In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover by Charlie Starr playing "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry"
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From the first time we tackled a cover of this song:
One of my favorite titled songs in the Dylan catalog, for some reason the title just nails an elusive feeling and perfectly works with the tune. Also contains multiple epic lines, my favorite being "I wanna be your lover babe/I don't wanna be your boss", AMEN brother Bob. A pretty straight forward blues number musically that lends itself to cover attempts, leading to...
Cover:
Thoughts on Cover Artist:
Mr. Starr is the lead singer and guitarist of Blackberry Smoke whose live stream we spotlighted a few years ago.
Thoughts on Cover:
After a funny joke, the tune is straight ahead and direct. Enjoyable live acoustic version of this song, sung and played well from 2015.
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