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The great former WFMU DJ The Hound, who has a blog where he shares some great sides from his collection, has pointed out the newest example of my beloved Mr. Bob Dylan's great propensity towards "Love and Theft" (as he titled a recent album where he collaged a LOT of quotes from various sources into new songs, including taking the title from a noteworthy study of minstrel shows in the USA).
In a recent post, The Hound points out that the free track, "Beyond Here Lies Nothing," released to the internet from Dylan's upcoming album bears a REMARKABLE similarity to the Otis Rush track, "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)" (featuring Ike Turner on some mean icepick guitar). Like, REALLY remarkable. As in, Dylan lifted the music.
However, as The Hound notes, Rush probably lifted it from somewhere himself (it's as much the SOUND of Rush's record that Dylan took as the music), there's nothing new under the sun, Dylan's song is great on it's own, and more enjoyable and resonant when you know the reference, and it's all part of a tradition anyway.
You can right-click, download, and save the tracks above, or follow the links to The HoundBlog and check out what he had to say, both on this and other music (and check the cool wax).
