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Slurry Award Show Sing-Off!: Bob Dylan vs. Amy Winehouse

11/7/07, 4:26 pm EST

A few days ago, Amy Winehouse confused the crowd at the MTV Europe Music Awards with a woozy, bored and downright incomprehensible version of “Back to Black.” The performance reminded us of something, which burned in our cerebrum until today, when we realized it was nearly the same as Bob Dylan’s woozy, bored and downright incomprehensible version of “Masters of War” from the 1991 Grammys. Watch both clips for yourself and decide who wins the slur-off:

Here’s Dylan in 1991:


Here’s Winehouse in 2007:



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david | 5/4/2009, 9:15 am EST

Dylan’s horrific plastic surgery proves to all the world what i’ve known all along: he’s a big phony. Warhol was right.

T. D. | 4/28/2009, 1:18 pm EST

Dylan has an awful voice- a nasty nasal whine.

I saw him live and it was dreadful. It was actually impossible to know which of his songs he was siging. The music was vile- generic, characterless pub-rock.

Garce | 3/18/2009, 6:40 pm EST

Dylan is the best. His voice and
his inflections are a large part
of what makes his lyrics so compelling ??? Ever wonder why so
few artists ever covered Dylan’s
song ??? Because they couldn’t come
close to doing the justice, HOWEVER,
some of Bob’s songs have been covered and stand the test of being
terrific for almost anyone to sound
great ..

eltdel | 12/5/2008, 9:38 pm EST

lirelolol

jim | 4/3/2008, 7:03 am EST

that girl has soul.
she has things to say.
shes made her music school famous.
i think she is worthy of comparasin
with dylan.
heres hoping she kicks on for as long
as he.

Scott | 2/1/2008, 3:13 am EST

People need to understand that Dylan was in his 50’s in that video and was way past his prime. Listen to him perform “Masters of War” in the 60’s and you’ll understand his greatness.

Amy Winehouse on the other hand is just not very talented. Dylan will be remembered for all time and she’ll be forgotten in a year or two.

Casey F | 1/31/2008, 3:06 pm EST

Amy is cool,with a great voice, too bad she’s usually wasted!

Owen | 1/25/2008, 9:55 pm EST

He sounds French, and she has the mind-set of a 15 year old thinking its cool and relevant to do drugs.

Gag him, and SLAP her.

There’s not much more to say, except for the fct that Amy’s song is actually good.
I don’t know who considers Bob’s song to be good or even listenable.
Even the music is crap.

Ah well.

JrEagle | 12/21/2007, 9:38 am EST

They are both very good jewish artists so dont knock either one of them. I think she is incredible.
No one but Dillon comes near her!

eg | 12/3/2007, 6:46 pm EST

I like her frequent nose wipes, must have had a lot in there………
notice only 2 back up singers, usually she as a few more.

as for dylan he was a bit lost in the 90s, did he get some plastic surgery done, he looks completely different now.

Matt H | 12/3/2007, 2:01 pm EST

I just can’t believe how she can destroy herself so publically. I’ve seen her so fucked up in interviews, I cringe. I think we all recognize how talented she is, but how lasting can she really be if she does this to herself so willingly?

Big up to the backup band who deals with this every night!

Fido The Wonder Dog | 11/27/2007, 7:38 pm EST

People actually *pay* to see that drunken skank Winehouse “perform” ?! I can stand on any street corner in the city at 3am on a Sunday and experience the same thing for free …

Lee | 11/19/2007, 7:07 pm EST

Dylan had a weird arrangement like probably nobody else’s of Masters of War. The hard part to understand was the last word of each line. I don’t think “woozy & bored”‘ apply at all.

I could understand none of the words of the verses of “Back to Black”, only the choruses. I’ve seen this happen at Dylan shows, too, but Amy’s performance was the worst of the two presented here.

me2-bfd | 11/17/2007, 6:36 pm EST

In Dylan’s defense, I think it was more a matter of sound mixing, than slurring, here.

Phiditalic of Zeif | 11/16/2007, 10:07 am EST

so… I don’t understand what’s different about Bob?? Sounds normal to me..
Amy should look into AA

Russell Burlingame | 11/16/2007, 7:48 am EST

Dylan’s is only about 20% worse than when he’s sober, whereas Winehouse’s is a trainwreck by any reasonable standards. I say she “wins.”

charles | 11/12/2007, 11:46 am EST

I remember being at a dylan concert and I could not understand a damn thing he was saying. But I was watching in awe.

J.S. | 11/9/2007, 9:49 pm EST

Bob Dylan can sing but he is not consistent. He is a great poet and singer… people from every generation should appreciate his work.

Amy Winehouse is so talented, I hope she gets her life together b/c I would hate for her to have a career like her idol Lauryn Hill.

Yes Lauryn Hill is a great poet and singer (the greatest artist of our generation) but she doesn’t have much to show for it with only 2 great albums.

Theresa | 11/8/2007, 3:03 pm EST

Amy, Amy, Amy… of all songs for you to butcher… This is painful to listen to knowing how great her voice is. Get off of the drugs!!

As for Dylan? “mumble, mumble, mumble” A poet does not a singer make.

Anonymous | 11/8/2007, 2:41 pm EST

Lol! That was very entertaining!

joseph | 11/8/2007, 1:11 pm EST

bob dylan is not only one of the best poets, and songwriters, he is also a phenomenal singer - he may not have the clearest voice but when it comes to phrasing, the articulation and ennunciation of specific words and articles, he is a master on par with few singers.

not only that, but i’m sure that those who are mocking dylan are probably guilty of listening to something that most likely would not exist without dylan.

take off your blinders and listen to the right albums by dylan and you will find something which speaks to your sensibilities, otherwise you are living a life that isn’t complete.

dylan is singing a song that, with its vicious indictment of the military industrial complex, sadly, has a timeless quality to it.

amy’s performance is shockingly bad.

both performances are bettar than britney.

Moses Cotton | 11/8/2007, 8:31 am EST

Masters of slurs
them who slur the big words

mike. | 11/8/2007, 7:01 am EST

Bob is old and can’t sing as good as she’s capable of,and she’s young and strung out on crack.case closed.

Pat | 11/8/2007, 5:27 am EST

I think she did well. It’s her style and she CAN sing.

Bob, sorry, should stay in the recording studio.

Ben | 11/7/2007, 11:35 pm EST

I’ve been to Dylan’s live shows twice in last two decades and it was always disappointing. Last year, I even hardly understood the song he played. Rolling Stone should upload Dylan’s early performance like before his motocycle accident.

Shaw | 11/7/2007, 11:10 pm EST

Actually, it sounds GREAT when you play both videos at the same time - one helluva duet

Andy | 11/7/2007, 8:42 pm EST

Pete, you are a buffoon.

s | 11/7/2007, 8:28 pm EST

LOL

Pete | 11/7/2007, 7:54 pm EST

Well at least you can tell that Amy Winehouse has some singing talent. Bob Dylan can’t sing. And don’t give me the “Oh well he’s a poet” cause what good is a poet if you can’t understand the words? And Amy is doing something that resembles dancing too. She’s multitalented.
Bob Dylan sucks?
Yes, Bob Dylan sucks

Seth the Stallion | 11/7/2007, 6:41 pm EST

If You play them both simultaniously, it makes more sense

El Cid | 11/7/2007, 5:19 pm EST

Dude, Bob Dylan has been slurring for decades, I think he’s the reigning champ.

Matt S | 11/7/2007, 4:44 pm EST

Haha, it sounds like she is singing a different language.

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