The Byrds - Hey Joe (1966)

[TheGoat1954]

Great then , Great now .

[MrStratocaster1949]

I always liked the Byrds but Crosby was a butthole that had an ego problem bigger than Texas and there wasn't no conceit in his family cause he had it all. Now look at him. He's a fat old man that looks like he's 10 months pregnant. I'll say one thing though.....the sucker can sing.

[harley9967]

What is that they always say,,...follow the money.

[91pacer]

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[TheCovenantProgress]

I prefer this over Jimi's version, although I don't think there's a bad version of this song out there. Nick Cave, The Troggs, Love, The Leaves, Deep Purple, Robert Plant, Patti Smith....I've yet to hear a version of this song that isn't great. This version just captures a sense of urgency and fear that comes with killing your wife and her lover that Jimi's doesn't have. Jimi's is too mellow, and if you kill someone, chances are you're going to be anything but mellow.

[consul1957]

Does fuck all for me

[whitedevil2]

i'm gonna go way out on a limb here and say that i prefer Jimi's version

[sender271]

best version of hey joe that anyone ever made. Jimi is close but just listen to the voices and the guitars!!!!!!! go joe

[Skrunkcat]

What a shame i have to deal with political ads on here.

[Mztkd]

Jimi Hendrix is beast better than this

[cumomsandcureloms]

I first heard this on a compilation album put out by the record label (I forget which one) called "Best of '66" which my PARENTS bought, to familiarize themselves with the music their kids were listening to, I guess. It also included "Homeward Bound" by Simon & Garfunkel and "I Want You" by Bob Dylan

[lilic1]

guitar riffs remind me of eight miles high. crosby's voice is amazing. love this version, very different from jimi's but c'mon, you can't compare them, they played a totally different kind of psychedelic rock music. so don't fight here which version is better.

[HEARTHEANGELSVOICES]

HEY JOE ! WHAT CHA KNOW ?

[stiekie]

Crosby is Great!!

[BIGJERRR1]

ummmm, wow! ! ! go figure. i can understanding having a party while in the 'garage,' however, whoever decided to release this, well, give a listen for yourself. . .very rare move.

[eslut3]

They fuckedthis song up.  Wow. Should have left it to Hendrix.

[triplettam]

@eslut3 This was before Hendrix. Still . . . you're right. Nothing comes close. A lot of bands did this before Jimi. The Leaves, The McCoys . . . none comes close. Still a dispute as to who wrote it.

[Renshen1957]

@triplettam Dont forget the Troggs.

[fnkrkr]

Not Quite.



[MrSluggo666]

pitiful actually.

[DRJVancouver]

the leaves do this 1st i have them

[ejectorerector]

0:54-1:00 lmao!

[NoCommentBologna]

Makes me wanna go and run 

[rlsain]

Thanks EmeraldFlowsion62

[rlsain]

Jimmie Hendrix is amazing with Hey Joe. The Leaves deserve the credit for this song that The Byrds don't come close to them. Where did The Leaves get this song?

[EmeraldFlowsion62]

@rlsain Some people say it's a traditional folk song that never got recorded. They may have heard some coffee shop style folk singer sing it first.

[Behutet93]

@rlsain Don't forget Tim Rose's version...even Love's version is worth a listen. Good bar band song.

[rlsain]

@Behutet93 Thanks - I liked Tim Rose's 'Hey Joe'

[mauro9601]

bella questa versione... scusate la mia ignoranza,ma è la prima volta che la sento...

[MultiCuordileone]

@mauro9601 it's never too late.ciao

[BIGJERRR1]

@MultiCuordileone i knew someone would inject that and, as always, you are, once again, correct. thanks; we all need to hear from you, OFTEN. . .a bit of levity is a big help. . .

[hotfudgemoney]

he does kinda give off a Fogerty vibe, as much as Crosby can lol

[claptongroupie]

more cowbell :-)

[ClueBand]

What's the big fuss about the Velvet Underground? The Byrds had THAT sound back in '66. Great track!

[hotfudgemoney]

@ClueBand Yeah seriously. The Byrds were rocking this sound for a couple years, whoever's saying this sounds like the Velvet Underground... well lulz...

[Fyawnym]

Dan Fogerty and the Byrds???



[robbolelli]

@Fyawnym

I can't believe nobody underlines the great Crosby's vocal performance!

[daf827]

@robbolelli Dave Crosby's vocal is perfect for this! I loved it in '65 when I bought the LP. Love it as much today.

[Riverbound76]

There's also Johnny Rivers version of Hey Joe off his "Realization" LP from 1968. It has a cool psychedelic sound to it. And get this, James Hendricks (no, not THE Jimi Hendrix) was the guitarist according to the album credits which I always found to be a funny, but odd coincidence.

[MacFeeley]

@Riverbound76

James Hendricks also wrote Rivers' big heat of 1968, Summer Rain

[MacFeeley]

@Riverbound76

Ooops, I mean big HIT



[reggieatthestraight]

Lest we forget Folk singer Billy Roberts wrote Hey Joe, Hey Billy where are you, now?

[centralparocker]

Different but the Leaves is the only version....!!!!

[rainstormz28]

You want the best? Listen to the original classic by the Leaves.

[rainstormz28]

Hey, hey, hey, hey Joe, when are you going to pull the plug on this song.....(loud guitar riff) (now I know where Joe was going with that gun in his hand, to shoot this version to pieces)..the Byrds should be ashamed......

[themonkees1969]

Love's version of this was much better

[bellier20]

I prefer the Leaves' version overall, but McGuinn's 12-string is always worth a listen.

[alskii7]

Thanks for posting this clip!  I really like the serpentine intertwining of the instruments...........a really unique interpretation of a rock classic. Of course I like Jimi's and the Leaves versions, and see no reason to even compare them. It think it says a lot for the song that so many artists have wanted to put their spin on it!

[bloderme]

The best version was the Leaves. They did it in 1966. They were the first!

[eggmangoogoogoojoob]

@bloderme What about that other bloke, you know, Jimi Hendrix I think his name was? 

[centralparocker]

@eggmangoogoogoojoob

Jimi did it justice but the Leaves version is classic and timeless....

[bloderme]

The best version was the Leaves. They did it in 1966.

[PinkFloydForever100]

@bloderme 1965 actually...

[H4rryF]

Diabolical. From a group that should know better

[lhcarter]

I always really liked this version but no one else I knew did.

[dndmusic37]

@lhcarter This was the best version done. However, I always used these lyrics but used the Standells 1966 version for the music, alot faster. So many people think Jimi wrote this song but better rock and roll versions exist. My band upgraded to "found my women messing with another women"...keeping up with the times...BILL

[lewars1912]

@dndmusic37 Doesn't sound right, lol.

[TheParamountPrincess]

oh no! are they singing with that 'mud' in ur hand??? i know they were forced to change words back then on tv.

[spacepatrolman]

@TheParamountPrincess crosbys singing money not mud but hes mumbling it a little this is not on tv its off the record hes singing gun and found them both in the same damn bed so its not censored

[alejandrosuckmy]

i think they are great

[ellis6507]

this sounds like the arther lee and love version

[tripmaker45]

Needs more cowbell.

[alexbruce9]

@tripmaker45 More Cowbell!! LOL Great Line from a Great Man..

[abingdon66]

My favorite version of this song. Great vocal, guitar and drum work. Nice "southwest" feel to it. Very original. (Hendrix was great, too, but this version tops his.)

[CMD9889]

@abingdon66 Those are two different versions, they just happen to have the same name. Jimi Hendrix's version was actually a cover of The Leaves' version. The Leaves were not well-known at all, they just had one minor hit called, "Hey Joe," and Jimi Hendrix happened to hear it. He liked it, and decided to cover it, but he completely redid it, other than the lyrics.

[muzika3666]

@CMD9889 It's actually by a folk singer. The leaves and hendrix covered it. Hendrix's version was much closer to the original.

[CMD9889]

@muzika3666 Oh.

[lewars1912]

@abingdon66 (:o(

[swordofconstantine1]

You guys and gals are blowing me away with my peachtree bottle from the local packy. I never knew that there was a "Hey Joe" before James Marshall Hendrix. Thanks to Oldcapellon...Dan O'Niallain

[swordofconstantine1]

You guys and gals are blowing me away with my peachtree bottle from the local packy. I never knew that there was a "Hey Joe" before James Marshall Hendrix...Dan O'Niallain

[thankGodforDavidG]

thanks Melanie for this beauty, so nice a melody !