FSW wrote:
It's a Dylan song, just saying.
Not really.
Sure he wrote it, but the Manfreds made it a hit.
The Beatles didn’t right twist and shout but you’d still call it a Beatles song.
Dylan is a true enigma. He was a brilliant writer but a lousy performer. Any other genre of music he’d never of been allowed anywhere near a microphone.
Hence almost every song he wrote was taken by other artists and made infinitely better. So much so that imho they became virtually new songs. Even the ones he did make a decent stab at and managed to have a hit with have been better covered by other artists since.
I shouldn’t think he’s bothered, the song writer gets most of the royalties no matter who sings it. I like Bob, he knows he’s a crap singer and doesn’t bother to hide it.
Have you been eating those blue Smarties again, AA ??
