The lyrics were based on a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes, almost word for word. Very profound. The Byrds were a supergroup folk band from the 60s who are worth diving into, Brother Harri. Do My Back Pages, Eight Miles High, the original Jesus Is Just Alright, for which the Doobie Brothers did an awesome cover. There's many more, which others can hip you to.
The Oldest Lyrics ever written. They are from the Bible, the “Book of Ecclesiastes”. So, you are right, it’s Biblical. Good catch on your part…SanJoseBob
Except for the last verse. How's San Josie, Bob? I fled the BA after 35 years in Silly Corn Valley. Went East and never looked back. Out here near Philly now.
If you like this song, you should listen to more of Pete Seeger. I musician, activist, environmentalist who was black listed for his beliefs. He didn't let it bring him down. The 60's was such a wonderful time for music.
I like Bob Dylan's version better because the Byrds version included only verse two, skipping 1, 3 and the best verse #4, with some of the most beautifully poetic lyrics Dylan ever wrote, and probably just to keep it within the "time frame" of pop radio of that era. Sacrilege I tell you! It goes: And take me disappearing through the smoke rings of my mind Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach Far beyond the twisted reach of crazy sorrow Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves Let me forget about today until tomorrow
song was written by Pete Seeger (folk music god). From a passage in the bible. He said the only words that are his are "I swear it's not too late". The song reflected the 60's and the Viet Nam war.
It's simply one of the songs that absolutely compel you to stop and listen, especially the first time you hear it. I've listened to songs in my life that were so special that I literally had to pull over to the side of the road and stop to listen. This is one of them.
The jangling electric 12 string guitar sound of the Byrds is NOT psychedelic, it;s folk rock, sooo 1965/66. Music with a message. i really miss that sound. Psychedelic rock evolved about 2 years later with the breakthrough of Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, that kind of stuff. Protest songs and Vietnam were heating up about this time.
Don't forget ' Eight miles high' in 1966 which a lot of people considered to be the start of psychedelic rock. The Byrd's also pioneered country rock. They are all names..to me they are just a great band. Loved them in the sixties still love them now
The first psychedelic song was "Eight Miles High", which the Byrds wrote about their experience of visiting England in 1965. They first recorded it in December 1965 at RCA, and the original release version was recorded at Colmbia in January 1966. Long before the latecomers you mention.
If he thinks❤ ❤it’s psychedelic, then it’s psychedelic, there are no rules, rock music is partly about rebellion, the listener decides what they want to think about the song. I know the history of The Byrds really really well, they were doing psychedelics by the time they recorded this. I try to keep an open mind.
Excellent video 😊, thank you! The Byrds are my favorite band. I love their first five albums and I would recommend Eight Miles High, Feel A Whole Lot Better, I Knew I’d Want You, Draft Morning, Chimes Of Freedom, Fifth Dimension, Tribal Gathering, Dolphin’s Smile, so many to choose from.
"Helter Skelter in a summer swealter, The Byrds flew off w/ a fallout shelter, 8 miles high & falling fast..." ~American Pie (by Don McLean) A US rock history lesson
"I heard the Burritos out in California could fly higher than the Byrds. Roger McGuinn had a twelve-string guitar It was like nothing I'd ever heard And the Eagles flew in from the west coast Like the Byrds, they were trying to be free while in Texas, the talk turned to outlaws Like Willie and Waylon and me." David Allen Coe
This song was written by the late great Pete Seeger. It’s a beautiful one and was a favorite of my dear cousin Carol. She had it played at her memorial. Iconic song that the Byrds made their own. ✌️
They did a hell of a lot more than breaking Dylan into the pop world. Crosby introduced the sitar to George Harrison, and "Hey Joe" to the world in general. They created raga / psychedelic rock with "Eight Miles High", and completely changed country music with "Sweetheart of the Rodeo".
Yay -- I get to be the first to point out that yes, the writer was a very wise and world-wearyPreacher from long ago and far away. It should be the Bible of our lives. I just say Ecc. There is nothing new under the sun, and we end up chasing wind.
Other songs inspired by The Byrds: "Teach Your Children" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; "Heart Of Gold" by Neil Young; "Never My Love" by Association; "In The Year 2525" by Zager and Evans;
Probably my favorite song of all time. It's a song that reminds me of my father, who died unexpectedly on December 30 2021. This was his favorite song because he was highly religious. And he pretty much knew the Bible top to bottom. It's truly a song from heaven. This song just makes me feel closer to him every day.
My sweet brother!!!!!!!!! JESUS CHRIST!!! I'M 42 NOW AND HEARD THIS SONG WHEN I WAS ABOUT 6. IMAGINE HOW LONG. I'M NOT LOSING IT AGAIN. I LOVE YOU MY BROTHER. LOTS OF RESPECT
'60s bands and artists were all influencing each other. Americans were mostly just crooners, rock and roll was dead in the early '60s until British bands resurrected it and sold it back to them, lots of blues-based bands. Dylan was floored by the Beatles and they learned to write lyrics with more substance from him (as well as smoking pot).
Those blues based bands were influenced by the front porch blues tour by people like Howlin Wolf. Those great blues players were not appreciated on the states. They had to go to the UK were they were very popular. Hence The Animals, The Beatles, The Stones and on and on.
McGuinn worked with them in New York in early 1960s before he went west to California and they all became famous. They were all folkies then but adopted a more pop style in mid 1960s.
I deleted my posts because, while the Sermon on the Mount is indeed from Matthew, these particular lyrics are based on an entirely different poem from, yep, you were right, Ecclesiastes. So Harri made a righteous guess at Simon and Garfunkle, they based Blessed Are on the Beatitudes from Matthew, so there's no real overlap between the two songs. Sorry if I confused or offended anyone. I was actually trying hard to straighten it out, not muddy the waters like I did.
The basis for this song came about when Pete Seeger (no relation to Bob) found the words in the Bible's Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes (chpt 3 verses 1-8). He said the song just sort of fell together once the "turn, turn, turn" phrase came to him. There aren't many song writers who can say they've written a number one hit single with the legendary King Solomon. The Byrds version of "Turn, Turn, Turn" hit the number one spot in the U.S., reaching that achievement on 4 December 1965. Pete Seeger is a folkie legend. He co-founded one of the seminal American folk groups called The Weavers. Along with Peter, Paul & Mary, The Kingston Trio, Bob Dylan & Joan Baez they were the voice of the civil rights movement in the 1950's and anti-Vietnam war movement of the early '60s. The Byrds were one of the bands that took the "folkie sound" and turned it electric. They coved a few Bob Dylan penned songs as well, including the most well known version of "Mr. Tambourine Man". But for something of a "deep track" from The Byrds I'm going to share with you this link to a song called "The Bells Of Rhymney". The music is again by Pete Seeger with words by Welsh poet Idris Davies. th-cam.com/video/MOHYq2KNlHY/w-d-xo.html
This song was a backdrop to my life in 1969 when I left for Canada from Los Angeles during the Vietnam war. I was in the army national guard for 4 1/2 years after finishing basic training at Fort Ord in Monterey County California. The war weighed heavily on my conscious and decided to leave for Vancouver Canada permanently. Best decision I ever made.
As so many have said, the lyrics are based on the Book of Ecclesiastes. What you may not know, depending on your religion, is that those Bible verses are often chosen as readings at Catholic funerals. I chose them for my Mom's. I think of her every time I hear this song. When you're dealing with grief, it helps to know that although this is that person's time to die, it is all part of God's plan and shouldn't be feared. 🙏 ✝️
I was a teenager during the sixties and early seventies and that was when we made the best music ! Real voices, real instruments, real musical genius run amok ☮️♥️🤘🏽👵🏼
I can hear a bit of that Simon and Garfunkel sound, but bear in mind that they are a vocal duo, and here you have a trio of legendary singers -- think Crosby, Stills and Nash -- and particularly think that because that is David Crosby on the left. 👍
Harri, the original lineup of this band consisted of Jim McGuinn (lead guitar, vocals. He later went by Roger after 1967), Gene Clark (tambourine, vocals), David Crosby (rhythm guitar, vocals), Chris Hillman (bass guitar, vocals), and Michael Clarke (drums). Of course, most of us all know Crosby (2nd from the left in this video) went on to be a founder of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. And Chris Hillman (on the far left) went on to form The Flying Burrito Brothers with Graham Parsons in 1968 (Bernie Leadon, future guitarist of the Eagles joined a year later). Chris Hillman then went on to have a very successful career in the late 1980's and early 1990's as the front man of a Country Rock band called The Desert Rose Band.
@@JamesLachowsky My understanding is, he started going by Roger later. He was "known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967". So, at the time this song was released in 1965, he was known as Jim. Ref: Roger McGuinn Biography/AllMusic - "...following the release of their 1968 country-rock breakthrough Sweetheart of the Rodeo, McGuinn was the only founding member still in the band. Under the direction of McGuinn -- who had changed his first name to Roger after a flirtation with the Subud religion -- the Byrds soldiered on, delving further and further into country and roots music before finally dissolving in February 1973. " But, nevertheless, I'm glad you brought up his name. I'm adding a note in parentheses in my post about his later going by Roger).
One of the members shown in the video is David Crosby who went onto record with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, CSNY which is a very, very deep rabbit hole you will enjoy very much. Start with Suite Judy Blue Eyes. Crosby is 80 years old now and has had a myriad of health problems including a liver transplant and he admits his time is coming to an end. But a great career.
The 12-string Rickenbacker guitar sound was popularized by George Harrison, who incorporated the sound into many of the Beatles' 1964 and 1965 hits. A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, BEATLES FOR SALE, HELP!, and RUBBER SOUL were replete with the sound. :)
HarriBest I've been watching 'reaction' videos for several months now , I've seen quite a few different people do it . But I have to say , you are a natural for doing them . Like a song that one clicks to after a few minutes of listening - it's the same with you . I've enjoyed going through your past videos and your reactions are full of feeling and insight . By the way I was a Byrds fan for life after picking up their first LP back in '65 -- and after all these years - they are still my favorite group . Three songs I could recommend would be ' Bells of Rhymney' - ' Chimes Of Freedom' and their most 'creative' song - 'Eight Miles High ' --- cheers and good luck !
Byrds songs-Bells Of Rhymney,Chimes Of Freedom, I'll Feel A whole Lot better, Mr. Tambourine Man, all I Really Want To Do, My Back Pages and many more...
The 60s gave us some amazing music.So may grear artist and groups.Their musical skills were fantastic.They really put a lot of work into their craft.So may hits.
This song always takes me back to the mid- 60's. Waking up to my clock radio in middle school (Jr High) and listening to these great tunes in bed before school. Wow that was a long time ago🌹
The Byrds are one of the most important groups in rock history. They practically created folk rock, along with Bob Dylan, and also country rock. Great reaction Harri! I'd love to see you react next to "Eight Miles High" by the Byrds.
So uplifting. Thank you for sharing. I've been going through a lot the last year and I wish I would have listened to it everyday. I'm smiling thank you
When my wife died from congestive heart failure two weeks before her 58th birthday my daughter and I were planning the memorial service w/ the celebrant. I thought using Ecclesiastes Chapter 3, verses 1--8 as part of the service would be appropriate. My daughter said that instead of having the celebrant recite the verses we should use the song Turn, Turn, Turn by the Byrds instead to close the service. And so we did.
A little background: Simon & Garfunkle were a Folk duo who recorded one album and broke up. A short time later the Byrds had a hit with a Bob Dylan song called "Mr. Tamborine Man". Unlike this song it was Roger McGuinn(granny glasses) and some studio players known as the Wrecking Crew (a common practice in those days). The style was dubbed "Folk Rock". Simon & Garfunkle's record company took their song "Sounds Of Silence" and dubbed electric backing by the Wrecking Crew onto it and it also became a hit which prompted S&G to reunite and the rest is history. The Byrds played on this song and all their records here on out. The success of the Byrds and the Folk Rock style helped the world to also discover Simon & Garfunkle.
It's in the Bible (without the Turn, Turn, Turn, of course), in the Book of Ecclesiastes . Pete Seeger wrote it into lyrics and the Byrds electrified it and added the celestial sound of the 12 string guitar .
Such powerful words, my maternal family has been reciting Ecclesiastes at funerals for *generations!* In 2003, I could not help using these verses at my Father's interment - I'm sure he would approve....
George Harrison wrote the song "If I Needed Someone" based the song's jangly guitar riff on a riff used by Roger McGuinn in the Byrds' adaptation of "The Bells of Rhymney". The song reflects the reciprocal influences shared between the Beatles and the Byrds.
This was literally an anthem of the 60s. I've always loved it. Mr Tamborine Man is another great one by The Byrds. Lyrics and song written by Pete Seeger, America's preeminent folk singer. He took lyrics from the bible.
"Turn! Turn! Turn!", or "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)", is a song written by Pete Seeger in the late 1950s and first recorded in 1959. The lyrics - except for the title, which is repeated throughout the song, and the final two lines - consist of the first eight verses of the third chapter of the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes. The song was originally released in 1962 as "To Everything There Is a Season" on folk group the Limeliters' album Folk Matinee, and then some months later on Seeger's own The Bitter and the Sweet.[1] The song became an international hit in late 1965 when it was adapted by the American folk rock group the Byrds. The single entered the U.S. chart at number 80 on October 23, 1965, before reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 4, 1965. In Canada, it reached number 3 on November 29, 1965, and also peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.
I'm glad you appreciate the song so much for both its great sound and the message in the lyrics. As others have pointed out, the lyrics are mostly lifted from the Bible's Book of Ecclesiastes and rendered by Pete Seeger with some minor additions and modifications. It's a major classic of rock music, one of many in the "folk rock" genre that The Byrds pioneered. The Byrds were an American band (LA) that followed soon after The Beatles took off and were definitely influenced by The Beatles but came up with their own unique sound that was dubbed "folk rock". The Byrds then influenced many bands that came after them, including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, REM and others. Interesting note about the recording of the song, as reported on Wikipedia's page about this song: The band did 78 takes of the song over a five-day period to achieve this final version. (Some dedication and perfectionism there, huh?) I can hear some resemblance to Simon and Garfunkel, but I don't think The Byrds' signature sound is that close to S & G who came after the band and probably felt a strong influence by The Byrds. Regarding Liverpool, that was the town in the UK from which The Beatles emerged but was not necessarily the home base for many other British Invasion groups.
Great band . Many thought they were the forerunners of folk rock, psychedelic rock and country rock. Whatever they were a great band. One of my all time favourites.
Oh Boy! Harri, you have opened a whole new window of music that I love! I had the good fortune of meeting Roger McGuinn when I was in music college in Boston. It was brief. But he was very mannerly and kind.
Love this song so much❤. Its so meaningful a whole life long. From a kiddo to teen, then married have kiddos, seasons.... Suddenly hubby diagnosed & pass of 💔 brain cancer but 2 months later 1st grandbaby❤️ born. Life a jumble. 2nd grandbaby❤️born ON 1st ones 1st bday! , lost my sis in Jan '24 then mom in Apr 💔. But, 3rd grandbaby ❤️born 2 days ago! I needed to hear this song this night, missing hubby-him never meeting his grandkiddos, but given the song's lyrics are biblical(hadn't known that yrs back)...🌸I like that🕊️! 'my back pages ' song the Bryds did (did B. Dylan write that I think?) I love too! Thnx for your reaction (tho a yrs ago!😊)
This is written by Pete Seeger, in the late 1950s. The Byrds version is a cover, but is the most well know; it charted well and is less of a folk song. It is pretty much the entire third chapter of Ecclesiastes, but it is an anti-war song and changed 'a time for war, a time for peace' to 'a time for peace, I swear it's not too late'. The Byrds did other great songs and are worth investigating. Now that you mention it, I can hear a bit of Simon and Garfunkle in their sound, but the Byrds have a fuller sound, which makes sense, more members, and generally a more driving sound. They formed during the 'British invasion', which might account for sounding familiar, that recycling sense you mention, but they are Americans. One of the band is David Crosby, later of Crosby, Still, Nash, and Young. Pete Seeger is worth investigating. He passed away in 2014, 94 years old, and he was still active. Look up 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone', 'Kisses Sweeter than Wine', and 'Waist Deep in the Big Muddy'.
The Byrds were from Los Angeles. However, there was a British band around the same time called The Yardbirds. They were certainly no slouches either! LOL! Included among their members at various times: Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck. They had several hits, including For Your Love, Heart Full of Soul, Shapes of Things, and I'm a Man.
The lyrics were based on a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes, almost word for word. Very profound. The Byrds were a supergroup folk band from the 60s who are worth diving into, Brother Harri. Do My Back Pages, Eight Miles High, the original Jesus Is Just Alright, for which the Doobie Brothers did an awesome cover. There's many more, which others can hip you to.
OOOH My Back Pages YES!
This is the original JIJA... but the Doobies followed pretty closely the Byrds arrangement.
th-cam.com/video/pVe7kknLFNE/w-d-xo.html
Amen brother, truth is truth throughout the ages.
Wisdom from our only wise God ...Jesus Christ
@@mreloo Well it's Old Testament so, no. Just God.
The Oldest Lyrics ever written. They are from the Bible, the “Book of Ecclesiastes”. So, you are right, it’s Biblical. Good catch on your part…SanJoseBob
Except for the last verse. How's San Josie, Bob? I fled the BA after 35 years in Silly Corn Valley. Went East and never looked back. Out here near Philly now.
If you like this song, you should listen to more of Pete Seeger. I musician, activist, environmentalist who was black listed for his beliefs. He didn't let it bring him down. The 60's was such a wonderful time for music.
Arranged by Pete Seeger and first recorded by him
The bible is not the oldest lyrics written...sorry
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you have another recorded song with older lyrics
Fascinating
What song?
"Mr. Tambourine Man" is another great Byrd's song.
Bob Dylan
@@BDUBZ49 Not only Bob Dylan. He wrote it,but the Byrds did a cover of it. A great cover,I might add.
@@xScooterAZx It's a fine cover, but it's still a Bob Dylan song.
I like Bob Dylan's version better because the Byrds version included only verse two, skipping 1, 3 and the best verse #4, with some of the most beautifully poetic lyrics Dylan ever wrote, and probably just to keep it within the "time frame" of pop radio of that era. Sacrilege I tell you! It goes:
And take me disappearing through the smoke rings of my mind
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves
The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach
Far beyond the twisted reach of crazy sorrow
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands
With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves
Let me forget about today until tomorrow
mr tambourine man was writren by bob dylan. listen to his rendition.
The lyrics are from Ecclesiastes, and the tune is straight out of a hymnbook. I remember singing it in church as a boy.
As Harri said..."the BIBLE of our lives!"
look who was in the Byrds.... they all went on to great careers.
Ecclesiastis 3. Pete Seeger put it into song. From what I know, biblically, it was meant to comfort. Beautiful song.
song was written by Pete Seeger (folk music god). From a passage in the bible. He said the only words that are his are "I swear it's not too late". The song reflected the 60's and the Viet Nam war.
We grew up on this song, among other strong-messaged songs from the 60s. The "I swear it's not too late" always made me shiver.
After this song came out, they should've re-edited the Bible to include those words!
@@flash218ily Agreed
@@flash218ily from your lips to God's ear
Except that it was written in the late 1950s so it didn’t really reflect that. It otherwise, yeah…
It's simply one of the songs that absolutely compel you to stop and listen, especially the first time you hear it.
I've listened to songs in my life that were so special that I literally had to pull over to the side of the road and stop to listen. This is one of them.
The Byrds were among the Beatles favorite American bands.
The jangling electric 12 string guitar sound of the Byrds is NOT psychedelic, it;s folk rock, sooo 1965/66. Music with a message.
i really miss that sound. Psychedelic rock evolved about 2 years later with the breakthrough of Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, that kind of stuff. Protest songs and Vietnam were heating up about this time.
Don't forget ' Eight miles high' in 1966 which a lot of people considered to be the start of psychedelic rock. The Byrd's also pioneered country rock. They are all names..to me they are just a great band. Loved them in the sixties still love them now
The first psychedelic song was "Eight Miles High", which the Byrds wrote about their experience of visiting England in 1965. They first recorded it in December 1965 at RCA, and the original release version was recorded at Colmbia in January 1966. Long before the latecomers you mention.
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5D, off the same album, is very psychedelic also.
If he thinks❤ ❤it’s psychedelic, then it’s psychedelic, there are no rules, rock music is partly about rebellion, the listener decides what they want to think about the song. I know the history of The Byrds really really well, they were doing psychedelics by the time they recorded this. I try to keep an open mind.
Excellent video 😊, thank you! The Byrds are my favorite band. I love their first five albums and I would recommend Eight Miles High, Feel A Whole Lot Better, I Knew I’d Want You, Draft Morning, Chimes Of Freedom, Fifth Dimension, Tribal Gathering, Dolphin’s Smile, so many to choose from.
The second gentleman from the left is David Crosby of Crosby, Stills and Nash!
I close my eyes and I am back in my childhood bedroom learning the drums to songs exactly like this.
"Helter Skelter
in a summer swealter,
The Byrds flew off
w/ a fallout shelter,
8 miles high
& falling fast..."
~American Pie (by Don McLean)
A US rock history lesson
Harri you done American Pie (long version) yet?
@@DawnSuttonfabfour Wish he would. American Pie is such a classic. And yes, long version by Don.
"I heard the Burritos out in California
could fly higher than the Byrds.
Roger McGuinn had a twelve-string guitar
It was like nothing I'd ever heard
And the Eagles flew in from the west coast
Like the Byrds, they were trying to be free
while in Texas, the talk turned to outlaws
Like Willie and Waylon and me."
David Allen Coe
@@JamesLachowsky you in the shithole California? Lol
One of my two favorite songs by this group. The other one is "Mr. Tambourine Man." Highly recommended.
This song was written by the late great Pete Seeger. It’s a beautiful one and was a favorite of my dear cousin Carol. She had it played at her memorial. Iconic song that the Byrds made their own. ✌️
They seemed to specialise in Bob Dylan covers like Mr Tamborine Man one of THE greatest covers in pop
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Bob Dylan is a Pulitzer Prize winner for lyrics/poetry. His songs are awesome protest songs. Try “Blowin In The Wind” ☮️♥️🤘🏽
They did a hell of a lot more than breaking Dylan into the pop world. Crosby introduced the sitar to George Harrison, and "Hey Joe" to the world in general. They created raga / psychedelic rock with "Eight Miles High", and completely changed country music with "Sweetheart of the Rodeo".
Yay -- I get to be the first to point out that yes, the writer was a very wise and world-wearyPreacher from long ago and far away. It should be the Bible of our lives. I just say Ecc. There is nothing new under the sun, and we end up chasing wind.
Other songs inspired by The Byrds: "Teach Your Children" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; "Heart Of Gold" by Neil Young; "Never My Love" by Association; "In The Year 2525" by Zager and Evans;
Most of words are taken from Ecclesiastes 3 - one of the books of the Old Testament. "Vanity of Vanities.
All is Vanity saith the Preacher. "
Probably my favorite song of all time. It's a song that reminds me of my father, who died unexpectedly on December 30 2021. This was his favorite song because he was highly religious. And he pretty much knew the Bible top to bottom. It's truly a song from heaven. This song just makes me feel closer to him every day.
My sweet brother!!!!!!!!! JESUS CHRIST!!! I'M 42 NOW AND HEARD THIS SONG WHEN I WAS ABOUT 6. IMAGINE HOW LONG. I'M NOT LOSING IT AGAIN. I LOVE YOU MY BROTHER. LOTS OF RESPECT
'60s bands and artists were all influencing each other. Americans were mostly just crooners, rock and roll was dead in the early '60s until British bands resurrected it and sold it back to them, lots of blues-based bands. Dylan was floored by the Beatles and they learned to write lyrics with more substance from him (as well as smoking pot).
Those blues based bands were influenced by the front porch blues tour by people like Howlin Wolf. Those great blues players were not appreciated on the states. They had to go to the UK were they were very popular. Hence The Animals, The Beatles, The Stones and on and on.
Creque Alley
"The Bells of Rhymney" is another great little number by The Byrds.
Love this song.
That is where The Beatles got if I needed someone
Solomon had indeed gone through a tumultuous time when he wrote Ecclesiastes. 😁👍
I hope Solomon got some credit on the album cover :)
At least the 45 @aj
Solomon didn't write Ecclesiastes. We don't know who wrote it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesiastes?wprov=sfla1
@@dbzaleha It is traditionally attributed to him. That's all.
If you check the dates, Simon & Garfunkel sound like the Byrds....
I don't think they sound anything alike but...S&G started in school back in the 50's. There are a few videos of them as kids on TH-cam.
McGuinn worked with them in New York in early 1960s before he went west to California and they all became famous. They were all folkies then but adopted a more pop style in mid 1960s.
Eccliastes 3:1-8, in the King Jim Version if you want the same diction as the song.
Please learn how to spell before making comments. It's embarrassing to read.
@@waynemarvin5661 Who cares how they spelled. What they wrote should be the focal point of the comment.
King Jim?
@@northernlight4614 He signed his name “Jacobus Rex”, if that’s less confusing.
@@indiecab9593
No it's more confusing.
It's referred to as the King James Version of the Bible.
I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better
Eight Miles High
Chestnut Mare
Draft Morning
Ballad of Easy Rider
Lots of great songs to mine
Still the most bad-ass sunglasses ever worn....
I deleted my posts because, while the Sermon on the Mount is indeed from Matthew, these particular lyrics are based on an entirely different poem from, yep, you were right, Ecclesiastes. So Harri made a righteous guess at Simon and Garfunkle, they based Blessed Are on the Beatitudes from Matthew, so there's no real overlap between the two songs. Sorry if I confused or offended anyone. I was actually trying hard to straighten it out, not muddy the waters like I did.
The basis for this song came about when Pete Seeger (no relation to Bob) found the words in the Bible's Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes (chpt 3 verses 1-8). He said the song just sort of fell together once the "turn, turn, turn" phrase came to him. There aren't many song writers who can say they've written a number one hit single with the legendary King Solomon. The Byrds version of "Turn, Turn, Turn" hit the number one spot in the U.S., reaching that achievement on 4 December 1965.
Pete Seeger is a folkie legend. He co-founded one of the seminal American folk groups called The Weavers. Along with Peter, Paul & Mary, The Kingston Trio, Bob Dylan & Joan Baez they were the voice of the civil rights movement in the 1950's and anti-Vietnam war movement of the early '60s. The Byrds were one of the bands that took the "folkie sound" and turned it electric. They coved a few Bob Dylan penned songs as well, including the most well known version of "Mr. Tambourine Man".
But for something of a "deep track" from The Byrds I'm going to share with you this link to a song called "The Bells Of Rhymney". The music is again by Pete Seeger with words by Welsh poet Idris Davies. th-cam.com/video/MOHYq2KNlHY/w-d-xo.html
You are so right, these songs are just magical. Everyone needs to hear this kind of music today !
My favorite song. It never grows old.
This song was a backdrop to my life in 1969 when I left for Canada from Los Angeles during the Vietnam war. I was in the army national guard for 4 1/2 years after finishing basic training at Fort Ord in Monterey County California. The war weighed heavily on my conscious and decided to leave for Vancouver Canada permanently. Best decision I ever made.
Thank you coming to this country, brother.
Thank you for your morality and good judgement; I hope everything worked out for you.
As so many have said, the lyrics are based on the Book of Ecclesiastes. What you may not know, depending on your religion, is that those Bible verses are often chosen as readings at Catholic funerals. I chose them for my Mom's. I think of her every time I hear this song.
When you're dealing with grief, it helps to know that although this is that person's time to die, it is all part of God's plan and shouldn't be feared. 🙏 ✝️
This is the song of the LIFE, AND HOW LIFE MOVES AND EVOLE,
Glorious and unforgettable truth .
Top shelf .
I was a teenager during the sixties and early seventies and that was when we made the best music ! Real voices, real instruments, real musical genius run amok ☮️♥️🤘🏽👵🏼
I was 6
and still remember my dad...
"Burn, burn, burn by the Turds"
A dear friend played her guitar and sang this at my brother's burial. He was a Byrds fan. xx
I can hear a bit of that Simon and Garfunkel sound, but bear in mind that they are a vocal duo, and here you have a trio of legendary singers -- think Crosby, Stills and Nash -- and particularly think that because that is David Crosby on the left. 👍
What makes this song even better for me is that fantastic 12 string guitar sound.
A stunning recording,love it every bit as much now as I did then,probably my favourite band of all time who made many great recordings.
Harri, the original lineup of this band consisted of Jim McGuinn (lead guitar, vocals. He later went by Roger after 1967), Gene Clark (tambourine, vocals), David Crosby (rhythm guitar, vocals), Chris Hillman (bass guitar, vocals), and Michael Clarke (drums). Of course, most of us all know Crosby (2nd from the left in this video) went on to be a founder of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. And Chris Hillman (on the far left) went on to form The Flying Burrito Brothers with Graham Parsons in 1968 (Bernie Leadon, future guitarist of the Eagles joined a year later). Chris Hillman then went on to have a very successful career in the late 1980's and early 1990's as the front man of a Country Rock band called The Desert Rose Band.
Chris Hillman was in POCO also.
Roger McGuinn, not Jim. (Well, I guess his name was James Roger McGuinn but I never heard him referred to that way.)
@@JamesLachowsky My understanding is, he started going by Roger later. He was "known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967". So, at the time this song was released in 1965, he was known as Jim. Ref: Roger McGuinn Biography/AllMusic - "...following the release of their 1968 country-rock breakthrough Sweetheart of the Rodeo, McGuinn was the only founding member still in the band. Under the direction of McGuinn -- who had changed his first name to Roger after a flirtation with the Subud religion -- the Byrds soldiered on, delving further and further into country and roots music before finally dissolving in February 1973. " But, nevertheless, I'm glad you brought up his name. I'm adding a note in parentheses in my post about his later going by Roger).
@@JamesLachowsky He did go by Jim until he changed his name to Roger.
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Chris Hillman was never in Poco. Perhaps you're thinking of Richie Furay coming out of Buffalo Springfield.
Best group bar none!their is no other group that can fill their booths.
Always has been one of my favorites 💕
One of the members shown in the video is David Crosby who went onto record with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, CSNY which is a very, very deep rabbit hole you will enjoy very much. Start with Suite Judy Blue Eyes. Crosby is 80 years old now and has had a myriad of health problems including a liver transplant and he admits his time is coming to an end. But a great career.
The 12-string Rickenbacker guitar sound was popularized by George Harrison, who incorporated the sound into many of the Beatles' 1964 and 1965 hits. A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, BEATLES FOR SALE, HELP!, and RUBBER SOUL were replete with the sound. :)
HarriBest I've been watching 'reaction' videos for several months now , I've seen quite a few different people do it . But I have to say , you are a natural for doing them . Like a song that one clicks to after a few minutes of listening - it's the same with you . I've enjoyed going through your past videos and your reactions are full of feeling and insight . By the way I was a Byrds fan for life after picking up their first LP back in '65 -- and after all these years - they are still my favorite group . Three songs I could recommend would be ' Bells of Rhymney' - ' Chimes Of Freedom' and their most 'creative' song - 'Eight Miles High ' --- cheers and good luck !
Byrds songs-Bells Of Rhymney,Chimes Of Freedom, I'll Feel A whole Lot better, Mr. Tambourine Man, all I Really Want To Do, My Back Pages and many more...
Right on with the Bible reference. This is from The Bible, specifically Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 verses 1-8.
Top 3 song of all time maybe #1
The 60s gave us some amazing music.So may grear artist and groups.Their musical skills were fantastic.They really put a lot of work into their craft.So may hits.
Wise words. Older you get, the more you get it...
This song always takes me back to the mid- 60's. Waking up to my clock radio in middle school (Jr High) and listening to these great tunes in bed before school. Wow that was a long time ago🌹
One of my favorite !
The Byrds are one of the most important groups in rock history. They practically created folk rock, along with Bob Dylan, and also country rock. Great reaction Harri! I'd love to see you react next to "Eight Miles High" by the Byrds.
They were from California. Another group from that time was The Union Gap, Buffalo-Springfield who became Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.
Chesnut Mare is a great song by the Byrds.
I'm gonna catch that horse if I can.
Agree with you Harri. This is landmark that everyone should hear. Beautiful analysis - Well done.
So uplifting. Thank you for sharing. I've been going through a lot the last year and I wish I would have listened to it everyday. I'm smiling thank you
Beautiful song with wise words. I love the reactor, too, it must be a privilege to have such a person as a friend. All the best to you!
When my wife died from congestive heart failure two weeks before her 58th birthday my daughter and I were planning the memorial service w/ the celebrant. I thought using Ecclesiastes Chapter 3, verses 1--8 as part of the service would be appropriate. My daughter said that instead of having the celebrant recite the verses we should use the song Turn, Turn, Turn by the Byrds instead to close the service. And so we did.
I am sorry for your loss!
@@1f5sda Thank you for taking the time to comment; I appreciate it! RogerC 6/16/24
Home Free “forever and ever amen”.
This was the song on the Time Life magazine commercials for a long time
Great show...I was about 11 years old.
They used to play this in our school assembly at primary school, back in the early 1980s. Headmaster was a bit of a 1960s hippy. Takes me right back!
Song written by Pete Seeger. Mr. Tambourine Man was written by Bob Dylan.
The guy second from the left playing a guitar and singing is David Crosby, in case ya didn't notice. Nice reaction, man.......
A little background: Simon & Garfunkle were a Folk duo who recorded one album and broke up. A short time later the Byrds had a hit with a Bob Dylan song called "Mr. Tamborine Man". Unlike this song it was Roger McGuinn(granny glasses) and some studio players known as the Wrecking Crew (a common practice in those days). The style was dubbed "Folk Rock". Simon & Garfunkle's record company took their song "Sounds Of Silence" and dubbed electric backing by the Wrecking Crew onto it and it also became a hit which prompted S&G to reunite and the rest is history. The Byrds played on this song and all their records here on out. The success of the Byrds and the Folk Rock style helped the world to also discover Simon & Garfunkle.
Good info!
The Byrds were so good; they played in my hometown when I was in 6th grade.
It's in the Bible (without the Turn, Turn, Turn, of course), in the Book of Ecclesiastes . Pete Seeger wrote it into lyrics and the Byrds electrified it and added the celestial sound of the 12 string guitar .
Reminds me of a simpler time....................great reaction.
Such powerful words, my maternal family has been reciting Ecclesiastes at funerals for *generations!* In 2003, I could not help using these verses at my Father's interment - I'm sure he would approve....
You'd love their I Wasn't Born to Follow.
Legendary tune with lyrics taken straight from the Bible!They were real big for a couple of albums with David Crosby part of the band!
George Harrison wrote the song "If I Needed Someone" based the song's jangly guitar riff on a riff used by Roger McGuinn in the Byrds' adaptation of "The Bells of Rhymney". The song reflects the reciprocal influences shared between the Beatles and the Byrds.
That three part harmony of Gene Clark, David Crosby and Jim (Roger) McGuinn is incredible!
This was literally an anthem of the 60s. I've always loved it. Mr Tamborine Man is another great one by The Byrds. Lyrics and song written by Pete Seeger, America's preeminent folk singer. He took lyrics from the bible.
"Turn! Turn! Turn!", or "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)", is a song written by Pete Seeger in the late 1950s and first recorded in 1959. The lyrics - except for the title, which is repeated throughout the song, and the final two lines - consist of the first eight verses of the third chapter of the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes. The song was originally released in 1962 as "To Everything There Is a Season" on folk group the Limeliters' album Folk Matinee, and then some months later on Seeger's own The Bitter and the Sweet.[1]
The song became an international hit in late 1965 when it was adapted by the American folk rock group the Byrds. The single entered the U.S. chart at number 80 on October 23, 1965, before reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 4, 1965. In Canada, it reached number 3 on November 29, 1965, and also peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.
Love the Byrds especially that 12 string Rickenbacher.
A great listen and reaction! 'Chestnut Mare' is another gem of a song from them. As well as, 'Eight Miles High'! Thanks! Cheers!
I'm glad you appreciate the song so much for both its great sound and the message in the lyrics. As others have pointed out, the lyrics are mostly lifted from the Bible's Book of Ecclesiastes and rendered by Pete Seeger with some minor additions and modifications. It's a major classic of rock music, one of many in the "folk rock" genre that The Byrds pioneered. The Byrds were an American band (LA) that followed soon after The Beatles took off and were definitely influenced by The Beatles but came up with their own unique sound that was dubbed "folk rock". The Byrds then influenced many bands that came after them, including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, REM and others. Interesting note about the recording of the song, as reported on Wikipedia's page about this song: The band did 78 takes of the song over a five-day period to achieve this final version. (Some dedication and perfectionism there, huh?) I can hear some resemblance to Simon and Garfunkel, but I don't think The Byrds' signature sound is that close to S & G who came after the band and probably felt a strong influence by The Byrds. Regarding Liverpool, that was the town in the UK from which The Beatles emerged but was not necessarily the home base for many other British Invasion groups.
Great band . Many thought they were the forerunners of folk rock, psychedelic rock and country rock. Whatever they were a great band. One of my all time favourites.
Your reaction is right on. Funny how you can be right on, and ignorant (sorry) at the same time.
Miraculous
I never knew this was biblical until years after it came out. Great truths in pretty music.
Oh Boy! Harri, you have opened a whole new window of music that I love! I had the good fortune of meeting Roger McGuinn when I was in music college in Boston. It was brief. But he was very mannerly and kind.
What wonderful good fortune!
Love this song so much❤. Its so meaningful a whole life long. From a kiddo to teen, then married have kiddos, seasons....
Suddenly hubby diagnosed & pass of 💔 brain cancer but 2 months later 1st grandbaby❤️ born. Life a jumble. 2nd grandbaby❤️born ON 1st ones 1st bday! , lost my sis in Jan '24 then mom in Apr 💔. But, 3rd grandbaby ❤️born 2 days ago!
I needed to hear this song this night, missing hubby-him never meeting his grandkiddos, but given the song's lyrics are biblical(hadn't known that yrs back)...🌸I like that🕊️! 'my back pages
' song the Bryds did (did B. Dylan write that I think?) I love too! Thnx for your reaction (tho a yrs ago!😊)
Thank you, Sir Harri, for the best there has ever been. Scriptural. Peace and love, Sir.
The Byrds & The Kinks & The Hollies some of my favourite 60’s bands (& of course The Beatles - Harri 😃)
This is written by Pete Seeger, in the late 1950s. The Byrds version is a cover, but is the most well know; it charted well and is less of a folk song. It is pretty much the entire third chapter of Ecclesiastes, but it is an anti-war song and changed 'a time for war, a time for peace' to 'a time for peace, I swear it's not too late'. The Byrds did other great songs and are worth investigating. Now that you mention it, I can hear a bit of Simon and Garfunkle in their sound, but the Byrds have a fuller sound, which makes sense, more members, and generally a more driving sound. They formed during the 'British invasion', which might account for sounding familiar, that recycling sense you mention, but they are Americans. One of the band is David Crosby, later of Crosby, Still, Nash, and Young.
Pete Seeger is worth investigating. He passed away in 2014, 94 years old, and he was still active. Look up 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone', 'Kisses Sweeter than Wine', and 'Waist Deep in the Big Muddy'.
Number one record for The Bryds. Taken from the Bible. Great song!😎🎼🎵🎶🇨🇦🇨🇦
Have to love folk rock.
I used to be a sound engineer in NY and got a chance to work with the guy playing the 12 string Roger McGuinn. One of the highlights of my life,
We sang this at my Mother’s graveside service.
Love your reactions Harry.
Yep, as below, from the bible. Keep going Harri. Always great stuff!
A very biblical song! A beautiful song indeed! Thank you for reviewing it.
I first heard this in the 60's and said, "Wow, a church hymn done in a modern style. Straight from the Book of Ecclesiastes 3.
The Byrds were from Los Angeles. However, there was a British band around the same time called The Yardbirds. They were certainly no slouches either! LOL! Included among their members at various times: Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck. They had several hits, including For Your Love, Heart Full of Soul, Shapes of Things, and I'm a Man.
West coast sound, harmony laden folk rock.