Music video by The Byrds performing My Back Pages (Audio). Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
This is one of those songs that sticks with you over the years. Its meaning deepens over time. As my eyesight fades, clarity becomes sharper. I am now one of those old people, yet inside still only a child.
Amen my fellow new found friend. 69 now and i too was so much older then, but i'm thankfully younger than that now. Peace my friend. My tears have begun again. Where did our lives go? ss Vancouver BC
I was born in the ninties but I was always OBSESSED with the 60's and the hippie movement. The music of the 60's is like a time machine to me it makes me feel things not like music today .
@@mikehachey1282 Glad you enjoy the music of the 1960s. Yes I am still listening to the "oldies" of the 60s and 70s when I work out at the gym. Kudos to You Tube that enables nostalgic baby boomers like me to reminisce fond memories.
@@wc6785 the best era ever, in 3 years was invented all the rock genres that was developed in the 70's, there was a constantly competition of which band revolutionates more the music i was born at the end of the 90s
We wave the flag we wear the clothes we sing the songs wrapped in protest . It was a glorious spontaneous time gone in a blink of a eye ...........Byrd’s My Back Pages.
Brings back the days of flowers in my hair making beads and selling them at a swap meet with my Dad and Brother. ( Both in Heaven) Wearing a 22 brass bullet to show I hated the War and just enjoying my life eating plums on a sunny summer day, next year graduating class of S 1970. What times free concerts saw the Doors,,janis Jimi, driving Friday night to Hollywood after an awesome meal at the Malibu Sea Lion THOSE WERE THE DAYS OF THE ENDLESS SUMMER.
Turned 70 in March 30th, our music still rules. Was in college avoiding the draft when this came out in 1967. Learn to enjoy your life, it happens pretty fast.
Crimson flames tied through my ears Rolling high and mighty traps Pounced with fire on flaming roads Using ideas as my maps....... Greatest opening ever. Bob Dylan's genius in writing about life, matched perfectly with the Byrds presentation, made for the magical memories, in the context of those days, for those of us who were blessed to have lived through it.
When I graduated from high school in 1973, I bought a 1967 Mustang GT. It had a factory 8 track player. My first 8 track purchase was The Byrds Greatest Hits. I'm now retired. Last night while driving my Corvette with the top off, Mr. Tambourine Man came on 60's XM .I was in the country. on a winding road. I had the volume high. Memories.
The production on this is impeccable. It has withstood the test of time. McGuinn's lead vocals AND lead guitar, including his searing solo, lift the track to another level.
Crimson flames tied through my ears Rollin' high and mighty traps Countless with fire on flaming roads Using ideas as my maps We'll meet on edges, soon, said I Proud 'neath heated brow Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth Rip down all hate, I screamed Lies that life is black and white Spoke from my skull I dreamed Romantic facts of musketeers Foundationed deep, somehow Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand At the mongrel dogs who teach Fearing not that I'd become my enemy In the instant that I preach Sisters fled by confusion boats Mutiny from stern to bow Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now My guard stood hard when abstract threats Too noble to neglect Deceived me into thinking I had something to protect Good and bad, I define these terms Quite clear, no doubt, somehow Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now
thanks for the lyrics. at 78 it takes me a bit to visualize the interconnections of the verses without seeing them in writing, however, back in the day when these songs were released, it was instantaneous. never gets old listening to these diamonds.
Bob Dylan + Roger McGuinn was just as powerful of a force as Lennon-McCartney. They should have formed a partnership. This song is in contention for one of the very best songs ever written.
60s Rickenbacker 12 string with compression. I believe they did it directly into the board but live, he eventually went with Roland JC120 amplifiers as they are one of the cleanest amplifiers out there.
Starting with a great Dylan song of course, they hit it out of the park with that Ric 12, great harmonies, and some magic I guess. That sound has never been duplicated, they owned it. McGuinn is kind of underrated with his contribution to music.
• The day we walked away from the philosophical spiritual and intellectual wisdom of the 1960s, we ditched a vital wisdom that is so VITAL to the soul!!! 😞 • This song ( like Bob Dylan’s version of Mr. Tambourine Man ) speaks in metaphors and verbal “imagery.” Life’s magical shadows. • The messages in these songs are even more pertinent to TODAY than yesterday!!!
I loved the Byrds and I loved the Hollies so it was easy for me to follow David Crosby and Graham Nash into Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. In the end, it was Stephen Stills lyrics that I appreciated the most.
Turned 73 and surviving this Bizarre COVID-19 Nightmare of Surrealism. Got my booster and following the CDC Guidelines. Glad I have this music and my art to help cope thru this crazy road of life.
Putting aside "Lay Lady Lay," all of the Byrds' cover songs of Bob Dylan are stellar. They could all be compiled into an album and I'd make one killer set.
I was visiting a friend at U of Penn and they performed as McGuinn, Clark, and Hillman after years of breakup. It was still magical and was a treat of a lifetime now that I am 68 years old. Thanks guys for the memories. 😊
Just listened to the Dylan, Petty, Harrison, Young version, and they were great. All those legends together. But NO ONE does this Bob Dylan song justice the way the Byrds did.
I heard The Byrds "live" one time, and it was one of the most musical events that I've ever attended. They were opening for Steppenwolf, and nobody wanted them to leave!
My Soundtrack of Vietnam An-khe Tet offensive 1968-69. Most of the music of the time. This was my theme song. Every one had a great stereo equipment. I would listen to each of these groups on my time off or on American Force RADIO Vietnam. The First Rock and Roller war
Uhhh idrk about THAT, they where inducted in the RnR HoF in like 91 (one of the first Rock Bands to be added) I think in the right circles they get love, especially cause of CSN and CSNY
@@asterixe1 agreed (i guess), i saw the Byrds in 1965 at the Jack Tar Hotel in San Francisco (where I live). It was a weird concert that was full of record executives and press. I don't know why I was invited because I had zero interest in the band or the record business.
@@spactick I totally disagree with your assessment of the birds. Listen to their music man they were singing about the circle of life. Also, they had great harmony .👍🎊😃🍸😄🥂
Like the finest wine, this music only gets better with time. There's only one vintage in a century that's the finest. This honour goes to the zeitgeist of the 60's, the generation that created classic, rock & roll. Come this June, I'm rollin in at 74, Rockin in the Free World!. 🎸🎶
Ahhh the 60s. This came out on late 65. Times were changing civilly, and socially , and a big anti- Vietnam War tune. Roger Maguinn and his granny glasses, was 8 yr.old when this came out.
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Best cover of one of Bob Dylan's best songs! I LOVE THE BYRDS!!!
Chimes of freedom, Tamburine man,The times...,All I really..., great cover !
Im also 71 it was the best music we grew up will never ever get that again! Anita Jackson, SA
This is one of the greatest songs ever!!!!
I understand the chorus line but the rest of the song is far too clever for me!
I can tell the words are great though and a great tune too!
Indeed...listening since 1960s...
Turning 71 soon. So lucky to have this music as part of my life. Still have all my old vinyl. A lot! Wonder time to have lived.
69, on June 14...
Mein Gott, waren wir Jung. Bin in paar Wochen 75 und liebe die Musik immer noch
72 next month I hear you brother what a great time to grow up with the best music I have tons of vinyl that I still listen to
75 here and the Byrds, The Who and Cream were my life!!!
I'm 67. Makes me cry...
This is one of those songs that sticks with you over the years. Its meaning deepens over time. As my eyesight fades, clarity becomes sharper. I am now one of those old people, yet inside still only a child.
I discovered this song at 25, now this year. Crazy, ain't it?
Massive Bob Dylan here
Amen my fellow new found friend. 69 now and i too was so much older then, but i'm thankfully younger than that now. Peace my friend. My tears have begun again. Where did our lives go? ss Vancouver BC
@@telecomex Indeed.
Our brain always thinks we are still young while the servant of the mind, the body dies.
You've been reading my mind! 🙂 Wasn't it absolutely amazing that we were there when all these classics came out!
They covered Dylan brilliantly....1 of best songs ever...
Not to sound depressing, but this is part of my funeral music. If Roger’s Rickenbacker doesn’t wake me up, then I’ve definitely gone! 😀
Godspeed.
One of their best songs. At 77 I never get tired of hearing it.
Yes , my friend me too at 68 yrs it's the same for me too , a beautiful song 🎵
yes my friend 、I'm 66.
Written by Bob Dylan
@@glenbeltz9740 So was Mr. Tambourine Man.
I'm 72 and this was a song popular during a very dark time of my life. Where has the time gone?
A tremendous writing achievement by Dylan. Beautifully executed by The Byrds.
Yes I think 🤔
Is a style of Bob Dylan
menh
the best song Dylan ever wrote - a work of art ...
Bob should have stuck to writing and McGinn and co the arrangement and singing
Brilliant band so overlooked
Written by Dylan...performed by the Byrds. Absolutely magical!
Yes and I think the unreleased alternate version that is on the CD Younger Than yesterday with Bonus Tracks is even more compelling. It's brilliant.
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It's been a blast living through the 60s. So much musical talents then. Life was good. Glad I was part of that generation.
shore as hell got that right, think I'm goin back
I was born in the ninties but I was always OBSESSED with the 60's and the hippie movement. The music of the 60's is like a time machine to me it makes me feel things not like music today .
@@mikehachey1282 Glad you enjoy the music of the 1960s. Yes I am still listening to the "oldies" of the 60s and 70s when I work out at the gym. Kudos to You Tube that enables nostalgic baby boomers like me to reminisce fond memories.
@@wc6785 the best era ever, in 3 years was invented all the rock genres that was developed in the 70's, there was a constantly competition of which band revolutionates more the music
i was born at the end of the 90s
@@jarafra1 Glad to know a gen Z zoomer appreciates the music of the boomers:)
Roger McGuinn's 12-string rickenbacker solo at 1:48 is absolutely stunning 💫🎸
agree! great solo on the Ric 12 string.
Short, but sweet and full of feeling!
My dream guitar! He had a very unique style. God bless. M.F.McCorriston U.K. 🍀🙏🍀
Where has the time gone? So hate to see the fabulous rock legends leaving this world. There will never be music like this again.
Norm - you said it .
70 and still living in the 60s music can’t groove with today music and I’ve really really tried but not happening.
Hey that's because there's NO guitars; all synthy crap!
Beautiful song the Byrds won't be forgotten their were a important group with almost outmaneuver the beatles, they were their really competence
Perhaps the greatest remake of all time. The Byrds finest.
It's a song that ages. The older it gets the better it sounds.
That's very appropriate when you consider the lyrics.
Yes.. Ike a bottle of wine🍷👍
We wave the flag we wear the clothes we sing the songs wrapped in protest . It was a glorious spontaneous time gone in a blink of a eye ...........Byrd’s My Back Pages.
So much talent in that band that went on...even this song
Oh!! Why must all good things come to an end!
Tengo 66 años y cuando tenia como 16 años escuchaba y escucho esta bella música, la época del amor
Brings back the days of flowers in my hair making beads and selling them at a swap meet with my Dad and Brother. ( Both in Heaven) Wearing a 22 brass bullet to show I hated the War and just enjoying my life eating plums on a sunny summer day, next year graduating class of S 1970. What times free concerts saw the Doors,,janis Jimi, driving Friday night to Hollywood after an awesome meal at the Malibu Sea Lion THOSE WERE THE DAYS OF THE ENDLESS SUMMER.
You just painted a beautiful little story!
A wonderful Byrds song. What a band they were!
Turned 70 in March 30th, our music still rules. Was in college avoiding the draft when this came out in 1967. Learn to enjoy your life, it happens pretty fast.
steve zorn I’m with you Steve. Peace bro!
Same here. In’67 weren’t we all?
;)
I'm 67 , burned my draft card the day I got it
, I rolled mine up, sucker sure was harsh!
A timeless masterpiece.
Your comment sums up everything that needs to be typed / written / said about this wonderful tune
Crimson flames tied through my ears
Rolling high and mighty traps
Pounced with fire on flaming roads
Using ideas as my maps.......
Greatest opening ever.
Bob Dylan's genius in writing about life, matched perfectly with the Byrds presentation, made for the magical memories, in the context of those days, for those of us who were blessed to have lived through it.
👍👍👍! Well said !
I am 75 today and love this song as much now as I did then 07-20-2024
That Byrds signature harmony , often imitated but never duplicated !!!!! 🤩
When I graduated from high school in 1973, I bought a 1967 Mustang GT. It had a factory 8 track player. My first 8 track purchase was The Byrds Greatest Hits. I'm now retired. Last night while driving my Corvette with the top off, Mr. Tambourine Man came on 60's XM .I was in the country. on a winding road. I had the volume high. Memories.
I am glad that i grew up in that era the music says it all
So glad I was a teenager in the 60s, the Byrds, Yardbyrds, Hendrix, Zappa, Joni Mitchell, Led Zepeliin, Dylan, Van Morrison, The Beatles; ....
Brother Carl best decade ever and the times sure have changed since then I know for a thought of it well peace to you kiddo😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
& The Animals, Stones, Dave Clark Five, Janis,,,
Greatest ever made
Steppenwolf
I'm glad I was born in the '80s and still have 40 years left to listen to these great oldies.
A phenomenal song back in the day that was ahead of it’s time.
I had to dig to find this, I keep raising the volume on my laptop. Trust me, it's a good sign!
This was not just a song , but a time and era long gone . real musicians
At 70 I still enjoy this !
Humanly correct!!-Girl from the 60’s.
The past is present in the now
The best version of this amazing Dylan song. When I first heard this as a kid, it ripped my heart out and then put it back in.
The Byrds music could be written today and be totally viable as great music. Timeless.
This is a cover of bob dylan song, sir.
@@muhammadrifqi7308 with an arrangement composed by the Byrds. Bobby didn't write that electric organ part in your right ear,dig?
Vietnam era❤❤❤❤❤❤ rip soldiers lvn peace❤..........
The oceans may dry up and the mountains may fall into ruin, but this song will never be forgotten through the endless ages of heaven.
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Great song and group. so appreciate these great artists
Nothing today comes Close. The poetry is perfect. The 12 string is magical.
We are products of our era and environment. It's what defines us.
This song was part soundtrack to my once young life and still.
But you're younger than that now..
The production on this is impeccable. It has withstood the test of time. McGuinn's lead vocals AND lead guitar, including his searing solo, lift the track to another level.
The song can bring you back immediately.
God I bought all their stuff from 15yrs old, now 74 their still brilliant
Time goes a little too fast.
My God....the music, the memories.....don't think it could get any better!
76 now but what a time it was we were so lucky
one of my favorite tracks from this great album.
Absolutely majestic. Harmonies, guitar solo, wandering bass, crisp drumming - all wonderful, sublime.
Just turned 70.
Was a mid teen in 1966, smoking weed, and protesting the Viet Nam Conflict when this protest song was popular.
Best music ever.
Each time i listen to it, it makes me cry.
Might be one of the best songs ever written
Still the best after all these years, what a band!
The 12 string rules!
Especially Rickenbackers!!!
Crimson flames tied through my ears
Rollin' high and mighty traps
Countless with fire on flaming roads
Using ideas as my maps
We'll meet on edges, soon, said I
Proud 'neath heated brow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now
Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth
Rip down all hate, I screamed
Lies that life is black and white
Spoke from my skull I dreamed
Romantic facts of musketeers
Foundationed deep, somehow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now
In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand
At the mongrel dogs who teach
Fearing not that I'd become my enemy
In the instant that I preach
Sisters fled by confusion boats
Mutiny from stern to bow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now
My guard stood hard when abstract threats
Too noble to neglect
Deceived me into thinking
I had something to protect
Good and bad, I define these terms
Quite clear, no doubt, somehow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now
Dylan's lyrics were unmatched by anyone, and that still holds true.
thanks for the lyrics. at 78 it takes me a bit to visualize the interconnections of the verses without seeing them in writing, however, back in the day when these songs were released, it was instantaneous. never gets old listening to these diamonds.
The Byrds are forever.........Thank you! MEE OW WEE!!
Trust the Byrds to take anything raw and chisel it to perfection.
Bob Dylan + Roger McGuinn was just as powerful of a force as Lennon-McCartney. They should have formed a partnership. This song is in contention for one of the very best songs ever written.
I certainly agree. Bob Dylan, however, is always evolving, but they would have been great together.
The only song they ever co wrote (sort of), The Ballad of Easy Rider, is a masterpiece. So I agree.
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Love and peace ✌ guitar and vocals, harmonies, bass,percussion ===all heart and soul and beautiful unique timeless never aging ❤❤❤
McGuinn's solo is mesmerizing. Easy to play the notes he chose, but virtually impossible to duplicate the feel.
Yeah, how does he do that?! It’s stunning.
Sure it's him playing? Lol
@@carolm3417 Who else could it be?
@@violetjm Part of that is the inversion of the Rickenbacker 12-string courses
60s Rickenbacker 12 string with compression. I believe they did it directly into the board but live, he eventually went with Roland JC120 amplifiers as they are one of the cleanest amplifiers out there.
Starting with a great Dylan song of course, they hit it out of the park with that Ric 12, great harmonies, and some magic I guess. That sound has never been duplicated, they owned it. McGuinn is kind of underrated with his contribution to music.
I’m still listening to this after 35 years, 55 now
• The day we walked away from the philosophical spiritual and intellectual wisdom of the 1960s, we ditched a vital wisdom that is so VITAL to the soul!!! 😞
• This song ( like Bob Dylan’s version of Mr. Tambourine Man ) speaks in metaphors and verbal “imagery.” Life’s magical shadows.
• The messages in these songs are even more pertinent to TODAY than yesterday!!!
Have the feeling we are all old Byrds -fans on this page. They were important for probably all of us. I am 70 year old Byrds fan still love them joerg
I loved the Byrds and I loved the Hollies so it was easy for me to follow David Crosby and Graham Nash into Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. In the end, it was Stephen Stills lyrics that I appreciated the most.
Nothing better than listening to songs of the 60’s and The Byrds!
Super fine music from great band..I'm 69 and appreciate the messages in the song..😊
Turned 73 and surviving this Bizarre COVID-19 Nightmare of Surrealism. Got my booster and following the CDC Guidelines. Glad I have this music and my art to help cope thru this crazy road of life.
Hang in there, Denny!! I’m 70 and have avoided it so far!! Hope I can avoid it altogether!! Are 60’s music is where it’s AT!!!
Happy to say this Covid vaccine poison did not enter my body
My favourite U.S band, they truly were "The American Beatles" XXXXXX
I’m 67 and loved the 60s music
me too at 67 myself.
How true this song is the older you get the younger you become,how poetic
OMG those stunning vocal harmonies! 💙♥️💛💜
One of my dad's favorite songs. R.I.P. DAD
this Sept.2020, I'll be 65, this music still gives me goosebumps
Your awesome! have a year on you sir!! Chills up the spine? YES!!!!!°°°°°
@@kennethbiebighauser7984 thank you very much my friend.
Bebot / Max Philippines. Me too - he opens every show with this in the UK - magical timbre to his voice...just great to hear.
most welcome, my friend
@@kennethbiebighauser7984 .j
Perfect marriage between the poet Dylan and a musically talented group to simplify it and perform it well.
Putting aside "Lay Lady Lay," all of the Byrds' cover songs of Bob Dylan are stellar. They could all be compiled into an album and I'd make one killer set.
At age 72 and still livin the dream...
I was visiting a friend at U of Penn and they performed as McGuinn, Clark, and Hillman after years of breakup. It was still magical and was a treat of a lifetime now that I am 68 years old. Thanks guys for the memories. 😊
Roger and Bob, the perfect confluence of song writing and execution. Flawless.
Long live the Byrds! My Back Pages. So true! Music for all eternity!!! Love you Roger!!! RIP David Crosby. Thank you for your every word! ❤️🙏❤️
What an amazing song!
Im 57 and just discovered this one. As i review my life, I find this amazing piece apt and moving
Another great American band
this song makes me forget about all the stuff going on and think about what it used to be.
Just turned 70 as well . Ohhhh to have such classic music now , “ I was so much older then I’m younger than that now “
THE BEATLES FAVORITE AMERICAN BAND THE BYRDS
Just listened to the Dylan, Petty, Harrison, Young version, and they were great. All those legends together. But NO ONE does this Bob Dylan song justice the way the Byrds did.
It was superb!!!
Godspeed to the Croz! A true free spirit, the endless harmony continues...
this was the most magical time for music that has latest generations - was glad to have lived it ...
Roger sang this at Dylan's 30th anniversary concert, it is one of my favourites, the concert is a treasure for us Dylan fans and Byrds fans.
I heard The Byrds "live" one time, and it was one of the most musical events that I've ever attended. They were opening for Steppenwolf, and nobody wanted them to leave!
Steppe wolf was good, but The Byrds RULED!!!
@Musical Box RIGHT??!!!
Great relaxing music from my gen.
My Soundtrack of Vietnam An-khe Tet offensive 1968-69. Most of the music of the time. This was my theme song. Every one had a great stereo equipment. I would listen to each of these groups on my time off or on American Force RADIO Vietnam. The First Rock and Roller war
Lucky I didn't have to go to Nam!!had friends that did.enuff said.this song stirs strong. Memories of that. Time.
To my son who is always in my mind love ya buddy.
The Byrds are the most underrated group ever. They never received the recognition they deserved.
Uhhh idrk about THAT, they where inducted in the RnR HoF in like 91 (one of the first Rock Bands to be added) I think in the right circles they get love, especially cause of CSN and CSNY
Dylan wrote this though js.
Maybe they're underrated because they stunk Martin. I mean listen to them. The lead singer has a mousy voice with no range or real quality
@@asterixe1 agreed (i guess), i saw the Byrds in 1965 at the Jack Tar Hotel in San Francisco (where I live). It was a weird concert that was full of record executives and press. I don't know why I was invited because I
had zero interest in the band or the record business.
@@spactick I totally disagree with your assessment of the birds. Listen to their music man they were singing about the circle of life. Also, they had great harmony .👍🎊😃🍸😄🥂
jamais haverá uma época como essa pra musica mundial,os miticos anos 60 e 70..;
The Best song ever !!!
Like the finest wine, this music only gets better with time. There's only one vintage in a century that's the finest. This honour goes to the zeitgeist of the 60's, the generation that created classic, rock & roll. Come this June, I'm rollin in at 74, Rockin in the Free World!. 🎸🎶
You're right. I love his songs that I kept playing over and over again, The Byrds sang wisely and beautiful songs. How are you doing Maria?
Ahhh the 60s. This came out on late 65. Times were changing civilly, and socially , and a big anti- Vietnam War tune. Roger Maguinn and his granny glasses, was 8 yr.old when this came out.
Some of the best music came out when we were mired in a nasty war . . .
Tears and joy from a 65 year old boy.
In this song from The Byrds - My back pages; time is running backwards; “ I was so much older then, Im younger then that now "
what a blast the music was a great time to be our time feel sorry for all those who missed the sixties