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The Best Bob Dylan Covers according to Paste Magazine – Part 4



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A great list published back in April 2009 over @ pastemagazine.com.

-> Part 1 is here
-> Part 2 is here
> Part 3 is here

 

19. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – “Wanted Man” (from “The Firstborn Is Dead” – 1985):

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Bob Dylan covers by 5 great Soul Ladies

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Bob Dylan covers by 5 great Soul Ladies

It is strange how well Dylan’s songs sound in these interpretations by African/American women. They are so different from the originals, yet they seem to convey the songs meaning in an even more direct way than Bob Dylan’s own versions. They might not be better, but they’re excitingly done and very good in a different kind of way.

1. Nina Simone – The Ballad of Hollis Brown

2. Odetta Holmes – Tomorrow is a long time:

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