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Bob Dylan and Tom Petty's Golden Oldies Revue

20 covers performed on Dylan's 1986 tour with the Heartbreakers

RAY PADGETT MAR 3 ∙ PREVIEW

"I recently launched a new podcast called Watching the Covers Flow all about Bob Dylan covers—and, in the first season, specifically about Dylan covers of the ‘80s. It’s not for me to say what the best episode is, but the one I had the most fun preparing is the second, focusing on the covers Dylan performed in 1986 backed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. There were a lot! Dylan and Petty drew largely from songs they grew up with, pulling out all sorts of old-time-rock-and-roll chestnuts. Many Dylan never played before or since.

So, as an extended companion piece to that podcast episode (which you can find here), I decided to run down all 20 covers Dylan and Petty performed on their 1986 tour. I’ve ordered them chronologically, based on when they debuted each cover during the year’s two Dylan-Petty tours (Australia/Asia and U.S.), and bulleted out the key info before adding my own thoughts."

Across The Borderline (Here at Farm Aid 1986)

Written by: Ry Cooder, John Hiatt, Jim Dickinson

Original recording artist: Ry Cooder