on the 23rd of August The Beatles played Shea Stadium. Two days later Lennon, Starr & Harrison were tripping with McGuinn & Crosby at a rented house in the Hollywood Hills. Playing raga phrases on 12 strings to Harrisn who became fascinated by the melody patterns the Byrds were playing.
agreed all of you here. The bikini babe at 1:57 is pure California summer fun in August of 1965. Would give anything to frug at Ciros on the Strip to The Byrds and this song........Pete Seeger was mystified at this cover btw
What a great time that must have been for The Byrds. Tambourine man had just come off #1 and their lp was such a stunner. They were surley princes at that time like McGuinn said. Truly Americas answer to The Beatles like it or not..
Kitschy is right....go go dancers on the beach during a song about death. But this is one of my all-time favorite Bryd tunes, so I'll forgive it. It sounded like the original recording to me, but I'm no expert.
@mudhens4ever i played 2-3 copies of this LP to death. It sounds like the original record to me- no irregularities or surprises like you'd get from a 'live' performance. I agree; it's an all time favorite of mine too. The whole LP was a must have in my area. And I agree about the dancers too. 'Where the Action Is' was a funny old show. Like the Byrds or Paul Revere & the Raiders just happened by your pool party (in L.A. because your folks are so ef*fin rich).
This is a great clip, really of-its-time with that kitschy swimming pool set. They're obviously lip-synching, but those aren't the same vocals from the record, are they?
Also, is there something weird going on with the aspect ratio? Crosby looks like a little fat schoolboy and Gene looks like the Hulk...
on the 23rd of August The Beatles played Shea Stadium. Two days later Lennon, Starr & Harrison were tripping with McGuinn & Crosby at a rented house in the Hollywood Hills. Playing raga phrases on 12 strings to Harrisn who became fascinated by the melody patterns the Byrds were playing.
12347771 3 months ago
agreed all of you here. The bikini babe at 1:57 is pure California summer fun in August of 1965. Would give anything to frug at Ciros on the Strip to The Byrds and this song........Pete Seeger was mystified at this cover btw
12347771 3 months ago
What a great time that must have been for The Byrds. Tambourine man had just come off #1 and their lp was such a stunner. They were surley princes at that time like McGuinn said. Truly Americas answer to The Beatles like it or not..
12347771 3 months ago
filmed at the Pickwick Swimming Pool in Burbank, CA.
TheOnlyonejudy 8 months ago
byrds is religion,the sound come from my soul to my ears and reason
GabrielDhalaman2 1 year ago
@darling67 That quick 3 note lick is very clear on the intor to your excellent cover. Nice job!
aleecat75 1 year ago
Check out 2:55 Crosby is playing drop D tuning.
aleecat75 1 year ago
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aleecat75 1 year ago
great song
shanehenning26 1 year ago
i like it
zitozentinel 3 years ago
Actually, the juxtaposition of people frolicking on the beach w/ such a sober song has a certain surreal perfection to it.
LTF6161 3 years ago
Kitschy is right....go go dancers on the beach during a song about death. But this is one of my all-time favorite Bryd tunes, so I'll forgive it. It sounded like the original recording to me, but I'm no expert.
mudhens4ever 3 years ago
@mudhens4ever i played 2-3 copies of this LP to death. It sounds like the original record to me- no irregularities or surprises like you'd get from a 'live' performance. I agree; it's an all time favorite of mine too. The whole LP was a must have in my area. And I agree about the dancers too. 'Where the Action Is' was a funny old show. Like the Byrds or Paul Revere & the Raiders just happened by your pool party (in L.A. because your folks are so ef*fin rich).
pcbrown373 1 year ago
@mudhens4ever Same recording just slowed down
genericgeorge 6 months ago
This is a great clip, really of-its-time with that kitschy swimming pool set. They're obviously lip-synching, but those aren't the same vocals from the record, are they?
Also, is there something weird going on with the aspect ratio? Crosby looks like a little fat schoolboy and Gene looks like the Hulk...
MrBronson66 3 years ago