Cover Versions
Covers of the song span a range of styles, including those by reggae great Gregory Isaacs on Is It Rolling Bob?, his 2004 album of Dylan songs with fellow artist Toots Hibbert, bluegrass musician Tim O'Brien on his 1996 album of Dylan covers, Red on Blonde, rock band The Red Hot Chili Peppers on 1987's The Uplift Mofo Party Plan, Cajun-style fiddle player Doug Kershaw on Louisiana Man in 1978, and singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson on his 1974 release Pussycats. The song was also covered by Alanis Morissette when she stood in for Dylan at his 2005 induction into the UK Music Hall of Fame. In addition, Robert Wyatt's "Blues in Bob Minor", on his 1997 album Shleep, uses the song's rhythm as a structural template. In December 2009, rapper Juelz Santana released the single Mixin' Up the Medicine, which features lyrics in the chorus, performed by alternative rapper Yelawolf, and maintains some of the song's original acoustics. Ed Volker of The New Orleans Radiators also has done the song in his solo shows and with The Radiators, often paired with Highway 61 Revisited. Arizona band Chronic Future covered the song on their 2004 Lines in My Face EP.
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