Dylan Revisited. Feat. Courtney Marie Andrews, The Flaming Lips, Cowboy Junkies, Richard Thompson, Low, Frazey Ford, The Weather Station, Weyes Blood, Thurston Moore and many more.
LONDON, FRIDAY 16 APRIL 2021 – Uncut magazine today presents an exclusive cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door’ performed by Low to celebrate the legendary singer-songwriter’s 80th birthday.
Listen to Low – ‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door’
The song is lifted from Uncut’s exclusive 15 track free covermount CD, Dylan Revisited, made up of 14 cover versions of choice cuts from Dylan’s songbook recorded exclusively for Uncut, as well as a previously unreleased track Dylan track – all of which are unavailable anywhere else. Dylan Revisited is only available, free, with the June 2021 issue of Uncut, on sale today, April 15, in shops and online.
Geographically, at least, Low are the closest here to the roots of Bob Dylan, hailing from his home state of Minnesota. With its hypnotic chords, choral harmonies and slow, steady pace, “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” is a natural choice for the trio.
Despite the difficulties in reinterpreting Dylan – and the restrictions of various lockdowns around the globe – Low and 13 more of Uncut’s favourite artists have unpicked some of Dylan’s finest songs to help Uncut celebrate his 80th birthday. There are radical reimaginings from Thurston Moore and Fatoumata Diawara, textured soundscapes from Weyes Blood, epic grandeur from Cowboy Junkies and Frazey Ford and much more. As if that weren’t enough, Dylan Revisited also features a previously unreleased track from Dylan’s legendary archives…
Uncut presents Dylan Revisited – tracklisting
For this special issue of Uncut, the magazine is celebrating Dylan’s 80th birthday by asking friends, collaborators and admirers – including Paul McCartney, Robbie Robertson, Jackson Browne, Roger McGuinn, Jeff Tweedy, Van Morrison, Graham Nash, Kris Kristofferson, Elton John, Peggy Seeger, Roger Daltrey and Richard Thompson – to share their most memorable Dylan encounter.
Spanning six decades, from 1960 to 2020, these remarkable stories shed new light on rock’s most capricious and elusive genius, whose startling transformations from folk hero to electrified renegade and beyond continue to captivate us all.
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