Byrds did well with Dylan, Their version of Tambourine Man is nice. Back in '65. the sound of the twelve string, graced the New York airwaves as the single, "Turn turn turn" climbed the charts. A beautiful song. Eight Miles High gained infamy by its name alone. Not a drug reference. another beautiful number.
There's a great live version. of this with Roger McGuinn, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Tom Petty. It's entitled 30th anniversary concert. It's very worth checking out! It has move verses, and each of them sings part. David Crosby would have most likely been playing rhythm guitar and singing harmony. I'll Feel a Whole Let Better is a great jangly pop song by the Byrds. So You Want to be a Rock and Roll Star, Goin' Back is another good one.
IMHO, the best version and one of the best Byrd's tunes. Dylan did think it was great, it contributed to his move to Electric guitar. This version was also played by Dylan, McGuiness (Byrd's leader). George Harrison and others at a Dylan bash, worth a search on RU-vid. Best Byrd's original tune: "I'll Feel A Wole Lot Better" Another great Dylan cover is "Blowin in the Wind" by Peter, Paul and Mary.
My favourite band,IMO a beautiful version of a stunning song,the album was titled Younger Than Yesterday,a teen at the time,you know everything,nobody over 20 understands what it is like to be young,as a 70+ now I look back & smile,life seems easier as you get older,except for the aches & pains,music like this is still the best medicine!😎
Man, you gotta listen/watch the version from Bob's 30th Anniversary show at The Garden! Along with Bob you get Clapton, Neil Young, George Harrison, Tom Petty and Roger McGuinn all taking turns on a verse - definitely the best version with amazing guitar solos from many of these dudes.
Always loved the Byrds, oh this takes me back so many years of joy, youth & great music!👍👏👏👏💜💜 They did sound like Bob Dylan. Please play more Byrds songs, it’s nice to reminisce your life from years ago. ♥️ Thank you, Shawn!
One of my favorite lines, too! Bob Dylan is a poet. I’m 68 and I’ve been thinking of my top ten songs of my life. This song is in my top ten. Thank you for your channel!
Dylan indirectly was responsible for much of The Byrds fame. The band did like a dozen Dylan's songs, some were huge hits for them. Needless to say, The Byrds loved Dylan, cheers Shawn.
I don't think the Byrds ever saw the best of Cros,he caused them loads of grief before being sacked & becoming a superstar with CSNY,shame,great voice.
the byrds did quite a few dylan tunes - tambourine man , all i really want to do , chimes of freedom , times they are a changin. i really liked this more that dylan's original because of the byrds amazing harmonies and the jingle jangle of jim mcginn's guitar. notice i say jim - james roger mcguinn is his real name and he used jim when the byrds first came out later going with roger instead.
That's a wonderful line. I must have heard this song sometime when I was a kid, and always remembered that line, and the song is a long-timey favourite of mine - their harmonies and that ringing 12-string guitar really fill the song out beautifully. That "Bob-like vocal" is Roger McGuinn - it's because of him that my "weapon of choice" for my own songs is a 12-string. Another favourite Byrds song of mine is "Wasn't Born to Follow", which has one of the most psychedelic guitar breaks you'l ever hear. "She Don't Care About Time" is another classic.
Dylan hit occasional home runs and this was one of them. People will be playing this 100 years from now. The Byrds pretty much invented folk rock and later country rock. One of the most original American bands. The Beatles were big fans. Roger McGuinn had a very Dylanesque voice and Dylan's music was a natural fit for the Byrds. For one song, I forget which, Dylan wrote a few lines on a napkin and said "Give this to McGuinn, he'll know what to do with it." You must react to 5D (Fifth Dimension) by the Byrds. Profound with soaring and moving guitar. I know you like soaring guitar
Shawn -I like the Byrds “Bells of Rhymney”. But not sure how popular it is generally… maybe if you get more voters for it(?) a breatiful adaptation of an old folk song which carries subtle ‘political’ meaning. It’s the Byrds at their jingle-jangley best.
David played rythym guitar for the byrds, until he hooked up with Stills, after Stills left Buffalo Springfield and his on again, off again relationship with Neil Young. p.s. I always loved that line, 'so much older.....'.
The Byrds Chimes of Freedom Jesus is just all right also recorded by the Doobie brothers and the psychedelic eight Miles high, referred to in Don McLean’s American pie
There are two live versions of The Byrds doing a Lover of the Bayou one you can tell it’s an earlier live attempt, and the other is after they’ve been playing it live for a while
When I mention the Byrds many only remember Mr Tambourine Man,when I play them the magnificent Lover Of The Bayou from Untitled they don't believe it's the Byrds,albeit a much changed band. Notorious Byrd Brothers is IMO one of the greatest albums of all time,first album I heard where all the tracks ran into one another,on vinyl anyway!
I actually like this version of it better than the Bob Dylan one, just like I like Jimi Hendrix doing All Along the Watchtower more. And from what I understand, Bob Dylan basically agreed with that.
The real musical talent for the Byrds was with Roger McGuin with his trademark jangly 12-string Rickenbacker and Chris Hillman, a superb mandolin player. Crosby sang - well - but he couldn't play guitar to save his life and he went through the motions of playing bass. Drummer Michael Clark, born Michael Dick, could barely keep the beat and their recordings usually used session drummers. Sadly he drank himself to death. Gene Clark was a talented singer/songwriter but he too died under mysterious circumstances
1992 My Back Pages live concert Madison Sq. Garden NYC feat. McGuinn, Dylan, Petty, Young, Clapton, and Harrison ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rGEIMCWob3U.html
If you like that, check this out. 😊 Bob Dylan - My Back Pages (From the 30th Anniversary Concert) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rGEIMCWob3U.html
The anthem of the baby boomers. Written about Bob's move to electric music and away from his folk roots in answer to his fans, but describes the boomer generation to a tee. I know you'll never see this Shawn but the Byrds best song they wrote is called Chestnut Mare imo. Don't have anything to give other than my taste.
@@ShawnSalvadoriI'm still breathing, thanks Shawn. Hope you get a chance to hear it. It is an amazing song that hits me in my feels everytime I hear it.
