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As Roger McGuinn once said of the Byrds, "It was Dylan meets the Beatles." The Byrds combined the upbeat, melodic pop of the Beatles with the message-oriented lyrics of Bob Dylan into a wholly original amalgam that would be branded folk-rock. If only for their harmony-rich versions of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and Pete Seeger's "Turn! Turn! Turn!," drenched in the 12-string jangle of McGuinn's Rickenbacker guitar, the Byrds would have earned their place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Yet the group continually broke ground during the Sixties, creating revelatory syntheses of sound that were given such hyphenated names as space-rock ("5D [Fifth Dimension]"), psychedelic-rock ("Eight Miles High") and country-rock (their Sweethearts of the Rodeo album). At a ti More... (Submit New The Byrds Lyrics) (Submit New The Byrds Lyrics) Review about The Byrds back pages | Reviewer: steve ------ About the song My Back Pages performed by The Byrds agree with tim dylan told a audience recently that by the time he wrote my back pages he had grown up was thinking about the real heros of his generation were his fathers contemporaries that fought and saved the world during WW II grown-up | Reviewer: Tim ------ About the song My Back Pages performed by The Byrds You could interpret this in plenty of ways. Roger McGuinn said that Bob Dylan was "protesting about protest songs", mocking his younger self, and asserting that he had grown up since then. I think Dylan had grown tired of being a radical and just wanted to settle down. Life | Reviewer: Richard ------ About the song My Back Pages performed by The Byrds This is one of the greatest "protest" songs. Dylan was mature beyond his years,and thats reflected in all of his songs. This songs shows how we are maniuplated by our elders and shows how when we are faced with facts that are different from what we are taught, it causes confusion "munity" and brings in to question all that we think we know. I pray for all of my generation lost in Vietnam. Five Star Sixties Byrds | Reviewer: charles ------ About the song Lay Down Your Weary Tune performed by The Byrds This is one of the Byrds finest songs. It mixes the incomparable Bob Dylan lyric with crystal clear instrumentation to produce a little mini anthem celebrating the mystery of life and the universe and all its potential. For a guitar player the arrangement is simple enough to pick up on but plenty of room to mix up the changes and play some real music! Transitions | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song My Back Pages performed by The Byrds This is a lyrically incredible song. It seems that the Byrds best song are the ones written by Dylan (eg. this one and Tambourine Man). I believe this song is about the narrator's transition from the New Left (Civil Rights, Free Speech Movement, etc.) which is political and therefore "older" to the Hippie Counterculture which is "younger"; i.e. more childlike. TOP TEN | Reviewer: Surgeman ------ About the song Wasn't Born To Follow performed by The Byrds I believe this to be one of the best songs ever recorded, definately in the Top 10. I cannot understand how this song is NOT included on the "Byrd's Greatest Hits." The only problem with this song is it is TOO SHORT. FYI, from the movie, "Easy Rider." one part is wrong | Reviewer: Abree ------ About the song The Christian Life performed by The Byrds -others have pleasures in things I dislike (not others have pleasures in things i despise) -My buddies shun me since i turned to jesus, but i still love them though they burden my heart. (not they say im missing a whole world of fun. I'm talking about the second verse, not the first verse) why?! | Reviewer: Nobody Special ------ About the song Chestnut Mare performed by The Byrds I grew up digging the Byrds' folk-rock, and their covers of Dylan were ace, but what is THIS? the chorus itself is bad enough but this song is way too long to say way too little (apart from: this guy better not live where bestiality is illegal, until he decides whether he wants to ride that horse or - ahem - 'ride' it). hmmm .... if a mule is the offspring of a mare and a donkey, what do you call the offspring of a mare and a byrd? I know a proper review means I should look closer at the lyrics and the song structure and what-not, but when I actually think of the words --! this song gives a bad name to 'drug-music'. Why?! | Reviewer: Nobody Special ------ About the song Chestnut Mare performed by The Byrds I grew up digging the Byrds' folk-rock, and their covers of Dylan were ace, but what is THIS? the chorus itself is bad enough but this song is way too long to say way too little (apart from this guy better not live where bestiality is illegal, until he decides whether he wants to ride that horse or - ahem - 'ride' it). hmmm .... if a mule is the offspring of a mare and a donkey, what do you call the offspring of a horse and a byrd? this song gives a bad name to 'drug-music'. Old Blue, Man's Best Friend | Reviewer: Karylann ------ About the song Old Blue performed by The Byrds I've known an Old Blue song since the mid-60s...with no idea where I first heard it. Have since heard numerous verses/versions different from what I learned. It's a great song, and obviously a popular topic. After all, man's best friend is his dog!! Does anyone know just how old this song might be? awesome | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Jesus Is Just Alright performed by The Byrds yeah its awesome. its in that 70s show, pasteour dave sings it with laurie hitting on him. also they sing the joker ands thats awesome too!!! Great Country Rock track | Reviewer: Luis ------ About the song The Christian Life performed by The Byrds I belive this is one of the finest songs of early country rock, both the version by The Byrds with Gram Parsons and the one made by The Move are supreme. Best Byrds Song? | Reviewer: elvis ------ About the song My Back Pages performed by The Byrds Maybe, certainly a stunning vocal and guitar break but from what I've read, it is unlikely that any of the other instruments were actually played by members of The Byrds. They had notorious tempo problems and their live shows were pretty uneven.... Not by Dylan | Reviewer: Matt Gregg ------ About the song Wasn't Born To Follow performed by The Byrds Though Dylan was an amazing songwriter, this song was actually written by Carole King and her husband. VirgilC23 | Reviewer: VirgiC23 ------ About the song Hickory Wind performed by The Byrds It`s one of the greatest Gram Parsons`song. Wonderfully lyric and sad. Song by Emmylou it`s a heartbreaker. Love you. Virgil. Remember its Dylan | Reviewer: Frankly ------ About the song My Back Pages performed by The Byrds His songs were always more about the weight and feel of words than the words themselves. It can be pretentious but he always seemed to pull it off. To me he painted abstract pictures of real life. You can recognize it as real life but a lot of the meaning comes from inside the listener. This is a dynamite song and really a masterful performance by the Byrds Also Done By The Grateful Dead | Reviewer: Billy Angus ------ About the song I Know My Rider performed by The Byrds If I remember correctly, a similar rendition was also covered by 60's counterculture band, The Grateful Dead, as "I Know You Rider". I know that The Grateful Dead made this song fairly popular, but I didn't know that The Byrds recorded this one as well. Nevertheless, it's a fabulous tune and anthem for all the Harley-Davidson enthusiasts. :) The bells of Rhymney | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song The Bells of Rhymney performed by The Byrds Living in Rhymney gives me great pleasure & pride to know that this poem is still being listened to today. Rhymney was once the heart of an industrial working community, where people came from far & wide to settle to work in this small valleys town. What a marvellous man Idris Davies was! Thank-you. Kick ass | Reviewer: Bill Jack ------ About the song Blue Canadian Rockies performed by The Byrds Blue Cananidan Rockies was a song from the one album that Grahm Parsons was envolved with. If you want some kick ass music check out Grahm. Until Later Bill Jack inspired | Reviewer: dano ------ About the song My Back Pages performed by The Byrds this song and the bells of rhymney inspired me to buy the rickenbacker 12-string that i still have today. recorded dec.5th 1966, an absolute triumph for terry melcher at the desk and whoever the tape engineer was on this day. the original byrds are gelling at this point as well as they ever will. clarence white waits in the wings to record the great "the girl with no name" with fellow bluegrasser, and composer, chris hillman. this session turned out some fine work. 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