A Week Under the Covers: All Along the Watchtower
Now we come to it where the cover completely eclipses the original. It’s the point where some people can be surprised that the one who covered the song wasn’t its original artist. Such is the case with today’s song.
“All Along the Watchtower” - Jimi Hendrix beats Bob Dylan
What’s neat about this song is neither could really do it without the other. Not to diminish either artist, but I don’t think Hendrix could come up with lyrics like “There must be some way out of here/Said the joker to the thief” and “Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl/Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl”. And I don’t think that Dylan could give the music the energy and electricity that Hendrix did. It’s a timeless cover and one many others have attempted but never come close to emulating. You know it, but listen to it again to love it some more.
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