Yes it does sounds like Bob Dylan aka copycat which is pretty good. Like those who sing like other unique artists.... It's amazing how the copyright of Dylan songs are covered with licenses giving the publisher and Dylan a percentage of this copy "cat power" and exactly why the students in school during his top of charting times studied his musical poetry. It last the time of years pasting us all.... Yeah Bob Dylan!
Cat's cover of this Dylan gem is performed aggressively and with brash confidence. It moves like a train rolling down the tracks. Yes, it's a slow, slow train comin', up around the bend . . .
the Cat attacks this Bob Dylan song with an aggressive approach and Cat-Power. For that, I agree with you. so now, I'll go read my 20 lbs. of headlines . . .
And the ragman draws circles Up and down the block I'd ask him what the matter was But I know that he don't talk And the ladies treat me kindly And furnish me with tape But deep inside my heart Lord, I know I can't escape Oh mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of mobile With the Memphis blues again Shakespeare, he's in the alley With his pointed shoes and his bells Speaking to some French girl Who says she knows me well And I would send a message To find out if she's talked But the post office has been stolen But the mailbox is locked Oh mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of mobile With the Memphis blues again Mona tried to tell me To stay away from the train line She said that all the railroad men Drink up your blood like wine And I said, "Oh, I didn't know that" But then again, there's only one I've met And he just smoked my eyelids And punched my cigarette Ooh mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of mobile With the Memphis blues again Grandpa died last week Now he's buried in the rocks Everyone still talks about How badly they were shocked But me, I expected it to happen When I knew he'd lost control He built a fire on Main Street And shot it full of holes Oh mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of mobile With the Memphis blues again When Ruthie says come see her In her honky-tonk lagoon Where I could watch her waltz for free 'Neath her Panamanian moon I said, "Oh, come on now You must know about my debutante" She said, "Your debutante knows what you need But I know what you want" Oh mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of mobile With the Memphis blues again Now the bricks they fall on Grand Street Where the neon madmen climb They all fall there so perfectly It all seems so well timed And here I sit so patiently Waiting to find out what price You have to pay to get out of Going through all these things twice Oh mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of mobile With the Memphis blues again
This has always been my second favorite Dylan song next to If You See Her. If a woman ever walked up to me and said "Your debutante knows what you need, but I know what you want" I'd marry her in a heartbeat.
I didn't want to like it. I passed it off as I read the first three positive comments...I kept listening as I once again marveled at the lyrics. I looked the lyrics up...for the hundredth time...as I did I started hearing the horns. Huh. That's cool. But it's a chick singing. But she's doing pretty well. There's enough of the classic versions elements to keep me …the girls killing it...the horns are killing it. Shit. She's killing it. Not an easy accomplishment. Great job lady.
C' est énorme, Grandiose. Je peux dire que c'est probablement après celle de Dylan, la meilleure interprétation que je connaisse de ce très grand classique du Folk rock issu de Blonde on Blonde (1966) de Dylan. Quel talent, quelle voix et quelle chanteuse. CHAN, tu es..... Un ANGE....
It’s very good, but for me it’s TOO respectful. I prefer it when the songs are reinvented - Jimi’s All Along The Watchtower being the most obvious example.
@baddancer73 This is "Memphis" sounding because it was actually recorded in Memphis..with "The Memphis Rhythm Band" I wish she would put that together again. My very favorite Cat Power period!
Thank you Cat Power! What a fine tribute to the original feeling of this song. I have loved Dylan from the start and now love you too just for this alone!
Old is Gold, it's true also, and Bob Dylan is one of them, I always listen his songs while working. One day my friend he gifted me mouth organ, on Xmas,(secret santa) but what is the best thing he did, on that gift cover he wrote " J Dylan" really it was unforgettable moments,
I still don't think you can really compare it to Dylan. Bob Dylan never sounds so much like he's 'singing a song' like this girl does. Plus he doesn't have as much trumpet sections and fucking drum fills that make it sound like a song angling for a Gap ad.
@philipsmog@philipsmog It's obviously available somewhere. And since it is rare (meaning that it is a song of hers that one would only come across if searching for non-album material, that = obscure. What does production have to do with anything? Her last 2 albums have excellent production and yet she has released rarities that were spawned from those 2 records with equally good "production". Obscure does NOT = poor production. I don't understand why you would even relate the 2.
Ok which one is the real one? There are like 5 different women in these pictures? The real one was Patti Smith Chrissy H and now Flo. Her mother was one half of the Dylan experience. She actually played Dylan she was Carol King the real Janis and Bobby Gentry.
I've been a fan for decades. They're all Chan. Starting in Athens GA she played with long bangs to hide her face and many times turned her back on the crowd. Getting her to come out of her shell looked like a difficult process for her. She's still doesnt seem too confident (look for recent NPR TinyDesk performance) Happy, just not confident
@philipsmog It's obviously available somewhere. And since it is rare (meaning that it is a song of hers that one would only come across if searching for non-album material, that = obscure. What does production have to do with anything? Her last 2 albums have excellent production and yet she has released rarities that were spawned from those 2 records with equally good "production". Obscure does NOT = poor production. I don't understand why you would even relate the 2.
