Below we have The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde performing what is described as an atmospheric version of Bob’s Standing in the Doorway.
It’s on Chrissie’s Dylan Lockdown Series, recorded with James Walbourne, The Pretender’s lead guitarist. It comes out six days before Bob’s birthday.
The thing is, as I listened to this hauntingly good version of one of Dylan’s most haunting songs – so haunting, actually, it gave me the idea for the opening line to my autobiography The Boy in the Ravine – I asked myself that old question, is it right that nobody can sing Dylan as well as Dylan himself?
Last month we took on Tom Jones’s cover of, what the consensus said, was his unimaginative reading of One More Cup of Coffee – hysterically Tom said ‘I thought it was about a cup of coffee!’ Good on ya Tom!
Now let’s look at Chrissie’s take one Dylan!
Chrissie gives a soft piano, organ, electric guitar, performance with the drums set way off in time.
And it’s good!
But is it as good as Dylan’s?
The Lockdown series following In the Summertime and You’re a Big Girl Now.
The Dylan covers precede the Pretenders’ 11th studio LP, Hate for Sale.
I’ve put both versions up and would love to read your comments in the box below them!
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Cheers
Leigh
What biography?
Thanks Bruce – a line that needed editing, it should have said ‘autobiography’, not ‘biography’, it’s a book that references Dylan in the narrative, not about Dylan – sorted it! Good spot!
A beautiful cover, however the master still has it. His voice has so much more depth, inflection and intonation – to my mind, anyway. I am biased though. 🙂