All I really want to do

Dylan and the Byrds are going head to head for the third time. So far there has been one tie: Chimes of Freedom, and one win for the Dylan: Spanish Harlem Incident. This time I’m choosing between their respective versions of All I really want to do. Oddly enough, all three of these songs were first recorded for the same 1964 album, Another Side of Bob Dylan.

Bob Dylan:

The Byrds:

All I really want to do is a fairly popular Dylan song, and probably one of the best known non-political sons, at least before going electric. The Byrds version was released as their second single in June 1965, and reached number 40 on the American pop chart and number 4 on the UK chart. It was also released on their debut album, Mr. Tambourine Man, which just so happens to be the same album the other 2 songs were on as well.

Okay, so the Byrds win this round. It’s all tied up.

I just really like the Byrds Harmonies on this one. Plus they made it shorter. I think I’ve said this before but I kind of like short song. They don’t give you time to get bored of them. I do really like the harmonica on Dylan’s version, but I’m not a huge fan of that part where he tries to sing high on the chorus.