Why so surprised? Miley Cyrus slays Bob Dylan cover

Following on from Ke$ha’s seemingly unlikely (to her non-fans, anyway) cover of “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright”, Miley Cyrus has premiered the official music video for her own Bob Dylan cover “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go”, which is lifted from Amnesty International’s upcoming four-disc Bob Dylan tribute album, Chimes of Freedom.

The reaction to Miley’s cover has been, in some parts, one of patronizing shock and surprise. The Bostan Herald prefixed their review by mentioning how some people won’t like pop stars covering Dylan, before recommending the song and then warning readers not to actually watch the video, because: “The sight of Miley’s painted face singing “You’re Going to Make Me Lonesome When You Go” is just too weird.” The confused reviewer then ended by calling it, “the best country ballad of this young decade.”

Meanwhile, MTV Buzzworthy launched into a big spiel about how Miley’s cover should be taken seriously, only half-jokingly asking readers not to laugh at the declaration.

Even the song’s producer Jeff Ayeroff had to explain the Miley cover in a statement, justifying it to those who have shown skepticism.

Some critics may be surprised, but I don’t know why. It was fairly obvious since Miley first unleashed her nasally voice all those years ago that she was built for the world of country, rock, and blues, rather than Top Forty Dr. Luke tunes. That was made all the more clear during her defining Gypsy Heart tour, where I was fortunate enough to see Miley slaying Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” and Poison’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” live.

Hilary Duff will always be my favorite Disney diva, but Miley is probably the most talented one. Her “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go” cover is truly stunning, and positions Cyrus exactly where she should be musically. And with country music being so big in America, a move into the genre could be the thing that revives Miley’s music career. It’s a win-win situation, so what’s the hold up?

Give us that country album, Milegend!

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  • http://twitter.com/mistercarter7 Mike Gonzalez

    her voice sounds amazing, this cover is Dixie Chicks level

  • Anima

    Hilary is also my fav. (her songs were good imo… I still listen to ‘fly’ a lot)  but imo… Demi is the most talented (and cray cray :/  ) by a long shot. However I always thought Miley was talented, I just don’t like the sound of her voice tbh.

  • Anonymous

    I used to rate Demi as the most talented until she released that horrible dance/R&B album. That made me think she has poor judgement lol. 

    But I haven’t seen her live in concert, but I will say that when I saw Miley she absolutely slayed and was amazing. 

    But their albums… Miley’s Can’t Be Tamed album was so good, even though dance-pop doesn’t really suit her voice, but it mixed in lots of different genres and pretty much all the songs were good. Demi is an amazing singer but her album was just horrible which made me think that she either has bad judgement and taste, or Hollywood Records managed that entire album and she had no input into it (despite what she said in interviews when she said it was a true reflection of her style and sound now).

  • G-Nasty

    If she wanted to be a little more ambitious, she could try to come with some electro-pop-country like Ke$ha’s outerspace-country song “Stephen” or Rachel Stevens foot-stomping “Every Little Thing”
    I feel that would the ultimate win! She could showcase those great country vocals, while keeping her old fanbase & also make me cry out with joy :D

  • http://www.facebook.com/JamesFluker James Alexander Fluker

    This cover is fucking flawless.

    Miley Christus, Our Saviour.

    Amen.

  • http://www.facebook.com/JamesFluker James Alexander Fluker

    I can’t even @ Demi releasing ‘Give Your Heart A Break’ as a single. So fucking bad.

  • http://www.facebook.com/manolobarrios Manolo Barrios

    i liked it since the very first play :)

  • Anima

    I agree. I actually liked Demi’s first cd but it was all downhill from there imo. She lost her mind and her musical direction since then it seems. Miley could totally outdo T-Swift if she went in that direction I think, she (and her music?) would be a little less boring.

  • Anonymous

    I pray to God this is the direction she goes. ‘Cant be Tamed’ was fun, but she’s capable of so much more than mediocre pop shit. Miley has a great voice, and this sound suits her well …

  • Lyriqueizmuziq

    Okay there is either some Katy Perry level studio trickery going on, or I am losing my mind. There is no way in hell Miley should sound that good.  

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000550031724 Ama Lauderdale

    I would buy her country album :D

  • hahaha

    lol miley was not even singing on the video, it was lipsynced… thats what they do all the time on MVs… i wanna hear her live version of this song…

  • Guesty

    “Hilary Duff will always be my favorite Disney diva, but Miley is probably the most talented one”. You fag is dumb! Demi is da best Disney singer.

  • vlad

    well, call me crazy or just too young but i like her version better than Bob’s.i have no idea how she would sound singing this song live, but DAMN!!!

  • mimifan

    OMFG miley i’m so proud of u!

  • http://www.facebook.com/JamesFluker James Alexander Fluker

    Rude much?

  • http://www.facebook.com/JamesFluker James Alexander Fluker

    Not crazy. Milegend always slays.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1127181558 Andrés Felipe Rodríguez

    This cover sucks, she sucks, her voice still anoying as hell and her actitude of “i’m so hardcore rock and serious” I will never take her seriously, just cause she can sing 1 note she’s the most talented from Disney? Demi Lovato sings 102848409234847823 notes and just because her album is dated, sounds like every R&B/pop album and only have like 3 good actually good songs, she sucks? damn this world is kind of mess up

  • FemmeFatale

    Completely sold it, She rocks live and I think alot of people should be able to like it

  • Fatale

    Completely sold it, She rocks live and I think alot of people should be able to like it

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