I read the liner notes to an old Chad Mitchell Trio album last week, and the guitar player was ... Roger McGuinn! Small world, eh?
Yeah, except at the time he was going by the handle Jim McGuinn. He also backed Judy Collins and other folk-era biggies using that (his original) name. Some guru told him he'd do better if he changed his name to Roger, so ...
Ripping off Tom Petty? EXCUSE ME! NOT! If anything it is the other way around. Petty freely credits Roger McGuinn as a major influence and the reason he plays a 12 string Rickenbacker! Ever hear of a song called Mr Tambourine Man? Or a group called the Byrds (which also included a pre CSN David Crosby)? BTW, this song is a duet with guess who? TOM PETTY, who also plays and provides backing vocals on the album.
Not to pick on you, you did spot the similarity, but getting it 180 degrees off is kind of funny.
Well said! By the way, the 12 string Rickenbacker is one of the greatest creations of the human race.
I don't know who this guy is ... but he is sure ripping of Tom Petty ...
Ripping off Tom Petty? EXCUSE ME! NOT! If anything it is the other way around. Petty freely credits Roger McGuinn as a major influence and the reason he plays a 12 string Rickenbacker! Ever hear of a song called Mr Tambourine Man? Or a group called the Byrds (which also included a pre CSN David Crosby)? BTW, this song is a duet with guess who? TOM PETTY, who also plays and provides backing vocals on the album.
Not to pick on you, you did spot the similarity, but getting it 180 degrees off is kind of funny.
So other than those 11 which ones should we go listen to?
KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
I think they did a total of about 9 Bob covers, a Pete Seeger/ Ecclesiastes one, a Gerry Goffin/ Carol King one and a few other covers. Out of over a hundred songs, I think your observation is a little off. It just so happens all you hear from the Byrds, on any FM broadcast, is the couple of Dylan covers. You really should have known.
Love this song and haven't heard it in forever. Suddenly it's 20 years ago and I'm just finishing college on a bright sunny day, even in the dead of winter.
I think they did a total of about 9 Bob covers, a Pete Seeger/ Ecclesiastes one, a Gerry Goffin/ Carol King one and a few other covers. Out of over a hundred songs, I think your observation is a little off. It just so happens all you hear from the Byrds, on any FM broadcast, is the couple of Dylan covers. You really should have known.
Sarcasm doesn't always translate well when written out. The way you interpret, you're correct in your assessment.
So other than those 11 which ones should we go listen to?
KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
I think they did a total of about 9 Bob covers, a Pete Seeger/ Ecclesiastes one, a Gerry Goffin/ Carol King one and a few other covers. Out of over a hundred songs, I think your observation is a little off. It just so happens all you hear from the Byrds, on any FM broadcast, is the couple of Dylan covers. You really should have known.
This is one of those timeless songs that will always sound good to me on a warm summer day. I know, it's not even spring yet, but it still sounds good - makes me want to go driving!
I like that Petty did a duet with McGuinn on this. Very Byrd-like. Petty has made no secret of how much he was influenced by the Byrds. Check out his note-for-note version/tribute of "I'd Feel A WHole Lot Better". Hey Bill - que that one up one of these days.
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