Today we journey back to 1986 to explore some of the many old-time-rock-and-roll covers Bob Dylan performed while on tour with his big-name backing band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (and don't forget the Queens of Rhythm!). Exploring largely songs they grew up with, they tackle everything from Ricky Nelson to "House of the Rising Sun" to a song in Japanese.
A Blog Post About These Songs:
- Kansas City (Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller)
- So Long, Good Luck And Goodbye (Weldon Rogers)
- Red Cadillac And a Black Moustache (Warren Smith)
- We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) (The Ink Spots)
- Lonesome Town (Ricky Nelson)
- House Of The Rising Sun (Traditional)
- Across The Borderline (Ry Cooder)
- That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie / Beasley Smith)
- Sukiyaki (Kyu Sakamoto)
- Unchain My Heart (Bobby Sharp)
- We Had It All (Fritts / Seals)
- I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know (The Davis Sisters)
The full live performances of these songs are available in a separate podcast for FM+ Subscribers
To hear cover songs from other shows check out the Watching The Covers Flow Playlist.
- Apple Music : https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/wtcf-season-one/pl.u-d2b0kxjtLZR3WJA
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1kWORF8WqnQ1bZAZlCzGp2?si=366cf2a302f6493b
- Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/478c4288-0aae-41cc-9351-d7dd22b4cff0
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