’s Still Waiting At The Altar
  7. Most Of The Time
  8. Series Of Dreams
  9. Pressing On
  10. Shooting Star

 

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48 people voted, most of them with a top 10 list.… this is a another GREAT list.

Here are the results of the JV/alldylan community jury:

1

Blind Willie McTell (1983)

70 points

2

Jokerman (1983)

65 points

3

Every Grain Of Sand (1981)

59 points

4

Brownsville Girl (1984/86)

40 points

5

Most Of The Time (1989)

38 points

6

Caribbean Wind (1981)

37 points

7

Series Of Dreams (1989)

28 points

8

Ring Them Bells (1989)

27 points

9

Pressing On (1980)

25 points

10

Man In The Long Black Coat (1989)

24 points

11

Angelina (1981)

20 points

12

The Groom’s Still Waiting At The Altar (1981)

19 points

13

I and I (1983)

18 points

14

Foot Of Pride (1983)

15 points

14

Shooting Star (1989)

15 points

16

Dignity (1989)

14 points

17

Dark Eyes (1985)

13 points

18

In The Summertime (1981)

11 points

19

When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky (1985)

10 points

20

Sweetheart Like You (1983)

9 points

21

Solid Rock (1980)

8 points

22

Born In Time (1989)

7 points

22

Heart Of Mine (1981)

7 points

22

What Good Am I? (1989)

7 points

25

Everything Is Broken (1989)

6 points

25

In The Garden (1980)

6 points

25

Tweeter and the Monkey Man (1988)

6 points

28

Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight (1983)

5 points

28

What Can I Do For You (1980)

5 points

28

What Was It You Wanted (1989)

5 points

7 songs @ 4 points: Band Of The Hand, Covenant Woman, Emotionally Yours, License To Kill, Political World, Property of Jesus & Shot Of Love

24 songs @3 or less points.

Spotify Playlist:

Blind Willie McTell (electric):

Every Grain Of Sand:

-Egil

The Best Bob Dylan Covers according to Paste Magazine (Video & Audio) part1

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A great list published back in April 2009.

I thought it might be a good idea to share this list & embed audio/video from youtube.

As it is a rather long list… I plan to split it up into 5 separate posts… this is part 1.

Cowboy junkies

50. Cowboy Junkies – “If You Gotta Go, Go Now”

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The 7 Best Bob Dylan covers 2015

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I have collected 7 of what I consider to be the best Bob Dylan interpretations from 2015. And just to make it clear (for the n’th time) these are not better than the originals, I just like how they make us listen to familiar songs in a different way. They are also testament to the songs considerable strength, they work with other artists than Dylan himself.

By the way, and I normally don’t do this, that Forever Young version from the British talent show was bad!

7. The War on Drugs – Tangled Up In Blue:

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The 5 Best Music Books 2015

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When we read about music, we listen to the music we read about. A good red wine in the glass, or a good cup of coffee and the music playing in the background. The artist’s catalogue (and bootlegs) should be available to us, so that when we read about a concert or a record, we can listen to exactly that music when reading. It is not always possible, but very often it is. We need to set the mood.

We don’t look at the year of release when we buy music books, but we do buy interesting new releases.

We’ve plowed through about 40 books about music this year between us, most of them old books about music history (blues, country or certain albums), these are The Five Best Music Books of 2015:

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