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The Byrds — Mr. Tambourine Man
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d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Apr 22, 2013 - 11:05
 
I first heard this on KYES radio, Roseburg, Oregon, riding in my dad's red Pontiac station wagon. I reached over and cranked it up and the tunes flowed from the speaker on the metal dashboard. God, I loved that bass then, and I still do. Great memories with this song.

Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Apr 22, 2013 - 11:04
 

This is an incredibly beautiful cover...
 

mrgus
(Salt Lake City)
Posted: Nov 16, 2012 - 12:17
 
"Roger McGuinn had a 12 string guitar. It was like nothing I'd ever heard "

d48m02h1918
Posted: Nov 16, 2012 - 12:01
 
I like this version better because of...........that Rickenbacker!! {#Daisy}

kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 18:15
 
I love both this version and the Dylan version equally and how they are so different from each other.  My take on Dylan's version is the disillusionment of someone coming down from a bad trip.  In the Byrds' version, the guy is getting high for the first time and everything is breathtakingly beautiful.

dave216j
(DC)
Posted: Jul 13, 2012 - 16:28
 
Bizarre and great segue from Natalie Merchant's Nursery Rhyme of Innocence and Experience - makes this version work, as it has the same sense of quasi-nursery rhyme delivery amplified by the great harmonies. And, of course, the whole Blake-Dylan thing...

piripimpo
Posted: Apr 09, 2012 - 12:38
 
THE MASTRES OF JINGLE JANG  MY FAVOURITES!!

gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Jan 05, 2012 - 08:34
 
classic

terrapin52
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 23:39
 
A nice change of pace.  Funny to see old picture of David Crosby on the cover.  

Racquel
Posted: Feb 23, 2011 - 22:58
 
:(   deal-breaker

what's going on?! 12 yucky songs in a row.

hagz21
(Lock Stock and Ready to Rockwood)
Posted: Jan 23, 2011 - 16:39
 
Definately!! lol

 More_Cowbell wrote:
We need a tambourine solo here!
 



michaelgmitchell
(Belleville, ON)
Posted: Nov 21, 2010 - 14:41
 
I have a hat like that.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Aug 18, 2010 - 04:49
 
Will always lurve this song!{#Bananajam}

bachbeet
Posted: Jun 15, 2010 - 10:15
 
Always liked their interpretations of Dylan's songs.  I actually met Roger McGuinn once.  Good guy.

More_Cowbell
(Northern IL)
Posted: Jun 15, 2010 - 10:14
 
We need a tambourine solo here!

lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny)
Posted: May 14, 2010 - 15:46
 
 iscoot4peace wrote:
The standard by which many bands to folllow measured themselves...Tom Petty has made a wonderful career with a Rickenbaker guitar and a very similar singing style to Roger McGuin's.  Not to suggest he is any less talented.  It's just passing the musical baton.

9.
 
Totally. As a child of the 70s I credit Petty with opening my ears to the wonderfulness that is the McGuinns.


RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Nov 06, 2009 - 12:30
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:
First Massive Attack and then The Byrds!!! I have now officially achieved a state of Nirvana! Bill is the new Budda! First we must bow {#Notworthy}  then we must carry him through town on our shoulders to mark his unprecedented victory of quality music over the mundane nature of modern life.
 
Well put, my friend.


westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 23:18
 
 Otomi wrote:

Did you ever get picked up by the driver of a magic swirling ship?

I got picked up by a baloon pilot on a summer day in 1974, on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. (Well, the baloon was folded up in the back of the panel truck he was driving, but I thought it was a pretty cool ride.)
 
No balloons but I did manage to hitch a few rides on private planes in South America.


westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 23:16
 
Sublime.

ICHawk
Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 11:15
 
Fantastic!            {#Cool}

iscoot4peace
Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 11:13
 
The standard by which many bands to folllow measured themselves...Tom Petty has made a wonderful career with a Rickenbaker guitar and a very similar singing style to Roger McGuin's.  Not to suggest he is any less talented.  It's just passing the musical baton.

9.

liamfm
(Tir Na nOg,Tir Chonaill ,Ireland)
Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 11:12
 
old and yet so fresh

hellokitty98
Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 11:12
 
 1wolfy wrote:
My daughter loves it
 
cool! how old is she? it would be awesome if she was like 6 and liked it!{#Roflol}


Otomi
(La orilla de la civilización)
Posted: Jun 01, 2009 - 09:23
 
 westslope wrote:
I used to hum and sing this song while hitching on the side of the road for hours or days at a time.  British Columbia, South America, Africa.
 
Did you ever get picked up by the driver of a magic swirling ship?

I got picked up by a balloon pilot on a summer day in 1974, on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. (Well, the balloon was folded up in the back of the panel truck he was driving, but I thought it was a pretty cool ride.)

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Apr 30, 2009 - 16:46
 
I used to hum and sing this song while hitching on the side of the road for hours or days at a time.  British Columbia, South America, Africa.

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 - 15:19
 
First Massive Attack and then The Byrds!!! I have now officially achieved a state of Nirvana! Bill is the new Budda! First we must bow {#Notworthy}  then we must carry him through town on our shoulders to mark his unprecedented victory of quality music over the mundane nature of modern life.

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Jul 20, 2008 - 11:25
 
Anthem status.

Just as nice or better than Bob's version.

And this warrior-cowboy loves Bob.
Stefen
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: Jun 18, 2008 - 22:30
 
The AM Byrds version. Gotta have Dylan.
a_genuine_find
(Amsterdam)
Posted: Mar 16, 2008 - 12:15
 
Zep wrote:


You Klingon bastard, you killed my song!



Zep
(Hear hear!)
Posted: Jan 13, 2008 - 13:41
 
punkbot wrote:
Shatner's version is a suicide note put to music. Sadly, he didn't have the guts to follow thru and dot dot dot he lives on whilst countless others die a little inside every time they see him attempt to act. Jingle jangle my arse.



You Klingon bastard, you killed my song!
Candela
(Trondheim, Norway)
Posted: Jan 13, 2008 - 13:38
 
Yeay! :)

Thank you Mr. Dj! :)
1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Nov 11, 2007 - 18:27
 
My daughter loves it
araujokrl
(the county)
Posted: Oct 11, 2007 - 08:26
 
"aint" def. has it's place in language
Cruithne3753
(Bristol, UK)
Posted: Sep 25, 2007 - 16:47
 
ndad47 wrote:
i am surprised that this song gets played.. it is constantly still out there. i dont know the attraction. the lyrics are quaint at best. The Byrds did better and Dylan did better.


Don't forget William Shatner.
ndad47
Posted: Sep 25, 2007 - 15:48
 
i am surprised that this song gets played.. it is constantly still out there. i dont know the attraction. the lyrics are quaint at best. The Byrds did better and Dylan did better.
strongbad
Posted: Sep 25, 2007 - 15:46
 
Boring !!
teapot
Posted: Sep 25, 2007 - 15:45
 
Can't go wrong with this one. Crowded House performed with Roger McGuinn back in 1988 or 1989 and they released an extended single CD called Byrdhouse, which was basically CH backing Roger. Classic if you can find it.
HazzeSwede
(Stockholm)
Posted: Aug 25, 2007 - 05:41
 
slowhand wrote:
When this song came out the entire planet smiled when they heard it...I'm still smiling!
Here´s mine,
superfido
(Sweden)
Posted: Aug 09, 2007 - 11:51
 
gekkosan wrote:


Agreed. Dylan's compositions are brilliant. His singing is awful. Most covers of Dylans songs sound a lot better than his own versions.


The sound dylan has is the complete package-the final product. You can't really say "the songs are great-but his singing--geez" Dylan is the whole thing. His singing is part of the atmosphere which he created in his music.
gekkosan
(Ithaca, NY)
Posted: Jul 24, 2007 - 18:26
 
dpjag wrote:

I'm afraid I find Dylan less refined than either Shiraz or Coke. He's more like corn mash - he needs some distillation and aging before I can swallow him.


Agreed. Dylan's compositions are brilliant. His singing is awful. Most covers of Dylans songs sound a lot better than his own versions.
kazuma
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jul 24, 2007 - 18:22
 
Paul_in_Australia wrote:
Music for people who aren't old enough to drink alcohol- or who cant tell a cabsav from a pinot noir.

Hey, my first exposure to this song was the Chipmunks' version, so this version was a big step up!
Paul_in_Australia
(Melbourne)
Posted: Jul 08, 2007 - 22:56
 
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:



...and this from someone who lists 'spelling and punctuation' amongst their interests. Obviously, words are not a passion then?
ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Jun 07, 2007 - 16:15
 
Paul_in_Australia wrote:
Why have the Byrd's syrupy Coca Cola when we can savour Dylan's deep and complex shiraz?

Music for people who aren't old enough to drink alcohol- or who cant tell a cabsav from a pinot noir.


Pyro
Posted: Jun 07, 2007 - 14:47
 
bitterdave wrote:


If you can get your hands on Golden Throats, it has Shatner's Mr. Tambourine man (with a frightening Bill screaming "Hey, Mr. Tambourine man" at the top of his lungs over and over to end the tune) in addition to Leonard Nimoy's "If I had a Hammer" and "Proud Mary". Truly scary stuff that makes American Idol look, well, legitimate.


Buy it off Amazon. (click here)
bokey
(Wastin' away in Filialdutyville)
Posted: Jun 07, 2007 - 14:44
 
ulibcn wrote:


Pretty much agree.
Besides, Byrds always sounded the same


McGuinns voice gets old like immediately.He's a talented guy, he even made a instructional DVD on making demos on a laptop a couple years ago.
fire5soon
(Jax Bch)
Posted: May 07, 2007 - 05:21
 
ulibcn wrote:


Pretty much agree.
Besides, Byrds always sounded the same


Yeah... Awesome!

JerseeeGirl
(thegreatstateof)
Posted: Apr 05, 2007 - 15:41
 
Brings back memories of (yes) my childhood. I remember being blown away by this song the first time I heard it at age nine
cosinus
(Old Europe)
Posted: Mar 21, 2007 - 07:48
 
Paul_in_Australia wrote:
Why have the Byrd's syrupy Coca Cola when we can savour Dylan's deep and complex shiraz?

Music for people who aren't old enough to drink alcohol- or who cant tell a cabsav from a pinot noir.

punkbot
Posted: Feb 02, 2007 - 16:34
 
Shatner's version is a suicide note put to music. Sadly, he didn't have the guts to follow thru and dot dot dot he lives on whilst countless others die a little inside every time they see him attempt to act. Jingle jangle my arse.

cattgirl813 wrote:


This just may go on my Christmas shopping list for those folks who either have a warped sense of humor, deserve coal in their stockings, or any combination of the two.

slowhand
(South!!!!!!!!!!)
Posted: Feb 02, 2007 - 16:34
 
When this song came out the entire planet smiled when they heard it...I'm still smiling!