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The Byrds - "Mr. Tambourine Man" - 5/11/65

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Uploaded on Jun 16, 2008

The Byrds third appearance on TV.

The band made their national televison debut just three days before this broadcast, 5/8/65 on "Shivaree".

This is a very interesting video for many reasons.

First, Gene Clark is on a Fender Xll 12 string guitar (As opposed to Tambourine), Gene & David's vocal mics are not in the mix until the second chorus.

AND; the coolest anecdote of all:

If you listen carefully, you can hear Gene Clark's barritone vocal part in the second chorus during "In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you".

This part was NOT on the record; reason being is that Gene's vocals were on the same track as Leon Russell's electric piano, which was taken out of the mix.

The vocals here are LIVE, while the music is the recorded backing track.

Another noteworthy point; Roger McGuinn isn't even pretending to "Sinc" his guitar part correctly, by playing his famous "Scruggsy picking style", but rather strumming in earnest. :-)

Watch Gene Clark butt in on Frankie Avalon!!

Join us at The Byrds Yahoo! group:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/...

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  • eimatsogamra

    i wish Mr. tambourine man and the piano man would get together and sing me a song!

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  • Ajai Babu

    though Dylan's version contains more lyrics and is sung in the folk style with more depth, The Byrds made it into a psychedelic treat. It's delightful.

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  • neilsdunn

    one of the best veiled drug songs of all time.

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  • Myke Vasko

    you better thank BOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

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  • Harald Assenheimer

    that was the time, when bands played LIVE !!!!!!

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  • Roberto Letizia

    fantastic. timeless. 

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  • Blogdoovian

    "Dylan saw a Tamborine Man wandering the park on LSD. The Byrds showed up next morning to give TM something." = Mary Bird 60s

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  • boat6float

    I love that hair!

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  • Daniel Cochran

    dylan was 2/4 time...this is 4/4

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  • 30pupsik

    i just saw roger play last night,, he was great

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  • lkrnpk

    when I was a kid and saw this video I thought the song was about a street musican or sth like that - tambourine man. Now I really see what it's all about :D:D

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