Byrds so you want to be a rock n roll star

[Robertbrucelockhart]

An amazing bit of in medias res reflection by a young singer-songwriter, on the absurdity of rock renown. The truly great line is, "And, in a week or two, when you make the charts, the girls will tear you apart." How funny it is to imagine this literally.

[scalabration]

Clarence didn't get the message. The band is supposed to be playing "Rock and Roll Star" right now, but he's "Eight Miles High."

[taariqtaariq]

The Beards!

[scalabration]

The Charles Manson Band. LOL

[KellyTmusically]

good to see them again after all these years, not keen on this song, but glad to get the share, thank you

[progjazzfusion]

@deadwoodgulch - will ferrell. - no really, if youd watch the video it says at 1:08 that its some guy name jimmy seiter. never heard of him.

[mrJimCharles]

Clarence White is THE SHIT!!!

[gittahfiend]

@mrJimCharles Yes SIR !!!!

[miZZvanDERhoosin]

in the version of "mr. jones" by the counting crows, he opens the song with these first four lines. it sounds very good.

[clickswitchh]

I so hate Roger Mcguinn for hijacking this band

[johnnyscouser]

@clickswitchh awwh, no matter how hard you try, you cant hate Roger.

[PunchandJudyDuo]

"Just get an electric guitar, and take some time and learn how to play..." 

[ZenDogRadio]

Great fuckin' vocals !

[rockyracoon667]

he looks like the dude with a suit on

[zoconino]

More tec today,more powerfull today and catchy then before but still remains some wierd sound.

[Deilginis]

counting crows mr jones

[DontTouchDat]

saw this video when mtv played videos who remembers closet classics

[baracatjr]

I thinks this is the best version of this music.

[PPilatosbr]

I AGREE!

The original version has a lack of "power".

The sound is more 70s and it's better!

[Discfiend69]

Clarence White is so stoned here.Skip has a plastic winged bat hanging from the top of his guitar strings.These guys are seriously jammin'out here.

LOVE THIS!!! ; )

[mal334455]

long live the Byrds

[Stacela]

This song sounds a little different than the original; but it's still good.

[progjazzfusion]

yes Roger McGuinn is the main byrds guy...I guess he changed his look a bit for the early 70's

[Stacela]

What was the guy's name that wore those dark sun glasses in the 60's?

[progjazzfusion]

same guy - roger mcguinn

[Stacela]

That's him? What in the world happened to his voice

His hair looks a lot darker in that video than it did in the 60's. That beard is a perfect disguise for someone who wants to go in cognito; I never would have recognized him.

[weenyone]

Beards were big in the popularity sense in the early 70s think of George Harrison, Bob Dylan, all of those guitar bands of the US South - get the picture

[PageandPlant4Life]

I wish I could grow a beard

[krasherkid]

@PageandPlant4Life I have a beard, it grows on me whether I like it or not and perhaps it is a good thing as all things living are good things, peace brother, may the force be with you...

[FoolOfGods]

@weenyone I always wanted a beard like that - then ZZ Top and Yoko Ono arrived and I lost the will to stop shaving :¬( I hear the beards split from the band eventually appearing in 'HAIR' ... The Byrds, we'll never see spectacular guitar work and amazing songs like those again ...

[mrJimCharles]

@progjazzfusion Actually it was Jim McGuinn, at least at first

[badlieutenant322]

I think the acid, weed and coke helped with the change in James Joseph "Roger" McGuinn's look.

[Stacela]

The guy singing in the video; is one of the original memebers?

[Stacela]

Who's the guy singing with the beard?

[progjazzfusion]

I think that's roger mcguinn

[crfrog2]

cooooooooooool video

[laavly]

thanks v much for posting this.  A great TV performance in my opinion. Aren't too many performances of this quality. Its got that 'edge' about it.