Actually, many of my favorite 'Dylan' songs are those performed by others.
Johnny Cash with 'Wanted Man', Hendrix with 'Watchtower', the Byrds with several.
Dylan's greatness is certainly not his vocal skills (or lack there of)
His skill is writing, not singing.
But like I said, I don’t understand why this makes him greater than his contemporaries who possessed equal skill at writing and could actually sing intelligibly.
“Dylan’s greatness is certainly not his vocal skills (or lack there of)”
Agreed.
He’s an enigmatic word smith/poet with a deep understanding of human nature. That is beautiful in its own right.
Love him or hate him, his music is profound.