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    Posted: November 21 2020 at 15:54
There are many more, I know, but these were the ones I could think of right away. Some of these covers are more famous than Dylan's original versions, but in most cases I personally prefer the original myself - with one notable exception.
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From the list, "Mr. Tambourine Man".  One more that should have made the list:
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this one is my favorite Big smile
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Will go with Jimi's All Along the Watchtower.

And... why not put a Manfred Mann cover in - he did many Dylan songs...
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Originally posted by suitkees suitkees wrote:

Will go with Jimi's All Along the Watchtower.

And... why not put a Manfred Mann cover in - he did many Dylan songs


I thought of The Mighty Quinn, but to my knowledge, his version was actually released first, so I don't know if it counts as a cover.

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Without a doubt Jimi Hendrix's version of "Watchtower".

Always had a soft spot for Manfred Mann's version of "Mighty Quinn":
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The classic interpretation of "Mr. Tambourine Man" is actually credited to the amazing vocal duo of Kirk And Spock.
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From this list:
Jimi Hendrix - "All Along the Watchtower"
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The view looks good from All Along the Watchtower. Smile
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De Andre takes it for favorite Dylan cover
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This album might be of some interest to Yes and Bob Dylan fans.

Portraits of Bob Dylan

And also to be different, I voted for Knock Knock Knocking on Heaven's Door.


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Hendrix is the obvious choice here, so I've gone for Harrison.


Some good and interesting versions here, only Mick Hucknall lets the side down by trying to do a Dylan impersonation.
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The Band of course did several nice versions and cowrote a few with Dylan,,,I Shall Be Released and This Wheels on Fire.
The Byrds also did All I Really Want...and My Back pages ....as well as many others.
Manfred Mann earth band did an even heavier version of Quinn on Watch.
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For this poll I also considered some examples of Bob Dylan in a different language, but I imagined that few people would know these versions.

First: The Swedish singer/songwriter Mikael Wiehe was very influenced by Dylan, and he has made several recordings of Dylan songs with his own translations. Here, f.e, is his take on "Boots of Spanish Leather":


And here, Steffen Brandt, singer and songwriter of the Danish band Tv-2, who similarly recorded a solo album with his own translations. This is "Ballad of a Thin Man".




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Chimes of Freedom, by Bruce Springsteen (Live 1988)
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who voted for GNR? Show yourself! LOL

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I did...and I already showed myself.  :)
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Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

I did...and I already showed myself.  :)

ok, I've just seen it, got distracted by that Howe album cover. 
ok then... 
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And in my defense, I was a fan of G'N'R long before I became a fan of prog.  
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Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

And in my defense, I was a fan of G'N'R long before I became a fan of prog.  

the only GNR album I find listenable is their debut. I don't care for the rest tbh. 
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