Anana Kaye: "Señor" (Tales of Yankee Power)
Covering a Bob Dylan song can be a daunting and risky task for anyone, much less for an independent artist. Choosing which one would be the key - yet so many still opt for the "safer" choices such as "All Along the Watchtower" or "Knocking On Heaven's Door", usually to the bemusement of Dylan fans. Not the case here.
This Nashville based Indie, Alt-Americana duo (Anana Kaye, Irakli Gabriel), originally from the country of Georgia (yes, the one on the crossroads of Europe and Asia), hits the mark with their sublime choice of "Señor" (Tales of the Yankee Power) off Dylan's relatively underrated "Street-Legal" album from 1978. The song has long been a "deep-cut" favorite among the Dylan faithful, but never really in the mainstream, on the radio or in any of his "Greatest hits' collections.
Anana Kaye's approach is a perfect mix of reverence and innovation, not straying too far from the original feel wise, but adding new elements within an Indie production as in the bluesy riff in the beginning and in the middle of the song, along with vocal melodies reminiscent of Kate Bush and a harmonica solo, which is not on the Dylan original, yet is a tribute to him in its own sense. Anana's vocals are powerful and her delivery is poignant, highlighting the prayer-like urgency of the lyrics, making it a particularly chilling yet somehow comforting listening experience in the current times.
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