#dylan covers

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Like A Rolling Stone - The Rolling Stones

Ultimate cover of the Dylan classic (sorry Jimi)

[aura218]

I just found out that Peter Yarrow (z''l), of Peter, Paul and Mary, passed away on January 7, 2025, and I am verklempt.

This leaves Paul the last man standing. He has no one left to harmonize with, which makes him, in a way, an orphan.

Please send your kindest thoughts to Paul during this sad time. He must feel like Riva in the Star Trek: TNG episode "Loud as a Whisper," who lost his chorus and, with them, a part of his very self.

As a member of the iconic folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, Peter Yarrow (z''l) was a gifted songwriter and activist whose music defined an era of social change. Known for penning classics like "Puff, the Magic Dragon" (a heartfelt tale of innocence, not marijuana, as Mary Travers famously clarified), Peter's work often merged poetic lyrics with powerful messages. With the trio, he championed civil rights, peace, and justice through songs like "Blowin’ in the Wind" and "If I Had a Hammer." Later works, including "Danny’s Downs" and "El Salvador," continued his tradition of confronting injustice, inspiring generations to act.

Online Musical Memorial:

If anyone who enjoys singing folk music would like to reach out and join me in a video meeting to sing Peter Paul and Mary songs, please drop a line. Date TBD depending on response (times need to be arranged). I usually sing Peter (tenor) or Mary's (alto) part, as Paul is a bari-bass and is too deep for me.

[thatwritererinoriordan]

...in which Melanie makes it painfully obvious that she is the lady and she's singing about a dude and don't get any sapphic ideas.

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Grateful Dead - It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (1966) Bay Area Post 1 of 7

For my own amusement, this week will all be posts from Bay Area bands - San Francisco. Berkeley and my hometown, Oakland.

I’m not a Grateful Dead fan though I have come to begrudgingly respect them and even enjoy some of their songs (the short ones).  However, when I was listening to every version of It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue, I encountered this live recording from 1966 in Vancouver.  Sounds like the Dead but they’ve still got a bit of the garage band in them.

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The Matadors - It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (1968)

One more version, from The Matadors, a Czech group.  This isn’t some second rate , Eastern European cover band.  Really solid.

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All I Really Want To Do - Paul Westerberg 

Bob Dylan cover

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Boots of Spanish Leather - Mandolin Orange 

Gorgeous Bob Dylan cover

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Simple Twist Of Fate - Jerry Garcia

Live in Washington DC, 1982

Written by Bob Dylan