Songs of the Weekend: The Byrds
Published on Aug 24, 2012 05:48PM
Seeing David Crosby last night reminded me of how much I love the Byrds, especially when about a decade ago most of their albums were re-released in special editions.
Of course, I love them for Roger McGuinn's Rickenbacker, but listening to "Eight Miles High" makes me think I know what it is like to have taken drugs. (I was in the Coast Guard, and spent nine not-that-exciting years of life trying to keep them out of the country, so consider me a square for not partaking.)
"Eight Miles High": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH6UnvSlahc
A cover of Bob Dylan's "My Back Pages": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PFagiY_CQw&feature=fvwrel and a live version of it with a bunch of great musicians at Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary concert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4UcaLHaabY&feature=related
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