Byrds - I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better

[boobj]

Good dancers, professional. Could your girlfriend / wife do this good? I doubt it.

[aluragranddad]

I always hated the inane dancers on this show and in the segment in particular.

[colindominy]

Before they returned to their country rootsa little later on, the Byrds' music of this genre had a very pleasing 'cosmic' kinda feel to it. On that premise, and with hindsight, all these go-go dancers look tremendously hilarious, dancing to this style of advanced music. McGuinn, Clarke, Hillman, Crosby .. what talent.

[Gilyslas]

Go Go dancers forever.



[MrRoadster100]

The stage set was obviously imitating the nightclub Whiskey A Go-Go which was

on Sunset Strip in the same city at the same time. . . . I, too, love the sound of the

Rickenbacker 12 and the look of the Go-Go dancers in this one.

[unclebobunclebob]

Easily the best version of the group with the best members.

[kahaki]

those dance moves....omg!

[xtrm1]

Saw Gene Clark with McGuinn doing accoustic in a very small club in Pittsburgh in the late 70s. Gene was terrific....don't think McGuinn knew where he was. Gene signed an album cover for me and spent a few minutes talking......really a GREAT guy. He was gone way too early!

[morenaalejandra]

se que me siento mucho mas fuerte ...sin tu amor.......

[nailswood]

The Byrds should have tried harder to keep Gene Clark and let Crosby go. I think the band would have lasted longer and been better, quality wise. Of course, maybe Clark wouldn't have been as creative within the confines of the band, who can know.

[kking3287]

Gene Clark was awesome along with McGuinn and Crosby.Saw them in around 68 and they ROCKED.Played the gig for3500 per my friend at the place.

[sanseidancer]

Sheer genius. Nothing short of orgasmic when ever you hear it.

[rbertagopetah13]

They got in out in 2:31 seconds and left us a message! (Songwriting is a lost art)

[BostonRocker51]

Such a killer tune. Great vocals in the chorus. I saw them early 70's but it wasn't quite the same band. thanks for posting.

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

360E rick 12 = rapture!!! but you need a good compressor too, and a fender amp with plenty of spring reverb. otherwise you wont get that sound. this is my favorite gene clark tune. it was the b-side of all I really want to do, 45 single. but sonny and cher version of that was out at the same time and was a bigger hit. so the DJ's flipped it over and I'll feel a whole lot better, got lots of air play. I have a 36012 on my line6 guitar and first off learned to play this before anything else!!!

[richintalent]

@TheBabyboomkidof53 Doesn't the 360 have its own built-in compressor though?

[11xzxzxz]

Someone below praise Gene and David and but don't forget 12 string Rickenbaker genius Roger McGuinn. Great song but when I play this at home (been years) and louder (this won't go loud enough) and you will see what make a very good song a great song. Who cares to see dances I want to see the band play their instruments not lip sync though maybe Roger wasn't with the band .. I don't know their history very well.

[19CACTUS51]

They were at the top of their game when David Crosby and Gene Clark were a part of the group.

[eddiewillers1]

Dig those chicks doing that crazy jive, man!

[jpdel31]

Great Gene Clarck!!

[funforalgernon]

GENE CLARK.

[beerbellygdog]

When i hear this all i can hear is what an infuence they must have been on Tom Petty! Sounds alot like the heartbreakers.

[drumdust]

Looks like a gas.

Lol.

Cool song.

[joeymac3969]

Raponte, you must mean the front left gogo dancer.

[papaevagelouv]

Hi all, can anyone get the Dinosaur Jr cover back from 1989? It was on a record tribute to The Byrds...J.Mascis must jave loved this one...

[Classic63]

The original is best !!

[kickassfan]

I loooooooooove it when the camera passes by the dancers and they make the way till it gets to The Byrds,really beautiful

[kickassfan]

I loove these guys since ever

[robertlaberge]

Best pop song ever?

[bladeebla9]

Immense dancing and still my favourite Byrds song....also done by the Flaming Groovies, Teenage Fanclub etc. God, I loved that dancing. They were in hoods doing the same thing on Neil Young's tour video were'nt they?

[SrLaVolpe]

Listen CHARLY GARCIA version. It´s a whole lot better than this one....

Charly Garcia, the best musician of South America.

La Volpe

[javijavi1994]

@SrLaVolpe I completely agree

[raponte1955]

The front-left girl is one in a million!!!

[terry9911]

The real show is the go-go dancer on the left at :28 into the song.... What moves this girl has, and so energetic!

[mickthered1]

tom petty does an excellent cover of this,very hard to find

[devilwoman52]

This was my favorite Byrds tune! Good to see Gene Clark have the lead vocal! Having listened to them now, I see where they copied a lot of The Searchers style of presentation -- which is probably why I became a Byrds fan back in the 60's. :-)

[GeorgeHarrisonLuver]

This song is one of my favorites, The Byrds are awesome! And Gene sooooo handsome!!! <3

[dalesnail86]

the girl on the left is damn fine id feel a whole lot better after being with her!! phwooooooooooaaaaaarr

[RCX032]

This is my favourite Hullabaloo-a-go-go segment.

[raponte1955]

Long live the 12 string Rickenbaker!!!!

[withnielandi]

Wow such shameful dancing to one of the best songs to come out of the 60's!

[raponte1955]

It was the spirit of the 60's man, you have to forgive those girls!

[raponte1955]

Altough not a danceable song, the choreography was superb! Love the sixties vibe... I remember very well this go go girls in the cages and all the dance moves (the frog, the swim, etc)

[Gilyslas]

Love the jangle of the guitars. That was the

Byrds trademark sound.

[junkie4vids]

This was the peak period of 60s rock music...the Byrds....the Beatles...garage bands were thriving...the early British invasion...Carnaby Street fashion...things were upbeat.

[triguydeguy]

There is a great moment in this video. Young people today might wonder if this tune is dancable. But watch 1:00 to 1:45. Things were different in the 60's. People felt the music. This video shows a great dance moment, humorous as it might be, we knew how to dance. There is a glorious purity in the 60's. It was the hight of rock music. Today it is a blur. Then, it was still new.

[arcos123]

great man ;-)

[11xzxzxz]

Nice point. In addition the guitar makes this song though .. The Smithereens borrowed it for one song on Especially for You. Very surprised others haven't. Just the same for the Searches Needle and Pins (written by Sony Bono). Tom Petty's cover was just OK.

[ronaldt491]

That's when we stopped dancing close together, the end of Western Civilization as we knew it. My personal favorite of all Byrds songs. As I am typing this I have the volume up high. We have a good add-on speaker system on the computer, so I am also feeling the bass on this song. Wish other lovers of this song were here to enjoy with me.

[kickassfan]

ronaldt491 I wish I was there with you and with everyone who loves This sound,The Byrds and the 60s

[ronaldt491]

I was 15 when this was popuolar so the dancers/singers are a few years older than I was then so they are in their mid-60s now. Wouldn't it be wild for your grandmother to show home movies of her dancing in gogo boots in a gogo cage? Believe I would have a new-found respect for Granny. By the way, the audio is loud again as I type this. On my way to destroying the hearing I didn't destroy back then. Hey, that's what I saved it for!!

[kurskss]

@ronaldt491 Well, you can go to your grave with perfect hearing, or lose a bit off the high end listening to the sounds you love..

Turn it up.. turn it up..turn it up!

Remember?

[ronaldt491]

@kurskss It's up! It's up! I remember!!

[helmsbarn]

Dunno whats hotter..the sound of those jangly Rickenbacker guitars or the Go-Go dancers in the white boots..

[Lloyd1958]

I love those Go-Go dancers. I remember that was the kind of girl I was going to get when I grew up. Maybe with fringe.

[richintalent]

The girl in the cage on the left was ROCKIN' that white dress.... RAWR!!! I'd go-go her, heh, heh, heh...

[jguido93]

there is an argentinean song whose name i dont really remember which has the same rythm!

[oscarsteeven]

The version Argentina la canta "Charly Garcia" name

"Me siento mucho mejor"

[clk997]

yes! the singer is "Charly García" and the song in spanish is called "Mucho Mejor".

[jguido93]

Yes, jaja yo tambien soy argentino! Si, no me acordaba como se llamaba la cancion. Pero creo que Charly la hizo porque The Byrds era su banda favorita.

[javijavi1994]

@jguido93 "Me siento mucho mejor", by Charly García

[imthefrogman]

damn good song. i really do miss all the grate one's and all they did to keep all of us going. it's to bad we had to move on. look what it has become! : ( very sad indeed.

[RateDTD]

Great song. Like 49erBW said, this is one of their BEST! If only music can be this great today.

[Radicals888]

Why wasn't Chris Hillman singing back on those early Byrd songs?

[citybeat60]

Good question, he's a good singer.

This is such a great song.

[KaptKan1]

I thought that silly "go-go" dancing was absurd then, and I find it hilarious now. The song is great, but go-go is wrong for it. Imagine people dancing the waltz or a polka to the Beatles' version of "Twist and Shout" and you get the idea...

[catblanket14uk]

Yeah, i know.

I've always hated any kind of visual representation of any song, but this song far outweighs the imagery in any case.

[ronaldt491]

I just wish I had the energy of the go-go dancers.

[punxsutawneybarney]

ronald, those were the days of the bennies

[sbarr10]

That's my big complaint about these shows. The dancers were totally unnecessary.

I always felt that whoever produced these shows just didn't take these groups seriously if these musical masterpieces had to be "embellished" with this silliness.

The music industry was a meat market that expected the lifespan of a group to be months, maybe a few years if lucky.

[punxsutawneybarney]

Oh, I've got no complaints about shapely short-skirted females cavorting about. At the time this was made the long hair was regarded as so girly in middle america the only way this could go over on TV was to have lots of women around making the guys seem ok.

[ronaldt491]

And just think: those dancers are now well into Grandmahood. Anybody out there who live in the city where this was originally performed might ask their mothers/grandmothers if they were at any of these performances back in the 60's. You might look at Granny in a whole new outlook depending on her answer. If any dancers in this video are watching, let us know what it was like there.

[Kelly14UK]

What's San Fransisco REALLY like?

Can a Californian please tell me, as i only know these songs, Dirty Harry/ Bullitt/ Streets/ San Fierro...

[bill012150]

Think Amsterdam, except cleaner and more sophisticated. I was born and raised in New York City and I wouldn't leave Frisco 4 a penthouse on 5th avenue. Even though there are diverse cultures here English is still the first language. If you're a stoner you can get a legal pot license, walk into the cannabis club and score some outrageous dope without worrying about getting busted. Public transportation is among the best in the U.S.. Rent & food are high so you need a decent gig to live here.

[bboucharde]

Kelly14UK,

I attended college in SF and worked there for a giant corporation downtown, so I know it well. It is one of the most expensive cities in North America, and the local residents are not overly friendly to newcomers. The political scene is dominated by Socialism, Multiculturalism, and Environmentalism. The city is cleaner than most large 3rd world cities but not nearly as clean as US midwest cities--In particular, watch where you step on the sidewalks--Few people curb their dogs here.

[49erBW]

One of their BEST!...RE-Release this today and it would be a top 10!...Most of the music today, SUCKS!.....Awesome BYRDS!...and Gene Clark!...RIP!...PLAY...it...LO­UD!!!

[bboucharde]

49erBW,

With you 1000%!

Right on.

bb

[unclebobunclebob]

@49erBW Get an ear for today's music. A lot does suck...a lot is great. Really great. But look for the great stuff and don't just spoon-fed the crap.

[alonenjersey]

Damn it you're right! How'd I miss that one?

[tracybeale]

probably or definately ....

i LOVE this song ...

mutual.

xxx

[howlsdancer]

Songs don't sound like this any more!

[bill012150]

After bagging my marriage of 29 years I can really relate to the lyrics....and I do feel a whole lot better since I left!!

[imusfan48]

Glad you are 'feeling a whole lot better', I will also be married 29 yrs. in '09. I was lucky, I found a great girl and even though we have had our ups and downs, it has been a great ride. Hope you find someone that will bring you happiness!

[bill012150]

Actually I have. I moved to 'Frisco to be with her 18 days ago. Thanks for the good wishes imusfan48.

[imusfan48]

See comment above,

[alonenjersey]

Those Shindig dancers displayed so much energy every friday night on ABC.

[citybeat60]

I believe they're Hullaballoo dancers. But you're right, they have a lot of energy, you can tell they really enjoy dancing to this song.

[reefrunner9]

Its still good; three sheets and 40 years hence...arghhh!

[FredFrick16]

The Bryds are the Only reeason I got a Rickenbacker 360-12 string guitar in 1970The Byrds .. The Beatles favorite American band

[americanwumn]

David Crosby is adorable :)

[bettydaw1970]

lol, those big butted spazey dancers...

[JuicyJessie64]

the byrds were absolutely fantastic! i'm seeing mcguinn next week and i'm SO EXCITED!

[sammy1995]

Not only is the music real good, but I like the dancers. Excellent video from the past!

[Robpoorsoul]

It's been said Gene Clark left, because he developed a fear of flying. Truth is He could know longer stand David Crosby, who than was a real controll freak. He robbed Gene of his rightfull rhythm guitar role,when David couldn't master bass. I wouldn't stay long in a band if I was reduced to tambourine pounding either. When David got fired, Gene breifly returned. It's not clear why he left the second time.

[richintalent]

Man that girl in the tower on the left is FINE!!!!

[spoiledbigtime]

Gene Clark was and IS the man!

[Fjoot4711]

notice the girl in the back has no boots on.

[onionwind]

Poor girl she must of left her white boots back at her house and then the producers moved her from dancing up front to the back row, out of sight. It was her one chance for stardom and she blew it. Instead of marrying a rich Hollywood mogul she settled for marrying an out of work boom operator ... all because she left her white boots at home and had to dance in the back row :-(

[americanwumn]

What sucks even more is that there was no such thing as panty hose. It was all garters and hooks. She was probably miserable anyway....:) hahahaa.....

[todayfaith]

Great Just Great arn't they.

[jfscave]

R.I.P. Gene. A real bird must fly.

[klaw56]

So Hullaballo a go go. Sixties pop culture at its best!

[lhcarter]

Great, great song by one of America's best bands. Too bad the clueless cameraman missed the incredible guitar solo by McGuinn to focus on the go go girls!

[darrinbaker00]

Dude, that's the best part.....

[lhcarter]

darrinbaker00, I can see your point if you are a guy, but I'm not! It is good dancing, and surreal too. But I'm more interested in the gorgeous Gene Clark in addition to the guitar solo!

[darrinbaker00]

I can see your point if this were a live performance, but it's not. I also apologize for calling you "dude."

[lhcarter]

Either way, it's a lot of fun to watch, a real time capsule into the past.

[ew1951]

Great! Thanks for posting this.

[richintalent]

Hullaballoo I believe

[khkartc]

I've always loved the song, but the DANCING in this video is incredible! There are other videos posted of this song from "Shindig" and "Shivaree"--anyone know what show this one is from?