30 May 2024

Last week living legend, eternal troubadour, and once-in-a-lifetime singer-songwriter
Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan celebrated his 83th birthday. He was born
on 24 May 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.

For the occasion British monthly music magazine MOJO ranked
his 60 best songs, chosen by rock stars and Dylan collaborators.

“Some of the names below played on and helped record many of the songs featured, while modern-day acolytes including Beck, Bono and Lucinda Williams have lined up to pick their favourite Dylan numbers. The closest we have to the heirs to his crown, Nick Cave and Patti Smith reveal a fresh perspective on his work, while Dylan’s one-time mentor Pete Seeger
reveals the true story behind Dylan’s decision to go electric.

Elsewhere, East Coast rapper Nas recalls his teenage conversion to Bob, while
contemporaries like the late David Crosby, Jimmy Webb and Paul McCartney (arguably
the only serious challenger to Dylan’s status as the world’s greatest living songwriter)
recall first-hand the seismic changes brought on by Dylan’s songs.”

TUTV picked these
5 different songs picked
by 5 different stars.

‘This Wheel’s On Fire’ by SIOUXSIE SIOUX
From ‘The Basement Tapes’ (with The Band) – 1975

‘I’ll Be Here Staying Here With You‘ by BECK
From 1969 LP ‘Nashville Skyline’

‘Changing Of The Guards’ by PATTI SMITH
From ‘Street Legal’ – 1978

Mr Tambourine by PAUL McCARTNEY
From ‘Bringing It All Back Home’ – 1965

‘I Threw It All Away’ by NICK CAVE
From 1969 LP ‘Nashville Skyline’

FULL LIST: HERE

(Image on top: Cover of Dylan’s ‘Bringing It All Back Home’ LP)