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 The War on Drugs playing "Sweetheart Like You"
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From the first time we tackled a cover of this song:
All of the songs on Infidels stuck around to long in the Bards brain (which we talked about before). While "Jokerman" overwhelms as a rambling waterfall of a song the first time you hear it, "Sweetheart Like You" is clear evidence of that fact that things were left to simmer on the stove longer then needed. It is a mix of condescension, sexy, sexist, insecure and scattered. In fact those things make for an amazing Dylan tune, but in this case I don't feel it really adds up to a classic or much of a very good song at all.
Cover:
Thoughts on Cover Artist:
RtBE are fans of The War of Drugs, even placing them on our decades best list.
Thoughts on Cover:
A pitch perfect cover that is exactly in the wheelhouse of this retro looking band. The clean, echoing, mid-80's Dylan sound fits The War On Drugs like a glove. The psychedelic guitar solo and big build to close are dynamite, a fantastic cover.
It needs to be mentioned that with the USA's current political climate (and we will see how it shakes out tomorrow), more than ever this couplet from the song hits home:
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