In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's artists, Rita Coolidge doing a cover of "Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine"
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:
RtBE has showcased Rita Coolidge once before in this series and dig her style.
Thoughts on Cover:
Coolidge's voice is great, graceful and confidently strong. The music behind her singing is a bit more interesting to these ears. It varies between dorky lounge style and bluesy, upstart honkey-tonking, a weird mix that didn't sit right the first time the cover ran, but got better then more times it spun...an interesting cover and yet another reason this series is so fun to keep doing each week.
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