Monday, November 28, 2022

Dylan Cover #558 Corey Johnston "Most Likely You'll Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine" Live

 In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's artists, Corey Johnston doing a live cover of "Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine" 

Thoughts on Original:
From the first time we tackled a cover of this song:
It's that thin, that wild mercury sound. It's metallic and bright gold, with whatever that conjures up. Those are the phrases that Dylan himself used to describe the sound that he wanted on Blonde on Blonde. Safe to say he got it and perhaps never more so than on "Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine". That whirling organ that sounds like it may actually take flight, the tempo, the cutting lyric, hot damn this song is a joy. RtBE actually got to see him open a show way back with this one and it was a hoot, not as good as the original, but a gem to see live and hear anytime.
The closest I ever got to the sound I hear in my mind was on individual bands in the Blonde on Blonde album. It's that thin, that wild mercury sound. It's metallic and bright gold, with whatever that conjures up.
Cover:


Thoughts on Cover Artist:
This is the first time checking out the talented Corey Johnston

Thoughts on Cover:
RtBE are always a sucker for a completely revamped cover of Dylan, and while a finger picking acoustic guitar version augmented by harmonica is usually par for the course, this time it is unique. The wildly rollicking tune is stripped down and done with soft nuance from Johnston. While the Dylan-like nasal impersonation/singing at times isn't our fav, the rest is spot on.  Would have loved to been hanging out on that porch with Johnston for this one.  

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