Bob Dylan covers

[alex1fun]

Does anyone know of any Bob Dylan songs that other artists have covered?

 

[patsmith]

All Along the Watchtower- Jimi Hendrix.

There's probably dozens.

 

[sydney eagle]

Define "Bob Dylan Songs" ? If you mean ones that he wrote that have been done by other artists there are probably dozens of them. For example he wrote "Mr Tambourine Man" but I think that the version by "The Byrds" hit the charts before Dylan's own version was released.

 

[raskolnikov]

The Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann

 

[goatsby]

Please Mrs Henry by Cheap Trick

 

[oxx]

knocking on heavens door

 

[CarterS]

Define "Bob Dylan Songs" ? If you mean ones that he wrote that have been done by other artists there are probably dozens of them. For example he wrote "Mr Tambourine Man" but I think that the version by "The Byrds" hit the charts before Dylan's own version was released.

Mightve been "Blowin' in the wind" , which Joan Baez has covered. If you look it up theres been an absolute tonne of covers of bob's songs.

 

[The Hippie]

The Hollies have covered a number of Dylan songs over their career, including Just Like A Woman, The Mighty Quinn, Blowin' In The Wind and I Shall Be Released.

 

[Angus1]

Does anyone know of any Bob Dylan songs that other artists have covered?

Surely you are taking the pi$$.
Bob Dylan is probably the most covered artist ever. If not he would be bloody close.

 

[jod23]

Surely you are taking the pi$$.
Bob Dylan is probably the most covered artist ever. If not he would be bloody close.

I think the Beatles are the most covered artist of all time but Dylan would be up there. My favourite Dylan cover is probably Knocking on Heavens Door by the Gunners.

 

[aesop]

http://www.secondhandsongs.com/artist/158.html

Hendrix's 'All Along The Watchtower' is a killer.

 

[Angus1]

I think the Beatles are the most covered artist of all time but Dylan would be up there. My favourite Dylan cover is probably Knocking on Heavens Door by the Gunners.

Without doing any research at all I think they are because of Yesterday. It's the most covered song ever but as for number of songs covered i thought Bob may be close. Like i said this is off the top of my head and on the weekend when I have time to kill I might look it up.

 

[HorseHead]

"Lay Lady Lay" was covered by Ministry. Good version.

 

[jod23]

Without doing any research at all I think they are because of Yesterday. It's the most covered song ever but as for number of songs covered i thought Bob may be close. Like i said this is off the top of my head and on the weekend when I have time to kill I might look it up.

Well just on that website alone without really researching it properly, these are the numbers they have.


1 Across the Universe The Beatles 1969-12-12 Covered by (22 artists)

2 A Day in the Life The Beatles 1967-06-01 Covered by (24 artists)

3 A Hard Day's Night The Beatles 1964-06-26 Covered by (38 artists)

4 All I've Got to Do The Beatles 1963-11-22 Covered by (2 artists)

5 All My Loving The Beatles 1963-11-22 Covered by (28 artists)

6 All Together Now The Beatles 1969-01-13 Covered by (2 artists)

7 All You Need Is Love The Beatles 1967-11-27 Covered by (18 artists)
Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest

8 And I Love Her The Beatles 1964-06-26 Covered by (78 artists)

9 And Your Bird Can Sing The Beatles 1966-06-20 Covered by (13 artists)

10 Any Time at All The Beatles 1964-06-26 Covered by (4 artists)

11 Baby's in Black The Beatles 1964-12-04 Covered by (4 artists)

12 Baby You're a Rich Man The Beatles 1967-11-27 Covered by (5 artists)
Sampled by P.M. Dawn

13 Back In The U.S.S.R. The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (10 artists)
Sampled by Beastie Boys

14 Bad to Me The Beatles 1963-05 Covered by (2 artists)

15 The Ballad of John and Yoko The Beatles 1969-05-30 Covered by (4 artists)

16 Because The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by (26 artists)
Partially covered by (2 artists)

17 Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite The Beatles 1967-06-01 Covered by (8 artists)

18 Birthday The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (6 artists)

19 Blackbird The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (79 artists)
Partially covered by The Swingle Singers

20 Blue Jay Way The Beatles 1967-11-27 Covered by (7 artists)

21 Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles 1964-06-26 Covered by (35 artists)

22 Carry That Weight The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by (2 artists)
Partially covered by (3 artists)

23 Come Together The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by (57 artists)
Sampled by Organized Konfusion
Partially covered by (2 artists)

24 The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by Phish

25 Cry Baby Cry The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (9 artists)

26 Day Tripper The Beatles 1966-06-20 Covered by (39 artists)
Partially covered by Type O Negative

27 Dear Prudence The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (19 artists)

28 Dig a Pony The Beatles 1970-05-08 Covered by Laibach

29 Dig It The Beatles 1970-05-08 Covered by Laibach

30 Don't Bother Me The Beatles 1963-11-22 Covered by (2 artists)

31 Don't Let Me Down The Beatles 1969-04-11 Covered by (16 artists)
Partially covered by Claudine Longet

32 Don't Pass Me By The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (2 artists)

33 Do You Want to Know a Secret The Beatles 1963-03-22 Covered by (11 artists)

34 Drive My Car The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by (17 artists)

35 Eight Days a Week The Beatles 1964-12-04 Covered by (13 artists)

36 Eleanor Rigby The Beatles 1966-08-05 Covered by (112 artists)
Partially covered by Denzal Sinclaire

37 The End The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by (3 artists)
Sampled by Beastie Boys
Partially covered by (3 artists)

38 Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (5 artists)

39 Every Little Thing The Beatles 1964-12-04 Covered by (4 artists)

40 Fixing a Hole The Beatles 1967-06-01 Covered by (4 artists)

41 Flying The Beatles 1967-11-27 Covered by (4 artists)

42 The Fool On The Hill The Beatles 1967-11-27 Covered by (41 artists)

43 For No One The Beatles 1966-08-05 Covered by (15 artists)

44 For You Blue The Beatles 1970-05-08 Covered by Laibach

45 From Me to You The Beatles 1963-04-11 Covered by (12 artists)

46 Get Back The Beatles 1969-04-11 Covered by (20 artists)

47 Getting Better The Beatles 1967-06-01 Covered by (5 artists)

48 Girl The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by (4 artists)
Partially covered by François Glorieux

49 Glass Onion The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (2 artists)

50 Golden Slumbers The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by (5 artists)
Partially covered by (4 artists)

51 Good Day Sunshine The Beatles 1966-08-05 Covered by (6 artists)

52 Good Morning, Good Morning The Beatles 1967-06-01 Covered by (4 artists)

53 Good Night The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (4 artists)

54 Got to Get You Into My Life The Beatles 1966-08-05 Covered by (9 artists)

55 Happiness Is a Warm Gun The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (5 artists)

56 Hello Goodbye The Beatles 1967-11-27 Covered by (2 artists)

57 Hello Little Girl The Beatles 1995-11-21 Covered by (3 artists)

58 Help! The Beatles 1965-07-19 Covered by (18 artists)
Partially covered by François Glorieux

59 Helter Skelter The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (8 artists)

60 Here Comes the Sun The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by (19 artists)
Partially covered by (2 artists)

61 Here, There and Everywhere The Beatles 1966-08-05 Covered by (39 artists)

62 Her Majesty The Beatles 1969-09-26 Partially covered by Transatlantic

63 Hey Bulldog The Beatles 1969-01-13 Covered by (2 artists)

64 Hey Jude The Beatles 1968 Covered by (36 artists)

65 Honey Pie The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (4 artists)

66 I Am the Walrus The Beatles 1967-11-24 Covered by (10 artists)

67 I Call Your Name The Beatles 1964-04-10 Covered by (2 artists)

68 I Feel Fine The Beatles 1964-11-23 Covered by (13 artists)

69 If I Fell The Beatles 1964-06-26 Covered by (11 artists)

70 If I Needed Someone The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by (6 artists)
Partially covered by Type O Negative

71 I'll Be Back The Beatles 1964-06-26 Covered by (4 artists)

72 I'll Cry Instead The Beatles 1964-06-26 Covered by Chet Atkins

73 I'll Follow the Sun The Beatles 1964-12-04 Covered by (5 artists)

74 I'm a Loser The Beatles 1964-12-04 Covered by (2 artists)

75 I'm Down The Beatles 1965-07-19 Covered by (5 artists)

76 I Me Mine The Beatles 1970-05-08 Covered by (2 artists)

77 I'm Happy Just to Dance With You The Beatles 1964-06-26 Covered by R. Stevie Moore

78 I'm Looking Through You The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by (3 artists)

79 I'm Only Sleeping The Beatles 1966-06-20 Covered by (8 artists)

80 I'm so Tired The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by Phish

81 I Need You The Beatles 1965-08-06 Covered by Barbara Casini Quartet

82 In My Life The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by (23 artists)

83 I Saw Her Standing There The Beatles 1963-03-22 Covered by (12 artists)

84 I Should Have Known Better The Beatles 1964-06-26 Covered by (7 artists)

85 It's Only Love The Beatles 1965-08-06 Covered by (4 artists)

86 It Won't Be Long The Beatles 1963-11-22 Covered by (2 artists)

87 I've Got a Feeling The Beatles 1970-05-08 Covered by (4 artists)

88 I've Just Seen a Face The Beatles 1965-08-06 Covered by (8 artists)

89 I Wanna Be Your Man The Beatles 1963-11-22 Covered by (7 artists)

90 I Want to Hold Your Hand The Beatles 1964-01-20 Covered by (12 artists)

91 I Want to Tell You The Beatles 1966-08-05 Covered by (6 artists)

92 I Want You (She's So Heavy) The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by (7 artists)
Partially covered by (3 artists)

93 I Will The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (7 artists)
Partially covered by The Swingle Singers

94 Julia The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (6 artists)

95 Lady Madonna The Beatles 1968-03-15 Covered by (14 artists)

96 Let It Be The Beatles 1970-03-06 Covered by (38 artists)
Partially covered by (2 artists)

97 The Long and Winding Road The Beatles 1970-05-08 Covered by (26 artists)

98 Long, Long, Long The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by Phish

99 Lovely Rita The Beatles 1967-06-01 Covered by (5 artists)

100 Love Me Do The Beatles 1963-03-22 Covered by (5 artists)

101 Love You To The Beatles 1966-08-05 Covered by (3 artists)

102 Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds The Beatles 1967-06-01 Covered by (12 artists)

103 Maggie Mae The Beatles 1970-05-08 Covered by Laibach

104 Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles 1967-11-27 Covered by (4 artists)

105 Martha My Dear The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (6 artists)

106 Maxwell's Silver Hammer The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by (3 artists)

107 Mean Mr. Mustard The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by Mike Westbrook Band
Partially covered by (2 artists)

108 Michelle The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by (42 artists)

109 Misery The Beatles 1963-03-22 Covered by (3 artists)

110 Mother Nature's Son The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (9 artists)
Partially covered by Brad Mehldau

111 The Night Before The Beatles 1965-08-06 Covered by Joe Goldmark

112 No Reply The Beatles 1964-12-04 Covered by Peter Lipa

113 Norwegian Wood The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by (32 artists)

114 Not a Second Time The Beatles 1963-11-22 Covered by Robert Palmer

115 Nowhere Man The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by (9 artists)
Partially covered by Peter Frampton & The Bee Gees

116 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (13 artists)
Partially covered by François Glorieux

117 Octopus's Garden The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by Mike Westbrook Band
Partially covered by George Benson

118 Oh! Darling The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by (8 artists)

119 Old Brown Shoe The Beatles 1969-05-30 Covered by George Harrison

120 One after 909 The Beatles 1970-05-08 Covered by (3 artists)

121 Paperback Writer The Beatles 1966-05-30 Covered by (6 artists)

122 Penny Lane The Beatles 1967-11-27 Covered by (11 artists)

123 Piggies The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (3 artists)

124 Please Please Me The Beatles 1963-01-11 Covered by (6 artists)

125 Polythene Pam The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by Mike Westbrook Band
Partially covered by (3 artists)

126 P.S. I Love You The Beatles 1963-03-22 Covered by (3 artists)

127 Rain The Beatles 1966 Covered by (7 artists)

128 Revolution The Beatles 1968-08-26 Covered by (5 artists)

129 Rocky Raccoon The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (4 artists)

130 Run for Your Life The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by (4 artists)

131 Savoy Truffle The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by Phish

132 Sexy Sadie The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (2 artists)

133 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 1967-06-01 Covered by (6 artists)
Sampled by Beastie Boys
Partially covered by Peter Frampton, The Bee Gees & Paul Nicholas

134 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) The Beatles 1967-06-01 Covered by (2 artists)
Sampled by Beastie Boys
Partially covered by Peter Frampton & The Bee Gees

135 She Came in Through the Bathroom Window The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by (7 artists)
Partially covered by (3 artists)

136 She Loves You The Beatles 1963-08-23 Covered by (12 artists)

137 She Said, She Said The Beatles 1966-08-05 Covered by (4 artists)

138 She's A Woman The Beatles 1964-12-15 Covered by (7 artists)

139 She's Leaving Home The Beatles 1967-06-01 Covered by (19 artists)

140 Something The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by (26 artists)
Partially covered by George Benson

141 Strawberry Fields Forever The Beatles 1967-02-13 Covered by (18 artists)

142 Sun King The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by Mike Westbrook Band
Partially covered by Booker T. & The M.G.'s

143 Taxman The Beatles 1966-08-05 Covered by (12 artists)

144 Tell Me What You See The Beatles 1965-06-14 Covered by Jacob's Trouble

145 Tell Me Why The Beatles 1964-06-26 Covered by (2 artists)

146 There's a Place The Beatles 1963-03-22 Covered by (2 artists)

147 Things We Said Today The Beatles 1964-06-26 Covered by (10 artists)

148 Think for Yourself The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by Yonder Mountain String Band

149 This Boy The Beatles 1963-11-29 Covered by (3 artists)

150 Ticket to Ride The Beatles 1965-04-09 Covered by (13 artists)

151 Tomorrow Never Knows The Beatles 1966-08-05 Covered by (10 artists)

152 Two of Us The Beatles 1970-05-08 Covered by (4 artists)

153 Wait The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by (2 artists)

154 We Can Work It Out The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by (18 artists)

155 What goes on The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by (2 artists)

156 When I'm Sixty-Four The Beatles 1967-06-01 Covered by (14 artists)
Sampled by Beastie Boys

157 While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (35 artists)

158 Why Don't We Do It in the Road? The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (2 artists)

159 Wild Honey Pie The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by Phish

160 With a Little Help From My Friends The Beatles 1967-06-01 Covered by (28 artists)
Partially covered by Peter Frampton, The Bee Gees & Paul Nicholas

161 Within You Without You The Beatles 1967-06-01 Covered by (6 artists)

162 The Word The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by (2 artists)

163 Yellow Submarine The Beatles 1966-08-05 Covered by (13 artists)
Partially covered by J.B.O.

164 Yer Blues The Beatles 1968-11-22 Covered by (3 artists)

165 Yes it Is The Beatles 1965-04-09 Covered by Beatlejazz

166 Yesterday The Beatles 1965-08-06 Covered by (76 artists)

167 You Can't Do That The Beatles 1964-03-16 Covered by (5 artists)

168 You Never Give Me Your Money The Beatles 1969-09-26 Covered by (4 artists)
Partially covered by (3 artists)

169 You're Gonna Lose That Girl The Beatles 1965-08-06 Covered by R. Stevie Moore

170 Your Mother Should Know The Beatles 1967-11-27 Covered by (2 artists)

171 You've Got to Hide Your Love Away The Beatles 1965-08-06 Covered by (36 artists)

172 You Won't See Me The Beatles 1965-12-03 Covered by (4 artists)

Dont know how accurate that is though because according to that, Elenor Rigby has been covered more than Yesterday which im sure is not right. But still I dont think any artist is covered more than the Beatles.

 

[materamagic]

Idiot Wind covered by Billy Connolley

 

[raskolnikov]

Dont know how accurate that is though because according to that, Elenor Rigby has been covered more than Yesterday which im sure is not right. But still I dont think any artist is covered more than the Beatles.

They had a question on the Einstein Factor last week, "Which Beatles song is the most covered song ever?" and the answer was Yesterday.

 

[The Passenger]

very good list that one Jod except how do they define an artist covering a song..... do they just have play a live version once?? put a cover on one of their albums, release the song as a single...

I generally define covering (this is my own definition - most probably be viewed incorrect) when someone uses the lyrics from another artists song to make a monetary gain, i.e. usually refering to releasing it as a single.

On that list above i'm assuming a lot of those covers are refering to a band that may have just played a song live at one of their gigs....IMO it is covering the song technically, but that sorta stuff happens all the time and is to be expected. That's how music has survived from all eras dating right back to the 1500's. So i, personally, don't consider it to be a cover version as such.

Sounds stupid, but i do think the two situations need to be considered different from each other.

 

[The Passenger]

They had a question on the Einstein Factor last week, "Which Beatles song is the most covered song ever?" and the answer was Yesterday.

once again how do they defined which song has been covered the most?? THe answer to that is really unknown unless your specifically refeering to people who have released the song for monetary gain as that can be tracked through approriate sources.

But if they're just refeering to anyone playing a song live well i'm sure yesterday is covered 100 times every weekend by bands across the world....

 

[materamagic]

once again how do they defined which song has been covered the most?? THe answer to that is really unknown unless your specifically refeering to people who have released the song for monetary gain as that can be tracked through approriate sources.

But if they're just refeering to anyone playing a song live well i'm sure yesterday is covered 100 times every weekend by bands across the world....

It is a very well known fact in music and for some time now that it is yesterday that is the most covered and played followed by something which is the better song IMHO I rather Pauls rockers not a song i remember him by but a classic nonetheless

 

[Angus1]

Dont know how accurate that is though because according to that, Elenor Rigby has been covered more than Yesterday which im sure is not right. But still I dont think any artist is covered more than the Beatles.

Well going by that The Beatles have 172 songs covered with the most off 1 song being 112 artists.

I'm on a Bob Dylan site right now which lists 5870 covers of 350 songs with the most off 1 song being 375 versions.

Here is the top 10 most covered Dylan songs. (According to this website I'm on)

Top ten Bob Dylan songs covered:

1. Blowin' In The Wind 375 versions

2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 217

3. I Shall Be Released 181

4. Mr. Tambourine Man 176

5. Like A Rolling Stone 172

6. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 150

7. All Along The Watchtower 144

8. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 133

9. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 121

10. Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) 118

And all these are versions on an album or single not just a live performance.

 

[pjcrows]

masters of war - pearl jam. great versions, too.

 

[Matching Mole]

The White Stripes were covering "Love Sick" on their last tour. Great song, great version - brutal, stabbing, desperate.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Old thread I know...
Just listened to a few Dylan covers. A Hard Rains Gonna Fall by Mraz is one of my favourites.

 

[Sin City]

Tangled Up In Blue by The Whitlams

 

[Oakland Raider]

From A Buick 6 by Australia's Crashland is one of the better ones.