It s refreshing and somehow sexy to see perfectly natural lovely- looking teeth which haven't been subject to cosmetic dentistry - at present everyone on tv has strange rows of symmetrical brilliant-white cosmetically altered teeth -and, like ' false teeth '- they all look alike.
covers shmovers who cares if you like listen to it if you dont like it move on one day i like this version one day i like dylans who cares but ourselves
All Along the Watchtower is still the only Dylan cover that is better than the original - However this is cool. My opinion. I just happen to like Dylan.
Many bands including some really big named bands used dylan's lyrics and thats wat he was known for a brilliant song writer, it wasn't until knockin on heavans door did he have real commercial sucsess as a singer his peers knew the genius he was.
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I bought two days ago ORIGINAL Manfreds' vinyl album 'As Is' (1966)from flea market(paid 20 euros!).Album contains this song,and I think this is a very good version of the song,There's other good songs ,too,'Box Office Draw','Each Others Company','Trouble And Tea', for example.Vinyl works well,and sounds good,
Thank Manfred mann for the song and the opportunity for Dylan to take it to another level. The two were from different times at the same time. Thank you both for Mighty Quinn as well.
interpretations like these really remind you of how important Dylan's voice and persona are to the whole feel of his songs.. I mean, listen to the original and you've got that attitude and feeling that what he's singing about is something real, every snarl and groan filled with that crazy "what're you gonna do about it?" spirit of his - wheras this is so poppy and generic that it wouldn't really matter what the lyrics are. I mean, Mann's facial expressions just don't fit here.
If you tried to play in the open like this today without a licence and permission from the blue meanies in Parliament the anti terrorist squad would cart you off to jail. Britain has got so screwed up since these great days and its all because of lefties and their sick social control programs.
This may sound a little anal but I actually think that discussing who does a better version of a song is a bit like saying Picasso would have done a better job of Van Gogh's Starry Night or Degas a better job of Edvard Munch's 'The Scream" The discussion is all BS.
@kingarthuruptheanus why do you always leave off the first part of your name? All, in this, and other, forums, bow to your bottomly experiences - you are the lord of anuses
Why do people say Dylan can't sing. He sings just fine. Just coz it aint all polished and neat dosn't mean a thing. His songs were not meant to be all polished and neat. Anyone remember the Hollies screwing 'Blowin In The Wind' and making it sound like pop trash.
To make the kind of claims you make using the anonymity of YouTube has to be the height of arrogance. Please send me a demo of your obviously fantastic voice. Lets just say "Your taste is all in your mouth."
i feel bad for dylan haha... he's had so many of his songs covered, some of which turned out to be more popular than his originals, especially in today's generation, and even though i'm sure he's legally credited for them, he just doesn't get the recognition :(
Alicesqueeks - That's because Dylan couldn't sing (he certainly couldn't hold a note, that's for sure)... Whilst he wrote many "catchy" tunes, and even some meaningful songs, when it came to performing them, he was always roughshod and barebones; so it makes sense that when other - more musically capable - bands performed them, people appreciated them more.
Having said that, this particular rendition is atrocious...
Disagree completely! Dylan doesn't need other musicians to play his songs to be appreciated by milliions of fans throughout the world. "Catchy" tunes are for bubble gum musicians that people like who listen to cover songs, and don't appreciate, or understand, greatness. If I wanted to hear a beautiful singing voice, I will listen to crooners, or opera singers! That's not the point of Dylan or rock musicians in my opinion. Dylan's delivery of his lyrics....
his style of voice, delivery was incredibly unique. But since he wrote songs with such depth, and meaning, it brought the focus on his lyrics rather than pretty cover songs glossing over the rough edges. Dylan's "catchy" songs earned him grammys, Nobel Peace Prize candidate for literature, world wide acclaim. So your "more musically capable" bands like Manfred are now working at a gas station in the country, and still playing cover songs of Dylan!!!:)
The whole bloody point of Dylan's style of protest music is to be rough and raw. How can some people be so dumb and still breath, or better still how cabn some people breathe with their head so far up their own butt. Have a bloody listen to Woody and Arlo Guthrie and maybe a little Cohen. Then when your done Janis Joplin. Some people just want to listen to groups like the Hollies turn great music into abortions.
he enjoyed the schmooze others gave to his beautifully crafted songs.
the hollies? ffs, lucky they're not as pretentios as you, otherwise we mightn't have got their shimmering harmonies and more-than-a-few killer tunes..grow up.
You're right about those particular songs, but if you mean he "doesn't get the recognition" as a musician, than you're way off base. He has more GREAT songs than anyone can play for the next 200 years! All those people who covered his songs are just amateurs in the annuals of legends compared to Dylan. Grammys, Nobel Peace Prize candidate for literature, songrwriter legend, etc, etc. We shouldn't feel badly for Bob, but the musicians who covered him should be grateful!!
I don't know if you're replying to me or colkitch, but I wasn't saying he doesn't deserve the recognition, just saying if you asked mr. random joe on the street who originally did "Mr. Tamborine Man" they'd say The Byrds probably (if they had any taste in music as most my generation doesn't) Just wish more people knew the genius behind all the pop hits that people made of his songs. His are always the best versions though. In my opinion.
Gotcha! I know now that you were just referring to his songs that were covered, and became famous. Mr. Tambourine Man was a great example. The Byrds did a great job on the song, but I prefer the rough edges, and the extended version Dylan sang. Also, some people don't like Dylan's voice, even more, the last 15-20 years, because it's raspy. I honestly think it sounds as if he's bringing wisdom, and edginess to it. Although, I have seen him twice this year live, and...
I don't know who you're replying to, but 9 out of 10 of ANY american? I highly doubt that if you asked 10 16 year olds, they wouldn't even know what you're talking about. No, I'm not American.
Is it Paul Jones or Mike d' Abo singing this version? I have heard both, It looks like Paul but someone told me it is Mike who sings it both in the video and at the recording
@andrewbarrett42 I think YOU are joking. Dylan wrote great songs with meaningful lyrics. Unfortunately, most of the time he sounds like a street busker!
@sixtiesarewe Van Morrison does the best version of this song......and yeah, most covers of Dylan are better than the original; though mainly when done by acts from the same era.
@ablindboygrunt How about Jimi Hendrix, All along the Watchtower? Even Dylan liked Jimi's version better. And Manfred Mann's version of Mighty Quinn is arguably better than Dylan's. It sure charted higher.
@aliceborealis Snobby? I stated my opinion that he performs his own material best and i noted that not everyone aquires the taste of dylanesque....w/e man i'm not looking for a pointless argument. so...yeah. bye
@sixtiesarewe Yes, Dylan was a pop writer dressed up in folk and there are are some right Bobby Dazzlers on Blonde On Blonde! He didn't go to New York to be at the heart of the happening folk scene in Greenwich village just to be a marginalist folkie. Nor did he get a manager( and what a hustler) like Albert Grossman, so he could be precious about his songs and not pick up big publishing royalty cheques! The chap was shrewd. if that had been the case, he would have been a Nick Drake,or somesuch.
It's true such when such a great song is written they are seen by most as sacred. and you know sometimes it's true. Personally i see any cover of Dylan's work as a celebration of his artistry.
I personally love this version. But then again I've always loved Manfredd Mann. Sometimes we are very opurist in nature...and also some originals I guess should never be touched!!!!!! So I hear yer!!!
Bob Dylan's feel on the song, & the fact that he wrote it. There's something very magical about listening to his recordings, that transcends the chords & melody.
i think any cover of Dylan's work wether good or bad is a celebration of his artistry. I had the same discussion with a friend while watching a choir perform a Neil Young song. You see she was listening for Neil Young, I was listening simply to the song. Great songs can be sung by good performers. of course awful covers has been recorded in history but I don't think this one counts as one of them.
What the hell is that thing that Klaus is playing? If you freeze the frame at 1:51 you can clearly see that it was manufactured by Vox and has eight strings that are spaced too far apart to be some sort of electric mandocello.
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i love many of dylan's songs but his own versions of them are mostly really bad. all along the watchtower - hendrix just like a woman - MM my back pages - the byrds are Way better than his originals, he's still a good songwriter but he isen't a too good singer or harmonica player
Those wanks who "hate" it when bands do someone else's music- get over it. It was only AFTER this period that the record business even entertained the idea of allowing a band to play all of its own songs. The practice of covering a songwriter's songs was standard operating procedure. To slam an old band for doing it is infantile.
Have to agree with regentv980 .. When the Manfred were introduced to the song as a possible cover .. They all said who the fuck is that singing so crap... But at least it's honest crap ..Regards 1stclasspost
i enjoy many of the dylan covers from the mid-60's. my only gripe is the with the radio and record industries who insisted on gutting his songs to meet the then 3-minute rule.
in this song, the second verse and middle eight were cut. the famous example is the three verses cut from the byrds "mr tamborine man".
dylan's 6-minute "like a rolling stone" was the first crack in the 3-minute wall. however, it still took the beatles' 7-minute "hey jude" to finally break it down for all artists.
being a child of the 60's ---I thought I have seen almost all of the 60's video clips. Well I was stunned to come across this rare video. Love this song by Manfred Mann a lot more than how Dylan sang this song.
Thanks for posting this rare video. This was filmed circa Jul-Aug 1966 and I believe it is the debut video showing new lead singer Mike D'Abo (replaced Paul Jones) and new bass player Klaus Voorman (replaced Jack Bruce, who'd departed to start CREAM with Eric Clapton). Voorman, who is seen in this video in front of Manfred, is the guy who designed the fanstatic front cover of the THE BEATLES "Revolver" album - and that Beatles album came out right around the time this video was shot.
Great interpretation of the Dylan original and as Manfred Mann clips this is quite interesting to see them either not in a TV studio nor on stage. Shame the video quality is so bad. By the way, is that a smile on Manfred's face
I saw the Manfreds with Paul Jones last night - amazing show with all their hits. Paul is amazing - he must be in his mid-late 60s but moves and looks like a 40 year old, what a spunk!
I wrote "in MY opinion". You Peter are entitled to YOUR opinion so why write a reply of "I have to disagree with you"? I wasn't looking for a debate! SHEEESH!
Nina Simone found the tragedy in this song. Paul Jones finds the farce.
They are both there in Dylan's original.
thallassocracy 6 days ago
Dylan said in a 65 interview that Manfred Mann did his songs best.
hfield07 3 months ago
It s refreshing and somehow sexy to see perfectly natural lovely- looking teeth which haven't been subject to cosmetic dentistry - at present everyone on tv has strange rows of symmetrical brilliant-white cosmetically altered teeth -and, like ' false teeth '- they all look alike.
n0iwont 4 months ago
a horrible copy of the beatles but this is horrible
ingrid9338 4 months ago in playlist The Year In Music: 1966
Horrable...HORRABLE>>>>HORRABLE It's spelled HORRIBLE you poorly educated, moron.
verty87 5 months ago 2
She takes it just like a woman, yes, she does
She makes love just like a woman, oh yes, she does now
She aches and groans just like a woman
But then she fakes it just like a little bitch!
billywhitewolf 5 months ago
The singer (Mike D'Abo) looks like Brian (Benji Gregory) from ALF
xD
abels18244 6 months ago
There's enough Dylan for every band or so.
xxxdavidshumakerxxx 7 months ago
no 1
georgiadesm 7 months ago
I knew this song was way(cant be stressed enough) to good for this band to have written
1m2a3t4t5 8 months ago
As underated as you can get for a band !!!
nickrambus 9 months ago 4
love the swinging london scenery...the dome of the cathedral with the scaffolding- obviously post war reno!
imajeepster 9 months ago
Dylan wrote some good songs, my favorite is, how would you feel
kopynd1 9 months ago
The bass player for Manfred Mann around this time was also the designer of The Beatles' Revolver album cover.
jpesce 10 months ago 2
sorry but I loved it then and still love it now - so there
susanbrisley1 11 months ago
I like this song.
mymumissostupid 11 months ago
Bob's early songs should be listened to as original but his later ones (when he lost the ability to sing) are nice to hear covers of.
Pandemonium44 11 months ago
covers shmovers who cares if you like listen to it if you dont like it move on one day i like this version one day i like dylans who cares but ourselves
hobonotabum 1 year ago
i love manfred mann's music, even if it is not his, but this is horrible!!!!
lukeland10 1 year ago
1:38 I think I fainted...<3
wouldntyoulike2know 1 year ago
these british scum and all british scum bands from the 40's 50's 60's 70's 80's 90's 2000's should be tracked down and excecuted
MrHarry46 1 year ago
@MrHarry46 Who the fuck are you dont like it dont listen fuck off to where you come from u racist bastard
rogershearman 1 year ago
@MrHarry46 Crawl/slither out from under your stone and show yourself for the reprobate you obviously are.
steaminonapuffer 1 year ago
@steaminonapuffer you seem bitter...
MrHarry46 1 year ago
@MrHarry46 Got your attention ya redneck thug.
steaminonapuffer 1 year ago
@steaminonapuffer you gained bitterness not my attention. why do you seek mens attn anyways
MrHarry46 1 year ago
Bob > All. the end.
mothernaturecockbloc 1 year ago
All Along the Watchtower is still the only Dylan cover that is better than the original - However this is cool. My opinion. I just happen to like Dylan.
callmewillis2 1 year ago
Many bands including some really big named bands used dylan's lyrics and thats wat he was known for a brilliant song writer, it wasn't until knockin on heavans door did he have real commercial sucsess as a singer his peers knew the genius he was.
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supersondessixties 1 year ago
This is not the best version of this song LOL
angrysamoan666 1 year ago
I bought two days ago ORIGINAL Manfreds' vinyl album 'As Is' (1966)from flea market(paid 20 euros!).Album contains this song,and I think this is a very good version of the song,There's other good songs ,too,'Box Office Draw','Each Others Company','Trouble And Tea', for example.Vinyl works well,and sounds good,
andypontinen 1 year ago
and no one's mentioned Jimi's cover of All Along the Watchtower...
Pastordinnan 1 year ago
Habe noch eine Lp mit diesem lied von den Hollies.
Bob Dylan konnte wunderbare Lieder schreiben aber singen oh je
Alrauner 1 year ago
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The Hell with that left wing pinko commie Bob Dylan...faggot
shamgarus2 1 year ago
@shamgarus2 shut up idiot
TSEPHTON9 1 year ago
Thank you Manfred Mann for singing this properly.
ChoirWalker 1 year ago
what's wrong? couldn't say thw word "amphetamines" should have been at 0:39 in the lyric. Paul Jones should have been HUGE
12347771 1 year ago
@12347771 second verse you knob!
10TJ10 1 year ago
@10TJ10
Ooops!
12347771 1 year ago
Thank Manfred mann for the song and the opportunity for Dylan to take it to another level. The two were from different times at the same time. Thank you both for Mighty Quinn as well.
johnvernon07 1 year ago
Good Me mate Mick Morrissey would ave loved this god bless him xx
rogershearman 1 year ago
they do a good cover
thinkorthwim69 1 year ago
Bob Dylan certainly made money and careers for a few bands. this lot of chancers included
just4yiou 1 year ago
interpretations like these really remind you of how important Dylan's voice and persona are to the whole feel of his songs.. I mean, listen to the original and you've got that attitude and feeling that what he's singing about is something real, every snarl and groan filled with that crazy "what're you gonna do about it?" spirit of his - wheras this is so poppy and generic that it wouldn't really matter what the lyrics are. I mean, Mann's facial expressions just don't fit here.
LeslieRBC 1 year ago
If you tried to play in the open like this today without a licence and permission from the blue meanies in Parliament the anti terrorist squad would cart you off to jail. Britain has got so screwed up since these great days and its all because of lefties and their sick social control programs.
DumblyBrilliant 1 year ago
love love j adore sublime ..1000******** super karine
0001karine 1 year ago
Bob dylan is a good songriter but he can't sing. He sounds like a crow.
hopop313 1 year ago
@hopop313 Have to agree dylans nasal whine cannot be called singing, dylans greatest songs are sung by other singers
26highstreet 1 year ago
Not as good as the great man!!!!!!
rogershearman 1 year ago
sounds like a under aged sex song as its relating to a girl then a woman ? if so sick song
overnationmusic 1 year ago
Good And Happy old times.
miraxell 1 year ago
This may sound a little anal but I actually think that discussing who does a better version of a song is a bit like saying Picasso would have done a better job of Van Gogh's Starry Night or Degas a better job of Edvard Munch's 'The Scream" The discussion is all BS.
bottingw 1 year ago 2
I bow to your expertise in all areas anal.
kingarthurup 1 year ago
Words can be such a bitch. Sounds like you a going to bend over and take it up the $%#@&.
bottingw 1 year ago
Again, all that are on this forum bow to your expertise in the field of anal experience.
kingarthurup 1 year ago
@kingarthuruptheanus why do you always leave off the first part of your name? All, in this, and other, forums, bow to your bottomly experiences - you are the lord of anuses
guyosborn 1 year ago
Because that is my perrogative and being the Lord of anuses, I accept your humble servitude.
kingarthurup 1 year ago
pretentioUs lol
misery1965 1 year ago
Why do people say Dylan can't sing. He sings just fine. Just coz it aint all polished and neat dosn't mean a thing. His songs were not meant to be all polished and neat. Anyone remember the Hollies screwing 'Blowin In The Wind' and making it sound like pop trash.
bottingw 1 year ago 2
They say he can't sing because he is tone deaf. He is sharp or flat on every note. His following is totally among others with a Tin Ear. That is why.
Don't give up your day job!
kingarthurup 1 year ago
To make the kind of claims you make using the anonymity of YouTube has to be the height of arrogance. Please send me a demo of your obviously fantastic voice. Lets just say "Your taste is all in your mouth."
bottingw 1 year ago
I wonder if Mike Myers`s character in the " Austin Powers " movies was based on anyone in this video . ( Wink,wink, nudge , nudge . )
chuckiejay 1 year ago
Great song by a great band, keep up the performing guys
royston52 2 years ago
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He sucks real hard
LeopardFrogPilboxhat 2 years ago
i feel bad for dylan haha... he's had so many of his songs covered, some of which turned out to be more popular than his originals, especially in today's generation, and even though i'm sure he's legally credited for them, he just doesn't get the recognition :(
alicesqueeks 2 years ago 2
Alicesqueeks - That's because Dylan couldn't sing (he certainly couldn't hold a note, that's for sure)... Whilst he wrote many "catchy" tunes, and even some meaningful songs, when it came to performing them, he was always roughshod and barebones; so it makes sense that when other - more musically capable - bands performed them, people appreciated them more.
Having said that, this particular rendition is atrocious...
TheColonelsKitchen 1 year ago
Disagree completely! Dylan doesn't need other musicians to play his songs to be appreciated by milliions of fans throughout the world. "Catchy" tunes are for bubble gum musicians that people like who listen to cover songs, and don't appreciate, or understand, greatness. If I wanted to hear a beautiful singing voice, I will listen to crooners, or opera singers! That's not the point of Dylan or rock musicians in my opinion. Dylan's delivery of his lyrics....
privateclem 1 year ago
his style of voice, delivery was incredibly unique. But since he wrote songs with such depth, and meaning, it brought the focus on his lyrics rather than pretty cover songs glossing over the rough edges. Dylan's "catchy" songs earned him grammys, Nobel Peace Prize candidate for literature, world wide acclaim. So your "more musically capable" bands like Manfred are now working at a gas station in the country, and still playing cover songs of Dylan!!!:)
privateclem 1 year ago
personally, I find his singing quite calming to listen to. He does get most of the notes. True, his later performances are kind of sloppy.
alicesqueeks 1 year ago
Lol, thats a silly opinion but I guess everyone is entitled to their own.
Amakisongs 1 year ago
The whole bloody point of Dylan's style of protest music is to be rough and raw. How can some people be so dumb and still breath, or better still how cabn some people breathe with their head so far up their own butt. Have a bloody listen to Woody and Arlo Guthrie and maybe a little Cohen. Then when your done Janis Joplin. Some people just want to listen to groups like the Hollies turn great music into abortions.
bottingw 1 year ago
lucky dylan isn't half as precious as you..
he enjoyed the schmooze others gave to his beautifully crafted songs.
the hollies? ffs, lucky they're not as pretentios as you, otherwise we mightn't have got their shimmering harmonies and more-than-a-few killer tunes..grow up.
misery1965 1 year ago
You're right about those particular songs, but if you mean he "doesn't get the recognition" as a musician, than you're way off base. He has more GREAT songs than anyone can play for the next 200 years! All those people who covered his songs are just amateurs in the annuals of legends compared to Dylan. Grammys, Nobel Peace Prize candidate for literature, songrwriter legend, etc, etc. We shouldn't feel badly for Bob, but the musicians who covered him should be grateful!!
privateclem 1 year ago
I don't know if you're replying to me or colkitch, but I wasn't saying he doesn't deserve the recognition, just saying if you asked mr. random joe on the street who originally did "Mr. Tamborine Man" they'd say The Byrds probably (if they had any taste in music as most my generation doesn't) Just wish more people knew the genius behind all the pop hits that people made of his songs. His are always the best versions though. In my opinion.
alicesqueeks 1 year ago
Gotcha! I know now that you were just referring to his songs that were covered, and became famous. Mr. Tambourine Man was a great example. The Byrds did a great job on the song, but I prefer the rough edges, and the extended version Dylan sang. Also, some people don't like Dylan's voice, even more, the last 15-20 years, because it's raspy. I honestly think it sounds as if he's bringing wisdom, and edginess to it. Although, I have seen him twice this year live, and...
privateclem 1 year ago
but he was on a long tour, and his voice was just giving out on him. He should tour less and stay in the studio. Doesn't pay the bills though.:(
privateclem 1 year ago
Lol, your obviously not from America. 9 out of ten people would know Bobs over the byrds version IMO.
Amakisongs 1 year ago
I don't know who you're replying to, but 9 out of 10 of ANY american? I highly doubt that if you asked 10 16 year olds, they wouldn't even know what you're talking about. No, I'm not American.
alicesqueeks 1 year ago
@alicesqueeks No No No..... Dylan's version of tambourine man is 10 times more well known than the Byrd's version.
the0man0in0the0mask 1 year ago
i love the swingin london scenery....the cathedral in the background with the post-war renovation!
imajeepster 2 years ago
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The worst version so far...
MrGuhuhu 2 years ago
Is it Paul Jones or Mike d' Abo singing this version? I have heard both, It looks like Paul but someone told me it is Mike who sings it both in the video and at the recording
Syndicate93 2 years ago
It's Mike D'Abo singing and in the video.
bellanita 2 years ago
@bellanita yes,it's Mike D'Abo....and a tad cuter than Paul Jones ;-)
Twinkle3067 1 year ago
Definitely Mike singing ; Paul's got a similar although very distinctive 'black' style
kenfig 2 years ago
not even close
mking74 2 years ago
Oh, the irony!
Lemoncode 2 years ago
Klaus Voorman, german-born individual of Beatle fame played in this track and is on the video! he was the bassist of Manfred Mann from 1966-69.
ezktime7 2 years ago
Covering Dylan is not impossible but it's impossible. He's not like Shakespeare because we don't have any recording of his work, only the plays.
It's an admirable process, covering Dylan but it's just not doing to work. But, like Shakespeare, it's a good thing to cover.
grainofsandfan 2 years ago
If you have a great voice, it is REALLY impossible to cover Dylan.
mvonwahlde 2 years ago
sorry i beg to differ dylan songs are made to be covered check out joe cockers version of this
or any byrds cover of bobs songs
or neil young cover of bobs songs
sixtiesarewe 2 years ago 18
@sixtiesarewe The Jonas Brothers...
danieldedaldo 1 year ago
@sixtiesarewe your right cause Dylan sucks as a singer
LRooster4Prez 1 year ago
@LRooster4Prez You got to be joking,Bob Dylan sang this way better,this is a horrable version.
andrewbarrett42 1 year ago 2
@andrewbarrett42 I think YOU are joking. Dylan wrote great songs with meaningful lyrics. Unfortunately, most of the time he sounds like a street busker!
Grumburble 10 months ago
@sixtiesarewe Van Morrison does the best version of this song......and yeah, most covers of Dylan are better than the original; though mainly when done by acts from the same era.
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@sixtiesarewe and no one's mentioned Jimi's cover of All Along the Watchtower
Pastordinnan 1 year ago
@sixtiesarewe Nothing beats the original bob. Sorry you didn't aquire that taste.
ablindboygrunt 1 year ago
@ablindboygrunt How about Jimi Hendrix, All along the Watchtower? Even Dylan liked Jimi's version better. And Manfred Mann's version of Mighty Quinn is arguably better than Dylan's. It sure charted higher.
aliceborealis 1 year ago
@aliceborealis calm down it's called an opinion.
ablindboygrunt 1 year ago
@ablindboygrunt I am calm. You are the one acting all snobby about Dylan.
aliceborealis 1 year ago
@aliceborealis Snobby? I stated my opinion that he performs his own material best and i noted that not everyone aquires the taste of dylanesque....w/e man i'm not looking for a pointless argument. so...yeah. bye
ablindboygrunt 1 year ago
@sixtiesarewe Yes, Dylan was a pop writer dressed up in folk and there are are some right Bobby Dazzlers on Blonde On Blonde! He didn't go to New York to be at the heart of the happening folk scene in Greenwich village just to be a marginalist folkie. Nor did he get a manager( and what a hustler) like Albert Grossman, so he could be precious about his songs and not pick up big publishing royalty cheques! The chap was shrewd. if that had been the case, he would have been a Nick Drake,or somesuch.
theonlyantony 1 year ago
@sixtiesarewe Good point mate, Bobs song's are great to cover.
scatmando 1 year ago
Hippies ok!!!!!Beat Ok The Manfred super!!!!!
Sowa50 2 years ago
How many Dylan songs did Manfred cover?
LemoTetson 2 years ago
147
Countduncan 2 years ago 3
cool!
sixtiesbooks 2 years ago
woah i didn't know this even existed.
Sordok 2 years ago
Sick masonic song
Nomels 2 years ago
It's true such when such a great song is written they are seen by most as sacred. and you know sometimes it's true. Personally i see any cover of Dylan's work as a celebration of his artistry.
MrBmus1 2 years ago
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Why would anyone totally annihilate this Bob Dylan classic? This is an awful cover version.
madmemz 2 years ago
I personally love this version. But then again I've always loved Manfredd Mann. Sometimes we are very opurist in nature...and also some originals I guess should never be touched!!!!!! So I hear yer!!!
MrBmus1 2 years ago
Bob Dylan's feel on the song, & the fact that he wrote it. There's something very magical about listening to his recordings, that transcends the chords & melody.
madmemz 2 years ago
i think any cover of Dylan's work wether good or bad is a celebration of his artistry. I had the same discussion with a friend while watching a choir perform a Neil Young song. You see she was listening for Neil Young, I was listening simply to the song. Great songs can be sung by good performers. of course awful covers has been recorded in history but I don't think this one counts as one of them.
MrBmus1 2 years ago
I'm with you. I love this version by MM. Too bad the audio quality on this is so bad. Anyone out there have a better copy? If so, pleeease share...
emaetm1 2 years ago
I gotta say I love this sound - booming, heavy, lots of high end. I wish they still made records like this.
jon1156 2 years ago
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They should be castrated for touching a Dylan song!!
privateclem 2 years ago
Everybody is covering Dylan... Doing this, the only one thing that they are making it´s recognize that DYLAN IS THE ONE
vomitao 1 year ago
I think its bring the lyrics to a new light, cool version
cammmmmmmmm 2 years ago
What the hell is that thing that Klaus is playing? If you freeze the frame at 1:51 you can clearly see that it was manufactured by Vox and has eight strings that are spaced too far apart to be some sort of electric mandocello.
IDLERACER 2 years ago
Far under Bob's version..
sonnygerd 2 years ago
hey look, it's Paul Rudd singing, lol.
boston1977boston 2 years ago 3
thanks for posting - Manfred Mann was greatly appreciated in France ...in his time.
feargal75 2 years ago
Great classic !!!! Loved this band !!
squyres 2 years ago
Thank you Bob Dylan for this song
danishphoto 2 years ago 12
@danishphoto not to insult you, but he took this from Manfred...even thoug i love both versions
simmyludilo 1 year ago
better an end with fright, than fright without end!!!
GAZI1953 2 years ago
Lovely song though. I like Bob singing it and Marmalade sing it good too.
joeles123 2 years ago
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i love many of dylan's songs but his own versions of them are mostly really bad. all along the watchtower - hendrix just like a woman - MM my back pages - the byrds are Way better than his originals, he's still a good songwriter but he isen't a too good singer or harmonica player
Syndicate93 2 years ago
idiot
ollltommylllo 2 years ago
Those wanks who "hate" it when bands do someone else's music- get over it. It was only AFTER this period that the record business even entertained the idea of allowing a band to play all of its own songs. The practice of covering a songwriter's songs was standard operating procedure. To slam an old band for doing it is infantile.
jtaylor475 2 years ago 2
Bob always said that MM made better versions of his song than he did himself. so i guess you can't argue with that.
Dieseldog6 2 years ago 2
Have to agree with regentv980 .. When the Manfred were introduced to the song as a possible cover .. They all said who the fuck is that singing so crap... But at least it's honest crap ..Regards 1stclasspost
1stclasspost 2 years ago
what's the aim???!!! the real one is a thousand times better! what a shit!
faiseurdepluie1 2 years ago
very nice =]=]
Travelingwilbury92 3 years ago
AFRICA !!!! lol
luciferion2000 3 years ago
Is that Klaus playing guitar?
ryantunks 3 years ago
I like Bob Dylan's version better, Honestly. But it's a good song, one of my favorites.
Ashenputel 3 years ago
Bob Dylan sings like a Rabbit on drugs!
regentv980 3 years ago
That's why he's so great ;)
hellahulla 2 years ago 2
Where is this video shot? London? Germany somewhere? Anyone know?
peter91mc 3 years ago
Its London.
jimbutler1950 3 years ago
can,t you tel London
regentv980 3 years ago
i enjoy many of the dylan covers from the mid-60's. my only gripe is the with the radio and record industries who insisted on gutting his songs to meet the then 3-minute rule.
in this song, the second verse and middle eight were cut. the famous example is the three verses cut from the byrds "mr tamborine man".
dylan's 6-minute "like a rolling stone" was the first crack in the 3-minute wall. however, it still took the beatles' 7-minute "hey jude" to finally break it down for all artists.
nickanddeb 3 years ago
Ahoy, Pirates,
Lovely boy faces! :P Jo
jogschneider 3 years ago
süüüß !! ♥ total süüß, ne ?!
judithzander 3 years ago
thats great!thanx a lot =)
maid22 3 years ago
great video, but you're right....only Dylan can do Dylan. This is a great interpretation though
jballard459 3 years ago
being a child of the 60's ---I thought I have seen almost all of the 60's video clips. Well I was stunned to come across this rare video. Love this song by Manfred Mann a lot more than how Dylan sang this song.
belleek20 3 years ago 7
Thanks for posting this rare video. This was filmed circa Jul-Aug 1966 and I believe it is the debut video showing new lead singer Mike D'Abo (replaced Paul Jones) and new bass player Klaus Voorman (replaced Jack Bruce, who'd departed to start CREAM with Eric Clapton). Voorman, who is seen in this video in front of Manfred, is the guy who designed the fanstatic front cover of the THE BEATLES "Revolver" album - and that Beatles album came out right around the time this video was shot.
EARTHSLAYER 3 years ago 4
RIGTH MAN, RIGHT
pinescar 3 years ago
I'm really curious to know how you have access to such a large collection of clips? Thanks for posting.
noellennon 3 years ago
Great interpretation of the Dylan original and as Manfred Mann clips this is quite interesting to see them either not in a TV studio nor on stage. Shame the video quality is so bad. By the way, is that a smile on Manfred's face
eusebius65 3 years ago
no one does Dylan like Dylan himself
BritBrat5O 3 years ago 9
I saw the Manfreds with Paul Jones last night - amazing show with all their hits. Paul is amazing - he must be in his mid-late 60s but moves and looks like a 40 year old, what a spunk!
parislibby 3 years ago 3
Yes, doogle. It was originally off of "As is" ca 1966
percypage74 3 years ago
Thanks for answering !
doogleandalix 3 years ago
IS this on any album by Manfred Mann ?
doogleandalix 3 years ago
Ofcourse, G©©GLE around first,
before asking unnessesairy questions./
PAULLONDEN 3 years ago
How rude.
FaerieCrone 3 years ago 3
Personally i prefer the Charlotte Gainsbourg version but this is fine as wine.
FleshRender 3 years ago
Una delle più belle canzoni di Dylan. Ottima l'interpretazione di Paul Jones!
52mindthegap 3 years ago
Happy days, thanks
soulman1950 3 years ago
There have been lots of great interpretations of this song and this is among the best.
Joe Cocker
Richie Havens
The Hollies
The Byrds
But my favorite is a live version done by Van Morrison around 1971.
robbell 3 years ago
i love this version of this song just becoz my dad used to sing it to me wen i was a baby lol aaaaaw Memories lol..x
ToniJade92 3 years ago 2
I agree that this is a great version of this song..
peeterpoon 3 years ago 2
best version of this song ever in my opinion.
classie60 4 years ago 3
I'm going to have to disagree with you, classie60. Bob Dylan himself's version at the Concert For Bangladesh is my favourite!
He sings the chorus differently, and I really dig it! :)
Peace and Love,
-Peter
peter91mc 4 years ago
I wrote "in MY opinion". You Peter are entitled to YOUR opinion so why write a reply of "I have to disagree with you"? I wasn't looking for a debate! SHEEESH!
classie60 4 years ago 2
What's wrong with disagreeing with somebody's opinion? haha, I'm fully aware of what you wrote, and I wasn't looking for a debate, either!
Peace/Love,
-Peter
peter91mc 4 years ago
If it's any help, Bob Dylan also thought the Manfreds did his songs best.
redheylin 3 years ago 4
love it love it love it
GalaPupenko 4 years ago 2
I hope that this masterpiece will not be removed this time!!!
shutoffvalve 4 years ago 4