How 'bout some nominations?

Let's get one detail out of the way first: The single greatest Dylan cover of all time, of course, is Jimi Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower." Now that that's established, let's get down to business.

Just dug out an old VHS tape of the 1992 (?) concret celebrating the 30th anniversary concert of Dylan's first record, where all kinds of artists each sing one or two of his pieces. Many of the performaces were memorable, and it made me ponder the very many other wonderful versions of Dylan songs sung by others.

Just a few highlights from the videotape:

Stevie Wonder, "Blowin' in the Wind."
Richie Havens, "Just Like A Woman" (goosebumps!)
Clancy Bros w/ Tommy Makem: "When The Ship Comes In"

There are all kinds of subcategories we could explore:

~Compare various different recordings by a given artist who has done multiple Dylan songs -- e.g., which is your favorite Byrds version of a Dylan song, which is the best PP&M, etc.

~Comparing different covers of a given song -- e.g., which is your favorite "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues": Judy Collins' or Neil Young's?

~Debating whether a recording of a Dylan song by The Band (e.g., "When I Paint My Masterpiece") even qualifies as a "cover," since they played so many of the songs as Bob's backing band.

All contributions are welcome. I'm looking forward to many reminders of great musical moments that I have forgotten, as invariably happens whenever I read through any of these "name your faves" discussions.

I realize that some folks can't stand to hear Bob sing, but enjoy his songwriting and prefer to hear his work delivered by other singers ~ tell us what you like best!

Those for whom Bob can do no wrong undoubtedly have favorite cover versions, too ~ what the hell, we sing the songs ourselves, and it's always interesting (and occasionally inspiring) to hear how other folks play 'em and sing 'em.

And then there are those who just don't like Mr Zimmy or "get" him at all; if you feel the need to tell us as much, please consider restraining yourselves, or at least keep it brief. We know you're out there, we respect your right to your opinion, etc. But let's just talk about performances we *like*!

Discuss!