Monday, October 5, 2020

Dylan Cover #448 The Kennedy's "Jokerman" Live

 In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is live a cover by The Kennedy's  playing "Jokerman"


Thoughts on Original:
From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune:
The kick-start to his "back to rock and roll" album Infidels, "Jokerman" is a monster. A torrent of images, symbols, thoughts, proclamations, fears and fables; it feels like a dam was broken in Dylan's brain and all of these things just poured out. Musically it moves along but doesn't add much to the towering wordplay as the tune is dominated by the lyrics which seem almost never ending; Dylan has penned wordier tunes, but few feel as heavy as this. Flawed, but reaching for something, it is a not an all-time great Dylan song, but it is one that lets us peak into his brain a bit. For more on this tune, check out this post.
Cover:

Thoughts on Cover Artist:
This is the first time we are hearing The Kennedy's

Thoughts on Cover:
This is an excellent cover from start to finish as Pete and Maura play a dynamite version of this tune live back in 2018. It is a tough song to cover, but both contribute mightily to this version.

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