Bob Dylan

Why is it that everyone who does a cover of a Bob Dylan track always makes a better job than his original,no matter how crap any  band is?

Edited by Karnevil9

Because Dylan's band is usually crappier. Dylan's 'songs' are really just poems set to music. Melodies and tone simply don't exist in his world, just the lyrics.

con safo wrote: FuzzyDude wrote: Because Dylan's band is usually crappier. Dylan's 'songs' are really just poems set to music. Melodies and tone simply don't exist in his world, just the lyrics. Plausible, but i think chronic masturbation is to blame in this particular situation

 

Admittedly his sung offerings alone are the biggest bag of bollox ever,but they are very good songs used correctly

Edited by Karnevil9

why did the dinosaurs die out?

con safo wrote: Because you touch yourself at night

long live seth macfarlane

anyhow...

this question has come up between me and friends, and we decided that what makes dylan so talented is that he writes and records 'blank canvases' of songs, and different artists who cover his songs are essentially painting on dylans canvas in their own colours, which makes the song, painting, much more interesting/ good

while this may be true, i still love bob dylan, i think he's a true living legend

I saw Dylan in October, and let me tell you, I could not stand a word that guy was saying. The concert was good, and the music was done well, but man the vocals. I could pick up a few words here and there, most prominently in Desolation Row.

Dylan was a writer/composer, not a performer.

There are too many (especially nowadays) who are exactly the opposite - a good writer is far harder to come by than a good performer (read poseur!).

There's also an old saying that runs "You can't polish a turd".

Dylan's songs are the opposite of that - they are so good, that even the tiniest lick of paint will bring out the quality, and when you get a master like Hendrix doing the interpretation, you get magic (All Along The Watchtower).

Nothing like purposefully writing contentious posts, right KE9? There's something to be said for someone who is always true to themself, even if that self is an asshole.

Even notice how few bands ever care to do covers of ELP songs?

Don't Think Twice, It's Alright.

METALMAN wrote: my bro like Bob Dylan  Karnevil9

 

I'll guess who you like

 

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