In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a cover by Lucina Williams playing "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry"
Thoughts on Original:
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:
Lucinda is powerful Americana artist who RtBE has seen quite a few times recently and will again on August 1st.
Lucinda is powerful Americana artist who RtBE has seen quite a few times recently and will again on August 1st.
Thoughts on Cover:
A smokey bluesy cover of a song that is customed made for this kind of delivery. Williams sounds great, band is on point. Solid all around.
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