Thursday, December 02, 2004

Jimi Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower voted best album cover ever!

[Hollywood News]: London, Dec 1 : Legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix's cover version of the Bob Dylan song 'All Along the Watchtower' has been voted the best album cover ever in a poll conducted by the Daily Telegraph.

Hendrix beat the likes of the Pet Shop Boys and Aretha Franklin to be voted the artist with the best cover and critics said that his song had emerged as the favourite because it gave a 'fresh lease of life' to Dylan's song.

The five best cover versions ever were:

1: All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix,

2: You were always on my mind- Pet Shop Boys

3: My Way- Sid Vicious

4: Hallelujah- Jeff Buckley,

5: Respect- Aretha Franklin (ANI)

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Like a rolling Stone??!