"So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star" (Jim McGuinn - Chris Hillman) is pure magic. The song will never get old. It will always be a young and modern song across the centuries.
Wow Roger... that song brings back so many memories of times when I stood in my room picking Byrds songs on my Hagstrom electric 12 string that my dad bought me for my 16th Birthday. You were my hero. I hung onto every word in the Byrds songs and watched all the tv broadcasts in our area of you guys. I tried to imagine what it was like to play guitar in the Byrds and I even thought about writing you and asking if I could play guitar in the Byrds... ha ha ha. Even today after all these years the Byrds are still my favorite group.
That's dedication and pure fan enthusiasm. With the digital universe now, you probably could create a scenario where you're playing with The Byrds. The Byrds have always been a big favorite of mine as well, that is the band while at least McGuinn and Hillman were still together (Notorious Byrd Bros), not the later version when only McGuinn remained.
On my copy of the Mr. Tambourine Man album, on the back with the photo of The Byrds onstage at Ciro's, I wrote "God" on McGuinn's shirt. I played this song onstage more times than I can count...along with many other Byrdsongs. The Byrds changed my life. Thanks Roger, for nearly 60 years of unbridled joy!
Tom Petty (God bless you in heaven) always played this song live, Roger and the Byrds were a great influence on the harmony of their music, in fact, that influence was evident until the last breath :( Thanks Roger, your Legacy is invaluable.
Does my heart good to see and hear McGuinn! The first album I ever purchased was the Byrds, Younger Than Yesterday, LP. it’s etched in my sonic template and I’m getting a turntable to play it again. Timeless and classic music. God bless you!
I still remember listening to Roger and Chris playing this and other classic songs in 1980 (or it was '81?) in Turin. The heroes of my teenage years at last were playing in front of me and they were far better live than in any records (and it's not something common at all). The following night I was invited on stage by Chris (Hillman) to play with The Flying Burrito Bros. I'll never forget those days.....
Never ever get tired of Roger s music..been an avid fan since 1965..was also in a few working gtr bands myself..i played this on a 12 / 6 dn ibanez on stage in retro sets..we always got great response when we offered mr mc guinns material..
I LOVE Rogers playing wish that i could figure out turn turn turn I am lucky to have met John Jorgenson over the years WOW a dream come true for this old arthritic guy who still dreams guitar
A national treasure. His Rickenbacker playing changed my life....many others too. Everyone that has played with him that I have interviewed and a neighbor of mine that played with him have all told me the same thing. He a very kind and very giving person. Roger you deserve the Palm Trees and Pina Colada's. Rock on.
'So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star' (Jim McGuinn - Chris Hillman) jamais envelhecerá. Ela será sempre uma música jovem e moderna através dos séculos e séculos. (from Brazil)
Roger McGuinn ist wohl, oder ist sogar, der kreativste Gitarrist aller Zeiten. Er hat sich nicht mit den gängigen Griffen auf der Gitarre zufrieden gegeben sondern hat ein schwieriges komplexes Griffbild erzeugt. Wunderschöne Klänge waren das Ergebnis und jeder Gitarrist übt sich mit seinen Hits. Gratulation und Grüße Erich Jeske
Saw you from the 4th or 5th row, center stage, at Fordham University 4/29/67, during your "Younger Than Yesterday" tour. Had to take up the electric guitar, a few months later. Have been playing ever since!
Roger McGuinn! A living legend at this point! Lennon’s gone and so is Harrison. They were the main guys who popularized the Rickenbacher guitar. 🎸 McGuinn is the last one standing. God, what a player! I picked up a Rickenbacher at a music store once to play and see what it sounded like. It was a 12 string. And I could barely play it. It turns out you have to press harder on two strings than one to get it to play clean chords or solos. After a few strums, I put it back and gained a new respect for whoever can play one properly. And McGuinn is the Master guitar 🎸 picker and the Rickenbacher fits him perfectly. It’s like Fate! He was born to play it. So thanks Roger McGuinn for keeping the Jingle Jangle going! 💥🔥🎸😎
I use both sixes and twelves and I'm not sure about having to press harder although I've had them a long time so it's hard to judge. If I try that I mute the adjoining strings and it goes all muffled. Playing a lot is important because your fingers get calloused and that makes for more accurate fretting. I try to forget about the differences and just get on with it. In one of his videos McQuinn shows how his chord shapes must be different because the courses are so closely positioned. He's certainly the authority on (electric) twelve strings
I discovered this and was very surprised that Roger McGuinn had re-recorded the song as a solo performance (that is, with some backing players). What surprised me more is how great this sounds, especially with his double-tracked vocals and the lively guitar work. Very clean and crystalline sound quality. My only quibble is with the fact that it sounds kind of light/playful, compared with the more biting tone of the original.
@@jeffmurdock8321 No, it wasn't. The Byrds played on the song, not the Wrecking Crew studio musicians. Those studio musicians played on the original recording of "Mr. Tambourine Man" but otherwise the members of The Byrds played on virtually everything the band did after that, and this song was penned for a later album, "Younger Than Yesterday".
@@timj9418 Interesting. I'll buy that. Here's something fun. Listen to "Don't Worry Baby" by The Beach Boys. It sounds like "Tambourine Man" cuz the Crew played both songs in the same day. Cheers, M8!
Hey Rog next time your headed to SF stop off in Half Moon Bay . You can sit in on a session with Finians Call and we can back up Sir Roger. There’s a brew pub her you gotta check out. Safe Travels. Tim
Wow! I loved that!! And like someone else here said, I like the ending a whole lot better than the original. The "screams" on the original recording (which were taken from a Byrds concert) always annoyed me.
Roger first exposure to the rickenbacker is he saw George Harrison playing one. And he went out and bought one. The rrickenbacker sound was created. George introduced the gretch to everyone.
HOLY RICKENBACKER...This is GREAT!
Oh my goodness ! This is awesome. Still sound like you played it in the 60s. Roger, thanx for your lovely music !!! We love it.
"So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star" (Jim McGuinn - Chris Hillman) is pure magic. The song will never get old. It will always be a young and modern song across the centuries.
Ese es un son cubano.
Wow Roger... that song brings back so many memories of times when I stood in my room picking Byrds songs on my Hagstrom electric 12 string that my dad bought me for my 16th Birthday. You were my hero. I hung onto every word in the Byrds songs and watched all the tv broadcasts in our area of you guys. I tried to imagine what it was like to play guitar in the Byrds and I even thought about writing you and asking if I could play guitar in the Byrds... ha ha ha. Even today after all these years the Byrds are still my favorite group.
I have a Hagstrom 12 string ! I got it a few years ago and I love it. I have a Danelectro 12 string too, & I like the Hagstrom better.
Love my Hagstrom
That's dedication and pure fan enthusiasm. With the digital universe now, you probably could create a scenario where you're playing with The Byrds. The Byrds have always been a big favorite of mine as well, that is the band while at least McGuinn and Hillman were still together (Notorious Byrd Bros), not the later version when only McGuinn remained.
Thats a great story indeed
Same here. Always wished they could put the egos on hold and play again...
"...and if you make the charts, the girls will tear you apart." The meaning of life for a teenager.
The very finest RICKY 12 players ever..love ya , Mr. Mcguinn
On my copy of the Mr. Tambourine Man album, on the back with the photo of The Byrds onstage at Ciro's, I wrote "God" on McGuinn's shirt. I played this song onstage more times than I can count...along with many other Byrdsongs. The Byrds changed my life. Thanks Roger, for nearly 60 years of unbridled joy!
Thanks for stopping by WHCN-FM with Ray White in our guest studio-April ‘76.
I bought this 45 age 14! a few years ago!
Hard to believe Roger will turn 80 in 2021 and he has still got it.
You still got it! Love how your voice compliments that sweet Rickenbacker. Keep rock' in and thanks for the many hours of music pleasure.
Even at 6 years young, played on an old Webcor tube record changer, I knew I was a rocker forever. 1967 was a great time for music.
YOU ARE RIGHT;
SEE YOU AT
WOODSTOCK!
73 YEARS OLD..
PEACE TO YOU..
This is fantastic. Well done, Roger!
Tom Petty (God bless you in heaven) always played this song live, Roger and the Byrds were a great influence on the harmony of their music, in fact, that influence was evident until the last breath :( Thanks Roger, your Legacy is invaluable.
a great voice
Loved The Byrds, Beatles, and Buffalo Springfield, among others. There were so many INCREDIBLE artists between '65 and '71
Does my heart good to see and hear McGuinn! The first album I ever purchased was the Byrds, Younger Than Yesterday, LP. it’s etched in my sonic template and I’m getting a turntable to play it again. Timeless and classic music. God bless you!
I still remember listening to Roger and Chris playing this and other classic songs in 1980 (or it was '81?) in Turin. The heroes of my teenage years at last were playing in front of me and they were far better live than in any records (and it's not something common at all). The following night I was invited on stage by Chris (Hillman) to play with The Flying Burrito Bros. I'll never forget those days.....
Roger is my all time favorite. He never disappoints. I am running for my 620/12 right now!
Never ever get tired of Roger s music..been an avid fan since 1965..was also in a few working gtr bands myself..i played this on a 12 / 6 dn ibanez on stage in retro sets..we always got great response when we offered mr mc guinns material..
I can't get enough of that McGuinn sound. And that black signature McGuinn Rickenbacker is beautiful.
I LOVE Rogers playing wish that i could figure out turn turn turn
I am lucky to have met John Jorgenson over the years WOW a dream come true for this old arthritic guy who still dreams guitar
You've still got it, Roger!
A national treasure. His Rickenbacker playing changed my life....many others too. Everyone that has played with him that I have interviewed and a neighbor of mine that played with him have all told me the same thing. He a very kind and very giving person. Roger you deserve the Palm Trees and Pina Colada's. Rock on.
Mr. McGuinn is why I love Rickenbacker guitars. Such a wonderful, rich sound.
I keep coming back here again and again. It's so good!
great record! and apparently rather timeless :)
Now this is how the song should be played !
I still miss the guiro and the trumpet but Jim/Roger wrote a classic with this and is STILL America's greatest living rock star.
One of my top 5 favourite players. Glad to see he's still got it
This screams sixties and I'm lovin it!!!
God bless Roger McGuinn.
Cool new video. I like that he's doing the rhythm accompaniment with it.
Legend!!! Thank you for posting!!! Love you Roger!
The true essence ... the immortal soul of the Byrds. Thanks Roger! Hello from Italy. Italian Fans.
Cool song there Mr McGuinn...🎉🎉🎉😢❤
Sir, you passed the audition. Sign here and we'll make you a star!!!!! Now I know which 12 string electric I'm going to buy.
Saw him live back in 2015. He told some great stories.
'So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star' (Jim McGuinn - Chris Hillman) jamais envelhecerá. Ela será sempre uma música jovem e moderna através dos séculos e séculos. (from Brazil)
Oh yes - can't wait to see Roger in Cheltenham in November!
Roger McGuinn ist wohl, oder ist sogar, der kreativste Gitarrist aller Zeiten. Er hat sich nicht mit den gängigen Griffen auf der Gitarre zufrieden gegeben sondern hat ein schwieriges
komplexes Griffbild erzeugt. Wunderschöne Klänge waren das Ergebnis und jeder Gitarrist übt sich mit seinen Hits. Gratulation und Grüße Erich Jeske
Yes A total original.
Simply awesome !
Great song
&
Band....
Great new version!!
WOW! Roger, I love it, do some more.
A beautiful axe..played by the very finest 12 string player ever..keep rockin Roger..
An original Byrds song, this song should have been a top ten hit. This is really good!
Chris..it was ..in 1967..check out roger s solo work as well on earlier projects..the talent in all his material is a treat to enjoy..regards & peace
The 370/12 looks great in jetglow.
Glad to see him having fun!
That was lovely. The guy is ageless !
Awesome!!!!!
I’ve been a Byrds/McGuinn fan since the beginning. Love the video, Roger. Those songs never get old.
Bravo
This is my fav version of him singing this song of all.... I’m in rock n roll heaven...scream!
Would love to see Roger live again. Any plans to play the UK again and I’ll be there
Roger mcguinn and the laurel canyon scene. He was huge
What a treat.
2:28 - דקות בדיוק - של השיר היפה ששמעתי עכשיו - בהחלט שמגיע לביצוע השיר היפה ששמעתי - 10 - עשר ומעלה ובצדק מוחלט ביותר .. ללא עוררין וללא ספק בכך ©©© ]
I'm back in highschool 1967!! So cool.
Awesome.
Fun song. ❤
Great version.
Rogers having fun with this. Love it! Like the song as well. Every young girl or guy wishes they could be a rock n roll star.
Pero qué maravilla este hombre!!!!!!!
superb as always...luv the guy and his music.
Superb!
Roger, nice to see you with a 370/12RM model in black. So used to seeing you over the years with Rickenbackers in blonde/natural finish! Looks cool!
Saw you from the 4th or 5th row, center stage, at Fordham University 4/29/67, during your "Younger Than Yesterday" tour. Had to take up the electric guitar, a few months later. Have been playing ever since!
Always a great performance
Great pick, Roger. Thanks, buddy
That was awesome!!!!!
I can't wait to see him in October!
Great Roger you rock
Still love his music
Roger McGuinn! A living legend at this point! Lennon’s gone and so is Harrison. They were the main guys who popularized the Rickenbacher guitar. 🎸 McGuinn is the last one standing. God, what a player!
I picked up a Rickenbacher at a music store once to play and see what it sounded like.
It was a 12 string. And I could barely play it.
It turns out you have to press harder on two strings than one to get it to play clean chords or solos. After a few strums, I put it back and gained a new respect for whoever can play one properly. And McGuinn is the Master guitar 🎸 picker and the Rickenbacher fits him perfectly.
It’s like Fate! He was born to play it. So thanks Roger McGuinn for keeping the Jingle Jangle going! 💥🔥🎸😎
Wow that must have been incredible!
I use both sixes and twelves and I'm not sure about having to press harder although I've had them a long time so it's hard to judge.
If I try that I mute the adjoining strings and it goes all muffled. Playing a lot is important because your fingers get calloused and that makes for more accurate fretting. I try to forget about the differences and just get on with it.
In one of his videos McQuinn shows how his chord shapes must be different because the courses are so closely positioned.
He's certainly the authority on (electric) twelve strings
Rickenbacker. No bach in its rock.
Love it!!
Thank You for this
How cool is this ? And this is why I bought myself a Ricky 370/12
ENJOYED THIS...sounds great..and you can tell he is digging it..thumbs up! Got to get me a 12 string!
awesome!
I discovered this and was very surprised that Roger McGuinn had re-recorded the song as a solo performance (that is, with some backing players). What surprised me more is how great this sounds, especially with his double-tracked vocals and the lively guitar work. Very clean and crystalline sound quality. My only quibble is with the fact that it sounds kind of light/playful, compared with the more biting tone of the original.
The original was done by studio session players (The Wrecking Crew) so that's why it is different.
@@jeffmurdock8321 No, it wasn't. The Byrds played on the song, not the Wrecking Crew studio musicians. Those studio musicians played on the original recording of "Mr. Tambourine Man" but otherwise the members of The Byrds played on virtually everything the band did after that, and this song was penned for a later album, "Younger Than Yesterday".
@@timj9418 Interesting. I'll buy that. Here's something fun. Listen to "Don't Worry Baby" by The Beach Boys. It sounds like "Tambourine Man" cuz the Crew played both songs in the same day. Cheers, M8!
Loving it. Still sounds great.
Thanks Roger! We think so too.
Beautiful !
Magic
I don’t want to be a star but I do want that Roger McGuinn Rickenbacher Guitar 🎸! And I want to learn to play like him!
Que bueno bien hecho esa piesa siempre me recuerda mis dias de juventud. Pura vida Roger.🙏
Nice job, Roger!
My dream guitar in natural finish.
I remember exactly when I bought the 45 of this; things were moving so fast then with so many new sounds happening. Thanks Roger.
Yes Rickenbacker Are Awesome nothing
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The best
he's getting old but he is still awesome .
Koolest thing ever !!!
i enjoyed that briiliant
Ladies you would be lining up to bone this boy back in the day , I've been in line since the late 80s and I'm still in the back!!!!
Hey Rog next time your headed to SF stop off in Half Moon Bay . You can sit in on a session with Finians Call and we can back up Sir Roger. There’s a brew pub her you gotta check out. Safe Travels. Tim
Epic Legend 💚☮️👍
Still sounds as awesome as it did back when it was first released in the 60s! Don't stand up quick...you're standing on your chord! :P
Totally dig the slightly slower tempo and vibe....half-step down too....love it
Wow! I loved that!! And like someone else here said, I like the ending a whole lot better than the original. The "screams" on the original recording (which were taken from a Byrds concert) always annoyed me.
Roger first exposure to the rickenbacker is he saw George Harrison playing one. And he went out and bought one. The rrickenbacker sound was created. George introduced the gretch to everyone.