The Byrds, American band of the 1960s who popularized folk rock, particularly the songs of Bob Dylan, and whose changes in personnel created an extensive family tree of major country rock bands and pop supergroups. Learn more about the Byrds in this arti
If the typical American citizen was freaked out by The Byrds singing about being “eight miles high,” it’s hard to imagine their reaction to Lou Reed singing about standing on the corner waiting to buy 26 bucks worth of heroin. Sure, it was one of the first popular songs to glamourize...
the ByrdsThe Byrds: (from left) David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Gene Clark, Michael Clarke, and Roger McGuinn. folk rock music Print Written by Stephen Holden Popular Music and Film Critic, New York Times. Stephen Holden Fact-checked by
From the wiki: “‘Help Me, Rhonda’ was written by Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, with additional lyrics by Mike Love. Unlike many other songs by the band from this period, ‘Help Me, Rhonda’ features a lead vocal sung by Al Jardine. “In his memoir, Wilson claimed the song was ...
The top 100 psychedelic songs 6.“White Room”by Cream, from “Wheels of Fire” (1968) 9.“Eight Miles High”by the Byrds, from“Fifth Dimension”(1966) 10.“Happenings Ten Years Time Ago”by the Yardbirds, single (1966) 12.“Fire”by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown from“The Crazy...
Peter, Paul and Mary – Blowin’ In The Wind L-R: Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow The Byrds, The Turtles, Sonny & Cher –- they made some of my songs Top 10 hits, but I wasn’t a pop songwriter and I really didn’t want to be that. But, it was good that it happe...
” the Byrds faced censorship for alleged drug songs. But it turns out that dog songs were more their style. They cut no fewer than three with the later Clarence White lineup, including a pair of weepier ones (“Fido” and “Bugler”). But “Old Blue” is the pick of the litter, ...
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the third and final (and very, very long) part of a multi-episode look at the song “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, and the li...
In actuality, this feels like a great Bob Dylan put-down song — and the Byrds covered so many of those, it was natural that Elvis felt the instinct to take it to Roger first. Some people have interpreted the song as being Costello’s complaint about a business relationship gone sour, ...
Among the most notable songs featured in this selection are "Ride the Wild Wind" by Queen, "Seminole Wind" by John Anderson, and "Hickory Wind" by The Byrds. These songs, along with others in the collection, showcase the incredible diversity of wind-related themes in music. For instance,...