The Byrds-"It Won't Be Wrong"-2/19/66

[jaspurr77]

i'm not into this thing about 'gene clarke' being this unsung hero he did hes best work in this group..and they all contributed to this fabulous catalogue of originals.Chord changes in this are brilliant

[jaspurr77]

amazing song on par with feel a whole lot better maybe better

[gdholmfirth]

Wasn't this the B side to Mr. Tambourine Man? Thought I was the only person who liked this song. I always thought it was a great song, not nearly appreciated enough.

[mcd220]

@scanterh Terri Garr is the cute blonde one!

[BobBerkeley]

A perfect memento of the mid-1960s. In the song, the guy is asking his girlfriend to overcome her moral hangups and to have sex with him. She'll make out with him, but that's as far as she'll go. That's how it was for some couples back then: she thought "it" was "wrong."

[98jvstratcat]

Aahh....brings back such memories....making out with my first girlfriend at age 15, learning all these cool guitar licks....I still have my electric 12 string from these days and still play Byrds songs in our band at gigs....this music will never pass away!

[SMITHFRANK]

Thank you ....Thank you! What a great Byrds tune.....Why don't the oldies stations ever play this one ?

[Wolfsky9]

This song still gives me chills, just like that Spring of '66, when I 1st heard it--my all-time fave of The Byrds, & thatJingle-Jangle sound of the Rickenbacker 12 string! Wolfsky9 , 64 y/o

[49kasey]

From the opening 12 string riff with those 2 notes from the bass to that powerful segue with the drums coming in to the first chorus this song is genius and just about as good as anything the Beatles were doing. And their harmonies were in a class by themselves. Like honey. This could have been a colossal hit.

[lowend100]

I never realized it was a Gene Clarke song, always just assumed it was McGuinn's, and don't really know why. The Dylan covers they released as singles got them their earliest visibility, and it seems that McGuinn controlled the overall direction of the sound, through song choices and guitar sound. But within the band, Gene Clarke was the one who was the most developed as a writer. He wrote some of their greatest songs, and this one should have been a huge hit. What a great track... stunning.

[axewulf]

@lowend100 Hi thanks for your comments, I just looked it up and it is definitely a Jim McGuinn and Harvey Gerst song - sorry no Gene Clark involved. I love Gene Clark too but his stuff is so much better when arranged by and backed up by McGuinn's powerful rock licks and that magical 12 string Rick!

[pinejunction]

For the record, this is a Gene Clark-written song. Clarke was only with the band for their first two albums, but his influence on the band was enormous. Clark, in many ways, was the romantic counterpart to Roger McGuinn's more cerebral songwriting; when Clark left the band, many of us believe the band lost a big chunk of its heart.

[axewulf]

@pinejunction Sorry Jim McGuinn and Harvey Gerst

[bluegrassreb]

I LOVE THE BYRDS!!! Born in the wrong decade...

[MikeBlitzMag]

This record was poised to be a monster hit, when all of a sudden a lot of radio stations started playing the flip side (Set You Free This Time) instead. For my money, it's one of the three best tracks in the Byrds' recorded canon. And that's saying a lot!

[wilhelm1974]

Awesome....pure awesome...

[Wolfsky9]

Hands-down, my all-time favorite by the guys. I never, ever tire of it, & that jingle jangle sound of the Rickenbacker 12 string! It's part of what made The Beach Boys & " California Dreaming" in '86, so memorable,. The last time we heard that magnificent sound. Wolfsky9

[boliboy2299]

whats the song at the begginng?



[theodorus45]

I have loved this song since it came out in the sixties,I bought this single then ,but if i remember right,it was the b-side?Haven`t heard it for a very long time,so thanks!

[Wolfsky9]

I never, ever tire of this song, & the Jingle Jangle sound of the Rickenbacker 12 string! It was a bitch to play, but ohhh, so worth it! Spring, '66. Wolfsky9

[forestghost07]

@Wolfsky9 hey dude I agree - I have a '66 rickenbacker 12 left to me by my late uncle and ya u dont play it u fight it but its made me appreciate the incredable legacy McGuinn and company left for us - god i wish i had been alive then

[kerrgal]

Love those glasses and the go-go dancers. Excellent.

[searching56]

Byrds- love that harmony also one of my favorites songs

[Wolfsky9]

Hands-Down, my all-time favorite by this magnificent group. I never, ever tired of the jingle-jangle sound of that Rickenbacker 12 string, & these guys really knew how to use it well. From Spring of '66, I was 19 y/o. Wolfsky9

[MrLCEntertainment]

What Great memories..I remember as a kid watching this show....The Byrds album this song came from was one of the first ( of MANY) albums I bought.."It won't be Wrong" was'nt a big for the Byrds..an overlooked sleeper tune...BUT.. an Excellent one!!---the right chord changes and the vocals, the flow of the vocals is what created the overall "feel"for the song...A Beautiful Song-

[shanehenning26]

great song

[andrewcasarsa]

excellent. thank you.

[MVVM2007]

Mike Clark was why I became a durmmer.

[gdosic]

Crosby probably was the most important in Byrds.

But, McGuinn = the Byrds.

For many people in the world.

I`m not going to details!

[tonydalcon]

@gdosic

C'mon, Gene Clark was the songwriting stalwart of the group.

[fiddlerfart]

Check out Crosby's first solo record "If I could only remember my name" - it's all up here - you might change your tune

[chase14]

All of the Byrds are cool, cool people except Crosby. When they got rid of his fat ass and got Gram Parsons is when they became something special. David Crosby is a male Rosie O'donnell a fat loud mouth who rides others coat tails and thinks he's intelligent. I hate Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. All of them can fuck off and die.

[McSnurf]

@chase14

Crosby was the most important in Byrds. Just compare what Byrds created later and what Crosby did. He's more important than McGuinn for music overall.

And you're dickhead.

[mewrth]

"A taste of honey" as intro tune!

[genericgeorge]

@mewrth you reckon?

[Wolfsky9]

In the Summer of '66, I stood next to David Crosby in front of The Whiskey A Go Go, & the entire time he never said a word; he just stood there, waiting to be adored by the young--YOUNG-- Groupies. I really saw the power of being a Rock star that night; the girl he walked off with was so gorgeous I'd have sold my soul for 1 hour with her. What a life it was! OH, did I say: I was also a musician then? Just not one of The Byrds, sad to say. What a great, geat song! Wolfsky9

[fangiopiacentini]

roger mac guin ,genious createad a new jangle guitar sound ,from mixing ,harmonies of The Beatles Bob dylan Classic music Roger Mc Guin , and all you BYRDS , I hope to have the chance to meet you , before dying aLEX BUENOS AIRES aRGENTINA

[hargerst]

Actually, Jim and I wrote it in about 5 minute while sitting in the bar at the front of the Troubadour one night. We wrote most of Please Let Me Love You next, but it took Gene's added bridge to make it great.

- Harvey Gerst.

[axewulf]

@hargerst : Thanks Harvey for helping us grasp the true orgiin of this 60s masterpiece!  Also I agree that Chris Hillman's Bass line helps this song trememdously in gaining rapid and powerful momentum.

[aleecat75]

I love Hillman's bass line on this. Perfect choice of notes.

[captainsoul1953]

This was the b side of a single they made as the Beefeaters for Elektra records...that version was pretty tame and was called Don't be long...the a side was Please let me love you and it was pretty feeble

Jim

[yockybunny]

I love seeing The Byrds so young and

handsome and healthy!! Great song, a

favorite!!

[Wisegeorge]

I remember watching all of that other horrible garbage just to make sure I didn't miss the Byrds. Life is so much easier now. Haha. Yeah, ha ha.

[jomach]

I simply love this song !

It belongs to the soundtrack of my life.

Thanks God for The Byrds !

Thanks for posting ! ;o)

[pyhacker]

42 years ago yesterday...Was cool then and now

[slimshine953]

Actually,it's 43 years...1966-2009

[bauersnarky]

the byrds are the fucking best, the beatles drew on them for influence. and the byrds drew on the beatles for influence. this is fucking transcendent of fucking music. i wish i could have grown up in the 60s

[49erBW]

one of their BEST!

[rocknrollphilip]

the byrds, this brilliant song, and the shivaree dancers! all together! thank you!

[axewulf]

This was co written by Jim McGuinn with Harvey Gerst. Beatles influence and maybe also the type of driving beats of the Stones but here clearly purely Byrds in application.

This sound as a song type could have sustained the Byrds but they were more restless. Thanks Christain and mcd220.

[axewulf]

I confess I absoulutely adore this song! I know McGuinn wrote it or co-authored it maybe with Gene Clark. The Beatles influence is heavy McGuinn is honest about this sort of thing. This is a good heavy rock beat in 12 strings, and I never could understand why it didn't make Number 1 or have more of a "legund" behind it in terms of popularity. Thanks for sharing.

[mcd220]

No doubt! Underrated. :-) I agree with your Marty Balin comment too!

Christian

[lowend100]

@axewulf One of their best, without a doubt. I love how the almost Celtic drone of the 12-string pushes the track. Hypnotic but driving. I always thought this was a McGuinn song, looks like it was actually Gene Clark. The Dylan covers they released as singles got them their earliest visibility, and McGuinn steered the initial direction of the band. But Clark was the earliest bloomer, as a writer. What a great track.

[axewulf]

@axewulf Guys I just doble checked this is written by Jim McGuinn and Harvey Gerst

[axewulf]

@axewulf Guys I just double checked this is written by Jim McGuinn and Harvey Gerst. There is no way Gene Clark could have come up with the powerful driving 12 string licks anyway. I love Gene Clark too but he is so much better with McGuinn arranging his stuff and pulling in the Rick sounds to turn it into litteral dynamite!

[singinjohnny]

@axewulf When I first heard the Byrds' second album, I listened to "Turn, Turn, Turn" and having heard the song before on radio I knew where it was going and loved the song as I always did. But when the second song came on, it blew my socks off! This was it! I immediately loved McGuinn's magnificent 12-string guitar riff that beautifully punctuates this gem. It's been well over 40 years and I've never tired of it. I very much agree about it being underrated.