Emmylou Harris: Every Grain of Sand
From her 1995 album Wrecking Ball, Emmylou’s stellar version of the song premiered on Dylan’s LP Shot of Love, released in 1981.
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The White Stripes: One More Cup of Coffee
Performed live in Glace Bay Nova Scotia in 2007, the Stripes’ percussive version of Dylan’s classic from the Desire album of almost 30 years earlier. Here’s a somewhat gentler version … Continue readingThe White Stripes: One More Cup of Coffee
Sing a song of blackbirds
ON a walk through the park the other day I saw dozens of blackbirds – every one of them male. Where all the ladies have gone I have no idea. … Continue readingSing a song of blackbirds
Bonnie Raitt: Standing in the Doorway
Bonnie’s version appeared on her 2012 album Slipstream, and very good it is too. The original was on Dylan’s Time out of Mind, released in 1997.
Gregg Allman: Going Going Gone
Originally on Dylan’s 1974 album Planet Waves, this fine version by Gregg Allman appeared on his eighth and last solo album Southern Blood in 2017. He died that same year.
Denny Mitchell Soundsations: I’ve Been Crying
In the 60s I lived in Beckenham, Kent, and this group were from neighbouring Bromley. When they released this in 1964 they had a signing session in the Beckenham record … Continue readingDenny Mitchell Soundsations: I’ve Been Crying
Cowboy Junkies: I’ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You
Margo and the boys in customary low-key mode for a song from Dylan’s 2020 collection Rough and Rowdy Ways.
Rod Stewart: Sweetheart Like You
This first appeared on Dylan’s Infidels album in 1983 and was covered by the Rodster 12 years later on A Spanner in the Works.
Strawbs: Part of the Union
With 90 per cent of the country on strike, this seemed an apposite choice. It was written by group members Richard Hudson and John Ford and featured on their January … Continue readingStrawbs: Part of the Union
Night of the hurricane
ON the evening of October 15, 1987, I was working on the Daily Mail off Fleet Street when I went with a colleague for a break-time drink at a nearby pub named … Continue readingNight of the hurricane