Lay Down Your Weary Tune - Cover

[paulhallart]

nice rendition. this is quite a song by Dylan. what do u think, I wonder how he got the tune, it sounds like an ancient English hymn. He seemed to like that music, it's said his "Farewell Angelina" was based on the sea shanty "Farewell to Tarwathie"...

BTW, in this vid ur shirt matches the dart board on the wall...

[doofus0123]

@paulhallart thanks for watching. Yes, the shirt and dartboard are a sort of strangely interesting combo... LOL.

[annadams95340]

Here's Natalie from YouTube. Very nice.

It won't let me do the link but it's there. Search on her name and the song - it pops right up.

[annadams95340]

My younger son (now 38) likes Natalie Merchant the best. He sent me the link and I like it too but not quite as well as the trio. Those 3 women can make anything sound good and I'm a huge fan of traditional harmony. Tim and I like much of the same music (I corrupt children early) but not necessarily the same versions.

[annadams95340]

Dylan and Cohen (and probably several others that I can't remember at the moment). The more I think about it, the more I'm sure I heard Neil first.. Oh, and Neil Young's After the Gold Rush is another of my favorites that doesn't make a lot of sense. My middle great-granddaughter (now 16) adored it when she was a pre-teen because it talks about space ships and mother nature. I played the Parton, Ronstadt, Harris cover for her - she didn't need to hear about drugs at her age.

[doofus0123]

@annadams95340 excellent. I check Natalie Merchant Live out of the library, and was pleasantly surprised by her rendition of After the Gold Rush (and Space Oddity).

[annadams95340]

Doofus, I was trying to remember which Suzanne I heard first - Neil or Judy. It's been a long time. Joan Baez does it too but it was years later that I found that one. Before computer, it was much more difficult. Now, I type in a few words. Amazing!!

Just noticed I seem to be fond of songs that make absolutely no sense. Guess that means I can interpret them however I want.

[doofus0123]

@annadams95340 LOL well said! I think Bob Dylan was a genius at constructing extremely complex lyrical streams with seemingly non-sequitur words which might make sense to me if I had paid more attention in high school english Literature.

[annadams95340]

I feel the same way about Leonard Cohen who is a genius. I enjoy watching him perform but if I want to listen to Suzanne or Hallelujah, I'll play Judy Collins or K D Lang every time.

[doofus0123]

@annadams95340 yes. and actually the version of Suzanne I was introduced to, many years before I knew anyone else sang it, was Neil Diamond's version.

[annadams95340]

I know it's almost blasphemy to say this and I don't expect anyone to agree but I prefer almost anyone doing Dylan to Dylan himself. He does do a good job on the song we've been discussing but I like the Byrds better.

[doofus0123]

@annadams95340 imho, truth contains no blasphemy LOL. esp. in this case. yeah I think i like all the birds' renditions of dylan tunes better than the dylan renditions.

[annadams95340]

doofus, the Byrds were the first one I heard even before I discovered Dylan wrote it. I was sort of between generations in that era; a little older than the Woodstock crowd and much too young for Lawrence Welk. I found it when I was searching on Rhapsody for Byrds music and then began investigating its origin. I knew Dylan's more famous music because groups like PP&M or singers like Collins or Baez had covered them but I sure missed this one.

[doofus0123]

@annadams95340 I'm amazed at how many people covered Dylan. I once started a list, I had 10 artists on it. The first time I listened to Biograph was amazing, couldn't believe my ears, sonny and cher (all I really wanna do), the turtles (it ain't me babe), and the big surprise - olivia newton-john (If not for you). and others I don't recall if I knew they were bob dylan already or not. impressed that someone can write music so well, that just about anyone can cover it without ruining it.

[annadams95340]

I'm always on the lookout for version of this song. Great job. I've told my sons that I want this sung (preferably by them) at any memorial they have for me.

[doofus0123]

@annadams95340 thank you very much! (I assume you've heard the Byrds' version? it's the one I heard first)

[doofus0123]

@annadams95340 D'OH! okay, I see from that comment you left a year ago that you *have* heard the Byrds version. and thansk again!

[doofus0123]

@annadams95340 D'OH! okay, I see from that comment you left a year ago that you *have* heard the Byrds version. and thanks again! (I got to admit I like the Byrds version better too, because it is only about 3 minutes long LOL)

[LadyChincat]

Beautifully played and sung. It's good to hear this song again

[doofus0123]

@LadyChincat thank you very much!

[wishwizard100]

thtat's really great buddy. 

[doofus0123]

@wishwizard100 thank you very much!

[definemaybe]

great rendition~THANKS!!

[doofus0123]

@definemaybe thanks so much!

[annadams95340]

My favorite Dylan song, especially when done by the Byrds where I first heard it.

Not that I don't like yours. I do, very much, and thank you for it.

[doofus0123]

excellent - thanks for watching/listening!

and I echo your sentiments - first time i ever heard this was the byrds, and that's my favorite version as well. dylan's is rather stripped down - but that i suppose is typical dylan. he wrote the songs, and his versions were usually pretty basic. and from there, many, MANY people covered them, and , for the most part, enhanced them/kept them sounding good.

[annadams95340]

@annadams95340 I just now realized I'd left this comment a year ago. Oh well, if one if good, two is better. Chalk it up to approaching senility.

[MyckenzieSharp]

kudos, my friend.

[doofus0123]

Thanks!

[boseffis]

very nice

[doofus0123]

Thanks!

[bencol123]

great cover of a beautiful song!

[doofus0123]

Thank you Very Much!!