Forever Sung

After watching Martin Scorsese's powerful documentary on Bob Dylan's life and career (up through the time he went electric), No Direction Home, I was going to list all my favorite Dylan songs. But they were too long to list. So instead, here are some of my favorite Dylan covers, as performed by other artists:

• Blowin' in the Wind (Peter, Paul and Mary)
• Boots of Spanish Leather (Nanci Griffith)
• Every Grain of Sand (Emmylou Harris)
• I Shall Be Released (Nina Simone)
• If Not For You (George Harrison)
  
• I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Robert Palmer)
• Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Judy Collins)
  
• Mr. Tambourine Man (Melanie)
• When I Paint My Masterpiece (The Band)
  
• You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Madeleine Peyroux)
  

rev. 12/29/08