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16 minutes ago, pwalpwal said:

(is it just dylan covers that are better?) 🤪

Given that he has a voice with all the sonic charm of an elderly vacuum cleaner that hasn't had it's bag emptied or it's filters cleaned since 1950 , it must be hard to not improve one of his songs.

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I could give you a dozen or more examples but I don't think anyone likes the music I'm in to anymore. A lot of stuff from the 50's were remakes of old show tunes from the 30's and 40's. Gordon Lightfoot's version of Me And Bobby McGee is still my favorite. I can't stand Janis Joplin's voice. That said, the original of Bobby McGee was done by Roger Miller.

Here's Gord's version.

Here's the original version. IIRC it came out the same year as Joplin's but her version blew his off the charts. IIRC.

 

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