THE BYRDS I'll feel a whole lot better REACTION - First time hearing

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

Oooh the yummy yummy Byrds. I do love a jangly guitar.

[@JettRink-b8k]

Thank you Harri... finally someone selected the Byrds finest song.

[@The5thGen]

Fantastic Song!!! Gene Clark, the tambourine player, wrote this. He wrote most of the early hits. Gene drew up in Tipton, Missouri. He was laid there, to rest, as well.

[@John_Chu]

I'm a fan of his duo work with Carla Olson from the late 1980s. Here they are live doing a cover of Fogerty's "Almost Saturday Night.":kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZipd3d7oc-kgtk. Carla later toured with Mick Taylor providing guitar backing in the 90s. Saw them back in the day. Mick was still great on the strings.

[@The5thGen]

@@John_Chu Agree! Gene Clark should be recognized for his contribution to songwriting. There is a very good documentary on him made around 2013-2015 called The Byrd Who Flew Alone.

[@pageribe2399]

@@John_Chu Yes, yes yes!

[@pageribe2399]

@@The5thGen I would kill to get NY hands on that!

[@famat161]

Ahhh. Roger McQuinn with that "jangley" 12-string guitar is indeed sublime.

[@modernchampionmusic81]

Mcguinn

[@LarryNeie-lj7zc]

McGuinn's signature Blonde 12 string Rickenbacker and Gene Clark's voice and lyrics.... pretty salty!

[@Cynthia...]

Great choice Harri I’ve always loved the Byrds.

[@jimbrentar]

their version of "My Back Pages" was awesome

[@HelynnHeels]

that ringing guitar...sublime. Have a safe and happy Labor Day, dear Harri.

[@kustomdeluxe8489]

So many groups of the 60's had that Rickenbacker sound, still love it 60 yrs. later. Favorite Byrds song is Chestnut Mare.

[@direwolf6234]

yes a great tune with different personnel ...

[@jennifursun3303]

would so love to touch that Rick

[@thomastimlin1724]

I hear a lot of the Eagles sound in this song, the guitar solo on 12 string and the harmonies, the lead singer...proves to me everything evolves and is a stolen from. From "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better When You're Gone" to "I'm Already Gone," eatin; my lunch by myself...

[@claireburling8547]

It doesn't get too much better than this 60's band. That guitar, that fantastic harmony. Made me feel a whole lot better after a break up during that time. Have you tried Turn, turn, turn? Biblical, and holds true through the ages. 🐦🐦🐦

[@videocat1366]

He did it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6CaY4qnj8qjjKs

[@donthomasdunigan7004]

Growing up in the 1960s, I remember this album belonging to my older siblings. I got some great exposure to the best decade of music ever. Peace.

[@marykuranda7254]

I convinced my older sister to buy this album. It was only $2! Best investment made. We played that first Byrds’ album over and over. Definitely loved the songs written by Gene Clark. Their harmonies so good as well! ❤️

[@Roberta-my7qr]

My favorite Byrds song.

[@jimbrentar]

One of the Byrds was a guy named David Crosby. Went on to play with Nash, Stills, and Young.

[@maxrnb01]

A great Byrds song featuring the great Gene Clark on vocals.

[@davidmckenzie420]

This was my favorite Byrds song back in the day.

[@albertsmith9315]

Tom Petty was a huge fan of the Byrds, crediting them for his sound. He covered this song very nicely. Also, Roger McGuinn from the Byrds heard a Petty song on the radio once and was beating himself up for not having the memory of recording it... it wasn't him.

[@SK-lk3iu]

Yes, I always felt as though Tom was took inspiration from both the Byrds and Bob Dylan.

[@marybaillie8907]

Definitely hear the influence in Tom's songs.👍✌️🇨🇦

[@melaniesweeten5401]

I knew of his friendship with Roger, but didn't realize it was a Byrd's song. As much as I love Tom's version, I think I Feel a whole lot better about this one.

[@videocat1366]

Hands down, my favorite record of the 60s by my favorite group. The harmonies, Gene Clark's lyrics and vocal, McGuinn on the 12-string Rickenbacker. Chris on bass, David on rhythm, Mike on drums. Perfection. Thank you to whoever made this request!

[@davidtalley4816]

You are welcome! I feel the same way about this song. ✊️

[@Lexwell_Lavers]

Great song, great band. Tom Petty does a great cover also on his Full Moon Fever album.

[@thedocofrock1890]

probably my favorite BYRDS song. man i played this over and over in jr. high. roger was first known as jim mcguinn when they came out in '65 and in '67 he went with roger. he will always be jim to me though. those granny glasses were too cool along with his 12 string rick

[@caseyhazelman2390]

Happy Labor Day Weekend Harri! The Byrds were an outstanding collection of musicians. Thanks for reacting to this. Roger McGuinn on guitar.

[@debbiechang5781]

Good day Casey. I believe that Labor Day in the UK is celebrated in May.

[@jennifursun3303]

one of my fav song I have read that this is the most popular song they ever recorded

[@marykuranda7254]

Really? Loved their early music before the band members changed.

[@estilglea]

Like you - this song get's in my head.

[@PraiseDog]

I was finally able to determine what tv show this was. The dancers were unsurpassed in my view, they were called the Gazzarri dancers and the show was Hollywood A Go-G0. You can see them on "I Fought The Law" and also the Vogues "You're the One".

[@woedan48]

One of my all time favorite bands ! Thanks !

[@giuliogrifi7739]

The famous jingle-jangle sound !

[@dbrinkm1]

Harri...at 77 i grew up with all their music....the Byrds were to the UK what the Beatles were to America....the 12 string Rickenbacker of Roger McGuinn was a pure joy to behold. db

[@sayakafermi5725]

Childhood music. Transports me every time I hear it.

[@bella-xp7qd]

The guy dark hair on the left is David Crosby from Crosby Stills and Nash

[@jettrink7510]

The Byrd's finest hour.... written by Gene Clark

[@kathryndunn9655]

That's Harri that is the perfect song 👍🏼🙂

[@nickiosue6228]

Iconic!! Great choice!

[@SK-lk3iu]

Glad you liked this song, it's my favorite Byrds song. Harri, did you catch the young David Crosby (of Crosby Stills Nash) on the left?

[@sandyboudreaux-barber9586]

Happy Labor Day everyone. This is one of my all time favorites. I love all of Gene Clark’s leads and McGuinn’s twelve string Rickenbacker is magnificent.

[@williamcapp448]

Tom Petty's version of this song has Jeff Lynne from ELO singing, playing and producing.

[@oldermusiclover]

I have heard that this is the Byrds most loved song so so love Rogers 12 string makes my ears so happy

[@4winds773]

A Gene Clark masterpiece

[@johnniekight1879]

This was the "B" side of "Mr Tambourine Man"

[@bert_towle]

The short guy, front left, is David Crosby as in Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. The tall blonde dancer in the background (De De Molner) was dating Michael Clarke, the Byrd's drummer.

[@jimbrentar]

The Byrds helped invent folk rock

[@axiomist4488]

Tambourine Man was written by Bob Dylan and done simply on acoustic guitar. It was a folk song. The Byrds did many Dylan tunes and did this to them, using an electric 12 string guitar to get that jingle jangle sound (which I love, it sounds celestial). Because of their electrification of many folk songs, a radio DJ tagged it with the name "Folk Rock". The Byrds were the first of such bands . Listen to "The Bells of Rhymney", also by the Byrds, written by Pete Seeger a most famous folk singer . He also wrote "Turn, Turn, Turn" another Byrds hit, the lyrics being taken from the Book of Eccleciastes, in the Bible .

[@tomtortolani7616]

An overlooked gem. BTW Harri, you're reaction channel is among the best.

[@eddiehansen6865]

Saw them in 72 brings back memories.

[@dianegoldeneye7363]

Great song. Makes me realize how old I am. 😂 Thanks Hari. How about Turn Turn Turn by the Byrds.

[@pageribe2399]

Written by Gene Clark (the guy singing). The Byrds had another huge hit with one of his songs, "Eight Miles High."

[@FrancisFurtak]

I was a teenager in the 60's when this came out. The tambourine along with the 12 string were used a lot back then. The Byrds were one of my favorite American bands and were considered the American Beatles. Incredible harmonies and boy I miss those Go Go dancers!

[@martinquarton184]

Brilliant tune.

[@martinquarton184]

Great cover by the Flamin Groovies.

[@garfle1959]

It's the electric 12 string that makes that sound. When they heard George Harrison with one, they had to have it.

[@Bill_Jones.]

The Byrds were masters of songs in the key of D.

[@marykuranda7254]

David Crosby’s harmonies with the Byrds and with Crosby, Stills, and Nash was always outstanding. His tenor voice was always so high and pure. It sounded like the angels were singing. His vocal harmonies are what made these bands sound so good.

[@pilesovinyl]

The craziest thing about this was that this was the B-Side of the single All I Really Want To Do (#40 in 65) and this one was (#103 in 65) but is perhaps one of the groups two or three best tracks ever IMO. Written and sung by the late great Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn with the badass guitar solo on his 12 string electric Rickenbacker. LOVE LOVE LOVE it, still gives me chills as you said on the chorus and the guitar solo.

[@susieq9801]

That 12 string Rickenbacker stood out so well in their songs!

[@garfle1959]

It's a nice solo, but it's far from badass.

[@susieq9801]

@@garfle1959 - Loud and flashy is usually considered badass to some people. Quality does not equal flashy or loud. It can just be pleasant to the ear.

[@alanmusicman3385]

Indeed. Hard to understand why they threw this away on as the B side of another single when it could, easily, have been a #1 hit single in its own right! Crazy days. Most of the prime-era Byrds tracks make use of McGuinn's 12 string Rickenbacker guitar - but usually only for 8 bars or so - here he gets double that length to impress us - and he does so in spades!

[@marks.3303]

Roger McGuinn didn't co-write this. It was just Gene Clark.

[@edcastillo9342]

That's the late, great Gene Clark on lead vocals here. He wrote most of the original material for the band and had the best voice. He had to leave the band when he developed a fear of flying....

[@maryhuhnke8496]

Loved your reaction Harri!! Enjoy your Holiday weekend!!

[@davelehnen3300]

One of the Byrds' best. I highly recommend their song 5D, not their biggest hit but one of their best.

[@85Afuller]

Dave knows Byrds. Dave once installed a bird feeder for Clapton. He even used his carrot splunker

[@Dan-dk7sw]

If you looked closely, the first guitar player on the left is a very young David Crosby (CSN,CSNY) and the guitar part you liked was played by Roger Mcguinn also many popular bands... (sometimes it,s good to be old...) Love the vids!

[@debbiemickelson5448]

Great song, hope you have a great weekend

[@davidwalsh7128]

My favorite Bryds song...

[@debbiechang5781]

The Byrds’ music was always very uplifting to me. This is great stuff. 🌺✌️

[@dagmar.6954]

This is another one of the most influential folk rock bands from the 60's. The Byrds covered a lot of Bob Dylan's songs. They had a lot of great hits such as "Mr. Tambourine Man", "Turn! Turn! Turn!", "Eight Miles High", "All I Really Want To Do", "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere", "So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star" etc. David Crosby was originally in this band before he became part of Crosby Stills & Nash.

[@stephenmichael7252]

Great group in all their different lineups David Crosby in that video

[@direwolf6234]

david crosby said 'as long as gene clark gets his heart broke we'll have hit songs' ...

[@robertasirgutz8800]

Thanks. My favorite!

[@MisterBill593]

Having grown up with this music, I can say that the tambourine was prominent on their early hits but less so on their album cuts. That said, they probably did use the tambourine overall a lot more than other groups of the time. I don't think it had anything to do with having recorded Mr. Tambourine Man because they used the tambourine before they even recorded that song. My take on it anyway. You've got a nice You Tube channel there!

[@stephenqualtrough7322]

Great song but the opening sounds like it is going to be The SEARCHERS Needles and Pins !

[@Nuerth]

Gene Clark was a great songwriter ~ this is one of his best compositions for the Byrds ~ his vocals to me were a key signiture to their early hits

[@otisdylan9532]

Great song, and The Byrds have many more. You might try "Goin' Back" next. It's a Carole King composition, and a beautiful song. The tambourine was there more in early Byrds songs, I think partly because it was an instrument that Gene Clark could play. After he left, I don't think that they used it as much.

[@debrabeck9630]

Nice! The Byrd’s album Sweethearts of the Rodeo has a special place in my heart.

[@chitownlee]

Roger McGuinn and David Crosby on harmonies

[@jkkjeldsen8249]

I love seeing the reaction of a first-time listener of 60 year old songs, and he's diggin' it! As a young teen at the time, I about wore out my Byrds records, and I still enjoy them.

[@lhcarter]

“ probably” feel a whole lot better, he’s not guaranteeing it!

[@marykuranda7254]

Ha, ha! Love Gene Clark! ❤️

[@robertasirgutz8800]

It's McGuinn's jangly Rickenbacker guitar.

[@loadedorygun]

Nobody ever went wrong with a rickenbacker. McGuinn, Mike Campbell, Peter Buck. That jangle just GETS ya. One of a kind sound.

[@marybaillie8907]

8 Miles High Mr Tambourine Man So You Want To Be Rock n Roll Star So much of the 60s music stole snipits of each other songs. As I listen to this I continue to hear Needles and Pins by The Seachers. The Byrds had numerous Number One hits. I thought 8 Miles High was a heavy tune and maybe drug related? Lol Great reaction Harri. Thanks. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@videocat1366]

McGuinn said it was about being in an airplane. Yeah, right. 🤣

[@marybaillie8907]

@@videocat1366 42,240 feet. He was high. 😊👍✌️🇨🇦

[@marykuranda7254]

Back in the sixties it was said that 8 Miles High was written by Gene Clark and a member of The Rolling Stones in a hotel room. The title referenced the altitude of a jet coming over the Atlantic. It was the first tour for the Byrds in England. The lyric “rain-grey town, known for its sound” refers to London which is where they landed. When you listen to the lyrics it all makes sense. Back then that’s how it was interpreted to us teens and at least I believed it. I was always thinking the best of my musical icons. 😊

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

Tom Petty was a huge fan. Rocking that shirt like a star Harri. xxx

[@Blue-qr7qe]

Partt of the fullness of sound is owed to Jim McGuinn's 12 string guitar and Stephen Stills' driving rhythm guitar. 12 string always sounds like a chorus.

[@michaelwells4693]

That'd be Roger McGuinn and David Crosby. You picked the wrong CSN guy lol

[@GlenMaderos]

You’ll enjoy solo Gene Clark Harri, The track No Other is really something very special - keep up the great work 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@elysehfm8797]

Hey Harri! Hope you're well. Have a good weekend!

[@dianegoldeneye7363]

Hey there ! Hope you have a great weekend 💕

[@elysehfm8797]

@@dianegoldeneye7363, did you follow HazeBruv? I'm on a mission to find him.

[@dianegoldeneye7363]

@@elysehfm8797 never heard of him. Sorry. I’ll keep my 👀 open for you. 💕

[@dianegoldeneye7363]

@@elysehfm8797 hey it came right up for me ! Hazebruv ?? What did he do ? Lol. Looks like his last video was a year ago.

[@caseyhazelman2390]

Nice pickup on the tambourine!

[@deborahzuchero7348]

Please react to their song turn turn turn

[@Marcus-Oh-really-yes]

Here's Harri's reaction to "Turn, Turn, Turn." kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6CaY4qnj8qjjKs

[@deborahzuchero7348]

@@Marcus-Oh-really-yes thank you

[@damonhines8187]

Please do 'Hey Mr. Spaceman," Harri.

[@greendoor49]

Let us all give thanks to the brave, endowed braless young ladies of that generation. Try the Byrds "My Back Pages"

[@traveler9573]

RIP............................ David Crosby.

[@elysehfm8797]

I always The Byrds and Yardbirds confused. I see you have both on your channel, so no suggestions!

[@brentlund2272]

ANY GENE CLARK SONGS..........The Byrds were just the start !

[@kimmaedke2763]

I see the dances the jerk and the watusi going on in the background

[@paulmorris8762]

they made some great covers of Dylan's songs

[@BigC.]

Extremely hip!

[@Clell57]

To me, the key to the lyrics is that he doesn't say (like it does in the title), "I'll feel a whole lot better when you're gone." He says, "I'll PROBABLY feel a whole lot better." Which is a much more realistic view, because you never really know, do you?

[@mikecaetano]

Nice! This song got me through the worst days of the pandemic, back when desperate people took to drinking bleach and popping horse pills and what not. It pairs well with Still Corners "Black Lagoon" from 2018.

[@frugalseverin2282]

To me this sounds a lot like the song 'Needles & Pins' which was recorded by Gene Clark at one point: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnPQonefpbeMfZI

[@dougreed2257]

David crosby stated that Roger mcquinn was a better singer than Gene clark 🤔🙄, sorry David, but what a load of stuff'n' nonesense, gene was a class above Roger vocally and as a songwriter, but Roger was of course a superior guitarist!!! 😎👍

[@tkitty4ever]

That’s not the chorus Find a new line of work