Introducing… DYLAN ... REVISITED
“BEING asked to cover a Dylan song is quite difficult,” admits Richard Thompson. “You think, ‘How do you do that?’ After all, his personality is so interwoven into the songs.”
Despite the difficulties in reinterpreting Dylan – and the restrictions of various lockdowns around the globe – Thompson and 13 more of our favourite artists have unpicked some of Dylan’s finest songs to help Uncut celebrate his 80th birthday. There are radical reimaginings from Thurston Moore and Fatoumata Diawara, textured soundscapes from Low and Weyes Blood, epic grandeur from Cowboy Junkies and Frazey Ford, and much more. As if that weren’t enough, we’re also proud to unveil a previously unreleased song performed by Dylan himself.
“Something about the odd mixture of paranoia, fervour, desire, faith and darkness feels strangely relevant to me and relevant to this time,” says The Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman of her pick, “Precious Angel”. “But that’s the way Dylan songs always are – so timeless.”
1 BOB DYLAN
