GENE CLARK (The Byrds) Tribute 3 Songs 1966-67

[DanielBowden1975]

Different class

[MrBruceBarham]

definitely sounds like clarence on guitar huh

[bluedevereaux]

It was Michelle Phillips' affair with Gene Clark that got her kicked out of the Mamas and the Papas for a couple of months in the summer of 1966.

[tom89074]

Who's the Girl in the Blue Sweater?

[catoohey]

@tom89074 Michelle Phillips = Gene had a fling with her and this song is likely about her....Probably the first two are about her...

[BarrosSerrano]

I sure do miss Gene Clark... and for that matter Clarence White and Gram Parsons. What if those 3 were all still here...

[catoohey]

If I Hang Around could have been huge - I can imagine if the Byrds had done it....

What a beautiful song!

[Aviv52]

I wish there was a You tube version of The World Turns Around Her.

[violetjm]

@Aviv52 - If you're still looking for it, search "The World Turns All Around Her." There's a version posted by byrdsmusic, I think it is. Also, there's an outtakes version posted. Great song!

[Rabidburt]

Byrds were never quite the same without Gene.  Set You Free This Time was the tune that really got me. . .

[skydogz1]

Tried So Hard To Please Her ...Great song with brilliant pickin' by Clarence White.

[okeyeye]

Crafty inclusiont of Michelle! haha, GC was certainly love-smitten in many of his best tunes

[captainfairfield]

One hundred years from now the music of today will be largely forgotten while the songs of Gene Clark will continue to be performed, studied and enjoyed.

[hugeee1]

I have racked up 100 viewings myself love it! just discovered gene clark...

[RodCow]

Excellent vid,excellent trio of tunes,excellent songwriter.

Thanks for upping

[anitashelby]

Great Songs & Vid! Love them all! 5*s Thanks for sharing....Anita..

[DejaVuSu]

ONE great 5* vid.....sweet post!!

[aristacourt]

Great,..i love Genes music. * * * * *

[DejaVuSu]

sweet share.......ty so much!! :) :)

[kh506]

Gene is Mr. Tambourine Man

[Paolo250376]

Awesome!!!!

[strangeloop]

I'm just getting into Genes music. Really wonderful songs. Love the Byrds as well - a very unique band.

[RossM3838]

check out Dillard and Clark, No Other, So Rebellious a Lover, and especially White Light. Also Echos with Vern Gosden. 2 Sides To Every Story is not now in print. Great, emotional music. No two albums sound anything alike.

[Digwidmark]

Man , where did you get that painting of Gene at the start of this video? , that is so awesome ,, i want one!!!!

[wvfii]

the often overlooked third Flying Burrito Brothers record has a damn fine version of "Tried So Hard" with lead vocals by Hillman.

[ClubViking63]

What is the 3´rd Burrito album? I only know two.

[wvfii]

it was self-titled & the first thing they did after Parsons left. nice version of Dylan's "To Ramona" and Parsons' replacement Rick Roberts delivers with "Colorado". But yeah, doesn't quite reach the heights of the first two.

[junkie4vids]

Excellent comment. The third Burritos album, without Gram Parsons, was actually an outstanding effort and added the soaring vocals of Rick Roberts. "Four Days of Rain" and "Colorado" are standout tunes by Roberts. Hillman's "Tried So Hard" was outstanding with its sad vocal style and Sneaky Pete's whining pedal steel.

[zaaritha]

This is good!

[hofnericon]

Clark and McGuinn really understood the Greenwich Village + Liverpool idea and truly made it their own. A genius!

[captainsoul1953]

JasonTryp

If i hang around is quality Byrd Parts seems to be unavailable at the moment..thanks for this

Jim

[marcotukoff]

and there was also "madeleine", cited by chip douglas in a interview!

[marcotukoff]

thanks from brazil!!!

[xsaz]

thanks-good choice of music and pics-some of which i'd never seen.

[uptowninvisible]

My favorite songs from this period that Gene did are "Echoes" and "Only Colombe." They both contain some of his most abstract lyrics. There are also plenty of great songs from this period that never got released. One such song was "Long Time," which was recorded by the Rose Garden, but no version done by Gene has ever been released, which is a shame because I'd love to hear him singing it!

[captainfairfield]

"Tried So Hard" and "I Found You" are from "Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers" LP. That is one record I could listen to over and over again and never tire of it. It was his greatest album until "No Other" came along. This was my first exposure to "If I Hang Around". What a beautiful song. Clark was so great and so missed. I still listen to his later tunes and can't help but think how they would have sounded had the original Byrds recorded them. Thanks for posting these.

[JasonTryp]

Your welcome. Imagine a great album such as Younger Than Yesterday, and what if Clark had contributed tracks to that album? What If? It boggles the mind! I'm glad I have introduced If I Hang Around to you and the previous post. That's what this is all about! For the People!

[RossM3838]

We can get a hint of what might have been with 5th Dimension. Its a great album with Gene only on a peripheral basis and then Gene added "8 Miles High" and the album became a classic. Gene's songs on the reunion album are by far the best on the album.

[bolli912]

I didn't know "If I Hang Around". It's beautiful. Thank you for posting a tribute to my favourite American singer-songwriter.

[JasonTryp]

Thank you! If I Hang Around is found on the Byrd Parts Vol. 2 CD which compiles Byrds related rarities.

[bolli912]

Thanks for the info & friendship. Wow, the song really got me. I spent most of last night researching it. Will try figuring out the chords on my guitar.