The Byrds-"Mr. Tambourine Man"-01/16/70

"Mark 3.7" imitating "Original 5"!!

ULTRA-RARE TV performance from the "Memphis Talent Party".

Roger is either trying to half re-capture his 1965 glory days, AND/OR make a mockery of it!

He even does his "Ed Sullivan head bob". :-)

The look on Clarence White's face says it all. :-)

"Jesus Is Just Alright" follows.

Both songs lip synched, obviously. :-)

Ironic that the initials on the Bass Drum head are "T.P."!!

Enjoy.

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• Byrds
• Roger
• McGuinn
• Clarence
• White
• Gene
• Parsons
• Skip
• Battin
• folk
• rock

[triwiring]

this version is better than the original from bob dylan. however great dylan ;)

[MarceloVulgo73]

GOD SAVE ROGER McGUINN.

THE BYRDS IS GREAT. LOVE AND PEACE. EU ADORO ESSA BAND!!!!

[Celi415]

No way!! This was on my birthday!! The Byrds played on my birthday and boy do I feel special!! Thanks for the early bday present you guys!!:D

[mitchp2011]

@bren1231001 I agree with bren; besides at this time, Dylan was trying very hard to make his migration to a more electric sound but with little success. It was due to bands such as The Byrds covering his songs, that allowed Dylan to crossover into electric folk territory while still maintaining maintstream, popular appeal in his music (see Covach, 2006).

[sentimental1friend]

Thanks for reply. It helps me better understand this video. Long live great Byrds music!

[TheKenfig]

@triwiring Not to me ; the two are imcomparable, like Hendrix's Watchtower. They are as good as each other. Tambourine Man by Dylan is superb with all it's lyrics, dreamy sound and second guitar picking

[pdorn777]

@sentimental1friend Actually, this video just looks like an unwanted contractual obligation that they had to lip sync....the music here is NOT representative of this incarnation of the Byrds. The McGuinn, White, Battin, and Gene Parsons line-up did some absolutely INCREDIBLE stuff during their tenure, spearheaded by the brilliance of Clarence White's guitar work. Slightly different line-ups of the Byrds also did "Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde" & "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" just prior to this era.

[sentimental1friend]

Give me back the 1965 Byrds with Gene Clark, Crosby, Hillman, and Guinn! This is okay but not all that good. You can tell things were changing not for the better in the 70's.

[haitipi]

@bren1231001

Can anyone really believe that artists were recording songs making money and not passing royalties to the writer? That'll never happen. Look at Neil Sedaka or Neil Diamond, who were originally known (or unknown) for their writing and only started recording after some years of success.

[bren1231001]

No one stole any songs from Bob Dylan,As far as I know Dylan receives royalties from his songs, Thats what most songwriters do.Some people write the songs,some people sing the songs other people write,and some like Dylan does both.No ones stealing anything.

[GreenhouseEffectGE]

byrds ain't plastic - they rule !!! all 11 of the people who drifted in and out of this amazing band were all geniuses ,..