To mark what would have been David Bowie’s 74th birthday, an unreleased recording of him singing “Tryin’ To Get To Heaven” from Dylan’s 1997 Time Out of Mind album has been released as a single, with the other side being John Lennon’s “Mother.”
Bowie recorded the Dylan song for his LiveandWell.com live album but it was not used. The performance, with dissonant, looping guitar sounds and urgent vocals, loses a little of Dylan’s melodic delivery, but definitely worth a listen. The release comes in a limited edition vinyl single, and of course on streaming services. You can listen on Spotify below.