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Covers of Dylan Songs

Robert Zimmerman, aka Bob Dylan, is one of popular music's more prolific composers. Many an artist has covered at least one of his songs, and your challenge is to select who recorded what.

A multiple-choice quiz by HFunk13. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
HFunk13

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
420,726

Updated
Sep 03 25

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Ballad Of A Thin Man" Hint

Joe Cocker

The Band

Grateful Dead

The Byrds

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Country Pie" Hint

The Nice

Dave Mason

Country Joe & The Fish

The Flying Burrito Brothers

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Question 3 of 10

3. "From A Buick Six" Hint

Edgar Winter

Mike Bloomfield

Roy Buchanan

Johnny Winter

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Question 4 of 10

4. "If You Gotta Go" Hint

Buffalo Springfield

The Youngbloods

Vanilla Fudge

Fairport Convention

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Question 5 of 10

5. "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" Hint

Sir Lord Baltimore

Iron Butterfly

Blue Cheer

Steppenwolf

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Lay Lady Lay" Hint

Gatemouth Brown

B.B. King

Buddy Guy

Robert Cray

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Question 7 of 10

7. "The Man In Me" Hint

The Police

The Damned

The Cars

The Clash

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" Hint

The Zombies

The Animals

The Yardbirds

The Pretty Things

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Too Much Of Nothing" Hint

Family

Roxy Music

Spooky Tooth

Humble Pie

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Wicked Messenger" Hint

The Hollies

The Association

The Leaves

The Faces

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Ballad Of A Thin Man"

Answer: Grateful Dead

Released on the compilation "Postcards of the Hanging," featuring live Dead performances of Dylan songs over the years. The original is from Bob's "Highway 61 Revisited."

2. "Country Pie"

Answer: The Nice

Keith Emerson's pre-ELP band recorded the song live in October 1969 for inclusion on the Nice's "Five Bridges" album. Bob's version is on "Nashville Skyline," released earlier that year.

3. "From A Buick Six"

Answer: Johnny Winter

The song was included as a bonus track on a CD release of Johnny's "Still Alive and Well" album. Bob's version is on "Highway 61 Revisited."

4. "If You Gotta Go"

Answer: Fairport Convention

Sandy Denny and company sang in French, calling the song "Si Tu Dois Partir" on Fairport's "Unhalfbricking" album. The single reached number 21 in the UK, according to udiscovermusic.

5. "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry"

Answer: Blue Cheer

Following personnel changes, Blue Cheer toned down the metal a bit for the 1969 album "New! Improved!" and included this much-covered tune from Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited."

6. "Lay Lady Lay"

Answer: Buddy Guy

Buddy covered the hit from 1969 on his "Bring 'Em In" album (2005). Bob's version is on "Nashville Skyline."

7. "The Man In Me"

Answer: The Clash

The Clash recorded the song during sessions for "London Calling" in 1979, later released as the "Vanilla Tapes". Bob's version is on "New Morning" (1970).

8. "Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)"

Answer: The Yardbirds

A version is included in the Warner Bros. CD compilation of Yardbirds BBC sessions released in 1997. Bob's version is on "Blonde On Blonde."

9. "Too Much Of Nothing"

Answer: Spooky Tooth

This previously unreleased song appears on Spooky Tooth's 1968 debut LP, "It's All About." Bob's debut of the song came on "The Basement Tapes," a collaboration with The Band mostly recorded in 1967 and released in 1975.

10. "Wicked Messenger"

Answer: The Faces

From Dylan's "John Wesley Harding" LP (1967), the song is the lead track on the debut Faces album, "The First Step" (1970). Actually, the artist is listed as Small Faces on the American release, reflecting the name of the band before Steve Marriott departed. The name changed when Rod Stewart and Ron Wood joined.

Source: Author HFunk13

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