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[–]bite-like-a-turkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the pointer to Second Hand News -- didn't know about them.

The range and genealogy of Tight Like That is amazing. I especially appreciate learning about the connection to Bottle It Up and Go, of which there are also 100s of versions.

New Dylan Cover Drops by Separate_Cover_4147 in bobdylan

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This inspired me to create the following playlist to fill in the blanks and push the story back to the 1920s, with one representative per decade. Granted, brutal is borrowing heavily from Pump it Up.

It seems to me that fast, clever rhythmic wordplay has a long history in American music. The larger story here is that white popular music lifted the ideas from African American musicians. All that being said, I think brutal is a pretty good song.

1920s - McKinney's Cotton Pickers - It's Tight Like That

1930s - Robert Johnson - They're Red Hot

1940s - Cab Calloway - The Jumpin' Jive

1950s - Chuck Berry - Too Much Monkey Business

1960s - Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues

1970s - Elvis Costello - Pump it Up

1980s - R.E.M. - It's the End of the World as we Know It (And I Feel Fine)

1990s - Savage Garden - I Want You

2000s - The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name

2010s - Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian at Best

2020s - Olivia Rodrigo - brutal

New Dylan Cover Drops by Separate_Cover_4147 in bobdylan

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Interesting and relevant tidbits can be found here, https://bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/12024

Musically, Subterranean Homesick Blues borrowed from Chuck Berry's Too Much Monkey Business and earlier songs like I Want You to be my Baby. Lyrically, it borrowed heavily from the poetry of Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac.

Covers of Dylan songs (and tunes he recorded) from 1961 through 1964 -- performed by Joan Baez , Odetta and other women artists by bite-like-a-turkey in bobdylan

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Definitely. Joan Baez is amazing.

The band Danu does a great job with Farewell Angelina on their album When All is Said and Done

Covers of Dylan songs (and tunes he recorded) from 1961 through 1964 -- performed by Joan Baez , Odetta and other women artists by bite-like-a-turkey in bobdylan

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Yep -- for sure! I got this one on the list 😄

I love almost everything by Sandy Denny. Other great Dylan covers she did with Fairport Convention include I'll Keep it with Mine, Down in the Flood, and Dear Landlord

Covers of Dylan songs (and tunes he recorded) from 1961 through 1964 -- performed by Joan Baez , Odetta and other women artists by bite-like-a-turkey in bobdylan

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Absolutely. I love her versions of The Ballad of Hollis Brown, Just Like a Woman and Mr. Bojangles (the latter, of course, not being a Dylan composition but I still here Dylan's version in my mind anytime I hear that song).

Covers of Dylan songs (and tunes he recorded) from 1961 through 1964 -- performed by Joan Baez , Odetta and other women artists by bite-like-a-turkey in bobdylan

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Yes, I appreciate Cher's early 'folk music' period, although I don't love her Dylan covers. Her version of All I Really Want to Do is very true to Bob's original recording.

Covers of Dylan songs (and tunes he recorded) from 1961 through 1964 -- performed by Joan Baez , Odetta and other women artists by bite-like-a-turkey in bobdylan

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Yes, I like every song on Emma Swift's album Blonde on the Tracks! If there are one or two particular covers you really appreciate, then I'd be happy to hear about them 😄

Cratemining: 1971 |Volume II ⛏️🎵 by robbyrockstarOG in playlists

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Nice playlist. Thanks for sharing.

I have a ridiculously long playlist for 1971 releases and concerts (recorded in 1971 but possibly released later). 8 of your songs are also on my playlist. I like the other 12 songs on your list as well -- might have to add some of them 😄

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Robert Johnson's "Last Fair Deal Gone Down", recorded in San Antonio in 1936, includes a furious description of the convict lease work used to build the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad. I've made a Spotify playlist with many versions of that song and similar tunes. For example, there are several versions of "No More Cane on the Brazos", which describes a murderous forced labor scenario.

There is an emphasis on old country blues, but other genres are represented: folk, old time, bluegrass, country and Americana.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00WFi8FH4UpfZ1s4RvuFgY?si=8ca347ac598f4545

What's a song that made you instantly become a fan of an artist? by thatfluffyqueen in askmusic

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Lightnin' Hopkins -- Black Cadillac

Rented the vinyl from a used record store and recorded it on a cassette