 | operator 409 (7)
06/29/2007 | I knew this tune even before I knew who Donovan was. Glen Campbells cover was/is one of his best recordings IMO. After later hearing Donovans great original, I better understood why Campbell would want to record it himself.
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 | oscargamblesfro (76)
06/29/2007 | There are actually two versions of this song. One was a 1965 hit, a wistful ballad with good lyrics, his first hit single, that invited a lot of comparison with Dylan. It does have a Dylanesque feel, and Dylan was certainly a major influence on Donovan, as was Woody Guthrie and other leading folk artists. However, Donovan may have been derivative of Dylan at the start of his career, but he soon morphed into something quite different. The second version is from his 1969 Greatest Hits record, and is electrified and a little bit better in my view. There's some commercial out now that uses the original rendition.
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