BEING BOB DYLAN : "AS I WENT OUT ONE MORNING" - MIRA BILLOTTE

***As Todd Haynes intends to reimagine the physical Bob Dylan, in his new film I'm Not There, a bowl-full of musicians have reimagined Dylan's songs for the soundtrack. Being a big fan of the man, I'm curious how these musicians will rework, pay tribute, or butcher his songs. Over the next few weeks I hope to post on most of them.***
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As soon as I unwrapped the 2-disc soundtrack to I'm Not There, I - of course - immediately went to my favorite songs. One of those was "As I Went Out One Morning" from John Wesley Harding (1967), maybe my second favorite Bob Dylan album.

I don't know who Mira Billotte is, but she wisely sticks to the original structure of the song: the crisp snare, and the walking bass. They're as funky as you can get, if folky can ever truly get funky. It's an ideal back beat for a song about a man that goes for a walk and encounters a damsel/temptress. (Steve Shelley, and studio musician Tim Luntzel, play the drums and bass on this cover.)

Doting and respectful, Mira Billotte does "As I Went Out One Morning" as a modest tribute.