2 Legends On The Story Of A #1 Hit From The 60s That Is Over 2000 Years Old | Professor of Rock

The story of the Byrds legendary #1 hit Turn! Turn! Turn! (to everything there is a season) from 1965. Originally released by protest folk singer Pete Seeger, the song’s lyrics are from the Holy Bible from Ecclesiastes. Roger McGuinn and David Crosby tell the story of how the Byrds met and began to perform including recording this classic song.
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I am beyond excited to share an interview with two rock and roll hall of famers on the song that actually inspired me to start professor of rock. Quite a few years ago I was listening to music in my earphones while sleeping like I always do and I was awakened by the 1965 #1 Hit TURN TURN TURN by the Byrds It’s like I saw my life passing before my eyes from these life changing lyrics from the Holy Bible. and I had an idea to get the stories behind the song from the artists. I’ll never foget that feeling, the inspiration that came from the Byrds beautiful folk rock hit.
Well a little over a year later i was sitting with Roger McGuinn telling him that exact story and then about 6 months after that I was able to get with David Crosby. Here they not only tell the story of creating their take on Pete Seeger’s Turn Turn Turn but also how they met and formed the band that has inspired everyone form REM to Tom Petty…
Turn Turn Turn is song that moves your soul and wait until your hear Roger tell the story. This is one of my favorite videos I’ve done and I can’t wait for you to see it.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: Who influenced more artists and bands, Elvis, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Stones or someone else?

[@conrad4667]

Chuck Berry?

[@blaws6684]

Maybe not for the reason you’re looking for but my vote goes to the Wrecking Crew.

[@MyName-pl7zn]

I would hard to argue against the Beatles, imho

[@MyName-pl7zn]

@Anna Trail without Elvis there would probably be no Beatles, so I could see that too

[@stephenbrown4211]

The Beatles. They influenced The Boss. But I would add Jimi Hendrix. How many guitarists did he influence?

[@marksadler4457]

I was teaching "Understanding the Bible" for a Texas University and played this song as students filed into the small theater shaped classroom. When class started I began with my usual greetings and tried to introduce the syllabus whne the class started asking about the song. So I spent maybe 15-20 minutes telling them the history of the song (I was born in 1961) and how it was recieved. Then they asked why I was playing such an old song and I oipened the Bible and read them the passage. That was one of the most attentive group of students the rest of the term. :) This was, like many of your videos, a wonderful way to spend my time. Thank you sir. :)

[@scotthutchens1203]

I should’ve gone to Bible school in my youth when I got saved in the mid 70s so that I would have a more systematic understanding of the scriptures. However, things like “The Bible Project” video series helps a lot with that these days.

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

There are quite a few other songs that have also used Biblical words and images and stories - though this might be the best known one. The Hooters "All You Zombies" comes immediately to mind as an example.

[@JohnB-dr8sk]

What's incredibly odd about this song is that it was written by admitted Stalinist Pete Seeger, who didn't believe in God or the Bible. Although he later renounced Stalinism, he maintained his devotion to being a Co*mmunist for the rest of his life and wanted to build a one world govt using music to brainwash young people (his own words, not mine). He chose the lyrics to this song to bring Christian teenagers on board with his vision. Odd how all of this played out!

[@IndyDefense]

You should've said "Old song? You have no idea."

[@robertstrohm2412]

That song, by the Bryds, still brings a tear of nostalgia to my eyes. We truly had the greatest songs and the greatest artists of all time. Thank God I grew up in the 60’s.

[@robertstrohm2412]

@@PSanthuff They are just jealous P. We truly had it all. Just think - Woodstock alone is still seen as one of the greatest music events to date. Sure there was Live Aid with great talent also but I mean come on people, Hendrix, Santana, CCR, CSNY, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, Smokin’ Joe OMG and that is only some of the talent there. These later generations are discovering our great and talented bands and music. That’s why I love these young reactors. Watching them fall in love with our music is an incredible high. Living vicariously through them you ask? Sure why not. Peace and love and a little flower power sent your way. Rob

[@winnifredforbes1114]

You and me, both!

[@suepedie1]

Me too! It was a wonderful time to be a kid!

[@elohimthedoctor777]

hallelujah to that!!!!

[@MusoMaker-SouthAfrica]

Agree with you Robert

[@MikeB-1965]

Roger is clearly a musical genius. His modifications to Turn, Turn, Turn and Mr. Tambourine Man took those songs to a new level and made them timeless hits. I understand why David Crosby gives him so much credit for the Byrds' success.

[@josephsdale3724]

My grandmother died in 1979, and while we were looking at her body in the morticians, I noted a Bible on a shelf nearby and picked it up. The book fell open at Ecclesiastes at that very point. I read it out to my dear Mum, and we spent the next twenty minutes in tears. Oh wow, how much these words mean to us both. Such a wonderful lyric.

[@danafrost526]

This song will always stand the test of time, king David's son King Soloman wrote most of the lyrics for this song. Now that's what I call a oldie but a goodie.

[@CrankyGrandma]

And King David was a musician David songwriter! He had lyrics, music, and instructions for the musicians (though he played as well). We have his lyrics and musical instructions but no notes, sadly. Still, the lyrics, the psalms are nothing to sneeze at. 🙂

[@JamesAllmond]

wonder of Pete gave Him a credit as lyricist?

[@jimbarrett5930]

Amen to that!

[@WarEagleTimeMachine]

With all due respect, you should have asked Roger McGuinn what his secret to eternal youth is! Dude could pass for 50 and he is 79 years old! Great interviews...you are knocking them out of the park lately.

[@tjwilson2424]

My thoughts exactly! WTF with the aging process! Fantastic interview to0….Hitting it out of the park indeed

[@HootOwl513]

Longevity genes. His Mom lived to 102.

[@davep5647]

He doesnt age

[@Bacpakin]

He gets to bed early and rises early and gets to working.

[@editorjuno]

Genetics. I'm 74 and look about 50 -- and my mother recently passed away at 100.

[@jackwall697]

Who would've ever guessed at the time that words written by King Solomon would become a number one rock hit in the 1960's? Putting those verses from Ecclesiastes to a rock rhythm was pure genius!

[@ShalomYal]

Probably not historically accurate - But certainly out of the beautiful Jewish tradition

[@marialuisacruz7514]

Totally Full of wisdom, Understanding And A healing Balm. I wasnt a Christ Disciple back then But it prepared me. THANK YOU Byrds.

[@marialuisacruz7514]

It was part of a recent Sermon I gave We were all in TEARS!😭🌷🌺🌼💝

[@less2worryabout]

Fucking leviticus would be metal as all get out.

[@barrybechtel4258]

I personally never thought Roger Mcguinn never got the credit he was due as a great guitarist!!!

[@DonByronDukeoftheArctic]

This was my late father's favorite Bible verse. When he heard the song, he fell in love with it. My dad grew up in the Glen Miller era. But his love for music inspired me to listen, listen, listen. Rest in Peace, Dad. I will see you soon.

[@zemmy86]

Had this read at my Dad's funeral earlier this year.

[@DonByronDukeoftheArctic]

@@zemmy86 Yessir. My father was a Korean War veteran. The honor guard escorted him to his final destination, the cemetery in Rockdale Texas. It was also read at his burial. Perhaps our fathers are kicking back in Heaven, having a cup of coffee and a chat. My dad is probably trying to get your dad hooked on Ginger Snaps.

[@martincoronado9232]

My was Rabbi was cool with our music group playing this song in synagogue! He knew it was scripture!

[@willybones3890]

My pop was a Glenn Miller fan...also Peter, Paul and Mary. Until I told him Puff the magic dragon was a song about MJ. He never played them again. That old man was a real hard ass. Miss you, Dad.

[@zemmy86]

My Dad was stationed in Germany during the Korean War. With COVID he didn't get the send-off he deserved.

[@n2cable]

Holy Shit Proffesor!!! U got to sit 2 feet from the dude while he played and that was probably one of the most recognized and RESPECTED songs to ever be done! Congratz dude!!

[@pheresy1367]

Heh heh!! Yes Professor ... you're getting some serious "street cred" these days. Doing it RIGHT! INDEED! :-D

[@pheresy1367]

@@cattnipp Huh??? Did someone call the Bible Police? Nobody? Well then officer, nobody called you, you can continue back "on patrol"... with an emphasis on "troll".. thank you.

[@n2cable]

@@cattnipp NO!

[@Fuzcapp]

Yeah - i was thinking that as he was playing it. i thought, "Wow! What an experience. He's sitting right there!"

[@pheresy1367]

@@n2cable Thank you! If you changed ONE word in your comment, I would have become SO SAD ... ;-) "God LOVES salty language" See, I can "speak for God" too (and also be full of shit).

[@leeward2702]

It hurts the heart that our music, today, is so crass and ugly. Good music made for gentler times and sweeter memories. At least, in the mind. Our souls have been lost.

[@less2worryabout]

Soul? You? Ha explain it for everyone what this soul is "PLEASE".

[@less2worryabout]

Do you mean it hurts your mind? Or littarly puts pain in the heart muscle. And no none knows what you mean unless you utilize words in a matter of factly type of way.

[@less2worryabout]

It is now as it has always been today is no different. Crass ugly beautiful brash.

[@less2worryabout]

There are no gentler nor sweeter times than now.

[@less2worryabout]

You cannot lose what you cannot define. So you can define soul?

[@membel]

The 60s were a great time to be alive for all the great music. Great memories! Thanks!

[@deanrobert9953]

Adam, you were living quite a moment as Roger played and sang Turn Turn Turn for you. Can feel and see the emotion glow through you. Fabulous. Roger knew it too... as he shot you that smile. Man, he is a master.

[@barneypaws4883]

How humbling was that for Adam to be sang one of the most iconic songs ever by the original artist

[@cosmicvixxonalice6795]

That was a wonderful moment. So nice to have a dream come true.

[@66impala71]

And Roger seems like a genuinely nice guy, in addition to being a legend.

[@MLFranklin]

We could all live the shock and awe on your face as he played live.

[@wyatt2447]

I had a chance to meet McGuinn and Crosby and the rest of the group in the summer of 66 . Gene Clark was no longer in the band but everyone was more than polite and we talked guitars a bit Roger showed me his picking technique and Crosby , well he was as impish and mischievous as he appears even to this day .

[@randyide8355]

Turn, Turn, Turn has always raised the hair on the back of my neck.Ecclesiastes has been a source of comfort just like Psalms and it is a wonderful song

[@dittohead7044]

It’s amazing how many verses could bring more hope to a very stressed and depressed world. It does speak to one’s soul, no matter what culture, God is truly brilliant

[@careyrowland]

Those Byrds propelled the vocal music of the '60's into stratospheric heights. And they did it with a little help from their friends,. . . Bob, Judy, Pete. Thanks for the memories! and the fascinating back-story!

[@w5bbaker]

The words and the music are almost hypnotic, but when Roger coupled that with the unforgettable sound of his 12 string, I was absolutely hooked. That was the first time that I heard and recognized that I was listening to a 12 string and it has been my absolute favourite instrument ever since. I am 73 now. I come from a very musical family, with both my parents being very accomplished musicians. Amongst other things, Dad was a professional musician on a number of instruments. Both my parents encouraged us to learn to play music and obviously tried to steer us towards instruments that they played. By the time I was eight or nine, I realized that the instrument for me was the guitar. There is something about the sound of a guitar that reaches my core. At 10, I was lucky enough to receive a cheep acoustic 6 string from a family friend for my birthday. Since my parents knew nothing about guitars, I was forced to go through the bloody fingers in order to learn to play. From the very first time I heard the Byrds and Roger play "Turn, Turn, Turn", I knew that I had finally heard the instrument that truly reaches my soul. Thank you sincerely for all of the effort that you put into producing this video. From my perspective, it was more than worth it. I shall be watching it many times in future, Bill Baker, Toronto 2021

[@disqusmacabre6246]

As CSN would later say: "Roger McGuinn had a 12 string giitar. It was like nothing I had ever heard." (Helplessly Hoping).

[@tomweekes]

I went out an bought a 12 string at Guitar Center in Hollywood because of McGuinn. Not a Ricky though. Would love to get a McGuinn signature model with the treble boost now however. About two grand on ebay. He is the consummate pro if he worked as a studio musician. Only the best get to do that.

[@therayven3147]

I'm a musician myself... I play guitar and drums... I'm probably a far better drummer than a guitar player... But I love playing both... I think there's no better sound like a twelve string guitar, especially an acoustic twelve string guitar... The sound of six strings ballencing the tones of the other six strings to create such an amazing sound, is phenomenal... Again, there's just no better sound...

[@janicegodfrey8650]

@@disqusmacabre6246 love love love that tune! And when I see younger generations covering it I feel happy and at peace!

[@janicegodfrey8650]

@@therayven3147 my dad owned a 12 string Rickenbacker and he was actually a pretty decent player. He used to play "Chimes" on it. He also had a pedal steel guitar and a Fender. We had a country music band that was made up of family members. Good memories of getting the box guitar's out and singing and playing around the campfire.

[@JimmyNotes]

I really love how David Crosby pretty much says that Gene Clark was a genius. Gene Clark really does not get enough credit for how great of a songwriter he was and how influential he really was.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I would put Roger ahead of them but agree that Gene Clark doesn't get the credit he deserves.

[@JimmyNotes]

@@ProfessorofRock Roger is definitely great. Particularly with the way he was able to come up with the arrangements to many of The Byrds songs. Converting folk songs to a rock and roll format was definitely no easy task I'm sure.

[@WhyamImstillhere]

one of the most underrated groups of all time was Clark’s time with Doug Dillard making Dillard and Clark. Somehow I heard their cover of don’t let me down long before the original and still view it as the only true version.

[@michaelfrazia4569]

I love Gene Clark's stuff..he kept touring etc...cool guy ...had the look etc...the girls loved him

[@JimmyNotes]

@@WhyamImstillhere Without Dillard and Clark there simply is no Eagles. I think the fact that Bernie Leadon got his start playing with Dillard and Clark proves that point well enough.

[@jillshort9241]

I've told my relatives that, when I die, they should have a party, play music from the 60's, and MAKE SURE they play Turn, Turn, Turn which, IMO, is THE song of the 60's, Beatles or no Beatles (and I love them, too).And now we know what "a time to refrain from embracing" really means...

[@rudycarrera4759]

To think... The Byrds were so ahead of their time, practicing social distancing in the 60's!!!

[@Polyphemus47]

I just about fell out of my chair when I read that last sentence. Brava!

[@davidyohalem629]

I went to a summer camp in Vermont that was run by John Seeger, Pete's brother or 8 weeks each summer from 1959-63. Pete (who was still blacklisted at the time) would show up on occasion and perform for the 80 or so campers. I'm not certain what year it was that I first heard it performed, but I recall loving the music, the place, the people there. Indeed my happiest summers. Tony Seeger gave me my first banjo lessons in 1960, when I was 8.

[@giovanniacuto2688]

I knew Peggy Seeger, Pete's half sister who spent many years as a folk singer in the UK.

[@comfortat]

Intelligent people still blacklist him. His commie propaganda has reverberated through the years and we now have leftists running our country. God help us!

[@CrankyGrandma]

That is awesome!

[@annas.5894]

@@comfortat - May God help you. What small minded ignorance you demonstrate

[@melissasueferrin3409]

Woke up this morning (Jun 20th, 2024) with this song in my head. Thanks for the episode. Pete Seeger is right, the rock arrangement is sublime.

[@mrbob4u495]

There is not a Beatles song that cannot relate to the mood I am in at the time. "Turn, Turn, Turn," transcends that and fits any mood with a reassurance of God's grace. Thanks for a great show.

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

Byrds. NOT Beatles.

[@mrbob4u495]

@@bricefleckenstein9666 Correct. I had just read an article on the Beatles before this and I guess I had Beatles on my mind. However, my statement about the Fab Four still remains true to me. I did use the Byrds as workout music, though.

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

@@mrbob4u495 I'd call that a weird choice, but I used to use Moby "Everloving" as theme music when I was doing EverQuest raids....

[@mrbob4u495]

@@bricefleckenstein9666 I started my workout on an recumbent bike. I knew after a certain song played, I got my requisite 30 minutes. After that, I move to the weights.

[@kevinm.8682]

Im a Baby Boomer. This song, along with "California Dreamin" are two of my favorite songs from the sixties. Keep in mind, I've been a Motown guy since the day I was born, so these two songs being in my pantheon says a lot about them.

[@86crud]

My kids had the best stepmother ever. I was without my eldest one year. My two youngest lived with their father. I was on Nantucket with those two in Georgia and my eldest in Indiana with her dad. He went to Georgia with her and took her to see her siblings. Their stepmother mailed a copy of a photo of all three together and enclosed it in a card with those biblical words. There is a season, a purpose. I still come to tears when I think of the kindness she showed to me as an essentially absent mother. I just lost my eldest at 35. My ex and their stepmother showed up for the memorial. I’ll never forget that either.

[@ianwhitsitt8189]

"Trying to play bass and sing, it's like trying to dial two telephones with different numbers at the same time" fuckin love old people analogies dude, David Crosby rules

[@JasDarc]

He's right and I can do it!

[@tripprogers4814]

Crosby, is known these days as being a VERY hard interview.. He has been asked every question over and over and then draws bitterness from answering those same questions.I am so happy he treated you with respect as well as your channel.

[@kmaher1424]

People probably ask Crosby about anything but music. Lurid questions about his past. Music questions? Sure!

[@californiahiker9616]

I know! I did a double take… is that the same Cosby who is usually so cantankerous in interviews?!

[@tripprogers4814]

Actually, it is when you ask him about the forming of the groups and especially CSN&Y (I don’t think he likes Neil Young at all.) He just gets so salty.

[@tripprogers4814]

@@californiahiker9616 You could see he was starting to get a little bit edgy

[@wayinfront1]

I met the guy (briefly) a couple of years ago, one sunny day. I'd say he's mellowing. Friendly and smiley to me, a total stranger. Mind you, I'm a Brit.

[@stephenhanft1226]

The Byrds were a very important group in rock history. They introduced folk-rock to the mainstream.Turn Turn Turn and Mr. Tambourine Man are two of my all-time favorites (both songs deservedly went to #1 on the pop charts). 1965, the year I was born, has got to be considered one of the greatest music years of all-time.

[@ProfessorofRock]

They influenced everybody! Thanks for the comment.

[@kevinb3812]

Who Am I to argue with that?! -Kevin from 1963

[@robertshaw3711]

Yes. 1965 was the best all round year for music.

[@tyrannosauruszeppelin2205]

Well, I don't know if they introduced folk music to the world. They themselvers were heavily influenced by George Harrison's Rickenbacker on the Beatles' Hard Day's Night album, and Rubber Soul, also a album by the Beatles, that came out in 1965, also had some revolutionary folk-rock elements.

[@pitmasterwannabe8575]

1969 was pretty darn good too.

[@lisaswift5342]

Had this played at my wedding 25 years ago - my bf and i were together for 9 yrs prior to that, and people would always ask us when we were going to get married. “Turn, turn, turn” was our message to them -to everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. Thank you for this wonderful video about this beautiful song!!

[@dittohead7044]

My husband wanted “There is Love” played at our wedding so we hired a couple of girlfriends to play it on the guitar. You’d have thought we were rebels lol. But it’s a beautiful song and somehow almost 50 years later we’re living the dream 🤓

[@lisaswift5342]

@@dittohead7044 beautiful song - and Biblical, too

[@adderman1950]

The very first rock concert I ever went to was to see the Byrds when was 15 & was fortunate enough to be able to go backstage and meet the band. It was the thrill of my young life, a moment I'll never forget!

[@catherine6653]

My memories of this song come from my Mother. She loved music and always played the radio in the car. She used to read a Bible story children's book to me. When this song came on the radio, she would say "This is the song that comes from the Bible, and later she read the verses in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. I always think of the words of Wise King Solomon. Enjoyed the interview from these living legends.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thank you Catherine! Very cool.

[@Rossturnerphoto]

Great story. I often wondered what inspired the Byrds to do a song with lyrics from the Bible. I never realized before that their version was a cover. I love how Roger wanted to keep telling you stories. You didn't have to pull it out of him. Great interviews with both him and David Crosby

[@DG19075]

A gorgeous piece of music. McGuinn playing it in the interview moved me to tears. One of 2 pieces of Scripture that made it to the Top 40 ranks. The other?Sister Janet Mead's rendition of the Lord's Prayer.

[@forestghost7]

My thoughts? In 65 I was 12, been playing guitar 2 yrs, and 1st heard the Byrds. By April 66 I had a brand new Rickenbacker 12. It took my 13 yr old mind to space and beyond. I still ❤❤ and play it. Thanks forever Roger, enough said

[@RFXLR]

Those Rickenbackers have such a unique sound. Then add the second set of strings on a 12ver and they just ring out! What an incredible song!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Awesome stuff. Thank you

[@tedgay8427]

Ricks are such a pain in the butt to keep in tune and play all night. But that tone makes it all worth it.

[@judyi46]

I agree. I watched an old “Pop Quiz” show and was surprised when the musicians on the panel couldn’t recognize the Byrds with the Rickenbacker.

[@misterschubert3242]

@@tedgay8427 I have a cute quip that I say when I'm tuning one---do you know how long it takes to tune this? No one knows--it's never been done!!!

[@skeptock3205]

I had one for a while. They have a "jangly" sound like no other 12-string I've ever played. The guitar was so well-made that even with smaller head stock (more strain from 12 strings, less structural strength than a long headstock that spreads the strain better) it stayed in tune remarkably well. I loved that guitar.

[@scottburton9701]

"Turn Turn Turn" was on the soundtrack of the movie "Forrest Gump"-That proves how iconic it is.

[@stephengiffith1010]

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[@gjermundification]

I guess the word you are looking for is contemporary.

[@tedgeldberg6498]

As a 12 year old in 1965 I was smitten with this song the first time I heard it. I distinctly remember the day I bought the blue Turn! Turn! Turn! album at the White Front discount store in Van Nuys that would later become the big Toys R Us store. To this day 57 years later it remains my favorite song of all time. And Roger McGuinn's majestic playing on his 12 string Rick created a sound imitated by many but never equaled. Thank you for the stellar interview, priceless!

[@j.woolbright4524]

Love it that this is Roger's favorite song. He is a beautiful soul.

[@funguy4utube]

Yes … truly amazing. When Roger showed how he embellished the Pete version - the magic of his added riffs - my arms exploded in goosebumps….. just like they did when we played it in the VW micro bus Blaupunkt radio cruising around in the Sixties. He created pure audio magic.

[@SandraBonney]

Goosebumps here too, from the first bar

[@texanasimmons1761]

I was a child of the 60s and 70s and Id have to say Turn, Turn. Turn will always have a very big place in my heart! This was the only contemporary song that my church youth choir sang, in church, in choir concerts and later we did a bunch of Christian youth rallys across the southern states from Texas to Miami Beach. I NEVER hear the song without getting goosebumbs. Thanks for this video!

[@scotthutchens1203]

We sang this song in the 60s in youth groups a lot (around campfires) and once for “contemporary special music” we did an electric version of it it with a guitars and bass for our church service.

[@giovanniacuto2688]

In the UK in the sixties if you were a teenage boy like me it was not considered "cool" to be a Christian. Even worse I was a Sunday school teacher. Folk music and especially singer-song writers like Dylan were anti-establishment and therefore considered cool. My problem was that I liked folk music as well. This song, more than any other, joins together both sides of my teenage personality. After I first heard it I read the Ecclesiastes original. Even now in my 70s whenever a friend is having a hard time I often come out with "To everything there is a season". I still like listening to the Byrds, this song in particular but also the Dylan songs "Mr Tambourine Man" and "Chimes of Freedom".

[@hughennis4151]

At my father's wake I read what he always referred to as " that business from Ecclesiastes", as a semi-fallen Catholic who spent his first two years of high school in Seminary before realizing he wasn't called to the priesthood, who went on to serve as a doting father and Registered Nurse for over two decades, with that bit of Scripture as a guiding principle in his life, asked me to read it for him at his life celebration before he passed, and in doing so contrived to comfort me and all present perfectly, making it a wonderful reminder of the blessing his life was to all of us, Thanks again Dad

[@gorojo1]

I remember being only 5 and sneaking into my much older siblings records collection to play Turn while they were at school. It truly is the theme of that entire era.

[@timetowakeup6302]

5:58: For those of you who aren't familiar with Bobby Darin, I highly recommend exploring his catalog. He was a brilliant all around entertainer who literally did it ALL. One of a kind in my opinion. One of those rare artists who recorded albums in every popular musical genre of his time (50's-70's). He died at only 37 of a weak heart. What a special talent.

[@xianshep]

An absolute legend. I'd love to know how he came to gift Roger a guitar.

[@timetowakeup6302]

@@xianshep "I first met Bobby Darin at the Crescendo night club on Sunset Strip in Hollywood around 1962. I was the accompianist for a folk group called "The Chad Mitchell Trio." We were opening up for Lenny Bruce, and Bobby had come down to the club to see Lenny, but was there during our performance. The trio was composed of three singers who didn't play instruments. I was the only musician, and I stood behind them. While they would sing, just to keep from being bored, I made funny faces. The audience would laugh, and the trio thought it was for them. Bobby liked this. He came back stage after our set and told me that he planned to incorporate folk music into his Las Vegas act. He asked me if I would like to play guitar, and sing harmony with him. I told him that I had a job. Bobby asked how much the trio was paying. When I told him, he offered to double the salary. I gave the trio notice and went to work for Bobby. Bobby was a mentor to me. He gave me a sense of what the old school of show business was all about. He was meticulous, suit pressed, shoes shined and always on time and in tune. He had worked with George Burns, and had learned the vaudeville approach to performing. He had mastered singing, dancing, mime, impressions and many musical instruments. I asked him for tips on succeeding in the music business and he was generous with his advice. One tip was to get in front of audiences as much as possible. He said it didn't matter how good you were in front of a mirror, you had to test it under fire. I took his advice and performed in as many clubs and coffee houses as I could to develop my confidence as a performer. Another tip was to get into Rock and Roll. I did that as well and the result was my band The Byrds. So I owe a lot to Bobby Darin. He was a true hero to me." Roger McGuinn

[@xianshep]

@@timetowakeup6302 Awesome! Bobby Darin was posthumously also a big help to ME in the music business (long story), an opportunity which I blew.

[@HMcQ7891]

Great interviews, McGuinn was generous. So hearing The Byrds' "Tambourine" in studio is why Dylan went electric - wild. And it's always amazing to hear how the legends of old like Crosby & Gene Clark were just fans. Well done.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I love these stories.

[@davidyohalem629]

Others would say that it was hearing The Animals record of House of the Rising Sun, the first folk rock record, that inspired Dylan to reclaim his rock and roll roots.

[@lstrusowski4170]

My fave Byrds song of ‘68, I think was the year. I ABSOLUTELY STILL LOVE HEARING THE BYRDS EVERYDAY STILL! LOVE 8 MILES HIGH, AND THE OTHERS. PART OF THE SOUNDTRACK OF MY LIFE. I STILL LOVE ALL THE MUSIC OF THE LATE 50’s , 60’s, AND EARLY 70’s!. I SING ALL THE TIME MYSELF OUT LOUD, THIS ONLY TRUE GREAT MUSIC IN HISTORY! AS I TOLD DONOVAN ONCE, THIS ERA OF MUSIC SAVED MY LIFE AND MUSIC IS MY LIFE, WITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC OF 80’s and 90’s, , AND ITS ALL ON MY IPAD, OVER 10,000 SONGS, SOME REPEATS OR COVERS, IF GOOD. I HAVE MY ALBUMS AND 45’s, TOO! I CHERISH THEM. ITS ALL PART OF KY SOUL! THANK YOU FO4 THIS AWESOME STORY, AND I CANT WAIT FOR MORE. HOW CAN ANYONE BE UNHAPPY WOTH ALL OF THAT UNBELIEVABLE AWESOME MUSIC. GOD BLESS YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. I WONT MISS ANY OF YOUR STORIES

[@derekdowns6275]

I'm not a huge rock study, but it blows me away that I always thought that the Byrds were a British band -and to also find out that they formed not 35 miles from my home...all in the same sitting. Thanks for a great video!

[@privateduty]

Born in '61, the songs of the 60s bring back memories of so many things but bring so much hope...we'll make it thru these times too.

[@bellhowell2788]

Best times minus nam

[@privateduty]

@@bellhowell2788 Yes. Sometimes the worst times give rise to the best art.

[@alenbrackovic7657]

I laughed out loud when he played it on acoustic guitar. Pure joy

[@ProfessorofRock]

Right? I loved it too.

[@gaspersignorelli3724]

@@ProfessorofRock The look on your face says it.

[@Vito_Tuxedo]

Kudos to Crosby for acknowledging Gene Clark's phenomenal songwriting talent. Crosby has been less generous in his praise of others in the past, but I guess maybe he has mellowed with age. A generous spirit is far more becoming of a man of his genuine musical genius.

[@NelsonMontana1234]

Having Roger McGuinn privately play "Turn , Turn, Turn" for you is pretty damn awesome.

[@amazinggrace5692]

My roommate in college had to give a song performance in her sign language class and she choose this song. So many turn, turn, turns! I hear this song and I think of her. Warm feelings for the woman I named my daughter after. Much love 💕🐝🇺🇸

[@billygross]

It's one of those songs that goes straight to your heart and your tear ducts.

[@kathleenking47]

Written by Solomon I've put turn turn turn in my bible right by eccleastics 3:1

[@Brenda-jf2pe]

I play a 360 12 string Rick and got the banjo picking down ! I play this song as an instrumental with a compressor tube type, and a tube amp. In 1992 roger did a concert on Long Island in NY he signed the scratch plate of my Ric 330 12 string like an idiot I sold it in 1994 ! Bought the 360 in 2014 got back into playing at 72 yrs. old. My mother died in 1994 I was 25 I asked the preacher to read from the Bible the passages that were from the preacher that were the lyrics from that song at her funeral. Roger and the Byrds were a big part of my life back then, there is a big place in my heart for Turn Turn Turn. JohnBoy Utah Brenda's husband . Chow😎🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@douglasdegraff8335]

One of the Greatest songs ever written and inspired by someone and something Holy. I hope someone plays this song at my passing. God Bless you for bringing this song to many.

[@bjpetro3041]

One of the most underrated guitar recordings in history is the interplay between McGuinn and Crosby during the "solo" section. It is magic and could never be duplicated.

[@johntiggleman4686]

Yes indeed. One of the best breaks ever.

[@JiveDadson]

Who underrated it? What rating did they give it, and what should the rating have been?

[@macaibhistin]

I thought the bass line really makes this version. The opening riff with that descending bass is so unforgettable!

[@davidellis5141]

" A Time For Peace , I Swear It's Not Too Late " Great Lyric 👍

[@ProfessorofRock]

I love the ending of the song.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

If you hear Xi calling for peace, get the troops ready. This song was not made for 1939 or our own times, and I say that as a 90% peacenik.

[@geraldobrien7323]

“A time to be born, a time to die” Over the next decade that line is really gonna apply to a lot of icons that we grew up listening to. RIP David Crosby

[@splodgen]

As a lifelong atheist, at 71 years, I always liked this song, both Pete and the Byrds. When I was a teenager, in the 60's I thought we were going to be the generation that was going to bring peace. We'd seen our fathers and grandfathers coming back from two world wars, broken men. It was songs like, 'Turn,Turn, Turn', and 'Give Peace a Chance,' that gave us hope. Sadly our hopes haven't come about, and we see the dreadful destruction in Gaza, Ukrain and Yeman. But I hold out hope for the next generation who will bring about what we strived for. I swear it's not too late.

[@shibolinemress8913]

"Turn, Turn, Turn" takes me back to when I was 8 years old and climbing in my favourite tree early Saturday mornings. It was 1970 and both it and Mr. Tambourine Man" were still on radio all the time. I'd sit in my tree singing to myself and listening to the real birds 😉, before going back to the house to watch cartoons or off to play with friends. 🕊🌻 Just a couple of years ago I discovered another Byrds song from back then called "Goin' Back" that perfectly captures that sense of nostalgia, and is now also one of my favourites. I'm sure 8-year-old me would have loved it too! 🙂

[@michaelsmeltz2363]

As a bass player, I loved hearing David Crosby explain how it’s nearly impossible to sing and play bass at the same time. Sing and play rhythm guitar? Easy peasy.but hearing the bass line and melody line in your head at the same time? Good luck. Hats off to the bass players who can do it, though, we see you. But hearing Crosby found it as hard as I always did makes me feel just slightly less inept.

[@jwaller1327]

Just makes Geddy Lee and Jack Bruce all the more amazing. Yeah, I could never do it either, not even backing vocals. And most people just think the guy on bass is just the one who must really suck too much on guitar and just settles.

[@miguelservetus9534]

@@jwaller1327 Must confess that I was one who did not appreciate the bass guitar or players till I started studying music. Now I am in forever awe. Don’t have the gift myself but nothing but admiration. Bass players make the song.

[@copley1992]

McCartney played bass and sang.

[@PeggyCobb-rf9xc]

True Story - was driving home from a doctor appointment very pregnant. The doctor had just informed me that I had lost almost all of my amniotic fluid and he didn't know how it would affect the baby. This song came on the radio and after hearing the line about "... a time to heal" I just knew the baby would be okay. 35+ years later that kid is an Associate Professor of Abstract Algebra at University of Virginia and he turned out to be a wonder son.

[@shinyoneincarnate5565]

I saw Jim Roger McGuinn in a club in Milwaukee WI. He had a mic, his acoustic, a smal amp, Ric 12 string with a few boxes on the floor. He was sitting on a bar stool with 6 of us sitting on the floor listening. He sounded just like the 6 man Byrds, all by himself. He played a bunch of songs, then took our requests. When we all ran out of ideas, I requested Sugar Sugar by the Archies. The 5 other audience members snickered, Roger just smiled, & thought of another song. It was a great time!

[@tooleyoclock]

Fantastic episode. I could see the absolute thrill in your eyes as you realized that Roger was gonna play through that verse of Turn, Turn, Turn. I believe Roger became a born again Christian in the 70s. Perhaps, that spiritual part of his life is what gets such assurance and peace when he plays this beautiful song. Keep up the outstanding work on this channel! I share your passion for Rock/Pop Music History. Huge Byrds fan too. Would love to hear you chat with Chris Hillman-My favorite Byrd. And his work with Gram Parsons in the Flying Burrito Brothers is stellar.

[@hansjonassen7228]

In 1970, I was in kindergarten and we would sing this song in our school chapel services. Great way for a little kid to get introduced to one of the most amazing songs of all time.

[@brianmcglade8164]

Your a good man Hans !

[@jimbarrett5930]

Growing up in the 60’s that was one of my favorite songs ever and especially since they put lyrics taken directly from the Bible. It’s ironic that they were afraid people would be put off by that yet Roger says he still finds comfort and hope in those words. God’s word has a way of doing that!

[@dittohead7044]

Come to think of it it’s too bad more verses from the Bible aren’t made into this kind of music that can pierce the soul

[@larrythamm]

What an honor to sit and interview these to icons of music. Loved this video. It was amazing when he stated playing right there.

[@badbiker666]

I can't be certain that this story is about the first time I heard "Turn, Turn, Turn," but it certainly is one of the first times for sure. I was about 8 years old. Up to that point, I was not into rock music. I grew up in Detroit, so my music of choice was Motown. I idolized The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, and the Funk Brothers (although back then no one knew who they were!). A friend had an older sister and she was into the early rock (and I was into her), so I listened to what she listened to. The opening guitar instrumental for "Turn, Turn, Turn" is unique, to say the least. Until this video I didn't know that was a 12 string Rickenbacker, but now I'll never forget it. It was summer and we were in my friend's back yard, playing basketball, while his hot sister was sitting in a lounge chair, probably sunning herself in a bikini. I swear she did that JUST to mess with me. But that song came on her radio. I stopped playing the game and just stood there, mesmerized by the sound. My buddy passed the ball to me and it hit me in the chest and rolled away. He yelled at me for not paying attention, but I didn't hear him. All I could hear was The Byrds. I didn't immediately switch my allegiance from soul music to rock music that day, but the transition took place not too long after that. I believe that incident occurred in 1968, and yes, I know, "Turn, Turn, Turn" had been out for a while already, but it is one of the few songs for which I have this kind of memory.

[@dittohead7044]

CKLW fan growing up. Future hubby knew a lot more about music and luckily I expanded my listening experience. I sure do miss the Detroit of that time

[@gaufrid1956]

"Turn! Turn! Turn!" is my all-time favorite song in English! My daughter knew this, and at her wedding reception, she asked me to dance with her to it! She was wearing a wedding dress with a big hooped skirt, and I was wearing a kilt! It was quite a sight! A couple of years after her mom died, I remarried and moved to the Philippines (I'm Aussie). I've sung this song on our home karaoke here, and my Filipina wife is a fan of classics like this!

[@garybrockwell2031]

Nice one mate👍🇬🇧

[@gaufrid1956]

@@garybrockwell2031 Cheers mate! As we say here in Cebuano, "Daghang salamat!"... "Thanks very much!"

[@christienelson1437]

I don’t believe I could say, for every artist has been influenced by someone before them. It like asking which note is the greatest note ever played. One note will always be apart of another’s success. Music is such a part of our lives that we always change with it. I can’t imagine a day with out it or it constantly influencing us. The Beat goes on…🌅🎇🎆💕❤️

[@MrGmooney]

Interesting to read the comments on who was the biggest influence on modern Pop music. In a way they're all part correct.... Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis, Buddy Holly, Dylan and then came the Beatles and everything changed.without doubt the greatest and most influential band of the 20th century.But it's true to say that they all stood on the shoulder s of their predecessor music makers.lets admit that we all copy and steal and learn from the giants who went before us. Ger Mooney the guitar man in Galway

[@pamalojo]

I was 15 living in Montreal when Turn Turn Turn took off. My friends and I used to attend a Friday night teen drop-in centre where we would play ping pong, listen to music, and hang out. The evening would end with a Bible reading, and this one Friday the reading was those verses from the No. 1 hit being played on the radio every hour. We were all gobsmacked! The youth pastor just smiled. He knew what he was doing. I still love that song. and the Byrds.

[@russmoore5564]

I did not know that was a Pete Seeger song, thank you for that. I was 7 when the Byrds did it and I remember it well. Here in rural Kentucky in '65 it did not fly. Those long haired hippies have done gone and blasphemed the bible! That's the way it was but I loved that song. I always have loved the Byrds harmonies

[@scottstalcup6980]

Doesn't matter how many times I hear Roger tell his stories about the band, be it here, on his live album, the WCBH/BBC series from 1996, he's always fascinating!

[@markmiller8137]

in 68 i was 8 yrs old and i had 2 relatives drafted in the Army and fighting in Vietnam,we were a close knit family and we missed our boys and even us younger children watched our Grandmother and Parents of their young Soldiers worry as they would watch the weekly death tally on the news. the music was a relief to us younger family members and even us youngins as we were called would wear our peace signs and long hair to our elementery school. we would write letters to the fighting men that we didnt know and to our loved ones so far away from home. we lost our family members later on in their lives due to agent Orange related cancers that the chemicles brought on. the music was the best thing that come out of the 60s and 70s and thats the music i love and basically all i listen to,thank you to all the musicians and bands for such great music.

[@Me97202]

During my 50 year career as a radio DJ, I was blessed with meeting and interviewing many of the biggest musicians of our generation. So I know that these moments you had with Roger and David are some of the ones we live for and are very special. Especially when the artists are generous with their comments.

[@RhymesWithCarbon]

My god, a personal concert from Roger McGuinn playing Turn! Turn! Turn! Just for you!! That would be one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life, I’m impressed you held it together!

[@jakeoncall]

Wonderful story. I can only imagine how you must have felt being serenaded by Jim Mcguinn singing your favorite song! Lyrics inspired by the Word of God are the best. As Jesus said, "...these very stones will cry out." (Luke 19:40)

[@scotthutchens1203]

Amen! The stones are doing lots of crying out in this Godless world were sojourning through because people are rejecting Jesus Christ. 😢

[@davidyohalem629]

@@scotthutchens1203 Ecclesiastes precedes your Christ by (at least) 500 years. Your Christian Bible doesn't have half the poetic sensibility.

[@starweavertx8806]

In 2016 we had brought my mom home to Hospice care thinking she had months to live, when the nurse told me she probably only had days the news was hard to wrap my mind around. When I left that day and started my car up this song was playing on the radio and I just sat there and listened and cried in disbelief. I don’t even know how my radio got on a channel that would be playing this song. Always loved the song but now it has a very special place in my heart! Side note - now my mom plays I Will Always Love You for my daughters and I and 90% of the time it’s right when we start the car up. ❤️

[@scotthutchens1203]

Wonderful episode! It doesn’t get much better than you interviewing McQuinn and Crosby about this song! This song has been a favorite of mine since the 60s. It blended right in with the counter-culture and I remember many times we sang it in church youth groups around camp fires because it had a good message. Around 1976 we did it in church as “contemporary special music” using my ‘74 Gibson SG and Fender Deluxe Reverb amp nice and drenched with reverb and tremolo for that 60’s sound. Times were so much more simple then……… Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NKJV) 1 To everything [there is] a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: 2 A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck [what is] planted; 3 A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to gain, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to throw away; 7 A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak; 8 A time to love, And a time to hate; A time of war, And a time of peace. John 3:14-21 (NKJV) 14 “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 “that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 “And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 “For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 “But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”

[@SouthernCeltMS]

When Turn, Turn, Turn came out I was in my first year of college trying desperately to keep my grades up so I could keep my student draft deferment. The thing that surprised me most about the song being so popular was that it was basically a Bible verse set to music.

[@ALXandroATS]

Never been a super big fan of hippie music, I was still a wee lad during that time, but I’ve known for decades this song is a true classic. You may not know this but God told and guided you to make this video. Been seeing a lot of this lately in other avenues. Thank you so much.

[@BenDover-bj5ly]

Hippie Music?? my man, this not Hippie music..... it is called FOLK ROCK... and a lot of us in the service at the time loved it...;..

[@dittohead7044]

@@BenDover-bj5ly it’s a forgivable mistake

[@Reno_56101]

My dad passed away on January 15th, 2020, completely unexpected. His favorite song was Turn, Turn, Turn. When I listen to this song I close my eyes and imagine he is sitting by me listening to it with me. It comforts and saddens me at the same time.

[@byronofcascadia8629]

Yes, loved the Byrds…and the lyrics from Ecclesiastes…interesting ancient teaching, very transcendent, that interestingly enough touches on what the Yoga Sutras speak of ‘to contemplate the opposites’

[@crhu319]

This verse is where Eastern touches Western philosophy.

[@A6P10]

“David Crosby started spinning around the light pole like Fred Astaire…” ahem *cough* Gene Kelly *cough* Fun video ⭐️ enjoyed it!

[@colinp2238]

Gene Kelly aka Fred Astaire.😁

[@mad4nertz]

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire are very different in looks and sounds, and also in their dancing style. But The Byrds are music, not musical theater. Can’t get Everything right! 😊

[@noelpucarua2843]

I think he meant Paddy Kelly coming home from the pub on a frosty night in Gorey. But I won't go into the gorey details.

[@memathews]

Thank you for that correcting hint. Two very different dancers, each a giant in their own right.

[@theduchessofkitty4107]

Let me risk a little comment on this…. Turn, Turn, Turn ends on the ninth verse of Ecclesiastes chapter 3. If you go a little further in the chapter, merely three more verses, you’ll read this: “He [talking here about God] has made it all, beautiful in its time. Even eternity He has put in their hearts […]”. This says something very profound. Eternity being implanted into every human heart: this speaks so much about our desire to leave something that outlasts us, which is the reason you see and read and hear about the many things we human beings have built and written over the many millennia of human history, as far back as the invention of writing, at least. This says every human has the innate desire for immortality. It is the reason we do all the things we do, in a way, because innately, there’s something that tells us that none of this ends with our death. Keeping record of all the music bequeathed to us is part of that quest for immortality.

[@scotthutchens1203]

I love that verse about God putting eternity in our hearts as well as the verses that inspire this song! I first saw that verse right after coming out of the drug culture and becoming a Christian in 1975. It had a lot of spiritual meaning to me since it talked about the deep mysteries of God that we can’t know about or understand with our finite minds (at least until it’s revealed to us on that day). 1 Corinthians 13:12 (NKJV) For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NKJV) He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.

[@pureislandwater]

Or maybe the words "'He put eternity in our hearts" means he created humans to live forever, not die. His purpose has not changed and we see this in the promise at Revelation 21:4. "And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”

[@scotthutchens1203]

@@pureislandwater Amen! Could be. He did create us to live eternally. There could be more than one reason He said it. Having come out of the drug culture in the mid 70’s I related it to more of a “A Space In Time” spacey type of thing. However, I tend to think God said that to make the unsaved think about the “God shaped vacuum” and the “divine discontent” that bugs all of us-thus making us search for His love.

[@theduchessofkitty4107]

@@scotthutchens1203 yes. Exactly.

[@dl7281]

I met Pete Seeger when I was 14. He was so kind and humble. So fun seeing how songs are rewoven.

[@siliconalleys]

In the late 60' I was an 85 lb. freshman in a 2,200 all-boy high school. with the Byrds songs (and many others, Professor), they helped inspire and propel me to 2 State Wrestling championships, and twice 3rd in State. My top song was called the Most Negative Song in the top 40 of the last 60 years - Nobody But Me. Not being cocky, but my success would all be up to me, and God. He helped me Turn, Turn, Turn. Thanks, professor! BTW, after Stanford and Harvard, I'm now a professor.

[@redgrain3914]

The Professor's face when Roger just starts playing it. I would have started squealing.

[@BeverlyM52]

Roger sensed it. I think that's why he kept playing. Makes my old heart swell!

[@thesame4076]

I think I saw tears in his eyes

[@thesame4076]

...might have been mine

[@MyName-pl7zn]

Wow, this one blew me away,Roger McGuinn and the byrds made THE song of the sixties, I agree with you! He is a great storyteller and turned this folk song into a song that defined the 60s. Absolutely love the byrds and what they did for rock music. And of course David is a great storyteller too.This is definitely a gold standard segment, nice work professor!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thank you my friend. Please share it.

[@allansavage]

Roger seems such a gentle lovely man, and like myself a huge Pete Seeger fan. Pete was the reason I took up the banjo 56 years ago.

[@williamwilliams5876]

60s music is the BEST, the most meaningful, short sweet, to the point! Turn Turn Turn, For your Love, Western Union, The Letter..........Real Music!

[@frankarmani3718]

It was this song that made me feel like Roger's Rickenbacker didn't need any other instruments. It had so much beauty, depth and punch that it could stand alone. He's right, it gives you the encouragement to believe that things will be ok. and Thank you for bringing all of this history and background to us.

[@benhammond6393]

I had chills during this entire interview...I mean, I love this channel and all the stories and interviews but this one was on like a slightly different frequency. Wow.

[@rebeccamizell1071]

One of my favorite songs by birds I play it all the time but it's my Sunday song to get back to my love of God

[@lynl135]

I feel so lucky I was born in '60, to have grown up with the greatest music ever as part of my life.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

Always like a band that invents its own unique sound. People still say bands "sound like the Byrds". Always loved 'eight miles high', great title and great song. Fantastic bit of acoustic playing by Roger in this video

[@MrAnarchris]

Thank you for reminding about how great Eight Miles High is, and you are 100% correct Mr McGuinn is just an amazing guitarist - and in my opinion, a terrific person too.

[@josephgioielli]

I have loved that song since I was a kid. When ever I feel like I have lost control I think of it to remind myself that there is still a hand on the switch.

[@lindabriggs5118]

I am a product of the 60's. This song has always been my favorite. If i was feeling down, this song uplifted me and gave me hope. Just finding this video and hearing it again brought tears to my eyes. It still gives me hope and joy to here it. I knew the lyrics came from the Bible but I never knew it was from Ecclesiasties. Thank you this video! I needed to hear this tonight. Its especially powerful in this day and age with all the conflicts and differing culture clashes. 1968 was a great year. I was 16 and I grew up in Inglewood, CA. Again, thank you for this.😃💝💯👍🙏🤗

[@bobrich1950]

I was in high school in the mid-sixties. Staring down the draft and Vietnam. This song more than any other from that era became the song of a generation. I still hear it played often with any Vietnam era videos. Still brings tears to my eyes to this very day. And it still sounds as fresh now as it did then. And perhaps more poignantly, it's still incredibly apropos.

[@deanrobert9953]

I'm quite certain The Byrds take on Mr. Tambourine man is THE song that gave me my first case of music induced 'feels' as a very little kid. Has sent me on a life long journey of music discovery and joy. I'm eternally grateful to Roger and the band for that. Even the couple seconds of it teased in this video gave me goosebumps... as always.

[@saltzen961]

McGuinn's highly compressed Rickenbacker sounded unique , and was instantly recognized anywhere !!!! Truly the "sound " of the sixties .

[@scotthutchens1203]

There’s a pedal company that simulated that compressor. I think it was Barber Electronics.

[@ruthlewis6678]

Moved to tears just hearing the music. Time past never to return. Great memories Maybe just because I was young; never to return.