Cover Wars: Ballad Of A Thin Man Edition
DaveO
January 19, 2010
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Ballad Of A Thin Man is the fifth track on the 1965 Bob Dylan album Highway 61 Revisited. There are many theories regarding who the song is about, the most common one being that it’s about a reporter who can’t fully understand the meaning behind Dylan’s lyrics.
The Contestants:
Elliot Smith: This is a very popular download on the Live Music Archive, over 100,000 people have downloaded this show, and if you’re not one of them – you should be. Smith channels Dylan’s vocal delivery in a way that I’ve never heard him do on his original material. And I’m pretty sure he nails every single word which is pretty hard for a live Dylan cover. Source: 10-11-1998
[audio:https://glidemag.wpengine.com/hiddentrack/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/smithballad.mp3]READ ON for the rest of this week’s contestants…
