The Indigo Girls cover came up the other day when ...

2009-03-13T13:20:00.000-07:00

The Indigo Girls cover came up the other day when mtg and I were talking about this, and about how frequently and famously (perhaps a better word is "successfully") other artists cover Bob Dylan songs. Where I was going with the context thing, but didn't because it would have taken forever, was sort of about that. It also sort of wasn't.

Here's a context comment. First, I don't get Dylan...

2009-03-13T08:30:00.000-07:00

Here's a context comment. First, I don't get Dylan either. I have no criticisms of him, and for those who think he's the greatest, I'm sure he is. I don't think I own any Dylan.

But I LOVE this song. Why? The Indigo Girls covered it live in a show I saw at Red Rocks in about 1992. It was this 12 minute extravaganza that was absolutely unthinkably genius. They traded verses in this way that made it seem like the song was written that way. Emily's verses were beuatiful. Amy's were lusty and dangerous. They put this song on a their live disc, and it's been a favorite song of mine ever since.

That seems to say something about context (covering the song 17 years later), but I don't know exactly what...

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The Indigo Girls cover came up the other day when ...

Here's a context comment. First, I don't get Dylan...