There is an interesting story about how Roger (Jim) McGuinn achieved his Rickenbacker sound. When The Byrds were recording initially the studio put compression in McGuinn's guitar to protect their recording equipment as recording rock music was in it's infancy. The compression punched up the sound of the Rickenbacker so I believe that McGwinn started using compression all of the time. Also at the advice of Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane), he also ran the guitar through treble booster. Rickenbacker actually issued a Roger McGwinn Rickenbacker guitar with compression and tremble boost built into the guitar. True story.
Compression reduces the volume spikes to keep all the sound levels "compressed" for an instrument, as the powerful signals of the electric guitar could fry older equipment.@@flautalee3090
It is an effect which minimizes the difference between quiet and loud parts which can be used to emphasize or de-emphasize recording parts @flautalee3090
I was 15 years old, and shared your love for the 12 string sound. I couldn't afford a Rick 360 for our band. So I settled for a Univox Coily U1825. But because of Jim McGuinn, years later, and still today, I play my Rick 360/12 and still love that sound. I wonder if McGuinn knows how many people that he influenced?
Because obviously music has changed a lot over time... Yeah kinda sad that this kind of music is long gone. Only thing we can do is listen to that old stuff. But don't forget there are some good local cover bands still out there playing this kind of music.
I am totally freaking out right now. I was in high school when my mother took me and my brother to dance lessons in Tustin, CA. The guys were on one side of the dance floor and the ladies on the other. I always had my eyes on the most beautiful one and sprinted over to extend my hand to her. I danced every one with her. The final dance was to the #1 song on AM radio. The Byrds “Turn, Turn, Turn” on 96.3 KHJ boss radio Los Ángeles. I just locked onto her eyes and was in a trance with her. We won the dance contest. However, I can’t dance at all. It was all her ~56 years ago. Thanks for putting up with me. At the Whiskey on Sunset it was The Byrds, Love and The Doors. I was fortunate to see all three. I am an old fart.
I would trade all 100+ concerts I’ve seen in my 57 years to have been able to be at that exact location and time. That’s really cool you were there. The Doors first album played live. David Crosby and the Byrds and Love as well. Im in Awe!
Thank God that Ed Sullivan required his performers to actually play and not lip sync. This performance, although the recording is poor - way too boomy for some reason and all the instruments bleed into one another - is awesome. How McGuinn can execute that guitar break so well live is incredible. Go Byrds!
The only thing I could figure is that they were expecting the same level of audience hysteria they had when The Beatles appeared, and nobody did a proper sound check, because the drums sound hollow yet overpowering. However, Roger McGuinn's Rickenbacker sounds heaven-sent.
@@moosecat It sure does. I've seen him perform - on TH-cam - that solo in many contexts; with Springsteen, with Marty Stuart, and lots more. He ALWAYS nails it. It's uncanny. Meanwhile, the guys he is playing with are smiling from ear to ear, going "holy fook, I'm playing with Roger McGuinn!"
@@alexandercalder2143 I find that solo to be so beautiful I get misty-eyed hearing it. If I had to pick the most beautiful rock song, it'd be a toss-up between this or "God Only Knows".
@rockyracoon3233 alcohol is a drug. David Crosby was an alcoholic which cost him his liver. Obviously, he took a lot of other stuff as did Gene Clark. Michael was strictly booze.
@@mikibishop1516 I'm sorry, but at this point I can't remember what I was commenting on because it seems to be gone. I've been seeing suchlike happen a lot lately.
Considering that the words are taken from the Bible, Ecclesiastes verse 3: 1-8 and many of the songs of the 1960's and 1970's were inspired by the Bible and Hyms that were sung by Coirs in Churches around the World, like Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens was also sung in Europe's Protestant Churches, I'm not a Religious person but I've been surprised by how many people who claim to be Christians who have never picked up the Bible, or been to Sunday School, which was a chore for most children.
I always crack up with I see David Crosby fumbling his lines and Roger staring at him above hisglasses like "Dude, don't you know the words by now?" We called them Byrd glasses back in the day.
Love the girl screeeming about 2:55, then at 2:57 "David!!" (Crosby just grins). I remember asking my older brother why girls were crying and falling down (they were fainting, lol) at 60s rock bands performances. He was a very thoughtful teenager and I was a pesky little sister ten years younger. He put down his paperback (probably Fritz Lieber), thought a bit, and then he said "Because music is a powerful enchantment that says different things to each one who listens to it". Hmm, Okay, I thought I understood even then...but I especially understand now. RIP David Crosby, in your time on Earth you were among the most grand of enchanters.
Such an awesome old video. They hadn't figured out how to make the drums sound like not pounding on a cardboard box. Crosby and McGuinn hadn't figured out what they were going to do with their hair. But this is absolutely where it all began. Still makes me want to buy a 12 thing guitar every time I hear it.
@mosart7025 --he was mouthing the verses where Gene and Roger sing the dual lead ... the camera just happened to be on him when he was doing that. (On tbis song, David joined the two on the harmonies only.) ✌️🎵🙂
A live performance here, and despite all the technical issues, there's a warmth and goodwill feel about it that makes it altogether more convincing than any overproduced studio version.
The first time I found out that my Dad was in Vietnam. It was a Memorial Day. I was about 5 or 6. The names of those who had served and sacrificed everything were moving across the screen. A solid blue background and white letters. I must’ve asked what it was I was looking at. I just remember my mom saying : “This is about Vietnam. Your father was in Vietnam.” The word Vietnam was so alien to my young mind. This song was playing. And I remember listening to it. I love you Dad. Thank you for your service.
This is about humanity and the world in general, far far more than just Vietnam. I was a teen when The Byrds released this song, and there was a lot more happening in 1965 than America's increasing military invasion of that poor country.
My father was a young man drafted into an unjust war just like everyone else who went back then. My point wasn’t what this song was about. It’s a memory I’ll carry forever, the first time hearing it. And what “more was happening “ in 1965? Civil unrest? Racism? Division? The same people who forced young men and women to fight an unjust war are the same people behind all of that as well. Same story , just like today. So go protest somewhere it’s needed.
Can understand you refer your dad's time in the army as "service", but most Vietnam vets will admit it was a corrupt war to take over the French who were kicked out. The U.S. bombed Vietnam and Cambodia into the stone age because they refused to be vassals for Uncle Sam.
Yes. I know the entire history of the war. And am well aware how unjust it was. My father was the one who taught me the truth. Don’t take it out on the soldiers who were drafted into an unjust war. Shame on you. Hold those responsible accountable. My father had nothing to do with the bombings of Cambodia and Laos . Shame on you for blaming the soldiers for things that were way, WAY beyond their control.
Ed's son in law was a producer on the show and was clueless on how to properly mic up the musical groups when they played live. One musician on the show complained to Ed about the terrible sound setup and was never asked to perform again.
McGuinn's granny glasses became all the rage, but his unique guitar sound and the fabulous harmonies of the Byrds launched the folk-rock genre and even convince Dylan to go electric!
I would have to disagree wiht you my friend. The Bryds really took inspiration from the Dylan! His first (half)electric album "Bringing It All Back Home" was released in march of 65. The Byrds Released their album "Mr. Tamborine Man" (of which Turn, Turn, Turn is on) in June of 65. the Byrds covered the Dylan song "Mr. Tamborine Man", and even named their album after it! Dylan went electric and they all followed. The Byrds were all former folk singers after all. And this unique guitar sound was actually the Rickenbacher 12-string of which they took inspiration from George Harrison of the Beatles.
@@zk6642 Actually, the group began working on a folk-rock fusion in 1964. The 'Mr. Tambourine Man' recording session happened January 15, 1965. The Dylan album came out two months later. Dylan couldn't use the recording he'd made with Rambin' Jack Elliott, who was off-key. The Byrds were given a copy and McGuinn arranged it. Rehearsal takes appear on the Preflyte album in its various released configurations.
HAWAII, the magical place Waikiki Beach where you can look to your left and see Diamondhead with low clouds on the Horizon. Hanauma Bay is spectacular and such a beautiful beach to swim at and just relax on the sandy beach. That bluegreen Pacific Ocean water soothes the body and soul. Hawaiians are so lucky to have this place to visit on Oahu ! Paradise on Earth in the Hawaiian Islands its a magical experience for total rejuvenation of mind, body and spirit.
Those days were a musical, cultural and spiritual renaissance. It was the greatest era for music. The musical scene of today is a bleak, barren cultural wasteland by comparison. I feel so sorry for the kids today growing up with the crummy fake music they are force fed by the corporate music industry.
@@piustwelfth You are right about the origin of the song. I do have a Rickenbacker 660 12 string sea foam green. I like Roger McGuinn and the song a lot.
They read the lyrics (originally from the Book of Ecclesiastes) at Queen Elizabeth II 's Service of Thanksgiving at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland today. She would have been 29 when the Byrds played it on the Ed Sullivan Show .
they are good, but they only had three hits, so I wouldn't go as far as saying they're one of the best, pete seeger is an AMAZING songwriter. he took words from the bible and transformed it into this. might i add roger mcguinn is a good 12 string player
I had the honor of interviewing David Crosby this past November. This song strikes me quite personally now that he’s gone. It’s very surreal. RIP Croz.
Wow. How did that go? He was such a character! Seems like he instigated a lot of trouble, but Hillman said in his biography that when he (Chris) got hepatitis David was there for him with advice and encouragement. Did your interview run in print somewhere or was it on air?
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 3 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, 5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, 6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, 7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, 8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
I always love the look on David Crosby's face in each video I see of him with The Byrds. That wry little smile. A bit of a naughty boy at times, so I've read, but a fabulous musician without a doubt.
Michael Clarke said that David Crosby started tuning his guitar while they were waiting in the wings while the act preceding them (monkeys) were performing. One of the producers got so angry that he went to the sound booth before the group started this song, and turned down the faders on the guitars. That's why this sounds so naked - mainly bass and drums.
No way those vocals are live. The singers come on and off the mic constantly as they move around, but the vocal level doesn’t change. Also, just about every time Crosby gets a closeup, he is not singing the right words - you don’t hear that, either. And the vocals have a close mic’d sound, while the singers are about a foot away from the mic.
Man...do I feel 'blessed and honored' to have lived the sixties (H.S. and college) and the phenomenal music of that time- great voices and wonderful wonderful songs (their meaning and beauty while being performed by masterful young artists). Today's music can hardly touch it! Yes, I feel blessed to have been a part of that musical era...so timeless and true.
@TheWestCoastRasta CanaGanjauana Two are still alive, but: "Across the evening sky, all the byrds are leaving But how can they know it's time for them to go? Before the winter fire, I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes?" Sandy Denny
David Crosby died today 19th January 2023 he was such a big part of our Lives growing up and sharing his music. I met him on June 2nd 1998 and he had a lovely smile. I consider that day a wonderful time of my life. I am 70 years old now and I will always love him.💜
l am now a young 75 and as a teen through the1960s I enjoyed the London club scene big time and all my pals thought The Byrds outstripped the likes of The Beatles and The Stones by miles! Hanging on the wall in my studio, in a place of honour since 1965 after I obtained it during my first visit to Arlington Virginia is an album cover containing a vinyl LP of Mr Tambourine Man signed by the entire group which I treasure to this day. When I met Mick Jagger in Mustique in 1988, as we both shared the same Italian architect Mario Spinella, when we built our villas on Mustique and St Vincent I showed him the signed LP which he would have bought at any price, but was not for sale and remains priceless to this day. At least then I got Mick to sing at my Norwegian wife's 40th Birthday party celebration's in January 1989 on Basils Bar in Mustique and Ringo Star and Barbara Bach turned up so a great party that finished at 8 am the following morning! I still listen to the Byrds at least 2 or 3 times a week. They were then and to this day remain the best Folk Rock group EVER!!!
Lyrics from 1000 BC! Written, supposedly, by King Solomon and recorded in the Bible (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8). These English lyrics are taken directly from the King James Version (1611). Pete Seeger wrote the music, the "Turn! Turn! Turn!" phrase and the line "a time for peace, I swear it's not too late.". The Bible was the #1 song in 1965. Who knew?
David was utterly GORGEOUS and at that time was one of THE BEST rhythm guitarists in Rock. He was also one of the kindest people in Rock music, and one of the very few who visited Joni Mitchell-both in the hospital and at her home-after her stroke, giving her comfort and emotional support during a very difficult time in her life. RIP to a brilliant artist and a true gentleman. 👍👍❤❤
Nothing like the raw, unfiltered live versions of the Ed Sullivan sessions where you get to hear stuff that you don’t catch in the studio versions like Gene Clark’s tambourine playing or the drum fills
"A time for peace... I swear it's not too late". Beautifully inspirational, eternally prophetic, and relevant still. More people need to listen to this.
This must have been revolutionary for people watching it. They even have the hypnotic spiral behind the band, signifying the brain warp programs would begin to have on the American public who tuned in to them.
My oldest brother’s favorite song. Craig is gone but I can still envision him playing the guitar melody. Why are so many songs throughout this time so memorable?
Because they spoke about our lives. Civil rights, Vietnam, injustice, etc, etc. And perhaps most importantly, they spoke the truth. The one and only truth can not be denied. There are NO ALTERNATIVE facts. Just the reality as seen by God.
I clearly remember my father taught me how to play arpeggio with this song. That was 40 years ago and I felt like the sound coming from the heaven. Every time I listen to this, I miss you and your sound from heaven…
I love this song so much. I sing it all the time, I always listen to it when I'm driving... I was born in 95, so I didn't live through it at the time. I must tell all the boomers how much I admire and envy them, because they lived through the best of Western culture. Although I am also aware that they came from very difficult contexts, what they produced (including music, of course) from the 50s to the 80s was the best there was in the contemporary age, and nothing else will ever be able to surpass it. I listen to this song and all that reflection that we will never be able to recover beauty comes to mind. At the same time, the videos and photos of that time fascinate me because they make me curious and amazed at how life really was at that time. It is difficult for me because I don't have any friends who share or even understand the level of emotion that listening to music from that time causes me. Unfortunately, we are losing people from that generation, so I always try to listen to them and learn from them about their experiences. I hope there are always people who can enjoy and admire it too.
There is an interesting story about how Roger (Jim) McGuinn achieved his Rickenbacker sound. When The Byrds were recording initially the studio put compression in McGuinn's guitar to protect their recording equipment as recording rock music was in it's infancy. The compression punched up the sound of the Rickenbacker so I believe that McGwinn started using compression all of the time. Also at the advice of Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane), he also ran the guitar through treble booster. Rickenbacker actually issued a Roger McGwinn Rickenbacker guitar with compression and tremble boost built into the guitar. True story.
What is compression?😮Ty.
Compression reduces the volume spikes to keep all the sound levels "compressed" for an instrument, as the powerful signals of the electric guitar could fry older equipment.@@flautalee3090
It is an effect which minimizes the difference between quiet and loud parts which can be used to emphasize or de-emphasize recording parts @flautalee3090
I was 17 and madly in love with the 12 string guitar. It had a sound unlike anything I had heard to that point in time. I still love the sound.
I was 15 years old, and shared your love for the 12 string sound. I couldn't afford a Rick 360 for our band. So I settled for a Univox Coily U1825. But because of Jim McGuinn, years later, and still today, I play my Rick 360/12 and still love that sound. I wonder if McGuinn knows how many people that he influenced?
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@@KDial I think he does. He used to have a web site where he showcased old folk tunes and did some teaching as well.
Thanks to Pete Seeger who wrote this song.
It was God himself who wrote the words through King Solomon. Ecclesiastes 3.
@@brucegraystaff7428Quite right, however good piece of plagiarism though!
And to Judy Collins.
Jesus, did the Byrds write any of their well known songs?
Seeger left the Weavers, a vocal group out of spite, and did what he did, sadly. In 1951, the Weavers had a well known hit and you'll understand.
A song not for the 60"s or a generation but a song for the century.
…and beyond!
I agree
A song of a lifetime beautiful ❤
The lyrics are from the bible
well said, thank you
The source of the lyrics of this song can be found in Chapter 3 of Ecclesiastes in the Bible.
Which means it'll soon be illegal, due to anti-semitism.
Those Granny glasses though, they were AMAZING
STILL LOVE THIS SONG IN 2023!!!!
Its now 2025 and Who else is still turning. Peace on.
☦❤🕊
Just discovered this song this year
love it
They appeared on Sullivan the week this song hit #1. Happy birthday to David Crosby who, despite his best efforts, turned 80 this past week.
@Tony G. Pizza “[W]ho, despite his best efforts, turned 80 this past week.” Damn, that was funny!
@@lesliegoodman-malamuth9796 indeed!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👀
Damn🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
McGuinn and McGuire couldn't get any higher, so Crosby thought he would try.
@@MostlyBrenda a time to get high??? 🙈
One of the most beautiful songs of the 60’s
after j get around
Truth Indeed
Well Said , beautiful song forever !!!!
Biblical 🤓
Ecclesiastes.
King James.
We don't have bands like this anymore.....
Zgadzam sie. 😓
No it's been ruined by hip-hop and all the other trash being broadcast right now.
That is what my mother used to say.
Because obviously music has changed a lot over time... Yeah kinda sad that this kind of music is long gone. Only thing we can do is listen to that old stuff. But don't forget there are some good local cover bands still out there playing this kind of music.
Alter Bridge, Manchester Orchestra
I am totally freaking out right now.
I was in high school when my mother took me and my brother to dance lessons in Tustin, CA.
The guys were on one side of the dance floor and the ladies on the other.
I always had my eyes on the most beautiful one and sprinted over to extend my hand to her.
I danced every one with her.
The final dance was to the #1 song on AM radio.
The Byrds “Turn, Turn, Turn” on 96.3 KHJ boss radio Los Ángeles.
I just locked onto her eyes and was in a trance with her.
We won the dance contest. However, I can’t dance at all.
It was all her ~56 years ago.
Thanks for putting up with me.
At the Whiskey on Sunset it was The Byrds, Love and The Doors.
I was fortunate to see all three. I am an old fart.
Good memories
One hell of a gig
I would trade all 100+ concerts I’ve seen in my 57 years to have been able to be at that exact location and time. That’s really cool you were there. The Doors first album played live. David Crosby and the Byrds and Love as well. Im in Awe!
I love Los Angeles KHJ. It was my favorite. I also remember how angry I was when it went country for awhile.
Amazing!❤
Thank God that Ed Sullivan required his performers to actually play and not lip sync. This performance, although the recording is poor - way too boomy for some reason and all the instruments bleed into one another - is awesome. How McGuinn can execute that guitar break so well live is incredible. Go Byrds!
Unfortunately, he didn't require EVERYONE to play live!....See Dave Clark Five (18 lip synched appearances)
especially as the original recording took them like 17 takes...
The only thing I could figure is that they were expecting the same level of audience hysteria they had when The Beatles appeared, and nobody did a proper sound check, because the drums sound hollow yet overpowering. However, Roger McGuinn's Rickenbacker sounds heaven-sent.
@@moosecat It sure does. I've seen him perform - on TH-cam - that solo in many contexts; with Springsteen, with Marty Stuart, and lots more. He ALWAYS nails it. It's uncanny. Meanwhile, the guys he is playing with are smiling from ear to ear, going "holy fook, I'm playing with Roger McGuinn!"
@@alexandercalder2143 I find that solo to be so beautiful I get misty-eyed hearing it. If I had to pick the most beautiful rock song, it'd be a toss-up between this or "God Only Knows".
I am 66 years old now and I am still listening to this masterpiece of my childhood. A time for life.
0:36 - David Crosby when he was a young man.
Rest In Peace, David Crosby(1941-2023), Gene Clark(1944-1991), and Michael Clarke(1946-1993).🌈🌈🕯🕯🌈🌈🕯🕯
Gene and Michael definitely left us too soon!😢
All of them died because of issues relating to their substance abuse.
@kenblair6622 . With Michael and Gene, it was mainly alcoholism.
@rockyracoon3233 alcohol is a drug. David Crosby was an alcoholic which cost him his liver. Obviously, he took a lot of other stuff as did Gene Clark. Michael was strictly booze.
Sleep in Peace, David Crosby.
Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman are alive and well. God bless them. Thanks for the music and the memories!
That Rickenbacker tone is killer and makes this song stand out among all the others.
"That Rickenbacker tone is killer and makes their canon stand out among all the others." [Fixed, with respect.]
@@FirewindII their canon?
@@mikibishop1516 I'm sorry, but at this point I can't remember what I was commenting on because it seems to be gone. I've been seeing suchlike happen a lot lately.
@@mikibishop1516 guess it means their body of work
@@FirewindIIyou were being a geek with a new word you had just learned
Wish this could be use to make the world have peace.
David Crosby RIP
" a time for peace I swear it's not too late." ☮️
The CIA, the Military-Industrial Complex, and the Neocons of both Democrat and Republican parties disagree.
Considering that the words are taken from the Bible, Ecclesiastes verse 3: 1-8 and many of the songs of the 1960's and 1970's were inspired by the Bible and Hyms that were sung by Coirs in Churches around the World, like Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens was also sung in Europe's Protestant Churches, I'm not a Religious person but I've been surprised by how many people who claim to be Christians who have never picked up the Bible, or been to Sunday School, which was a chore for most children.
I always crack up with I see David Crosby fumbling his lines and Roger staring at him above hisglasses like "Dude, don't you know the words by now?" We called them Byrd glasses back in the day.
"granny glasses"
OMG I thought it was only me. How could he not know the words?!! LOL! He was probably stoned.
@@ccryder6605
Tea Shades🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love the girl screeeming about 2:55, then at 2:57 "David!!" (Crosby just grins). I remember asking my older brother why girls were crying and falling down (they were fainting, lol) at 60s rock bands performances. He was a very thoughtful teenager and I was a pesky little sister ten years younger. He put down his paperback (probably Fritz Lieber), thought a bit, and then he said "Because music is a powerful enchantment that says different things to each one who listens to it".
Hmm, Okay, I thought I understood even then...but I especially understand now. RIP David Crosby, in your time on Earth you were among the most grand of enchanters.
From the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible this song is a gift from God and the Byrds put it perfectly to music 🎶
❤🙏
Pete Seeger put it to music, and as a folkie, McGuinn was hip to Pete.
Indeed they did.
Such an awesome old video. They hadn't figured out how to make the drums sound like not pounding on a cardboard box. Crosby and McGuinn hadn't figured out what they were going to do with their hair. But this is absolutely where it all began. Still makes me want to buy a 12 thing guitar every time I hear it.
Crosby looks like he can't remember the lyrics, and is plotting some prank. Or maybe he is just high?
You and George Harrison. And he did buy the guitar. 😊
@mosart7025 --he was mouthing the verses where Gene and Roger sing the dual lead ... the camera just happened to be on him when he was doing that. (On tbis song, David joined the two on the harmonies only.) ✌️🎵🙂
Love the girl screaming at 2:50. It just seems to come out of nowhere.
Nope it’s when they say the word “love”, she was waiting for it 😂
@@ragtimegals “A time to love *🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅*”
A live performance here, and despite all the technical issues, there's a warmth and goodwill feel about it that makes it altogether more convincing than any overproduced studio version.
Who is Listening in 2024??
i am!!
@@reversalstudio Me too!!!
I had a bike accident few days ago messed up shoulder listening to this while healing
Me . I remember watching this when I was a kid .
Even Mom and Dad enjoyed the music of the younger generation then . What wasn’t to love .
Until the day I die and they play this at my wake❤
The first time I found out that my Dad was in Vietnam.
It was a Memorial Day. I was about 5 or 6.
The names of those who had served and sacrificed everything were moving across the screen. A solid blue background and white letters.
I must’ve asked what it was I was looking at.
I just remember my mom saying :
“This is about Vietnam. Your father was in Vietnam.”
The word Vietnam was so alien to my young mind.
This song was playing.
And I remember listening to it.
I love you Dad. Thank you for your service.
❤😔❤
This is about humanity and the world in general, far far more than just Vietnam. I was a teen when The Byrds released this song, and there was a lot more happening in 1965 than America's increasing military invasion of that poor country.
My father was a young man drafted into an unjust war just like everyone else who went back then. My point wasn’t what this song was about. It’s a memory I’ll carry forever, the first time hearing it. And what “more was happening “ in 1965? Civil unrest? Racism? Division? The same people who forced young men and women to fight an unjust war are the same people behind all of that as well. Same story , just like today. So go protest somewhere it’s needed.
Can understand you refer your dad's time in the army as "service", but most Vietnam vets will admit it was a corrupt war to take over the French who were kicked out. The U.S. bombed Vietnam and Cambodia into the stone age because they refused to be vassals for Uncle Sam.
Yes. I know the entire history of the war. And am well aware how unjust it was. My father was the one who taught me the truth. Don’t take it out on the soldiers who were drafted into an unjust war. Shame on you. Hold those responsible accountable. My father had nothing to do with the bombings of Cambodia and Laos . Shame on you for blaming the soldiers for things that were way, WAY beyond their control.
The Byrds were never the same after the great Gene Clark left the band. R.I.P. David Crosby...you truly were the 'Master of Harmony'.
It was a band that had so much great potential. You could say it was over for the Byrds even before it got started.
Still very good till Roger and 3 hired hands
Ed's son in law was a producer on the show and was clueless on how to properly mic up the musical groups when they played live. One musician on the show complained to Ed about the terrible sound setup and was never asked to perform again.
WOW! Even with the poor mixing this is what it sounds like in the GARAGE! What a treat!
RIP David Crosby (1941-2023). It's always sad to see the good ones go, no matter how fulfilling their life might have been.
Not a good one. He was a total a-hole, just ask Stills and Nash.
60 years old and still prensent, the "music" from today .....forgotten tomorrow
Rest in peace Mr. David Crosby, so young in this video.
Yep that's him at 0:34.
McGuinn's granny glasses became all the rage, but his unique guitar sound and the fabulous harmonies of the Byrds launched the folk-rock genre and even convince Dylan to go electric!
I would have to disagree wiht you my friend. The Bryds really took inspiration from the Dylan! His first (half)electric album "Bringing It All Back Home" was released in march of 65. The Byrds Released their album "Mr. Tamborine Man" (of which Turn, Turn, Turn is on) in June of 65. the Byrds covered the Dylan song "Mr. Tamborine Man", and even named their album after it! Dylan went electric and they all followed. The Byrds were all former folk singers after all. And this unique guitar sound was actually the Rickenbacher 12-string of which they took inspiration from George Harrison of the Beatles.
@@zk6642 Actually, the group began working on a folk-rock fusion in 1964. The 'Mr. Tambourine Man' recording session happened January 15, 1965. The Dylan album came out two months later. Dylan couldn't use the recording he'd made with Rambin' Jack Elliott, who was off-key. The Byrds were given a copy and McGuinn arranged it. Rehearsal takes appear on the Preflyte album in its various released configurations.
Zach you’re so wrong!
@@zk6642 Correct. Good call. Roger even said they were inspired by The Beatles twangy sound.
Dylan turned electric already 1964
Never tire of this song. David Crosby sure didn't take care of himself. He went from looking 18 to looking 55 in a one-year period.
He made it to 81 and took his last breath today. RIP
Diabetes is hard on a body as well as substance abuse. And yet he survived when so many others never made it out alive. RIP 💔✌🏾🙏🏽🕊🌹
@@cottontail8084 Yes... but with someone else's liver for the last 30 years.
@@Jonalisa754 Substance abuse and abuse of other people did him in.
@@Jonalisa754so is the mountain of cocaine and weed he did lol
This music makes me miss the days I wasn't even born.
Seen them at The Fillmore SF, they were great.
@@thervers2140 Wow! I can wonder how fantastic it was!
Ok..... let’s sit down on that one.
I may have to use that line, awesome!
Rest in peace the three members of the group David Crosby 1941 to 2023 gene Clark 1944 to 1991 and Michael Clarkle 1946 to1993
0:35 David Crosby withOUT the stash. 😯
Yep
Who would think growing up in that period we were listening to a song taken from the Bible. The book of Ecclesiastes. 🙏🕊️
It's SO funny when that woman screams for David, you can see all the band members crack a smile, especially David
Great song and performance!! What a shame only Roger and Chris are left!!
RIP David. Classics never grows old. Still perfect for today. Was 12 when this came out.
Pete Seeger was a great song-writer for sure.
Man the world must have changed before your eyes
happy 70th burfdae this year!!
@@dabneyoffermein595 So was whoever wrote Ecclesiastes (the Bible). :)
Happy Easter Monday & this song fits all seasons perfectly. RIP David Crosby
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Those days were a musical, cultural and spiritual renaissance.
It was the greatest era for music. The musical scene of today is a bleak, barren cultural wasteland by comparison. I feel so sorry for the kids today growing up with the crummy fake music they are force fed by the corporate music industry.
Song written by Pete Seeger. Great rendition by the Byrds. Cool guitar.
With a little help from Ecclesiastes...
He composed the music and borrowed some words.
@@piustwelfth You are right about the origin of the song. I do have a Rickenbacker 660 12 string sea foam green. I like Roger McGuinn and the song a lot.
They read the lyrics (originally from the Book of Ecclesiastes) at Queen Elizabeth II 's Service of Thanksgiving at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland today. She would have been 29 when the Byrds played it on the Ed Sullivan Show .
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Truly iconic, The Byrds are absolutely one of the best 60s bands around!
True Corey one of my favorite byrds tracks is Boston the instrumental the jingle guitars are amazing 👍
Agree!
Correction:
One of the best BANDS around.
they are good, but they only had three hits, so I wouldn't go as far as saying they're one of the best, pete seeger is an AMAZING songwriter. he took words from the bible and transformed it into this. might i add roger mcguinn is a good 12 string player
@@matt_thecatguy When they kicked out Cros they went downhill
I had the honor of interviewing David Crosby this past November. This song strikes me quite personally now that he’s gone. It’s very surreal. RIP Croz.
Wow. How did that go? He was such a character! Seems like he instigated a lot of trouble, but Hillman said in his biography that when he (Chris) got hepatitis David was there for him with advice and encouragement. Did your interview run in print somewhere or was it on air?
Great band and song from an truly unbelievable era!
RIP Gene, David and Michael.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
3 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
Where are we now what have we come too.
Amen 🙏🏻 thank you 🎶🎵🎶🙏🏻❤️
Amén.
תודה רבה
אמן
This is the greatest live version of this song with the original band you will ever find.
I want Rogers glasses...and his hair.
Rest in Peace David Crosby 🙏🏽 💔 🕊✝️
the byrds is one of my favorite groups of all time i can listen to this tune again and again
I always love the look on David Crosby's face in each video I see of him with The Byrds. That wry little smile. A bit of a naughty boy at times, so I've read, but a fabulous musician without a doubt.
Props for playing this live!
RIP David Crosby. Your music will live forever.
Timeless lyrics from God for every generation.
That's all live, the vocals and music. You can hear all the flaws throughout -- the mix, time, very harsh at times. The beauty in live music.
There IS no mix. Still sounds good for what it is.
It's that echo coming off the drums that really stands out--that studio must have been tiny.
Michael Clarke said that David Crosby started tuning his guitar while they were waiting in the wings while the act preceding them (monkeys) were performing. One of the producers got so angry that he went to the sound booth before the group started this song, and turned down the faders on the guitars. That's why this sounds so naked - mainly bass and drums.
No way those vocals are live. The singers come on and off the mic constantly as they move around, but the vocal level doesn’t change. Also, just about every time Crosby gets a closeup, he is not singing the right words - you don’t hear that, either. And the vocals have a close mic’d sound, while the singers are about a foot away from the mic.
Man...do I feel 'blessed and honored' to have lived the sixties (H.S. and college) and the phenomenal music of that time- great voices and wonderful wonderful songs (their meaning and beauty while being performed by masterful young artists). Today's music can hardly touch it! Yes, I feel blessed to have been a part of that musical era...so timeless and true.
Spend time in Austin. That's where the muse is today.
Born in 1996. I’m jealous.
The seventies weren't too shabby either.
@@Tom-ld9hp Agree. But the '60s always get the rap, for better and worse.
Whoops, just dated myself by using that word an arcane way...
@@Poway19 Don't be. You'll be able to love it a lot longer.
Man I miss music.
David Crosby. Absolutely adorable.
All the Byrds have passed. Dang. My condolences to the Crosby family.
@TheWestCoastRasta CanaGanjauana
Two are still alive, but:
"Across the evening sky, all the byrds are leaving
But how can they know it's time for them to go?
Before the winter fire, I will still be dreaming
I have no thought of time
For who knows where the time goes?
Who knows where the time goes?"
Sandy Denny
Nope!
The song is timeless as its message is biblical (Ecclesiates 3)!
This is so good. I literally never want to get this out of my head.
David Crosby died today 19th January 2023 he was such a big part of our Lives growing up and sharing his music. I met him on June 2nd 1998 and he had a lovely smile. I consider that day a wonderful time of my life. I am 70 years old now and I will always love him.💜
I won't forget your name David Cosby
He's roasting in hell now😁
One of the greatest songs ever written
Rest in peace Dave Crosby
Thank you, Pete Seeger. I'm a Beaconite, too. 💙
RIP David Crosby 🫶
Are The Byrds in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If not they should be.
Yes. Inducted in 1991.
l am now a young 75 and as a teen through the1960s I enjoyed the London club scene big time and all my pals thought The Byrds outstripped the likes of The Beatles and The Stones by miles! Hanging on the wall in my studio, in a place of honour since 1965 after I obtained it during my first visit to Arlington Virginia is an album cover containing a vinyl LP of Mr Tambourine Man signed by the entire group which I treasure to this day. When I met Mick Jagger in Mustique in 1988, as we both shared the same Italian architect Mario Spinella, when we built our villas on Mustique and St Vincent I showed him the signed LP which he would have bought at any price, but was not for sale and remains priceless to this day. At least then I got Mick to sing at my Norwegian wife's 40th Birthday party celebration's in January 1989 on Basils Bar in Mustique and Ringo Star and Barbara Bach turned up so a great party that finished at 8 am the following morning! I still listen to the Byrds at least 2 or 3 times a week. They were then and to this day remain the best Folk Rock group EVER!!!
Hey!.....Keep Dream'in.....
Oggi 27 /03 /2022 il sogno continua , con i miei 75 anni 👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰🇮🇹
Beautiful
RIP David Crosby January 19, 2023 - 81 yrs old.
Easily one of the ten best songs of twentieth century
Lyrics from 1000 BC! Written, supposedly, by King Solomon and recorded in the Bible (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8). These English lyrics are taken directly from the King James Version (1611). Pete Seeger wrote the music, the "Turn! Turn! Turn!" phrase and the line "a time for peace, I swear it's not too late.". The Bible was the #1 song in 1965. Who knew?
"Recorded in the Bible", from 1000BC?
They must have had that on 78 rpm!
Or 777 rpm..?
Pardon me... Religion > Dad jokes.
@@jasonayres uh, okay, sure 🙄
@@MostlyBrenda 😐Ah, well for my next act, ladies and gentlemen..
My word. Is that the time?
I really must be going!
I knew. Read at my wedding.
Had to memorize this in school, back when memorizing poetry was part of a good education.
Straight out of the Bible !
RIP David Crosby - So thankful you were in my generation and I grew up with your awesome music.
David was utterly GORGEOUS and at that time was one of THE BEST rhythm
guitarists in Rock. He was also one of the kindest people in Rock music, and
one of the very few who visited Joni Mitchell-both in the hospital and at her
home-after her stroke, giving her comfort and emotional support during a
very difficult time in her life. RIP to a brilliant artist and a true gentleman. 👍👍❤❤
Nothing like the raw, unfiltered live versions of the Ed Sullivan sessions where you get to hear stuff that you don’t catch in the studio versions like Gene Clark’s tambourine playing or the drum fills
We chose this song for my husband's celebration of life on August 6,2021......timeless❤
It's nice when someone takes time to celebrate life with their friends & family.
McGuinn's guutar plaing was magical. The song was a song for the ages.
Rest in peace David Crosby I'll miss you're beautiful tenor voice
Roger McGuinn ....fantastic playing 😊
What an amazing time to be alive. Such a distant memory
Happy eightieth birthday, David Crosby.❤️
"A time for peace... I swear it's not too late".
Beautifully inspirational, eternally prophetic, and relevant still. More people need to listen to this.
Agree, though the latter half is an addition to the biblical verse
@@dsaulw "I swear it's not too late" - Pete Seeger
As long as humans are humans?.... we'll never change.
This must have been revolutionary for people watching it. They even have the hypnotic spiral behind the band, signifying the brain warp programs would begin to have on the American public who tuned in to them.
My oldest brother’s favorite song.
Craig is gone but I can still envision him playing the guitar melody. Why are so many songs throughout this time so memorable?
Because they spoke about our lives. Civil rights, Vietnam, injustice, etc, etc. And perhaps most importantly, they spoke the truth. The one and only truth can not be denied. There are NO ALTERNATIVE facts. Just the reality as seen by God.
Have faith
"Whatever you conceived HIM to be"
A line from a writing...
RIP David Crosby-legend. Thanks for the music and the memories.
One of the best songs ever, from the day's music was great.
What a timeless song
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That audience was totally lit but this Byrds song smacks of greatness!
Actually the typical audience of Ed Sullivan was people old enough to be the bands parents with a few kids sprinkled here and there
@@michaelrochester48 These parents reluctantly took their kids to rock concerts while kicking and screaming.
I clearly remember my father taught me how to play arpeggio with this song. That was 40 years ago and I felt like the sound coming from the heaven. Every time I listen to this, I miss you and your sound from heaven…
I love this song so much. I sing it all the time, I always listen to it when I'm driving... I was born in 95, so I didn't live through it at the time. I must tell all the boomers how much I admire and envy them, because they lived through the best of Western culture. Although I am also aware that they came from very difficult contexts, what they produced (including music, of course) from the 50s to the 80s was the best there was in the contemporary age, and nothing else will ever be able to surpass it. I listen to this song and all that reflection that we will never be able to recover beauty comes to mind. At the same time, the videos and photos of that time fascinate me because they make me curious and amazed at how life really was at that time. It is difficult for me because I don't have any friends who share or even understand the level of emotion that listening to music from that time causes me. Unfortunately, we are losing people from that generation, so I always try to listen to them and learn from them about their experiences. I hope there are always people who can enjoy and admire it too.
David Crosby as an original member of The Byrds, played good supporting guitar for the group. RIP ... forever.
The Birds what else can you say Roger Mcquin song makes me want to cry I lived it Loved the Bryds
I think it's actually "Byrds" and McGuinn".