The Byrds - The Bells Of Rhymney (Audio)

Music video by The Byrds performing The Bells Of Rhymney (Audio). Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

[@kenpopple9181]

RIP David Crosby. Those last harmonies are celestial. X

[@crackpot148]

You're not wrong. Sublime.

[@jonathanbirch2022]

And that rhythm guitar playing

[@melissasalasblair5273]

Celestial is absolutely the perfect word 🌌💭🌟

[@ZippzoppzibbiddyZoop]

1st takes of And Your Bird Can Sing sounded a bit like this. Albeit Lil clumsily but definite influence kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5XHcnx5ma1noJYsi=16FruWBZmF-xY2ie

[@michaelwedding9648]

Well said. Those harmonies are amazing. Love the Byrds.

[@rebeccakent1029]

I am 67 years old and still rockin' the Byrds!! Live their harmony!!❤🎵🎶

[@robertaccornero7172]

yes! i gotcha beat, Rebecca i'm 76 years and still rockin too !

[@raymondlanser1342]

Ditto

[@ZippzoppzibbiddyZoop]

Keep rockin....it's QUALITY MUSIC. ONLY together like 2 years but they left their mark.

[@ZippzoppzibbiddyZoop]

​@@robertaccornero7172You GO Girl. I'm 58....mcGuinns solo mesmerized me still today.

[@robertaccornero7172]

@@ZippzoppzibbiddyZoop I'm 76 and I sho' ain't no girl!

[@williamdenton6427]

All of us 68 and 69 yrs old remember just how great the birds really were. the mid 60s were magical years.

[@filboe]

And 74 yr olds. Bought that album back then, still appreciate that track in particular.

[@1blastman]

@@filboe And 75! Glad I still have a memory, especially for the best of the Byrds.

[@2468pebble]

71 so far, didn't buy this album but have most of the rest. Sublime track.

[@bergy210]

And 72 year olds

[@bergy210]

I have the vinyl. In mono actually

[@meloland5649]

Inspiration for "If I needed someone" by Beatles

[@Anaris10]

Really?

[@aliasmith0425]

@@Anaris10 yep

[@stuartus]

George Harrison asked Roger McGuinn's permission to use his rhythm pattern for "If I Needed Someone"

[@CaptainCharismaY2J]

I think you can maybe argue that "Here Comes The Sun" is influenced by McGuinn.

[@charlyharrison1577]

Yes It is

[@amecamusic9399]

Any Gen Z here? I was raised on the Byrds and still love them as a 20 year old. This music is so timeless and fresh. Never gets old and always gives me this feeling of freedom and peace. One of ny all time favorite rock bands!

[@amecamusic9399]

@@hilo6755 I'm literally Gen Z

[@powmagazine]

The message of the song is STILL relevant today.✊

[@amecamusic9399]

@@powmagazine absolutely! This stuff is timeless!

[@aprillear4537]

Oh that jangling guitar what a sound this group had our of this world

[@kenberger4364]

I was 11 when this came out. Still a masterpiece!

[@lindayates1136]

@George Martin someday if you live long enough it will happen to you pops

[@telequacker-9529]

@@Tobanaman I was -33 when this came out (33 years after)... But this is still a masterpiece.

[@lyonslaforet]

I wasn't born when this came out but the Byrds are my favorite American band from the sixties.

[@vickeykara8121]

I was 7 and I agree I had older siblings who introduced me to their music and I grew to love it all. Even to this day.

[@questioneverything8301]

I was minus 3 lol so much better than the Beatles

[@joeriley3721]

68 years old and still sounds great to me!! Stay young! 🙃

[@tantraman10]

Right there with you, Joe..."My Back Pages"......" Ah but I was so much older then, I'm YOUNGER than now!!" My favorite Byrds' song and at age 70, my theme song!!

[@richardburnett8962]

My father passed away 5 years ago. He taught me every Byrds song he knew. I grew up listening to this and countless other amazing Byrds songs. He also grew up around the Coal Mines of WVA and VA so this song really struck home from him. As I’m writing this I have a guitar under my arm. I know he’s up there playing with his heroes. Gene Clark and David Crosby. Luckily we are blessed to still have Hillman and Mcguinn. I go see Roger anytime he’s in town. His wife is from my hometown Roanoke VA. God speed my friend

[@nazretsel]

Same here but I listened to them when I was growing up in Bangkok, Thailand in the 60s. Transports me back to those days of innocence and discovery and adventure.

[@derlysduran2404]

​@@nazretsel 6❤

[@melissasalasblair5273]

Stay Young ❣️🤸‍♀️🍓💭🌸🌌

[@geoffbrehaut8499]

That lead break is short- but just.. heavenly. McGuinn at his best.

[@2468pebble]

A feature of the Byrds, restrained guitar breaks.

[@davidkemery7216]

I agree with you wholeheartedly I looked up this song so I could say a word or two about the instrumental break but you said it as good as I could ever have said it but I just want to add that near the end of the break when he goes up into the upper register it's just it's like the whole world up on Snoopy's dog house dancing with their nose in the air it's just beyond wonderful

[@antoniosoul]

That 12 string sound is exquisite.

[@noelharris1177]

Exactly the same as "If I needed someone"

[@antoniosoul]

@@noelharris1177 True, George Harrison has admitted that If I Needed Someone was inspired by Bells of Rhymney.

[@marcfleischmann9911]

Nothing sounds like a 12 string Rickenbacker… And no one used it better than The Byrds!

[@PhukIT1865]

I always thought Chris Hillman never got the recognition he deserved. His bass is as good as Paul McCartney ya ask me. I still have this album on vinyl. anyone else??

[@doctorbohr1585]

He was top notch in the bass, though Paul was more prolific. The Byrd's were fantastic nonetheless. Underrated imo

[@davelewis8570]

yep

[@williamparker1085]

of course........best american band ever

[@santiagosanchezblanco9430]

No,no lo tengo,pero en vinilo tengo el álbum Fifht Dimensión.No lo vendería por menos de 20.000 dólares.🌞

[@richardburnett8962]

For sure. My Dad was the biggest Byrds fan around. I grew up listening to this amazing music. My guitar playing style is modeled after Mcguinn just like my Dad. I play a 360-12 Rickenbacker as well. The Byrds are the greatest in my opinion

[@tomfischer5789]

Grew up with this quality of music - Do we have this now? Blessed to have had the best music during some of the worst of times with the WAR, and who knows what comes next?

[@frizzlefrap]

this particular song ...... with the original members --------- IS THE BYRDS, PERIOD!

[@mastrclndr]

IDK . . as much as I like this . . Turn Turn Turn, 8 Miles High, Balad of Easy Rider, Rock and Roll Star are some of my favorites . . but I'll certainly give you this . . it's classic

[@danielbaldwin7888]

So true! The Byrds without Gene Clark are like the Stones without Brian Jones or the Dead without Pigpen.

[@23igna]

@@danielbaldwin7888 Indeed..or like AcDc without Bon Scott , ha!

[@danielbaldwin7888]

@@23igna or like the Mysterians without ? or the Raiders without Paul Revere

[@PeanutSpring3]

@@danielbaldwin7888 or the Doors without Jim Morrison

[@leopoldopetrieska6564]

the chord progression at 1:50 is amazing

[@roypalfrey5694]

For me It's the diminished chord at 1:53 that puts the icing on the cake. Double the tension for double the resolve.

[@chadpittman3025]

You can really hear Tillman's Bass at that part too

[@holley2]

Makes me cry every time

[@jamesmaroney878]

One of their most underrated songs.

[@rongreene7980]

This, and other Byrds songs, wrap themselves around my heart every time I heat them, filling me with joy, peace, and hope in a troubled world. So smooth, so powerful, so harmonious. . .

[@glennhopkins2643]

Biden and Harris out now !!!!

[@1blastman]

Sorry it hasn't worked out that way, but these are great songs to get us all through tough times.

[@markmorris8532]

​@@glennhopkins2643 😂

[@dennisclark1117]

They never get old! I’m 77 and will never stop listening. Grew up with them!!

[@FenderBassMustang]

Absolutley gorgeous song. Love the 12-string Rickenbacker sound. Sounds like Peter Buck was channeling this arpeggiated guitar style for Murmur-era REM.

[@cityzen2717]

The Byrds, like the Beatles, influenced EVERYBODY.

[@georgeharrison70]

I agree with you, about Peter Buck. The Byrds definitely paved the way for R.E.M.; the Byrds led to Husker Du & the Stone Roses, as well.

[@tom.hoffmann6585]

Absolutely love the Rickenbacker 😄

[@tom.hoffmann6585]

I love the Rickenbacker 😄

[@maureendevries1904]

@@cityzen2717 The original California Country-Rock band. who left a big footprint for others to follow.

[@jonathanbirch2022]

This was the beginnings of psychedelic/raga rock in 1965, along with the Kinks’ “See My Friends”, Yardbirds “Heart Full of Soul” and Beatles “Ticket to Ride”

[@ColtraneTaylor]

But Ticket lacks that extra special something

[@tommathues9340]

The final harmony is the best in music not just rock in my opinion. Absolutely surrounding and enveloping when played at high volume. Never tire of this!

[@doctorbohr1585]

Spine tingling

[@Chuckles..]

When I was a little kid in the 60s when a Byrds song came on I would stop playing and get close to the radio and listen. At 6 through 9 years of age I couldn't articulate what it was a bout The Byrds I liked, but their music got to me like nothing else other than some of The Beatles songs.

[@gabrielfariasjr6097]

Masterpiece. Mcguinn absolute beast on guitar.

[@joedecker8096]

David's rhythm playing is pretty damn good too!

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

@@joedecker8096 The Guitar Intro in The Beatles' " If I Needed someone " was influenced by this Song.

[@user-ge6gv8ki9n]

Simply sensational then and now!

[@jeffkraus8123]

5 days since Croz's passing. So many many many memories...Thank you.

[@maryallen7961]

Yep, George definitely borrowed this riff for "If I Needed Someone."

[@thomasrobinson182]

Masterful. One of the greatest recordings of the era .

[@Krymestone]

Was just talking to my dad, reminiscing and had to play this when we got off the phone. Classic.

[@grangetowncardiff6935]

So much of my youth is here. So much of my old age. My dearest and oldest friend loved the Byrds. At his funeral at the height of Covid, we walked in to Turn, turn turn! I wept!

[@tonydowning3875]

In '66 I was 14 and I remember it well!

[@celticbastardson2599]

Nobody really topped this music! The sounds of my childhood. Still makes me emotional sometimes.

[@howard264]

@@celticbastardson2599 Agreed. Nothing like this now. And yes, the emotions come out.

[@angelodimondaattorneys1778]

55 years after I first heard it and it's still amazing!!

[@ipsurvivor]

Angelo & Di Monda Attorneys - a few months under 54 years. This came out a little before HELP! by The Beatles. 1965... It’s 54th anniversary will be June 21, 2019. I wasn’t going to split hairs until I saw that you’re an attorney. Please forgive me.

[@tom.hoffmann6585]

You bet 😊

[@reneg.1620]

No 56 Years, still cool in 2020.

[@rogerbyroncollins7204]

As I was born in Cardiff South Wales I have regularly visited every town in Wales mentioned in this Byrds release so it means so much to me! l am now a young 75 and as a teen through the1960s I enjoyed the London club scene big time and all my pals thought The Byrds outstripped the likes of The Beatles and The Stones by miles! Hanging on the wall in my studio, in a place of honour since 1965 after I obtained it during my first visit to Arlington Virginia is an album cover containing a vinyl LP of Mr Tambourine Man signed by the entire group which I treasure to this day. When I met Mick Jagger in Mustique in 1988, as we both shared the same Italian architect Mario Spinella, when we built our villas on Mustique and St Vincent I showed him the signed LP which he would have bought at any price, but was not for sale and remains priceless to this day. At least then I got Mick to sing at my Norwegian wife's 40th Birthday party celebration's in January 1989 on Basils Bar in Mustique and Ringo Star and Barbara Bach turned up so a great party that finished at 8 am the following morning! I still listen to the Byrds at least 2 or 3 times a week. They were then and to this day remain the best Folk Rock group EVER!!!

[@dominicjordan7503]

you seem you have a story or two to tell - would you like to be interviewed for my upcoming arts and culture publication?:)

[@rogerbyroncollins7204]

@@dominicjordan7503 Apologies for delay in responding and most happy to assist. Kindest Roger

[@duaneberry3298]

If all that is true, then you made right choices in your life. Excellent!

[@rogerbyroncollins7204]

@@duaneberry3298 Yes indeed Duane all this was totally true and looking at my signed Byrds album on the wall here where I have retired in Norway it brings back so many good memories and looking forward to my 77th birthday this weekend. Appreciate your kind comments.

[@johniffland1228]

If popular music has perfection---this is close as it gets! Pure aesthetic engagement.....

[@clarenzlarka]

Beautiful and sad. Exceptional recording. Terrific arrangement.

[@shibolinemress8913]

Who else is reminded of the Beatles' "If I Needed Someone"? It's that magical 12-string guitar riff that I'll love forever! ❤️

[@wilmarsantos858]

Totally similar the intro riff and arrangements.

[@shibolinemress8913]

@@wilmarsantos858 I've since read on Wikipedia that George Harrison loved Roger McGuinn's riff and used a slightly modified version - with McGuinn's permission - when he wrote "If I Needed Someone". 😊

[@rumdrinkingrumble406]

It's rumoured that George Harrison said he nicked the riff 😮

[@BugRib]

More than just a rumor, he was very upfront about it. That being said, I think Harrison's song is significantly better and catchier than this on...but I'm a completely biased Beatles fanatic, haha.

[@michaelbeckwith6177]

After hearing this Beatle George wrote "If I needed someone"!

[@stratjdr]

this was first by a 8 months or so.

[@adamfindlay7091]

This givens me goosebumps in the midnight spring with my cat high on a waiting room chair by my feet.

[@cjay2]

According to Derek Taylor, the Beatles publicist, this song is where the Beatles 'IF I NEEDED SOMEONE' came from.

[@keeskleinendorst9836]

one of my all/time favourites, In Holland-Europe, we love the Byrds too

[@socrates1818]

Why was this not the biggest hit that year??! Superb- they had an untouchable sound. There was a sobriety about it. McQuinn called it ‘intellectual rock’. I’m sorry but on songs like this they blew everybody away…

[@Glicksman1]

Of course, McGuinn's magnificent, unique Rick 12 is the thing that stands out most, but I hear more. Crosby's rhythm guitar is masterful. He's much under-unappreciated in that band. However, Hillman's bass part on this song is truly revolutionary for its time. Just as imaginative in a simpler way than McCartney who gets so much more credit, Hillman was an innovative and melodic bass player who also was much under-appreciated in that band. As a virtuoso mandolin player, Hillman was, perhaps, misplaced on bass, but he did it more than justice with his highly musical ear and imagination. This is a high-water mark for them.

[@Glicksman1]

@John Osman Yes, as I wrote.

[@Glicksman1]

@John Osman Very good.

[@user-ys9fg4ol9s]

I have had a few conversations with Chris Hillman , my ex wife's Nephew married his daughter. He was very quiet , as allot of musicians are in family gatherings. Mostly talked about his love for the mandolin... He is definitely underrated as a musician AND as a founding member of The Flying Burrito Brothers.

[@waukivorycopse2402]

The Croz is the Croz and all that goes with that, nevertheless he remains an exemplary rhythm guitarist.

[@michaelliva1790]

I'm sure that many of you know this was a song written by Pete Seger about a Welsh mining disaster. I love the verse 'all will be well if-if-if'. Such yearning! My mother brought this album from 'The Columbia Record Club' that was a cheap and popular way of buying LP's at the time. The 'Mr. Tambourine Man' album propelled me into the music scene at the age of 13. I'm now 67 and i haven't looked back since!

[@indy_go_blue6048]

I've recently read that it was written following the Abdershamm, Wales (sp?) disaster that took the lives of 158 people, mostly children, when one of the tips collapsed.

[@michaelliva1790]

@@indy_go_blue6048 Thanks for your reply, Indy. I was a teen when my mother bought this record. I still listen to it every now and then. Every song on this record is thoughtful, provocative and well played. I've been a "Byrd Watcher" and have much of their catalog. My only regret is that I never had the chance to see the original line-up play live.

[@Krzyszczynski]

The words were by a Welsh miner/poet name of Idris Davies (1905-53), part of a poem "Gwalia Deserta" that had several more verses than are included in the song. Dylan Thomas read it out during a radio broadcast, and later included it in one of his books. Some years afterwards, Pete Seeger came across it and set it to music. It was partly inspired by a mine disaster, but not the Aberfan one which @ndy-go-blue60 seems to be referring to - that occurred many years after Davies' death.

[@socrates1818]

@@michaelliva1790 God bless your mom She led you from her heart Through this stunning wonderful art As did my loving mother Who went out of her way- To play these songs- That could have me thus, here today

[@tolanstout]

George Harrison admitted years later that he lifted the riff for The Beatles' track, "If I Needed Someone".

[@lefkytheshin]

One of their best.

[@butternut5385]

Still has the power to be so moving, after all these years.

[@jasonbarbush4991]

there is hope for the future. 21 is going to be a better year for us all.

[@johnager9428]

Then we will ring the bells of Rhymney 🎶🎵🎶🎼

[@Anaris10]

Not with China Joe running stuff.

[@russellsteventon8069]

Not if Boris has his way.

[@Kgio-2112]

Yea. All masks in the firepit! Done with em!!

[@ianosborne188]

Yeah.. BIDEN OUT! 👍🏻

[@michaelchalk6191]

As relevant today as it was all of those years ago.

[@stander-bo4ff]

76 year old Byrds lover, brings so many great memories.

[@fredrickhorn6374]

Harmony....12 string.....melody.....lyrics.....perfection!

[@bengibson6720]

Oh, what will you give me? Say the sad bells of Rhymney Is there hope for the future? Say the brown bells of Merther Who made the mine open? Say the black bells of Rhonda And who killed the miner? Say the grim bells of Lina Who aband' us in court? Say the bells of Newport All will be well if-if-if-if-if, Say the green bells of Cardiff Why so worried, sister why? Say the silver bells of Whye And what will you give me? Say the sad bells of Rhymney Oh, what will you give me? Say the sad bells of Rymney Is there hope for the future? Say the brown bells of Merther Who made the mine open? Say the black bells of Rhonda And who killed the miner? Say the grim bells of Lina

[@Taffy064]

Thank you!

[@tomb8884]

Merthyr*

[@johnmacdonald1813]

Think you got some of the words wrong Ben.

[@richkeeshan9757]

It's "Throw the vandals in court"

[@williamparker1085]

thats Merthyr

[@lindawright9885]

I've loved this song for years!

[@aprillear4537]

great song by a great group

[@andrewward747]

Just love the harmony to the whole track. Last past gives me goosebumps. Wish I was born earlier to appreciate this even more. (85)

[@patrickbrent642]

Dylan may have written it, but the Byrds owned it!!!

[@LarryFogarty]

patrickbrent642,,,dylan did not write it

[@patrickbrent642]

@@LarryFogartyOoops, that's right. Pete Seeger...but the Byrds still owned it!

[@LarryFogarty]

@@patrickbrent642 its from a welsh poem

[@crackpot148]

Huh, I am 74 (2 months off 75) and I still remember the first time I heard this and where I heard it. I was 17 years old and I had just met my future wife in a mate's house where a large group of us would congregate to listen to and make music. This was an immediate hit with all of us because we knew Idris Davies' poetry (we were born, raised and educated slap bang in the middle of the area where this song is set) and, of course for that reason we had all heard Pete Seeger's version and, because we had that connection (my dad, like the dads of some of those friends was a coal miner) we liked it very much , too but this version was something else. Ringing guitars sounding like bells (at least they did to us back then) and the close vocal harmonies just grip you, don't they. I still love it and I still love Seeger's version and the obvious passion he felt while singing it. By the way, we had a record import shop in a nearby town where we could order albums already released in the US but had not yet been released in the UK. There was a premium to be paid but we paid it willingly just to be ahead of the curve. I believe this was one of those albums released simultaneously on both sides of the pond, a rarity back then. Maybe it was because the Byrds had already had two massive hit singles here. Kids, eh? Halcyon days, to be sure.☺

[@richardslater677]

What a great and interesting story. Puts in really into context. Nice one. (Im your age, can’t beat that Rickenhacker 12 string sound)

[@buckfaststradler4629]

Masterpiece

[@carlosrios6502]

I grew up on the 60s those wore magical years the best 19 yrs if the 19th century

[@randalmcmurphy1893]

best byrds of all.

[@NorsePJ]

The obvious George Harrison inspiration for his tune "If I Needed Someone" which was recorded in October 1965; whereas, The Byrds' cover was recorded in April 1965.

[@jaycorby]

1965! A world away...the year I turned 21. How the hell did I get from there to here? Was I asleep, and just woke up?

[@jeffreywright2294]

Awesome group

[@ThomasWise-du4si]

The Byrds and Creedence - the best guitars in rock history. Period.

[@winritzert3310]

talk about a soaring guitar...this is higher than eight miles...

[@brucepmiller]

The closest I got to seeing the Byrds was a band called Bobby Riggs and the Chevelles. They were the house band for a teen night spot in Saginaw called Daniel’s Den. A group known for its chameleon style, they once performed the Byrds' first album start to finish, note for note, complete with the jangly twelve-string guitar, and perfect harmonies. It was amazing. They wrapped up the first set with Bells of Rhymney, take a well-deserved break, and then they returned to the stage they went straight through the whole album again! The crowed went wild!

[@johnschneider639]

i went there....many times spent on state street in saginaw/MI there in good times

[@dentcans]

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away :) I am 69 and still love the Byrds like 57 years ago I heard this song !!!

[@kcuhc84]

Inspiration crossing the Atlantic both ways. What a time for music!

[@vibefrequencyable]

This one.... ..renaissance fair...and everyones been burned are my non hit favorites.

[@stevenhanson1454]

I just realized that the begin is just like the Beatles (George Harrison) If You Needed Someone. Both songs are great.

[@CannibalWHORE22]

I first got into Byrds back in 2009 and I can still remember the summer I got into them also 12 years later, love this song as much as I did then. That’s the power of great music!

[@1214jet]

I pray for us all. 🙋‍♀️🙏🐕💞

[@kellywalker5580]

What a time to be young and hear these chords!

[@DDios-ih9de]

So GREAT!

[@tom.hoffmann6585]

DD good taste ☺😀😁

[@massimilianomecocci]

My favourite of the first line up

[@miggygana8029]

the song that inspired George Harrison to write If I Needed Someone for Rubber Soul

[@sylviakruger5000]

Always liked this song, the last track of side 2 of this album, I was 13.

[@RedGoldGreen-Dub]

Absolutely Gorgeous song ❤️‍🔥🙂👍🏻

[@richardmcginnis5344]

still chokes me up

[@paulrob55]

Part of the soundtrack to my youth.

[@peteypete1216]

Never heard this before but I just read George Harrison used their riff for his song If I needed someone ,I can so hear it

[@johnmacdonald5781]

Idris Davis Pete Seeger and the Byrds. What a combination.

[@franktaconelli9095]

if you ever wondered where George Harrison got the idea for If I Needed Someone...

[@MrPanacea999]

That picking in the solo tho

[@joedecker3900]

The whole damn song tho

[@jonathanbirch2022]

McGuinn started as a bluegrass player I think

[@josephduke5186]

Is this in Drop-D on a 12-string? The Byrds drone is transcendental.

[@thiscorrosion900]

Apparently for the original recording, Roger's Ricky is indeed in Drop-D tuning, I didn't know that until today actually. This guy's video explains that he doesn't tune his Ricky to Drop-D when playing the song live, for various reasons, but the rhythm guitarist may tune to Drop-D. You can play it both ways but this guy says the Drop-D chord shapes are a bit different the way Roger originally played it. chordu.com/chords-tabs-bells-of-rhymney-in-drop-d-tuning-id_0UUKFA32N88

[@ruditrick6893]

Nice Wonderful 🎸❤️👍🎶🎧💜🎸

[@josephlemko3027]

My favorite version of this Pete Seeger song.

[@mathewfines8727]

A wonderful rendition of a great song

[@flamencoprof]

1969 I buy my first LP. I can afford it as I am now working. It is already old, I think I was so ignorant I didn't have the confidence to buy a new release I didn't know enough about.

[@melissasalasblair5273]

Love-love this beeautiful song ❣️💭🦚🕊️🔔🎐🌌

[@garnierdavid7263]

Un des groupes les plus importants de l'histoire de la musique. Ce morceau est génial !!

[@waynet2165]

RIP David Crosby - Jan. 19, 2023

[@kimholland9316]

Fair play, a great version.

[@jonsebastian95]

Never forgot the day a 12 string ricky blasted in my right ear, scrambled brains and ain't found a way out that was June 65 infected ever since ,heaven

[@ScottCrozier]

This is the very sounds of the 60's.

[@TheGameplayingman97]

It's a lot like Turn Turn Turn.

[@cityzen2717]

Same guy wrote both.

[@syriacchristianity9007]

Jesus?

[@Krzyszczynski]

@@cityzen2717 Just to be exact: Pete Seeger composed the MUSIC for both. The words were by Idris Davies (Bells) and that incredibly prolific fella Anon (Turn).

[@user-ip9yu7lp1q]

Oh, what will you give me? Say the sad bells of Rhymney "Is there hope for the future?" Say the brown bells of Merthyr "Who made the mine owner?" Say the black bells of Rhondda "And who killed the miner?" Say the grim bells of Blaina "Throw the vandals in court" Say the bells of Newport "All will be well if, if, if, if, if-" Say the green bells of Cardiff "Why so worried, sisters, why?" Say the silver bells of Wye "And what will you give me?" Say the sad bells of Rhymney

[@philldavies7940]

All the towns and valleys referenced are mining or relied on mining, except Wye (hence the silver bells of Wye).

[@huwevans3974]

lovely version of the song. I wixh they's pronounce it right though. It's rhum -knee, not as they pronounce it rim-knee. (phonetic) I should know. The song is all about the mines of South Wales. This is where I live. All these places are known to me.

[@frizzlefrap]

They meant well ------- be thankful!

[@huwevans3974]

@@frizzlefrap It's all good bro. Like I said, lovely version of the song. Loved The Byrds.

[@perrimeno]

Roger has used the correct pronunciation since (at least) 2006: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5nHdnunjMiBZ9E

[@Kgio-2112]

We all have certain ways if sayin certain words. None are right or wrong

[@waukivorycopse2402]

McGuinn pronounces in correctly nowadays. I've seen him twice and he told the story of being corrected.

[@jonathansturm4163]

One of the first two LPs I bought. The second was The Times They are a Changin’.

[@tmo7734]

Truth be known, Jim/Roger McGuinn was the Byrds. The other musicians, as good as they were, were just the supporting act. What made the Byrds unique was that jangly, driving Rickenbacker 12-string…

[@lozstrickland1125]

Just WOW 🤩 ❤

[@sakonbutthead9829]

Rip david crosby

[@flintmcgerty]

Great tune. Mick Softley sand a lovely version of this tune on his 1965 album Songs for Swinging Survivor's, but not sure it was released before or after The Byrds Tamborine man

[@robertshapiro3733]

A moving song about the loss of many miners underground as written by Pete Seeger in reaction to the British tragedy.