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March 2, 2024 18 mins

Digging through the many, many Dylan covers released in the late '80s to find the ones that sound the MOST '80s, turning Bob tunes into post-punk goth, hair metal, and Run-DMC style hip-hop.

Songs in this episode include:

  1. With God on Our Side (by Wire Train)
  2. Like a Rolling Stone (by Mitch Ryder)
  3. Wanted Man (by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
  4. You Ain't Goin Nowhere (by The Rave-Ups)
  5. Subterranean Homesick Blues (by Wack Attack)
  6. All Along the Watchtower (by Giant Sand)
  7. Gotta Serve Somebody (by Luther Ingram)

The following covers are included in the Extended Edition of this episode available to FM+ Subscribers. Details Below.

  1. The Times They Are A-Changin` (by Nervous Eaters)
  2. This Wheel's on Fire (by Siouxsie and the Banshees)
  3. Positively 4th Street (by X)
  4. License to Kill (by Richie Havens)
  5. She's Your Lover Now (by Luxuria)
  6. Chimes of Freedom (by Bruce Springsteen)
  7. Blind Willie McTell (by The Dream Syndicate)
  8. Thula Sizwe / I Shall be released (by Friends First)
  9. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (by Guns n' Roses)

The episode includes only clips from these songs.

To hear the full versions of these songs from other shows check out the Watching The Covers Flow Playlist.

Songs 2, 5, 10, 11, and 14 are not available on the streaming services.

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