Covers of All Along the Watchtower

[Backbeach Jake]

Originally Posted by Mike P

Really doesn't matter who wrote or originally recorded a song--one version becomes the definitive version, and everyone else's is a cover--in practical terms, at least.

And the definitive version is Hendrix.

And Dylan himself said so.

[chrisjoe13]

Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake

And Dylan himself said so.

True. I think Dylan also said that he altered the way he played the song once he heard hendrix's arrangement.