Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for posting. Just heard the Byrds version on the radio and remembered this version. One quick search and here it is. I also remember the Fannies used to cover the Beatles' Rain around this time. Sadly I don't think there are any recordings of this.
What a song, what a band (the byrds i mean) and a great cover by a good band! I remember i used to go to the late but great Wag on Wardour St on thursday nights and always request this from the benevolent poor dj Spencer, who always did play it eventually. Happy days. Anyone else remember this being played upstairs at the Wag thursdays circa 1997-98?..
Great band covering another great band. TFC do the Byrds very well don't they. I saw them cover Mr Tambourine Man at Reading Festival in '92 on a freezing wet Sunday afternoon. I think Nirvana had chosen the main stage bill for that day because they were headlining. TFC really cheered me up that miserable day.
The Yo la tengo song? I mind them playing that in a small venue during the Edinburgh Festival! Yo la tengo played the same venue the night before and I am sure they joined them on stage! Unless I dreamt that!
Man, I have a MP3 of the Fannies doing Fell a Whole Lot Better for years. It's from a radio program and it's completely acostic. Never though I could see a video from an electric version. Great Great Great!!!
Torturing myself: I couldn't get tickets to Teenage Fanclub this week in Sao Paulo (sold out concert in less than 24 hours!!), now I'm looking for live videos... :-(
@mcs1hr that's a question i'd like to know the answer for, specially knowing that the music TFC does is very "accessible", in terms of listening... maybe TOO "accessible"... who knows?! their albums are excellent, and their b-sides always impressionate... my favorite band!
I've read that due to the fact that they love Big Star and The byrds, they were at one point going to be called The Big Byrds, but they were slapped with an injunciton by Jim Henson. I've also read that they were once going to be called the Whom?
one of my favorite bands covering one of the greatest songs of all time
Totally agree…pure gold 👍
With you 100%
Great cover version of a great song by a great band
I loved The White Room, I love Teenage Fanclub and I love this cover.
This was my Dad's favorite Byrds song, awesome !
great guitar work, great harmonies, and a great backbeat
Very nice. Gene Clark RIP
The Tambourine player is George Borowski - a truly brilliant singer/songwriter - check him out!
Cool. I had never heard of him. Apparently he was the guitar George reference in sultans of swing.
Byrds rule. Teenage Fanclub rules. Great song.
met these guys a few years ago. Great bunch and the MOST underrated band of all time.
VERDADE PENSO O MESMO
my favorite 90's band playing my favorite 60's song, just great!
great version of my favourite Byrds song.
Terrific stuff! I remember watching this on TV at the time. Great to see it again. What a brilliant show the White Room was , great format.
Yes! I saw this back in the day and never thought I'd see it here! Brilliant!
bloodnokian I’ve still got it on VHS 🤪
They NAILED it.
this just made my day.
Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for posting. Just heard the Byrds version on the radio and remembered this version. One quick search and here it is. I also remember the Fannies used to cover the Beatles' Rain around this time. Sadly I don't think there are any recordings of this.
Great version!
What a song, what a band (the byrds i mean) and a great cover by a good band!
I remember i used to go to the late but great Wag on Wardour St on thursday nights and always request this from the benevolent poor dj Spencer, who always did play it eventually. Happy days.
Anyone else remember this being played upstairs at the Wag thursdays circa 1997-98?..
written by GENE CLARK! #GetGeneIn
They very great GENE CLARK
Mike Orr you know it!
Yeah this is almost as good as the Byrds and much better than Tom Petty's.
Gene would be proud!!
Great cover, great energy.
Great band covering another great band.
TFC do the Byrds very well don't they.
I saw them cover Mr Tambourine Man at Reading Festival in '92 on a freezing wet Sunday afternoon. I think Nirvana had chosen the main stage bill for that day because they were headlining. TFC really cheered me up that miserable day.
They're a cheer up sort of band.
They used to play I Heard You Looking live? WOW!
The Yo la tengo song? I mind them playing that in a small venue during the Edinburgh Festival! Yo la tengo played the same venue the night before and I am sure they joined them on stage! Unless I dreamt that!
Man, I have a MP3 of the Fannies doing Fell a Whole Lot Better for years. It's from a radio program and it's completely acostic. Never though I could see a video from an electric version. Great Great Great!!!
Fantastic. Great powerpop song covered by a great powerpop band. Now, whatever happened to the girl in the black singlet top down the front?
Amazing Fannies! Have you heard their cover of the Beatles 'Tell Me What You See'? Definitely one of the greatest Beatles covers ever.
MARAVILLA
Pleasing !
yes
Right on.
I got a tape recording of that - it was a radio 1 session (Mark Radcliffe show I think).
Os melhores do Mundo e nao tem superior.
Bro, you are so FREAKIN' right!
12 string belzouki.
Matthew Sweet was obviously drinking the same water!
Torturing myself: I couldn't get tickets to Teenage Fanclub this week in Sao Paulo (sold out concert in less than 24 hours!!), now I'm looking for live videos... :-(
@mcs1hr that's a question i'd like to know the answer for, specially knowing that the music TFC does is very "accessible", in terms of listening... maybe TOO "accessible"... who knows?! their albums are excellent, and their b-sides always impressionate... my favorite band!
That lead singer at 0:40 looks like a 16 year-old James Taylor.
I've read that due to the fact that they love Big Star and The byrds, they were at one point going to be called The Big Byrds, but they were slapped with an injunciton by Jim Henson.
I've also read that they were once going to be called the Whom?
FFGG22E Norman originally wanted to call the band Teenage Fanny but wasn’t allowed to.
That’s a great name anyway!
They didn't exacly lay back for the lead player to take the solo, but otherwise a great version.
The missing backing vocals are a real miss.
Charly Garcia remix! jeje
This is good....I think I prefer the Tom Petty version meself.
I absolutely love TFC but who's the tool on the tambourine??
pavement422 he was a guitar tech that toured with them mid 90s. Can't remember his name. George something.
This man is a legend - George Borowski or 'Guitar George' as you might know him from Sultans of Swing
It’s Norman’s dad
Frank MacAvenie
Darn kids can't even get the lyrics right...