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Watching the Covers Flow dives deep into covers of, and by, the most covered songwriter in rock and roll: Bob Dylan. Host Ray Padgett (Flagging Down the Double E’s newsletter, Pledging My Time book) explores covers across era and genre, from a hip-hop “Subterranean Homesick Blues” to a bluegrass “Ring Them Bells” to Dylan’s own frequent detours from writing his own songs to singing other people’s.

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Ray Padgett writes the newsletter Flagging Down the Double E’s, about Bob Dylan in concert; is the author of Pledging My Time: Conversations with Bob Dylan Band Members; and founded the cover-songs blog Cover Me.

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WTCF.05 Traveling Wilburys - The Covers (+Ex)
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WTCF.05 Traveling Wilburys - The Covers (+Ex)
Despite the group’s five superstars, the Traveling Wilburys have been covered less than you might think. Today the show investigates covers of both the few songs lots of artists cover (Handle with Care, End of the Line) and the many more Wilburys tunes that have only been covered once or twice. Songs in this episode include: Headstones — Tweeter and the …
Full Songs of: The NET Begins - Acoustic Folk Covers '88 (+Bonus)
For Subscribers Only – These songs are not on our streaming playlist. Man of Constant Sorrow (Concord CA 6/7/88) Lakes of Pontchartrain (Concord CA 6/7/88) Eileen Aroon (Denver CO 6/15/88) Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Sacramento CA 6/9/88) Pretty Boy Floyd (Oakland CA 12/4/88) Two Soldiers (Sacramento CA 6/9/88) San Francisco Bay Blues (Canandaigua NY 6/28/88) I’m Glad I …
WTCF.04 The NET Begins - Acoustic Folk Covers '88 (+Ex)
In the first year of the Never Ending Tour, Dylan pulled out all the stops. Not only did he play deep cuts from his own catalog he’d never performed before, but he covered many unexpected songs, often from the folk songbook and often acoustic with G.E. Smith. Here are some of the best. Songs in this episode include: Man of …
Full Songs of: The Most 80's Covers of Bob Dylan Songs (+Bonus)
For Subscribers Only – These songs are not on our streaming playlist. All other episodes songs on the WTCF Playlists. Like a Rolling Stone (by Mitch Ryder) Subterranean Homesick Blues (by Wack Attack) Positively 4th Street (by X) License to Kill (by Richie Havens) Blind Willie McTell (by The Dream Syndicate) Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (by Guns n’ Roses) QUESTIONS OR …
WTCF.03 The Most 80's Covers of Bob Dylan Songs (+Ex)
Digging through the many, many Dylan covers released in the late ’80s to find the ones that sound the MOST ’80s, turning Bob tunes into post-punk goth, hair metal, and Run-DMC style hip-hop. Songs in this episode include: With God on Our Side (by Wire Train) Like a Rolling Stone (by Mitch Ryder) Wanted Man (by Nick Cave and the …
Full Songs of: Bob Dylan & Tom Petty Live Covers 1986 Full Tracks (+Bonus)
For Subscribers Only – full versions of all the songs from S01.02. Check out the episode for commentary. Kansas City (Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller) So Long, Good Luck And Goodbye (Weldon Rogers) Red Cadillac And a Black Moustache (Warren Smith) We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) (The Ink Spots) Lonesome Town (Ricky Nelson) House Of The Rising …
WTCF.02 Bob Dylan & Tom Petty Live Covers 1986 (+Ex)
Today we journey back to 1986 to explore some of the many old-time-rock-and-roll covers Bob Dylan performed while on tour with his big-name backing band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (and don’t forget the Queens of Rhythm!). Exploring largely songs they grew up with, they tackle everything from Ricky Nelson to “House of the Rising Sun” to a song in …
WTCF.01 Bob Dylan's Empire Burlesque (+)
This is the first episode of Watching The Cover Flow a podcast that dives deep into covers of, and by, the most covered songwriter in rock and roll: Bob Dylan. Empire Burlesque gets a lot of grief from Dylan fans for its oh-so-’80s production. Can the songs be redeemed when delivered in other styles by other artists? Songs covered include: …
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WTCF.05 Traveling Wilburys - The Covers (+Ex)
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