Monday, May 1, 2023

Battle of the Bands: Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again

 Bob Dylan songs same to get a live of their own. He has been covered by The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, Guns N Roses, The Who, Robert Plant, and many more. So picking a gem like "Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" would certainly give me some options.

The original:



Contender One: The North Mississippi
All Stars




Contender Two: Cat Power  


Who do you like the best? Let me know in the comments I will announce a winner in a week or two.






12 comments:

Arlee Bird said...

The guys do a cool job with this song, but Cat Power stole my heart.

Give a vote to Cat Power.

Lww

Debbie D. said...

Interesting battle! I wasn't familiar with the song but I think the cover artists improved on it. ☺ Of the two, I preferred Cat Power's vocals.

When you have a minute, check out my BOTB for this month: First of May. Thanks!

Birgit said...

Well, I'm not a Dylan fan and it's funny how both imitated his style but I am going with the guy. He seemed, should I say it, less irritating than the gal.

John Holton said...

I liked Cat Power. I preferred their tempo and instrumentation.

Stephen T. McCarthy said...

I've been a Dylan fan for a long time, and this is one of his many songs that I like a great deal. Maybe even a Top 10 Dylan song for me.

Gotta say, the singer for the first group quickly reminded me of Eddie Vedder. I've always thought Vedder sounded very *wrong* - like he's singing everything flat. Same thing with this guy. Flatter than my third grade girlfriend.

CAT POWER was a big improvement.

~ D-FensDogG

diedre Knight said...
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diedre said...

Dylan's voice is truly distinctive, if not terribly melodic. Whereas the first contender seemed stymied by a lack of buoyancy, Cat Power tried too hard to sound like Dylan. But it worked! Another vote for Cat Power, please.

Cathy Kennedy said...

Mike,

I'm sorry I missed your battle, Is it too late to cast my vote for CAT POWER? If so, I understand. Have a boogietastic week, my friend!

Christine said...

Cat Power for me!

Christine said...

Yeah, Cat Power was my vote but then I saw that everyone was voting for her. I decided to go back and relisten...So my vote was going to be Cat Power again and then I thought, No, if I was to listen to either again I think I would pick North Mississippi All Stars. So that's my vote: North Mississippi All Stars

Christine said...

Okay, obviously I had already decided on Cat Power and this one is not the September contest.....

Mike Golch said...

Bob Dylan gets my vote!