The Byrds - I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (Audio)

[@tomhoffmann6442]

The Byrds were so good and great as I have so many of their enjoyable song efforts memories!

[@Mr60smusicman]

Without a doubt, the Byrd's best song, Gene Clark was an amazing vocalist, thank you for posting this classic musical gem!!

[@theinvisibleman2194]

You never hear any Byrds on the radio anymore. Reminds me of the days we took for granted, when commercial radio actually played alot of great music. Shame.

[@gidion4004]

This is the fuckin' truth |

[@SylentEcho]

You hear them almost every week on Sounds Of The Sixties with Tony Blackburn.

[@kmslegal7808]

you don't like Justin Beaver?

[@joeoconnor5400]

Gold Radio UK only play Mr Tambourine Man and if you're lucky Turn, Turn, Turn!

[@JamesAllmond]

I hear it all the time, on XM/Sirius...gave up on commercial radio ages ago...

[@plynbass1292]

Those in our age bracket actually lived in a musical renaissance, from Chuck Berry and Little Richard through the 60's to current music. An amazing time to be alive in music.

[@ThomasWise-du4si]

The Byrds- a phenomenal mid-60s group that pioneered guitar rock ahead of its time.

[@xxryder1]

All rock is 'guitar rock'.

[@michaelwright3351]

Today I am 72 and I will never stop listening to 60’s rock. It’s like they say Rock and Roll never forgets

[@dansimpson7066]

Same here in st. Louis

[@lorieward7849]

I'm also 72 and I agree most whole heartedly!

[@joelbabb4752]

Why the hell would you stop ? It is what keeps me going …,

[@georgebowen3925]

Me too 👍

[@erictansley2085]

A fellow Bob Seger fan ! I have been listening to a lot of his work recently and the honesty and grittiness really speaks to me. "Back in 72" is my favourite Seger album.

[@bklynslipnjimmy]

Still sounds great in 2024😮

[@williammccreadie6022]

Agree

[@jeffguenther223]

If Gene Clark had only written this one song, he would be known as a GREAT songwriter...

So true.

[@susansquire7968]

AGREED! PERFECTION!❤❤❤❤❤

[@rockosur]

No razonar Desaparecer Cuando tenías que estar Te echaste a correr Lo que hiciste en mí No tiene perdón Y yo sé que me siento Mucho más fuerte sin tu amor Mucho tiempo atrás Me hiciste sentir Que nuestro amor era más Y de esa forma vivi No sé más quién soy De qué te reís? Y ahora sé que me siento Mucho más fuerte sin tu amor No sé más que hacer No sé qué decir Cuando tenías que estar Te echaste a reír Lo que hiciste en mí No tiene perdón Y ahora sé que me siento Mucho más fuerte sin tu amor Y yo sé que me siento Mucho más fuerte sin tu amor Oh, sin tu amor

[@adintinosante]

Me acabo de enterar a mis 51 años que la de Charly es una versión 🙈🙈🙈

[@rockosur]

@@adintinosante Yo hace unos años. Conocí por Charly este tema.

[@greenlab512]

Aunque la idea es la misma, la letra de Charly tiene mas sutileza que la letra de la version original

[@emilcecontrera2302]

VAMOS CHARLYYY ESTE TEMA YA ES MAS ARGENTINO QUE EL TANGO❤❤

[@JimMorrison30984]

Pensaba que la version de charly era un cover de tom petty, y me entero que tom petty hiso un cover de los byrds

[@Highland804]

That jangly Rickenbacker 12-string is unmistakable. Love it!

[@emanre2]

+Highland804 Yes it is. :)

[@emanre2]

On Tuesday Sept. 15th,we where talking about old music. I wanted to look up "Theme from A Summer Place" (Released 1959) when I got home. At home, I went to "The Byrds - "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better", looking for better HQ. I love to read the comments on KZbin. One was about his (Roger McGuinn) Rickenbacker 360/12 (is a semi-hollow body with thru-body neck structure electric guitar made by the Rickenbacker company; it was among the first electric twelve-string guitars.) The "commenter's" channel looked cool, so I went there. They had a list of their "likes". I scrolled down. Nice stuff. Further down, I found "Theme From A Summer Place". THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR ! What are the odds ??? I put this on Face Book:

[@emanre2]

This is really me. 65 years old, ha ha... facebook.com/rick.miller.3382

[@jennifursun3303]

+Highland804 me three. he could play the phone book on it. he saw Hard Days Night, fell in love with George's. traded his banjo and guitar. bought this one and practiced on it for ages. here is the results. would love to hear it in person

[@emanre2]

jennifur sun Very nice. Thanks for the reply. :)

[@KenSiefert]

Music doesn’t get much better than this

[@Tonetwisters]

Wish I could punch your "UP" button about a thousand times! Loved this when it was on the radio as a hit.

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

oh yes it does. this is great but don't you dare stop here.

[@joeymac3969]

Yessir!!

[@hotajax]

Unless you play it twice in a row.

[@josephwitkowski6665]

This is great but please don't limit music.

[@brianrocks2087]

This song is one of the best pop songs of all time, and it shows that the decade was the best era in the history of rock and the history of modern popular music.

[@actionsub]

And to think this was actually a B-side!

[@brianrocks2087]

@@lthompson7625 The great influence of the byrds were the beatles and the searchers were more influential with their hit needles and pins

[@Eastsidesavage]

@@brianrocks2087the guitar on this song sounds like if I needed someone

[@shirleypena4133]

@brianrocks2087 I quite agree!👍👍

[@Carla-i6m4j]

The Byrds..before me..there Great

[@ThomasDeJohn-lv6kd]

Love those Rickenbacker guitars and the sixties

[@bklynslipnjimmy]

👍

[@mikemclean676]

yeah and all of those splintered ones pete townshend left in that noise and feedback

[@markmoriarty7388]

@Thomas De John ectopic. Ya gotta love those Ricky's from the 60s.

[@markmoriarty7388]

@@mikemclean676 Popular stage craft of the day. If you've ever seen the film " Blow Up", a young Jeff Beck rams the neck of his Fender Tele through the front of a Vox speaker cab; and this was in 1966, afull year before Hendrix destroyed his strat at Monterey Pop. And as you say Townshend did the same thing with his Ric. ( 1967 )

[@steveo8571]

Compression was the key to the iconic sound. Roger's 12-string, Eric's BEANO Les Paul through a 50 watt Marshall, Jimi thru Marshall stacks were the iconic sounds of the 60s. Nowadays I listen to Twice's Likey on a 24-hour loop. Somehow the visuals of KPop is more appealing to me as an old fart than squealing feedback.

[@susansquier2435]

This song never gets old. EVER. I love it.

[@gregbates2844]

Amen. It's impossible to not feel good after listening to this.

[@jforman4406]

Fn timeless!

[@rockinrobb4350]

Absolute classic!! one of if not their best!! Clark nails it!!

[@maureendevries1904]

Tom Petty did a great job covering GC's tune.

[@alabhaois]

Just wish it were three times as long!!!!!! 🎸😎

[@MyRobertallen]

GOAT rocker break-up song. You tell her, Gene. 'And I'm not gonna play ... your games anymore.'

[@DD1122able]

What memories. I am 75. Was 17 in '65. This song took me through a lot of depressing times.

[@BarbaraCarter-eu8hg]

I so feel; you....

[@mysticone1798]

What a great song!!! The magic of the Rickenbacker 12 string still shines through after all these years. Totally mesmerizing tune, and I never get tired of listening to it.

[@christian.vilches]

Dedito para arriba los que llegamos acá por Charly!!!

[@hernangramajo779]

+Christian Vilches jajajaja,posta!

[@christian.vilches]

En esa.... super

[@christian.vilches]

Hernan Gramajo​ buueeena

[@JusticieroBurning]

LA de los Byrds es 10 veces mejor !°

[@agustindrovin432]

nah

[@josephlemko3027]

I feel a whole lot better every time I hear this song. Thanks Gene Clark for writing this tune. Great 12 string solo by McGuinn. 😃

[@ppierquet1]

One-of-a-kind solo, for sure....that "jingle jangle" of the Rickenbacher 12-string is SO fun to hear. I wish other groups would pick up on it.

[@josephlemko3027]

@@ppierquet1 : Thanks for appreciating great music. Stay healthy! 🤗✌

[@scifiwriter98]

"Why", "I See You," and "It Won't be Wrong," aren't bad, either.

[@josephlemko3027]

@@scifiwriter98 : I totally agree with your assessment of these great songs.I love to hear from someone who has an excellent ear for fine music✌🤗

[@scifiwriter98]

@joseph lemko Thanks! I take your compliment seriously because in my group of friends back in the 70s, I was the guy who made mix tapes and gave them away. I had a good ear for putting songs together with natural sounding transitions. My favorite job I never got paid for was DJ at my college radio station. My only shift was Sunday nights because I was busy working my way through school, but I had regular listeners who always called in with requests or to ask about a tune I played. In a perfect world, I'd still be doing it, but with pay. I didn't mention 8 Miles High because that song is on another level. I feel fortunate to have been a teenager at that time because music was just incredible. I always associate 8 Miles High with Shapes of Things because they just blew me away hearing what Jeff Beck and McGuiin were doing with the guitar. The Amboy Dukes. Journey to the Center of Your Mind had a similar effect. After hearing those songs as well as Tomorrow Never Knows, I never listened to music the same. They opened the door to all the possibilities of what a song could be.

[@jeremiah123z]

The quintessential Byrds song -- written and sung by the late, lamented Gene Clark.

[@JensVanDeAarde]

Jeremiah Horrigan how can a Gene Clark happen?

[@b.w.barbee2269]

Gene Clark had the best voice of the Byrds...Hands down, him and Roger did not get along...I met Jim and David in the summer of 65 in SF...I was with Gene's sister, both were 'pricks'...

[@kmslegal7808]

@@b.w.barbee2269 Gene and Crosby didn't get along. Jim played with Gene in McGuinn Clark and Hillman

[@tom.hoffmann6585]

Nice Jeremiah 😊

[@kimbarrett9734]

AND Gene was the best songwriter. Their first LP is mostly covers but for Gene's songs.

[@stephen0793]

They’ll never ever make music like this again. Timeless classic

[@davidwookey904]

I suggest you listen to The Church

[@markfaris4735]

It is hard to imagine decades later just how good The Byrds were. Now looking back I still find the buzz when as an eight year boy I first heard this song. Thanks to their incredible singing and tight playing I am still buzzed

[@scifiwriter98]

Early songs like this were played by The Wrecking Crew. The Byrds just put vocals on the track.

[@2468pebble]

@@scifiwriter98 Probably not as true as you'd like it to be

[@susansquire7968]

Who in the Wrecking Crew was playing 12 string? No dis to them. They were responsible for a ton of the great pop music of the '60's.

[@markfaris4735]

@@susansquire7968 There were four guitarists on an intermittent basis playing guitar including Glen Campbell, Louis Shelton, James Burton, & Tommy Tedesco. While all of them could play a 12 string, generally it was Glen and Tommy playing it. While Louis and James were beasts in their own right, they preferred standard Fenders.

[@kennethsteffens6745]

The Byrds were REAL musicians...McGuinn, Hillman, Crosby, & Clarke (drums) didn't need the Wrecking Crew to do their instrumentals like The Monkees, The Beatles (YES...The Beatles!), Mama's & Papas, Beach Boys, etc. did. Gene Clark was an awesome singer. Eight Miles High is my other personal song by them. All recorded in 1965...the 1st psychedelic group in my opinion. .

[@johntumminellojr2484]

there's nothing like the original......Byrds rule!

[@TheMerseySound1]

John Tumminello, Jr like the riff which came from Needles & Pins by The Searchers?

[@yepper1165]

@@TheMerseySound1 Interesting that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers covered both Feel Better and Needles and Pins. And did them both justice! Of course.

[@chriscoughlin9289]

The Mersey Sound Sorry, but I'm afraid the Searchers themselves lifted that riff from another legend of the Sunset Strip - Jackie DeShannon. It featured prominently in 'Needles' and 'When You Walk In The Room' later that year in 1963 - both of which she co-authored. The Searchers would go on to cover both (on her recommendation) in '64. An even crazier fun fact ? I suspect it's probably none other than a teenaged Ry Cooder playing that riff. Pretty sure he was backing her when she opened for the Fab Four at the Hollywood Bowl in '64.

@@TheMerseySound1 Ha! Good point.

[@screamlate2]

Anyone still listening to this Gene Clark classic in 2020 ?

[@jamessilberschlag1705]

Yes!

[@janiceallan8539]

Love it !

[@GuerovaTheGreat]

The Rock Legend, Charly Garcia, did a cover of this in the 90's. came here to listen to the original, both versions had their charm, i think i found gold too.

[@rick_dba_rick]

@screamlate2 2024 Ummm, yup thanks

[@mikemclean676]

lots

[@robbanks6683]

Isn't it SICKENING how the world loves that god awful hip hop crap and beautiful songs like this have been all but forgotten?

[@scottcouch-t3p]

Only to those who don't know. I grabbed this album from my mom's collection when I was about 10 & still spin it. My daughters who are now in their 30's still listen to this era's great tunes also. We all throw rocks at most of hop hop.

[@gregdepaulo6302]

Sad, but true...😢😢

[@johnnybelinda8539]

The guys in the suits don't care. They just want more and more money. Empty people and they control the industry. Musicianship gave over to video image and for some reason these kids like trash and ghetto talk.

[@dav2145]

I know what you mean. I just heard this abysmal modern song (a piano ballad thing that sounds like all the rest and the singers voice was lame) on youtube that has 246 million views and the comment section is gushing all over it. Yet so many classics of the 60's/70's and even the 80's/90's have only a few million views. Somehow all that great music seems to be off the radar of most youngsters these days. Gotta keep spreading the word!!

[@gerrymarks7527]

I totally have to agree. Today's music is nothing but crap in the worst way.its like crosby said Todays MUSIC IS NO DEEPER THAN A BIRDBATH.god rest his sole.croz you'll will be missed.😢😢😢

[@BobSims-e6f]

At 76 years old this still so great. I played keyboards in a rock group where I meet my wife she was a drummer in another group been married 55 years this month we still love the 60’s music rock and roll forever

[@robertj.acheson5368]

Very Cool, Bob!

[@jannar.564]

I'm kind of obsessed with this song :)

[@maureendevries1904]

Same here

[@arthurharris6510]

I can understand that.

[@hidenseek4889]

Same here !

[@josephrz6230]

I don't blame you. I have been for 50 years.

[@123pawhuska]

iSame here...

[@donaldderflinger9855]

I can't believe this song didn't chart way back when. Unbelievable tune.

[@DucksDeLucks]

Donald Derflinger I don't think it was released as a single. If it was, they didn't play it in NYC. The singles from this album were Mr. Tambourine Man and All I Really Want to Do. The next Byrds release was Turn Turn Turn from the second album.

[@Smile892011]

Donald Derflinger It was the B-side, that's why. It was rare to play the 'bunt', and it was rarer to have that surpass the main attraction. By the way - DucksDeLucks is correct, and this song backed "All I Really Want to Do".

[@clarkewi]

Donald Derflinger I lived in LA when this song came out summer '65. It was the follow up to Hey "Mr. Tamborine Man" which reached number one in LA. This song "Feel A Whole Lot Better" was a huge hit and also went to number one in LA. The single that followed this was called "Turn, Turn, Turn" and heralded the Byrds as America's answer to the Beatles. The Byrds were very successful.

[@markrechter9965]

+Donald Derflinger This was played more often in Eastern New England, Providence and Boston, than "All I really want to do" as the Cher version of "All I really want to do" was preferred here.

[@fernandopuppo6014]

In Argentina was remake by Charly García "Me siento mucho mejor"

[@HappyBoxer-qv8zs]

I keep turning the volume higher and higher- best Byrds song ever!

[@daniellitcherb6465]

my favo too

[@OptimisticGoldenDoodle-sy9qi]

Agreed !

[@lukesters7234]

2 minutes and 32 seconds of perfection…the greatest break up song ever written…got me through at least two..it’s utterly sublime xxx

[@lukesters7234]

Gene Clarke could have been Manson for me and I’d have forgiven him for this vocal…astonishing x

[@lorenzomoro1313]

I would say the world misses groups like The Byrds, Beatles and a lot of others of that era

[@marianoantoniazzi6688]

One of the Greatest songs of the Byrds! A Masterpiece in recording!!

[@alan1james]

AGREE

[@billd6257]

Great song. Could have used a little stronger Bass.

[@scottmckenna9164]

I once left a girl or should I say she once left me. I needed her so but surely she didn't need me. She told me she "did" three besides me and started to laugh. I wanted to drown her but nowhere did I see a bath. (To the tune of Norwegian Wood) : )

[@peterpuleo2904]

Great song, but I liked 8 Miles High better.

[@patricias5122]

That beautiful Rickenbacker guitar! How I'd love to hear that played live again!

[@tedgeldberg6498]

Roger McGuinn is still out there performing with his Ric and sounding as good as ever. I saw him twice this year in California (Saratoga and Torrance) and there is nothing i've listened to in the last 60 years that I like any better. You can still catch him touring across the US with his lovely wife, Camilla.

[@tedgeldberg6498]

Roger McGuinn is still out there touring and playing that chiming Ric at e very show. I saw him twice this year, and he's just as great as ever!

[@tedgeldberg6498]

Roger is still out there touring and Feel a whole lot better is in his set list. I saw him twice this year, simply magical with that Ric.

[@larrybaker5316]

the Byrds rocked it!..if you missed the 60's-70's you missed the best music/bands ever, at 75 I still listen to 60's rock! I had 3 of their albums, and this album cranked out some great rock!

[@blackshuckthe3rd879]

In my humble opinion this is the best record they made 👍

[@georgiaturner5291]

agree

[@milesjolly6173]

Gene Clark was a great songwriter, it’s really sad he died so young.

[@JensVanDeAarde]

Miles Jolly he‘s not dead yet

[@milesjolly6173]

Anahata Das unfortunately he died in 1991, aged only 46

[@dwightstjohn6927]

@@milesjolly6173 nice guy, but a bleeding ulcer doesn't set well with binge drinking, eh?

[@andreacouzens4388]

It certainly is.

[@kevinjoseph517]

missing much of his innards.

[@Carla-i6m4j]

The Byrds..GOAT

[@chevymontmarlo]

Damn this is a great song from byrds! I'm glad Tom did a cover on it!

[@johnries5593]

I'm floored by how well arranged this recording is (both vocally and instrumentally). Even Gene Clark's tambourine is important to the sound of the whole.

[@tedgeldberg6498]

As phenomenal as McGuinn's 12 string Ric defined the Byrds' sound, his imagination in arranging most all of their songs is what made their music so great. It left little for their producers to do. Counting the days until I see Roger in concert this April.

[@raven5ism]

In 1966, I remember riding with my high school sweetheart and listening to the Byrds and this tune. And still when I was drafted in 1969. It was so long ago.

[@theresadimasi6899]

You were so much older then, you’re younger than that now.

[@hippojuice23]

@1:10 Pure Rickenbacher magic!

[@antoniocandidomigueis6538]

The Byrds um grupo espectacular de folk-rock. Um dos dez grupos dos anos 60 que mais gosto.

[@davidbarnett9312]

Bought the above LP in 1965. Still have it. Best LP ever. Each and every cut is still cutting edge Byrds.

[@edwardharley9]

Me too...8 miles high.

[@davidbarnett9312]

Edward, check out the German female drummer Sina's cover of 8 Miles High. Just listened to it and it's like listening to the LP. She's fabulous.

[@mauritiusdunfagel9473]

Same here, brother. I wore it out🌺

[@truthismyfriend4196]

My most often played popular music album. Harmony and the uplifting guitar sound.

[@bergy210]

I have the album also. First album I bought

[@federicogonzalez7466]

Muy buena cancion! No se pierdan el cover de Charly Garcia "Me siento mucho mejor"...otra gran cancion!

[@haroldedgardocastanedaarte1923]

Hace poco conoci a Charly y escuchando sus albumes me tope con un sonido familiar y era un Cover de una de mis bandas favoritas THE BYRDs

[@niandral104]

@@haroldedgardocastanedaarte1923 Sí, muy buen cover el de Charly

[@Glordelcarmen]

De allí vengo y me enteré que Charly hizo un cover de esta canción, prefiero a Charly García 😊 ( soy Argentina 🤗)

[@OptimisticGoldenDoodle-sy9qi]

No matter how many times I hear this song I could never get tired of it (for several reasons) .

[@lidiagiomzinleite]

Viva la buena música! Espectacular 👏👏👏

[@jolrogo]

Charly y la maquina de hacer birds

[@arrinagreek6369]

I spent an evening with Gene Clark. It was one of the highlights of my young life.

[@jeffjohnson1302]

RIP David Crosby. Thanks for the music!

[@patricias5122]

This is more Gene Clark than David Crosby, who went on to great things, but this is Gene's song. RIP Gene Clark.

[@applescruff1969]

Gene Clark just doesn't get enough credit.

[@Muziekgenot]

One of the greatest bands of all time!

[@surfwriter8461]

Yes, and sadly unknown to most in the younger audience today, despite the fact that Tom Petty was heavily influenced by The Byrds, as were many other bands better known now.

[@parkerthompson3447]

@@surfwriter8461I’m 25 years old and just saw Roger front row a couple days ago there are definitely some of us young people who truly love this music

[@surfwriter8461]

@@parkerthompson3447 Well, that's good to hear. Of course, Roger with a backup band is not the same as The Byrds at their peak with the original members. But I hope younger audiences will continue to find and appreciate The Byrds music.

[@parkerthompson3447]

@@surfwriter8461He was by himself actually! Just him his acoustic Martins, his 12 string rickenbecker and his banjo it was a lot of stories in between songs and what not he was pretty damn amazing for an 81 year old

[@surfwriter8461]

@@parkerthompson3447 I see. Yes, I've seen him in videos performing solo, and that's fine. I like McGuinn and consider him the key to The Byrds in their signature sound. But I always found him a bit ill at ease when he was being interviewed or doing solo performance. I tend to like him most when he's with the right band-mates.

[@barbarawestfall4008]

I was in a band in the 60’s and we covered these guys to death! They had so much great stuff, but this tune is still very much my favorite! What a great, great tune!

[@mysticone1798]

Agreed. There is something about the chorus that very catchy. Beautiful vocal line and magical chiming guitar.

[@eugenecotes4987]

“The reasons why Oh, I can't say I have to let you go, baby And run away After what you did I can't stay on And I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone Baby, for a long time You had me believe That your love was all mine And that's the way it would be But I didn't know That you were putting me on And I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone Oh, when you're gone Now, I've got to say That it's not like before And I'm not gonna play Your games anymore After what you did I can't stay on And I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone Oh, when you're gone Oh, when you're gone Oh, when you're gone”

[@terrycunningham8118]

Such a great song, and everything lyrically hangs on that "probably".

[@JL-rt9mi]

I know! That's such a classic Gene Clark nuance.

[@direwolf6234]

@@JL-rt9mi yes and the use of the G chord when the verse is ending...

[@johnvinga5446]

@@JL-rt9mi Actually the other band members had to convince Gene Clark to add "probably" to his lyrics. Otherwise, the song is all Gene Clark.

[@robertnesfield6321]

This is quintessential Byrds. If you don't think so, turn it up louder.

[@jorgeespinosa4829]

Highly recommend you listen to the whole album.

[@psychickitty1]

I still have my original, bought as a 4th graderback then.

[@jorgeespinosa4829]

+psychickitty1 That's got to be worth a lot of dough, being an original. But the sentimental value is priceless I bet!

[@alexblock2248]

It is probably one of the first albums that really had no filler besides ironically a Dylan or Cash album.

[@ricjan58]

@@alexblock2248 Uh....you might have forgotten about a certain little known band from Liverpool?

[@TheMotorhead51]

So do I Bought it back in 69

[@berniceoberland7427]

One of the best -- and most original -- Byrds tunes. A welcome break with the Dylan material, but still mordant folk rock. Thank you Gene Clark.

[@cheyanndoyle1688]

My favorite band of all time! RIP Gene Clark.

[@Ciclopea2]

Beautiful song, RIP Michael Clarke.

[@briancollins1296]

Don't forget Gene Clark.

[@10995]

and it is Gene that is singing.

[@skywatcher1972]

Yes, Gene was lead singer here, but what harmonies they had. I saw them do this in '65; we broke the doors at The Dome in Virginia; what a time. . .

[@glennweaver3014]

And Gene who wrote this gem.

[@brianfrakes7751]

Gene Clark, too,who wrote and sang it

[@Highland804]

Love the Rickenbacker 12 string! The harmonies are exquisite.

[@stgallen1980]

Rickenbacker = a Swiss immigrant, thank God he left for USA!

[@lynnglidewell7367]

A Gene Clark original song given McGuinn's best guitar work during The Byrds. I remember being in 8th grade when this came out. Still sounds fantastic in 2023!

[@paulbrooks9957]

McGuinns modified 12 string Rickenbacker guitar gives this a signicant '60's touch.

[@psychickitty1]

one I really like too

[@rcnotes]

Since this was recored in the 60's that sound can't give it a "60's touch". The 12 string Rickenbacker defined that sound for the 60's, it wasn't added for nostalgia.

[@jennifursun3303]

love Martins and Ricks but nothing sounds quite like an old 12 string

[@cactuseli]

Modified..hmm...how?

[@eliortegajr9710]

Wow!..ok Thanks!

[@jospinvanraat8730]

Love❣that Rickenbacker 🎸sounds!! Synonymous to the Byrds💢

[@rogerbyroncollins7204]

From when they first started in 1964 in California, I have worshiped the group 'THE BYRDS' and when I die, I want 'Mr Tambourine Man' played for me. As an 19-year-old on the 14 August 1965 I was lucky enough to attend their live performance at the Flamingo Club in London's West End - I was mesmerised, On 6 July 1968 I was fortunate to see them again in concert in the Roundhouse Camden London and have a poster from then shown below. For my 60th Birthday Party at the Straand Hotel Vradal Norway my two super sons, presented me with a Vinyl LP of the Byrds with the cover signed personally by the entire group which hangs proudly on the wall in my office. I will treasure it for ever and remains one of my most valuable possessions.

[@markmoriarty7388]

This record by the Byrds reminds me of Xmas 1964. My mother went to an older freind of mine and asked him to recommend some albums that I might like as gifts. He told her to get the debut Byrds, Turn Turn Turn and Beatles 65. She got them, all good choices. She was hip to the Beatles but I had to turn Her on to this new group the Byrds.

[@Jarred2000xyz]

RIP Croz. You were an inspiration to generations.

[@nicholassakamoto2455]

Not only do I love David Crosby’s driving rhythm guitar, but also Roger McGuinn’s 12 string.

[@johnwebster8997]

I was a drummer in a late 60's band, but I bought a Rickenbacker 360 -12 string guitar because of this song.

[@sandsoftime1954]

Anyone else think that the Byrds and the Searcher had a very similar sound ? Harmony is a beautiful thing !

[@salazarock]

Listening Gene Clark and Charly García makes your life so much better!

[@Califournyan]

When I hear a Rickenbacker 12 string, I think of Mcguinn and the Byrds.

[@warshipsatin8764]

a real iconic sound

[@mikemclean676]

so did Tom Petty

[@descalzacamina221]

Llegué acá por Charly. Y ahora que escuché el tema también digo que la versión de él ES TODO LO QUE ESTÁ BIEN. Charly te amoooooooo

[@jackcrane7853]

THE BYRDS were fantastic. Period.

[@adannoes]

Nadie lo dijo! Así que lo digo yo... Aguante Charly!!!! Gracias a él conocí a esta banda. Listen to the spanish version of this song!! Charly García - "Me Siento Mucho Mejor".

[@vittonoventa]

Adan Donaupfren aguante garcia!!!!

[@adannoes]

Vittorio Falco de una!!!

[@PERIKODJ-StudioPLay]

+Adan Donaupfren TAL CUAL..

[@vizioalfiltro]

El mejor cover es de Tom Petty....escuchenlo si pueden

[@toby10bears21]

Speak English, Gringo

[@CannibalWHORE22]

I can listen to this on repeat for a week and still love it. Unbelievably great

[@Jackman76]

Rickenbacker Magic

[@tom.hoffmann6585]

Love it 😊

[@pg6917]

Which rickenbacker is he using?

[@jg6698]

Arguably the definitive solo of a generation. EVERYONE remember this one.

[@graybluz]

To quote Joe Walsh, "I had a lot more fun being in my 20s in the seventies, than I do being in my 70s in the twenties". Good times, great music.

[@rnigelwales]

LOVE the Byrds!!! Just fantastic!!! The sound of that 12 string made me pick up a guitar and learn to play it. Thank you guys!

[@jforman4406]

Yup, Roger McGuinn is Commander Rickenbacker!

[@helmuttdvm]

These guys were amazing and deserved all the accolades they got (and more). Nothing compares to that 12 string Rick!

[@mohairellis6402]

How True>>>My Favorite Band Of My Entire Life>>>Have All of Their Albums>>>That 12 String Rick Is The Best>>>RIP Gene Clark And Thank You For This Great Music>>>!!!!

[@lordritchie]

If you were in a band in 65 /66 this was in your set list

[@psychickitty1]

absolutely. my neighbor's son had a garage band and this was a standard for them

[@williamlester984]

Was he a mechanic?.....'cos I didn't think that kind of music was about in the mid 60's lol

[@rcnotes]

Country to current belief, garage bands have been around for more than the last 10 years.

[@lordritchie]

William Lester WHAT?????????????? This is from 65 and every local band was playing this.

[@zoomustard]

Mine too. Along with Hey Joe by the Leaves

[@richardschaefer4807]

I feel a whole lot better just listening to this classic rock'n roll beat!

[@javiermendoza2942]

When you been listening to the incredible music of the 60s you can't help but want to share it with the world. So tweet away.

[@javiermendoza2942]

This comment is O.K. Kinda corney even for a 67 year old that grew up in the 60s. What I dont like about it is that is completely ficticious and written by either an overzelous hacker or some introverted you tube employee that wants to be in the loop. I did not post this. I hate the word tweet and have never used it. This is both scary and disrespectful. Bye

[@brxwneyedwxman_9564]

this is the most diplomatic “i want you out of my life” song ever

[@robinhood480]

JDTX Perhaps you have heard the song Red Rubber Ball - by Cyrkle ? Give it try..

[@hobbette2452]

Along with Sanford-Townsend's "Smoke From A Distant Fire"!

[@robinhood480]

@@hobbette2452 I’ll look it up thanks 😊

[@erictansley2085]

Fantastic song by the best group ever ! I'm from England and first heard this when their first album came out in 1965.

[@omegajrz1269]

I can recommend a group from my country, Uruguay, if you are interested. It is of the same line of the Beatles and the Byrds.

[@erictansley2085]

@@omegajrz1269 That would be great ! Uruguay has always fascinated me mainly because of the amazing record of the football team in World Cups. Thanks for your reply.

[@omegajrz1269]

@@erictansley2085 Meet our mini Uruguayan Invasion in Argentina: ▪︎kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5KuqKyOrteoeLc (even though it says 1994, the video comes from a short film of the band made in 1966) ▪︎kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4fScnugd9Rnnqc ▪︎kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4WbhKd-bp51hdk ▪︎kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKbVgaiHhrN-aNk

[@erictansley2085]

Thanks for your reply. I do appreciate the close connection between England and Uruguay. I hope you and your fellow citizens are doing OK in these serious global times. In the meantime I am really enjoying the music of the link you sent me.

[@johnmaer]

As you've probably read, Jim McGuinn saw George Harrison play another model of Rickenbacker 12-string in A Hard Day's Night, and the rest was history. So many rock music acts in the States came out with songs that incorporated the electric 12-string sound (Turtles, We Five, Tom Petty, etc.)....but never was a band formed around a guitar sound, like the Byrds.

[@michaelsurvilla8966]

Loved that song Feel a whole lot better when your gone. And Mr Tambourine Man and Eight miles high. Still have and play all those great albums.🎉

[@MrGreen-sk3ws]

Just listened to this great song Sept 2024 one of my favorite Byrds tunes. Song written by Eugene Harold Clark, Aka Gene Clark.

[@karenyork9523]

Thinking of David Crosby today with love and respect for his music.❤

[@bathsheba56]

I love the Byrds! Yeah, the Beatles were first, but these guys were primed and ready before the new, hip, band paradigm had been established.

[@Chifan71]

1965...Massively epic year in rock and roll, because it isn't rock and roll anymore, it's rock, and the Byrds helped create it. They were hugely influential. What a sound!

[@Ledprostate]

Magic song brings magic memories. Those were the days

[@FriendlyRambler]

Such a fantastic song, their best in my humble opinion! :)

[@randyelliott9152]

i would add my back pages

[@segersystem]

8 Miles High has to be in the top 2

[@alexblock2248]

One of many great Byrd's songs

[@pat1947100]

Certainly near the top and the lack of airplay still astounds me.

[@chuckryan6065]

Gene Clark was such a great vocalist

[@tcaudiobooks737]

It's the simple use of the word "probably" that turns this great song into a flawless one!

[@katiezee2]

Hard to believe this was almost =60 years ago = ! still fresh and exciting today !

[@JPTill]

Roger McGuinn was playing The Troubador with Gene Clark sitting-in unannounced. Finding myself next to Clark during a break, I asked if they were going to do this song. He said, "No, this is Roger's gig." They opened the next set with it. Applause, applause.

[@robertthacher]

When MgGuin's 12 string comes in after 8 bars, it is stunning. This was never a hit but a super song with a great solo!

[@obbor4]

Two and as half minutes is all that it takes...

[@jennifursun3303]

+obbor4 says it for a lot us at one time or another

[@alan1james]

Yeah, pop-rock music was so moving and pure back then, that no aditional time was needed, just the perfect timing to go right to the heart...

[@southernbelle816]

This is a perfect song. Love you Gene Clark!

[@ppierquet1]

Yep, this is The Byrds greatest tune for sure. I was in high school in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in the late 60's, at the height of their popularity. There was a local band, "The Ants", that did great covers of the Byrds music, and some said The Ants music was even better than the original! (Probably not, but that's local pride for you.) The Ants even used the same Rickenbacker 12-string guitar that Roger McGuinn played in The Byrds...very distinctive sounds. My best friend and I would follow The Ants to their concerts all over the Green Bay area.....since we couldn't dance, and because we were shy with the girls, we would stand as close to the stage as possible, blowing out our ear drums in the largest speakers we could find....what a night! Long live The Byrds/Ants!!

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

Patrick Pierquet: have you heard of the '70s duo Starry Eyed and Laughing'? Very heavily influenced by the Byrds and very, very good! And the off-shoot group of the Byrds called The Flying Burrito Brothers. Excellent!!

[@tom.hoffmann6585]

Go Pack Go 😀 😁 😊

[@ppierquet1]

@@elizabethlinsay9193 Whoa! I just checked out "Starry Eyed and Laughing" on KZbin...great tunes! Fun to hear Roger McGuinn in his earlier years...very distinctive voice and guitar. Thanks!

[@gerardomartin778]

I have listened to the Byrds since I was 15 years old, here in Argentina, in the beatle rage, the lps also arrived. of the Byrds, fraternal greetings from Santa Fe capital, Province of Santa Fe, Argentina

[@susansquire7968]

Yeah, standing by the amps! Who cared if we lost our hearing when we got old?! Well I'm old now and STILL crank it up! What's rock and roll if it's not loud AF?!

[@morna45]

My brother and I played the hell out of this record. Wore it out.

[@tomparker6210]

I'LL AWAYS BE THANKFUL TO MOM AND DAD FOR BUYING ME THIS ALBUM FOR XMAS 1965 TO THIS DAY I STILL LOVE THIS ALBUM PLAY IT ALL THE TIME

[@jennifursun3303]

oh gosh i LOVE the sound of that 12 string would have loved to have heard it in person

[@DucksDeLucks]

jennifur sun Heard it in person. Sounds better on the record! Concerts in those days weren't so high tech!

[@jennifursun3303]

+DucksDeLucks probably true ,but still I would have loved to have heard them person check out a video of him visiting Country singer Marty Stuart, who loves guitarists from all genrus

[@DucksDeLucks]

jennifur sun Will do! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@jennifursun3303]

DucksDeLucks welcome