Before telling of the modern covers of Bob Dylan´s
songs I have selected and taking advantage of the popularity of this artist
these days as he has just received the Nobel Prize for literature although he
is a musician. You can read a small review I penned about a Bob Dylan concert I
attended to no long ago. This concert took place in the Spanish city of
Zaragoza last summer (July 2015) it was the first time I saw him live and perhaps
the last time. The concert ticket is the image of this post something I keep
because I have always been a big fan of his music and legendary figure although what Bob Dylan
produces is known henceforth as music/literature!! BOB DYLAN
BOB DYLAN
"It was unknown to me that Bob Dylan tends to play
the same setlist every night. Worse still, Bob Dylan tends to omit his classic
songs from it as a matter of fact. At 74, he is not in a good condition to play
as he would be in the past. In the concert I saw of Bob Dylan in the city of
Zaragoza he did not even say hello to his audience let alone said a farewell to
his devotees to whom he was entertaining for 2 hours with a pause of 20
minutes. Long are the days when he played the guitar, now he hides himself
behind the piano or sings yet so poor is his state that one who is not a big
fan of Bob Dylan may be a little bit disappointed. However, it you have never
seen a concert of Bob Dylan you should be happy (this is what happened to me)
as you are seeing a musical legend, nonetheless, if someone has 20 classic
songs that are amongst the best 200 best songs ever written and only one is
sung, (Blowing in the wind, in a rare, bizarre and strange version) the joy
cannot be fully attained, as a result, I am to include some versions of some of
his classic songs in order to create an unforgettable post because after all,
however his age however his physical state, the genius of Bob Dylan is still
alive!!"
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan plays somewhere in the region of One hundred
concerts per year, he launched the Never ending tour and he may be round your
corner ready to play another concert, yet only here will you find some modern
covers of classic songs of Bob Dylan that are fabulous in the sense that
musical skills of great bands are added to the unique lyrics of Bob Dylan, new Nobel
laureate. These versions are very good. If you want to see the videos of these performances follow the link Bob Dylan
The Rolling Stones-Like a Rolling Stone
U2-All along the watchtower
Guns and Roses-Knockin' on Heaven´s Door
My Chemical Romance-Desolation Row
The War on Drugs-Tangled up in blue
The Lumineers-Subterranean Homesick blues
Joan Baez-Forever Young
Blowing in the wind-Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood
alongside Bob Dylan (Live Aid 1985)