Spanish Harlem Incident

Bob Dylan wrote this song and released it on his 1964 album Another Side of Bob Dylan. It's a really good album. It's probably my favorite of his acoustic albums. 

The Byrds covered it on their 1965 debut album, Mr. Tambourine Man.  It's one of four Dylan covers they did on that album.

This is totally the second time I've but the Byrds up against Dylan, (the first time was Chimes of Freedom) and it's totally not going to be the last because the Byrds covered him like crazy.  I was originally planning this post to be The Velvet Underground versus Mott the Hoople, or Wilson Picket versus Solomon Burke, but I was out walking tonight, and my iPhone dealt me Dylan's version of Spanish Harlem Incident. I hadn't listened to it in a few years, so I impulsively decided to blog it instead. Don't worry. I'll get around to the other ones eventually.

Bob Dylan:

Byrds:

I really love this song. The decision isn't too hard for me. Both versions are good, but Dylan wins. There's just something really honest about his version.