Another great song writen by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. The harmonies are beautiful (Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Roger McGuinn). Thanks David and Harri.
I think Crosby may have been kicked out of the band by the time they recorded this. He didn't like the song and refused to sing on it, preferring to concentrate on Triad (which didn't make it onto the original album). THat was the last straw for McGuinn and Hillman, who fired him. I don't know for sure if Gene Clark is on this or not. He came back into the band to replace Crosby and did some vocal tracks, but then left the band again.
One of my favorite Byrd Albums. The album cover was a dig at David Crosby who they kicked out of the group before recording this. It's no coincidence they had a Horse represent him in the picture of the band members. Totally intentional. "Draft Morning" into "wasn't Born to Follow" are 2 great tracks from this album that worth checking out. Hari...love your interpretations. I think the Lennon influence might be the vocal reverb you hear. Lennon used that often...but not that early in his career. He used it more in the 70's. The Simon and Garfunkel influence might just be the cadence and soft vocals. I agree.
"Wasn't Born To Follow" is an excellent song on this album. It was used on the soundtrack for the iconic indie movie Easy Rider. That movie has an amazing soundtrack.
This was released in October, 1967. A song of loss of innocence and trying to recapture one's youthful innocence. Crosby considered this to be lightweight fluff and argued about recording this song. Shortly after Crosby was fired. The beautiful harmonies make for a great tune with wonderful backing band. It was reminiscent of some chords of Turn, Turn, Turn and also I heard a little Peter and Gordon in the harmonies. Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and David. Great memory. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
This album is a tremendous achievement for all involved. I'd say the Byrds were kind of a mashup between Dylan and the Beatles in the early era. Carole wrote this and many other great songs with her then-husband Gerry Goffin.
A demo for this was sent to Dusty Springfield and the finished result returned to Carole King. It was so beautiful, that on first hearing it, she burst into tears. David Crosby left the band during the making of the album and was replaced on the cover - with a horse!
I understand your reference to Lennon in particular: some of the vocal phrasing McGuinn employs are very Lennon-esque. The harmonies also could be said to be reminiscent of Simon and Garfunkel. Great reaction and commentary, Harri, thank you as always. 😉👍🎶
Harri, in the UK, Dusty Springfield had the hit with this song when it appeared in 1966 - however I always loved this version the best and I completely agree that you can hear notes of Beatles in this. That is not so suprising as this was made during the period when the Byrds had just toured the UK and had spent time with the Beatles and were trying hard to be like them - and to some extent vice-versa. I understand what you mean about the S&G sound too -though S&G's biggest period of success came a little later than this. I agree with you that the Byrds arrangement of this song (and yes, it is very Byrds) can make Carole King (and Jerry Goffin)'s authorship of it a suprise! But, if you listen to the Dusty Springfield version (she does it like a straight ballad with upfront piano and full orchestra backing) I think you can plainly hear the family resemblance to Carole King's later reflective-mode songs like "It's Too Late" or "So far Away". Next: If you're looking for more Byrds in very Byrds style have a crack at their version of Bob Dylan's "My Back Pages" which was never a UK hit, but I think is right up there with the tracks that did make our top 20.
Jakob Dylan son of Bob Dylan did a documentary about how musical groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas & the Papas birthed the beginnings of the Laurel Canyon music scene and how the echo of these artists' creations reverberated across the world. The documentary is called Echo In The Park. Jakob does all the music in the documentary and he really does this song Going Back better I think than The Byrds. Great reaction Harri ❤️
There are definitely aspects of both _Simon and Garfunkel_ and _John Lennon_ in this song --- in the case of the former, ones that are quite obvious and in the case of the latter, ones not so obvious, at least musically. First off you can easily discount any influence those artists may have had on the instrumentation of this song, which is 100% the early signature sound of _The Byrds._ The _Simon and Garfunkel_ influence of course can be heard in the harmonies and also in the longing, thoughtful and nostalgic introspection of the lyrics by Carole King and her then Husband Gerry Goffin. Such sentimentality was rarely heard in Lennon's work and when it was (in such songs as _The Beatles 'In My Life'_ and his later classic _Imagine)_ it would be in rebellion to the past, stating that yes it is nice to remember the past but you must ultimately anchor yourself in the present if you wish to truly live and love and create future possibilities. That being said, there is still an element of Lennon-like rebellion in this song that is ironically saying the exact opposite of what he (especially in his later work) would often espouse --- here we see an escape into childlike simplicity and a less complex time as being the salvation of the storyteller/singer (the closest to this sentiment Lennon ever came (though in abstract fashion) was perhaps _Strawberry Fields Forever.)_ Nevertheless, that element of revolt and rebellion (against the complexity and confusion of the modern life) is on display here in _Goin' Back._ So, from that perspective, who better to see as an icon of rebellion and revolution than John Lennon himself. So yes, there are different aspects of both of those artists here but, at least in Lennon's case, it may not be so much his music but his ideology that is on display).
This is another one of the most influential folk rock bands from the 60's. The Byrds covered a lot of Bob Dylan's songs. They had a lot of great hits such as "Mr. Tambourine Man", "All I Really Want To Do", "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere", "Chimes Of Freedom", "So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star", "Mr. Spaceman" etc. David Crosby was originally in this band before he became part of Crosby Stills & Nash.
I thought it was funny when Roger McGuinn mixed up the words in "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" and sang "Pack up your money and pick up your tent" instead of "Pick up your money and pack up your tent" Then when Dylan re-recorded it for his second Greatest Hits album he changed the words to “Pack up your money, put up your tent, McGuinn, You ain’t goin’ nowhere.”
Another great song is I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better. Petty did a great job coving it on his Full Moon Fever album in 1989. Not written by Dylan but another great song by The Byrds.
I own a CD reissue of this album with bonus tracks, one of which captures Crosby being pretty nasty with drummer Michael Clarke. Croz was great, but he was a handful.
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Surprisingly I never heard this one before. I really like it, as I do so many of their other songs. The Byrds don’t just fly, they soar.
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Another great song writen by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. The harmonies are beautiful (Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Roger McGuinn). Thanks David and Harri.
I think Crosby may have been kicked out of the band by the time they recorded this. He didn't like the song and refused to sing on it, preferring to concentrate on Triad (which didn't make it onto the original album). THat was the last straw for McGuinn and Hillman, who fired him. I don't know for sure if Gene Clark is on this or not. He came back into the band to replace Crosby and did some vocal tracks, but then left the band again.
I only knew the Dusty Springfield version of this song, so thank you for introducing me to this.
One of my favorite Byrd Albums. The album cover was a dig at David Crosby who they kicked out of the group before recording this. It's no coincidence they had a Horse represent him in the picture of the band members. Totally intentional.
"Draft Morning" into "wasn't Born to Follow" are 2 great tracks from this album that worth checking out. Hari...love your interpretations. I think the Lennon influence might be the vocal reverb you hear. Lennon used that often...but not that early in his career. He used it more in the 70's.
The Simon and Garfunkel influence might just be the cadence and soft vocals. I agree.
"Wasn't Born To Follow" is an excellent song on this album. It was used on the soundtrack for the iconic indie movie Easy Rider. That movie has an amazing soundtrack.
David Tally - You have been submitting some mighty fine music and this is another example. Thanks Harri and David!
DaveBZen-thanks, I’ll try and keep it up!🤞
Byrds producer said this is his favorite.
This is probably my favorite Byrd song. Thanks.they
This was released in October, 1967. A song of loss of innocence and trying to recapture one's youthful innocence. Crosby considered this to be lightweight fluff and argued about recording this song. Shortly after Crosby was fired.
The beautiful harmonies make for a great tune with wonderful backing band. It was reminiscent of some chords of Turn, Turn, Turn and also I heard a little Peter and Gordon in the harmonies.
Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and David. Great memory. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
This album is a tremendous achievement for all involved. I'd say the Byrds were kind of a mashup between Dylan and the Beatles in the early era. Carole wrote this and many other great songs with her then-husband Gerry Goffin.
This was on the soundtrack to the 60's hippie biker flick "Easy Rider".
A demo for this was sent to Dusty Springfield and the finished result returned to Carole King. It was so beautiful, that on first hearing it, she burst into tears. David Crosby left the band during the making of the album and was replaced on the cover - with a horse!
The Mammas and the Pappas too. Very laid bank nice harmonies.❤
I understand your reference to Lennon in particular: some of the vocal phrasing McGuinn employs are very Lennon-esque. The harmonies also could be said to be reminiscent of Simon and Garfunkel.
Great reaction and commentary, Harri, thank you as always. 😉👍🎶
You should do a Gene Clark song, one of the greatest singer songwriter in history imo! For example his album No Other is amazing 😊
Harri, in the UK, Dusty Springfield had the hit with this song when it appeared in 1966 - however I always loved this version the best and I completely agree that you can hear notes of Beatles in this. That is not so suprising as this was made during the period when the Byrds had just toured the UK and had spent time with the Beatles and were trying hard to be like them - and to some extent vice-versa. I understand what you mean about the S&G sound too -though S&G's biggest period of success came a little later than this.
I agree with you that the Byrds arrangement of this song (and yes, it is very Byrds) can make Carole King (and Jerry Goffin)'s authorship of it a suprise! But, if you listen to the Dusty Springfield version (she does it like a straight ballad with upfront piano and full orchestra backing) I think you can plainly hear the family resemblance to Carole King's later reflective-mode songs like "It's Too Late" or "So far Away".
Next: If you're looking for more Byrds in very Byrds style have a crack at their version of Bob Dylan's "My Back Pages" which was never a UK hit, but I think is right up there with the tracks that did make our top 20.
One the very best Byrds recordings!
Great album too.
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Are you sure it's not Laurel Canyon?
Jakob Dylan son of Bob Dylan did a documentary about how musical groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas & the Papas birthed the beginnings of the Laurel Canyon music scene and how the echo of these artists' creations reverberated across the world. The documentary is called Echo In The Park. Jakob does all the music in the documentary and he really does this song Going Back better I think than The Byrds. Great reaction Harri ❤️
There are definitely aspects of both _Simon and Garfunkel_ and _John Lennon_ in this song --- in the case of the former, ones that are quite obvious and in the case of the latter, ones not so obvious, at least musically. First off you can easily discount any influence those artists may have had on the instrumentation of this song, which is 100% the early signature sound of _The Byrds._ The _Simon and Garfunkel_ influence of course can be heard in the harmonies and also in the longing, thoughtful and nostalgic introspection of the lyrics by Carole King and her then Husband Gerry Goffin. Such sentimentality was rarely heard in Lennon's work and when it was (in such songs as _The Beatles 'In My Life'_ and his later classic _Imagine)_ it would be in rebellion to the past, stating that yes it is nice to remember the past but you must ultimately anchor yourself in the present if you wish to truly live and love and create future possibilities. That being said, there is still an element of Lennon-like rebellion in this song that is ironically saying the exact opposite of what he (especially in his later work) would often espouse --- here we see an escape into childlike simplicity and a less complex time as being the salvation of the storyteller/singer (the closest to this sentiment Lennon ever came (though in abstract fashion) was perhaps _Strawberry Fields Forever.)_ Nevertheless, that element of revolt and rebellion (against the complexity and confusion of the modern life) is on display here in _Goin' Back._ So, from that perspective, who better to see as an icon of rebellion and revolution than John Lennon himself. So yes, there are different aspects of both of those artists here but, at least in Lennon's case, it may not be so much his music but his ideology that is on display).
I don't remember this tune, but I remember the Byrds. Must have been on the B side,lol. Nice tune though. Thanks Harri
The Byrds also wrote a lot of good songs themselves. "Thoughts and Words" written by bass payer Chris Hillman is a good one.
I also know this song from Dusty Springfield. I can recommend this. I'm sure you will like it. A great voice, Dusty. 🎶🎶🎶❤️❤️
This is another one of the most influential folk rock bands from the 60's. The Byrds covered a lot of Bob Dylan's songs. They had a lot of great hits such as "Mr. Tambourine Man", "All I Really Want To Do", "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere", "Chimes Of Freedom", "So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star", "Mr. Spaceman" etc. David Crosby was originally in this band before he became part of Crosby Stills & Nash.
I thought it was funny when Roger McGuinn mixed up the words in "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" and sang "Pack up your money and pick up your tent" instead of "Pick up your money and pack up your tent" Then when Dylan re-recorded it for his second Greatest Hits album he changed the words to “Pack up your money, put up your tent, McGuinn, You ain’t goin’ nowhere.”
Another great song is I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better. Petty did a great job coving it on his Full Moon Fever album in 1989. Not written by Dylan but another great song by The Byrds.
It was written and recorded before John Lennon or S & G wrote any important songs.
You have to react to Gary Numan’s “I Dream of Wires”.
I own a CD reissue of this album with bonus tracks, one of which captures Crosby being pretty nasty with drummer Michael Clarke. Croz was great, but he was a handful.
But the Byrds did it first
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@@jamessilva7991 No, being religious isn't rational. It's a matter of faith. But I'm not religious. I'm a philosopher who spent years on the subject, so feel free to get back to me once you study up on the subject.
Try Carole King. . Her version is far more moving than this rather bland attempt.