iTunes Recommendation for the Day

I'm an on and off Bob Dylan admirer. The man has no peer when it comes to songwriters and a willingness to take chances that I can't help but respect. Still, I only own a few of his CDs and listen to them only occasionally.

A few days ago, I downloaded a live Mark Lanegan concert and found myself grooving to a few of the songs that were unfamiliar. Lanegan does quite a range of covers in his recent sets, so I knew that there was a good chance that some of the unknowns were actually someone else's songs. One of them turned out to be an unreleased Lanegan tune called "Wedding Dress" that I hope ends up on the next CD. Another, though, was Dylan's "Going, Going, Gone."

What a brilliant song. Lanegan's cover of it is excellent (although the recording is not of a professional quality). So today I ventured onto the Apple Music Store and downloaded the Dylan version (along with "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright"--which was covered either by Mike Ness or by Social Distortion, I don't remember which--and "Things Have Changed", one of the most bitter songs anyone has ever written).

Now I'm listening to the Dylan and Lanegan songs back to back and having myself a grand old time. If you have iTunes and a willingness to spend $.99, I definitely recommend downloading "Going, Going, Gone."