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Dylan Covers (& Mentions)
 
 
Bob Dylan songs covered by other artists (in this time-frame) and songs about Dylan (a few modern references).
If you want to browse through 30,000+ covers, check the link at the end.

The songs that came out of Big Pink are separated for ease of finding.


All Along The Watchtower Jimi Hendrix Experience (Electric Ladyland) 9/68
  Brewer & Shipley (Weeds) 4/70
All I Really Want To Do The Byrds (Mr Tambourine Man) 6/65
  The McCoys (Hang On Sloopy) 10/65
All Over You The McCoys (Human Ball) 1/69
As I Went Out One Morning The Rainbow Press (Sunday Funnies) 8/69
Ballad Of A Thin Man
   as Mr Jones (A Ballad Of A Thin Man)
The Grass Roots (45) 10/65
Blowin' In The Wind Peter, Paul & Mary (45) 6/63
  Stevie Wonder (45) 6/66
Bob Dylan's Dream Peter, Paul & Mary (Album 1700) 7/66
Chimes Of Freedom The Byrds (Mr Tambourine Man) 6/65
Country Pie/Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 The Nice (Five Bridges) 7/70
Daddy You've Been On My Mind Joan Baez (Farewell, Angelina) 10/65
  Judy Collins (Fifth Album) 9/65
  Linda Ronstadt (Hand Sown Home Grown) 3/69
Dear Landlord Joe Cocker (Joe Cocker!) 10/69
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right The New World Singers (45) 5/63
  Peter, Paul & Mary (In The Wind) 10/63
  Joan Baez (In Concert, Part 2) 11/63
Farewell Judy Collins (#3) 6/63
Farewell, Angelina Joan Baez (Farewell, Angelina) 6/63
Girl Of The North Country Hamilton Camp (Paths Of Victory) 2/65
  The Blue Things (The Blue Things) 9/66
  Joe Cocker (Mad Dogs & Englishmen) 8/70
Guess I'm Doin' Fine Hamilton Camp (Paths Of Victory) 2/65
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Joan Baez (Farewell, Angelina) 10/65
  Leon Russell (& The Shelter People) 5/71
  Bob Gibson (Bob Gibson) 7/71
Highway 61 Revisited/Friends Terry Reid (Terry Reid) 8/69
Highway 61 Revisited Johnny Winter (Second Winter) 10/69
I Am A Lonesome Hobo Brian Auger & The Trinity with Julie Driscoll (French 45) ?/67
I Don't Believe You Ian & Sylvia (Lovin' Sound) 4/67
I'd Have You Anytime George Harrison (All Things Must Pass) 11/70
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band (45) 3/68
  Linda Ronstadt (Hand Sown Home Grown) 3/69
  Geoff & Maria Muldaur (Pottery Pie) 3/70
I'll Keep It With Mine Judy Collins (45) 11/65
  Nico (Chelsea Girl) 10/67
  Fairport Convention (Fairport Convention) 7/69
I Pity The Poor Immigrant Richie Havens (1983) 11/68
  Judy Collins (Who Knows Where the Time Goes) 11/68
I Threw It All Away Cher (3614 Jackson Highway) 7/69
If Not For You George Harrison (All Things Must Pass) 11/70
If You Gotta Go, Go Now Manfred Mann (45) 8/65
  Lyme & Cybelle [Warren Zevon & Violet Santangelo] (45) 5/66
  Fairport Convention (Unhalfbricking)  (in French) 2/70
  Flying Burrito Brothers (Burrito Deluxe) 5/70
  Stoneground (Family Album) 11/71
  The Byrds (Ballad Of Easy Rider) 10/69
It's All Over Now Baby Blue as Baby Blue Barry McGuire (Eve Of Destruction) 9/65
  Grateful Dead (Vintage) 10/70
  West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (Volume 1) ?/66
  Them (Again) 3/66
  The Byrds (Ballad Of Easy Rider) 4/66
  Druids Of Stonehenge (Creation) ?/67
  as Baby Blue The 13th Floor Elevators (Easter Everywhere) 11/67
  as Baby Blue The Chocolate Watchband (The Inner Mystique) 4/68
  as Baby Blue Richie Havens (Stonehenge) 12/69
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) Christopher & The Chaps (45) 11/65
  Roger McGuinn (Easy Rider Soundtrack) 8/69
It Ain't Me Babe Joan Baez (5) 10/64
  The Turtles (It Ain't Me Babe) 7/65
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, Al Kooper-Stephen Stills (Super Session) 7/68
   It Takes A Train To Cry Blue Cheer (New! Improved!) 4/69
  Martha Velez (Fiends & Angels) 7/69
  The Lyman Family With Lisa Kindred (American Avatar) 12/69
  Leon Russell ((And The Shelter People) 5/71
  Stoneground (Family Album) 11/71
Just Like A Woman Manfred Mann (45) 9/66
  Richie Havens (Mixed Bag) 8/67
  Joe Cocker (With A Little Help From My Friends) 5/69
  Bob Gibson (Bob Gibson) 7/71
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues Gordon Lightfoot (45) 8/65
  Judy Collins (In My Life) 11/66
  West (West) 7/68
  Jaime Brockett (2) 11/70
  Judy Collins (Living) different recording 11/71
Lay Down Your Weary Tune The Byrds (Turn! Turn! Turn!) 1/66
  Jim & Jean (Changes) 8/66
Lay Lady Lay The Byrds (45) 5/69
  as Lay Baby Lay Cher (3614 Jackson Highway) 7/69
Like A Rolling Stone The Turtles (It Ain't Me Babe) 10/65
  The Young Rascals (The Young Rascals) 3/66
  Rotary Connection (Rotary Connection) 2/68
  Jimi Hendrix Experience (Historic Performances At Monterey...) 8/70
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll Judy Collins (Concert) 8/64
Long Time Gone Hamilton Camp (Paths Of Victory) 2/65
Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word Joan Baez (Carry It On Original Sound Track Album) 11/71
Love Minus Zero The Leaves (45) 6/65
  The Turtles (It Ain't Me Babe) 10/65
Maggie's Farm Richie Havens (Something Else Again) 11/67
Masters Of War Judy Collins (#3) 3/63
  as Old Masters Leon Russell (Leon Russell) 3/70
Mr Tambourine Man The Byrds (Mr Tambourine Man) 6/65
  Judy Collins (Fifth Album) 9/65
  Melanie (Born To Be) 10/68
  The Byrds (Pre-Flyte) 9/69
  The Byrds (Untitled) 9/70
My Back Pages The Byrds (Younger Than Yesterday) 7/67
  The Nice (Elegy) 4/71
One Too Many Mornings The Beau Brummels (45) 4/66
  Jaime Brockett (Remember The Wind And The Rain) 5/69
  Patrick Sky (45) 4/70
  The Dillards (45) 4/70
One Too Many Mornings/Sing
   A Happy Song
Sir Douglas Quintet (Together After Five) 1/70
Only A Hobo Hamilton Camp (Paths Of Victory) 2/65
  Rod Stewart (Gasoline Alley) 6/70
Outlaw Blues The Great Society (Conspicuous Only In Its Absence) rec 65 9/68
Paths Of Victory Hamilton Camp (Paths Of Victory) 2/65
Percy's Song Fairport Convention (Unhalfbricking) 2/70
  Arlo Guthrie (Washington County) 10/70
Positively 4th Street The Byrds (Untitled) 9/70
Quit Your Lowdown Ways Peter, Paul & Mary (In The Wind) 10/63
She Belongs To Me Barry McGuire (Eve Of Destruction) ?/66
  West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (Volume 1) ?/66
  The Rose Garden (The Rose Garden) 1/68
  Billy Preston (That's The Way God Planned It) 9/69
  The Nice (Nice) 11/69
Sign In The Window Melanie (The Good Book) 2/71
Spanish Harlem Incident The Byrds (Mr Tambourine Man) 6/65
The Times They Are A-Changin' Peter, Paul & Mary (In Concert) 7/64
  Simon & Garfunkel (Wednesday Morning 3AM) 11/65
  The Beach Boys (Party!) 11/65
  The Byrds ((Turn! Turn! Turn!) 1/66
Time Passes Slowly Judy Collins (Whales & Nightingales) 11/70
To Ramona Alan Price (45) 3/68
  Flying Burrito Brothers (The Flying Burrito Bros.) 5/71
Tomorrow Is A Long Time Ian & Sylvia (Four Strong Winds) 2/64
  Hamilton Camp (Paths Of Victory) 2/65
  Judy Collins (Fifth Album) 9/65
  Elvis Presley (Spinout soundtrack bonus) * 11/66
  (medley with If I Needed Someone) Street (Street) 6/68
  Rod Stewart (Every Picture Tells a Story) 5/71
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You Cher (3614 Jackson Highway) 7/69
Walkin' Down The Line Hamilton Camp (Paths Of Victory) 2/65
When I Paint My Masterpiece The Band (Cahoots) 9/71
When The Ship Comes In Peter, Paul & Mary (A Song Will Rise) 3/65
Wicked Messenger Faces (First Step) 3/70
With God On Our Side Joan Baez (In Concert, Part 2) 11/63
  Manfred Mann (My Little Red Book Of Winners) 8/65

*Note: In a 1969 Rolling Stone interview, Bob said that this was one of the covers he "treasured the most."
 


Songs From Big Pink:
Demo Disc Distributed

Columbia Records prepared a demo disc of 14 songs recorded at "Big Pink" to send out for other artists to hear (and possibly record). Sunset Sound Recorders
Sunset Sound Demo Disc


Courtesy Searching For A Gem
provided the US version, whilst EMI prepared one for the UK (it might have been a tape instead). Image source: Searching For A Gem

Songs have be reset by disc sides:

Side One
Million Dollar Bash Stone Country (45) 5/68
  Fairport Convention (Unhalfbricking) 2/70
Yea Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread -- --
Please Mrs Henry Manfred Mann (45) 10/71
Down In The Flood (Crash On The Levee) Flatt & Scruggs (45) 11/67
  Sandy Denny (The North Star Grassman And The Ravens) 10/71
Lo And Behold Coulson, Dean, McGuinness, Flint Dylan album in 73 --
Tiny Montgomery -- --
This Wheel's On Fire(Danko cowriter) Stone Country (45) 5/68
  Hamilton Camp (45) 5/68
  Brian Auger & The Trinity with Julie Driscoll (45) 6/68
  Ian & Sylvia (Nashville) 7/68
  The Band (Music From Big Pink) 7/68
  The Byrds (Dr Byrds & Mr Hyde) 2/69
  Leslie West (Mountain) 7/69
Side Two
You Ain't Going Nowhere Unit 4 + 2 (UK 45) 5/68
  The Byrds (Sweetheart Of The Rodeo) 7/68
I Shall Be Released The Band (Music From Big Pink) 7/68
  Peter, Paul & Mary (Late Again) 8/68
  Hamilton Camp (Welcome To) 2/69
  Joe Cocker (With A Little Help From My Friends) 4/69
  Pearls Before Swine (These Things Too) 9/69
  Joan Baez (Carry It On Original Sound Track Album) 11/71
  The Youngbloods (High On A Ridge Top) 11/72
Too Much Of Nothing Peter, Paul & Mary (45) 10/67
  Spooky Tooth (It's All About) 7/68
  Fotheringay (Fotheringay) 8/70
Tears Of Rage(Manuel cowriter) The Band (Music From Big Pink) 7/68
  Ian & Sylvia (Full Circle) 9/68
  Gene Clark (White Light) 8/71
The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) Manfred Mann (The Mighty Quinn) 6/68
  Ian & Sylvia (Nashville) 6/68
Open The Door, Homer Jake & The Family Jewels (Jake & The Family Jewels) 8/70
  Thunderclap Newman (Hollywood Dream) 8/70
Nothing Was Delivered The Byrds (Sweetheart Of The Rodeo) 7/68

 

Over at , texas_vinyl put together this list: Basement Noise - Basement Tapes Covers .

 

Know where one could read a quick history of these songs ?? 
 
Entire albums:
How Many Seas Must A White Dove Sail Linda Mason 7/64
Mr 12 String Guitar
  (instrumental versions)
Glen Campbell 8/65
Dylan Jazz The Gene Norman Group 9/65
Odetta Sings Dylan Odetta 10/65
Duane Eddy Does Bob Dylan
  (instrumental versions)
Duane Eddy 11/65
Sebastian Cabot, Actor; Bob Dylan, Poet:
  A Dramatic Reading With Music
Sebastian Cabot 9/67
Any Day Now Joan Baez 1/69
Words And Music by Bob Dylan The Hollies 7/69
Lo & Behold† Coulson, Dean, McGuinness, Flint 8/73
The Byrds Play Dylan
  (from regular albums and singles)
The Byrds 11/79

Note: † these records contain songs from Big Pink

 

(& Mentions)
"I think Bob Dylan said that" The Animals, (Story of Bo Diddley), Animal Tracks 1964
"Bobby Dylan he sat, the Mad Hatter..." Donovan, (The Trip), Sunshine Superman 1966
"... smiling face of an unknown
   Bob Dylan"
Eric Burdon & The Animals, (New York 1963-America 1968),
   Every One Of Us
1968
"... just like Dylan's Mr Jones" The Beatles, (Yer Blues), The Beatles 1968
"I don't believe in Zimmerman" John Lennon, (God), Plastic Ono Band 1970
"I asked Bobby Dylan" The Who, (The Seeker), Decca 32670 (45) 1970
"I was in love with Bobby Dylan " Generation X, Ready Steady Go, Generation X 1978
"You're invisible ... Bob Dylan said that" Neil Young, Bandit, Greendale 2003
 
Tell Us Dylan The Sandals, World Pacific 77852 (45) 1966
The Hustler Eric Andersen, (’Bout Changes & Things) 1966
Song For Bob Dylan David Bowie, (Hunky Dory) 1968
Ballad Of Bob Dylan David Peel (The Pope Smokes Dope) 1972
Diamonds And Rust Joan Baez, Diamonds & Rust 1975
  Judas Priest, Sin After Sin 1977
Mr Jones Talking Heads, Naked 1981
Talking Woody, Bob, Bruce & Dan Blues Dan Bern, Smartie Mine 1981
Talking New Bob Dylan Loudon Wainwright III, History 1992

Note: Lists updated 7/5/2023
 


Links! Dylancover.com: The songs of Dylan as performed by others
As with so many worthwhile things in the Internet Tubes, this amazing site is gone (damn!). Try this lame link as a substitute.
Or this swell substitute, Second Hand Songs (which is a fun site to browse, too!)

 


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