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The Byrds — Mr. Tambourine Man
Album: Younger Than Yesterday
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Released: 1967
Length: 2:24
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Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there ain't no place I'm goin' to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning, I'll come followin' you

Take me for a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship
All my senses have been stripped
And my hands can't feel to grip
And my toes too numb to step
Wait only for my boot heels to be wanderin'

I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade
Unto my own parade
Cast your dancing spell my way
I promise to go under it

Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there ain't no place I'm goin' to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you
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GREAT TUNE!!  I was 12yrs old when this came out. I bought the 45.  Thanx RP!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Younger Than Yesterday.
We Thought We Knew Everything. So sure.
We're Younger Than That Now

Posted 2 years ago by shhhh777    [ Reply ]
 whitenoyse wrote:
UltraNurd wrote: C'mon! Please play the Shatner cover!


Yes! Mandatory!
Posted 2 years ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]

 whitenoyse wrote:
UltraNurd wrote:
Hey! Mister... Mister... Tamboriiiiine Man!!!
C'mon! Please play the Shatner cover!
 

This is beautiful. I'll bet Dylan gnawed his fingertips off after hearing this.

I did not know that 

The Shat

covered this. Must check it out. 

Ohmigod, Bill Shatner: this is really, hysterically bad. Sweet Jesus of Nazareth. 


Posted 4 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
IMO, this song,, like All Along the Watchtower, took Dylan's beauty and power and reoriented rock and roll.  If you don't like Dylan, it's worth understanding that he had a big hand in making rock and roll what it is.  Not sure he deserved the Nobel, but I am sure he is right at the top of rock and roll.
Posted 4 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
"Don't Worry Baby" was the same band, done in the same 2/4 time....just with the Beach Boys and different lyrics. Give it a listen. 
Posted 4 years ago by jamesbowne907    [ Reply ]
 Turn it up man!!

Image result for is that freedom rock gifW
Posted 4 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
cover on Bob Dylan has no sense )  
Posted 5 years ago by 4wel    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:
I've never understood the appeal of this version. 

 
The Rickenbacker 12 string for starters. 
Posted 6 years ago by capandjudy    [ Reply ]
Call it nostalgia but I {#Hearteyes} listening to this....the imagery is superb!  .....that magic swirling ship...
Posted 6 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
Nice and trippy tuneful. A guy is going to get his dope and take the day off.  Dylan the subversive, Byrds the popsters. At 11 years old way back when, I didn't know what I was listening to. Still, it's a terrific song. Both versions. 
Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
TY The Byrds and RP   to me this is  8 -Most Excellent
Posted 6 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
I've never understood the appeal of this version. 
Posted 7 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
"Hey Mr PSDman
Turn this song off for me,
It's dippy and I've heard it bout a zillion times..."
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Everything coasts toward nostalgia, the rain, the view of trees, green and dripping,   herons waddling down the street, and, of course, the '60s music.
Posted 7 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
 vanmas wrote:
Like Bob's better....

 
He's no Bill Shatner. {#Wink}
Posted 7 years ago by ubuntourist    [ Reply ]
Very nice!
Posted 9 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 zepher wrote:
That is a great hat.  Goes with the mustache, sideburns and long hair.
 
And he was still on his first liver!
Posted 9 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Like Bob's better....
Posted 9 years ago by vanmas    [ Reply ]
Amazing songwriting and McQuinn's guitar....Heavenly yes....
Posted 9 years ago by hempmandan    [ Reply ]
Heaven.
Posted 10 years ago by GTT    [ Reply ]
 michaelgmitchell wrote:
I have a hat like that.

 
That is a great hat.  Goes with the mustache, sideburns and long hair.



Is that Freedom Rock man?  Turn it up man.




Posted 10 years ago by zepher    [ Reply ]
You can play me a song, Monsieur Tambourine man, but it better not be Dylan wafting it, like an idiot trying to get the last peanut out of the bottom of the jar.
Posted 10 years ago by richlister    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:

This is an incredibly beautiful cover...
 

 
{#Clap}......... most definitely
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 11 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]

This is an incredibly beautiful cover...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
"Roger McGuinn had a 12 string guitar. It was like nothing I'd ever heard "
Posted 12 years ago by mrgus    [ Reply ]
I like this version better because of...........that Rickenbacker!! {#Daisy}
Posted 12 years ago by d48m02h1918    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 12 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
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...
Posted 12 years ago by dave216j    [ Reply ]
THE MASTRES OF JINGLE JANG  MY FAVOURITES!!
Posted 12 years ago by piripimpo    [ Reply ]
classic
Posted 12 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
A nice change of pace.  Funny to see old picture of David Crosby on the cover.  
Posted 13 years ago by terrapin52    [ Reply ]
:(   deal-breaker

what's going on?! 12 yucky songs in a row.
Posted 13 years ago by Racquel    [ Reply ]
Definately!! lol

 More_Cowbell wrote:
We need a tambourine solo here!
 


Posted 13 years ago by hagz21    [ Reply ]
I have a hat like that.
Posted 14 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
Will always lurve this song!{#Bananajam}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Always liked their interpretations of Dylan's songs.  I actually met Roger McGuinn once.  Good guy.
Posted 14 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
We need a tambourine solo here!
Posted 14 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
 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.

Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
 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.

Posted 15 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
 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.

Posted 15 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Sublime.
Posted 15 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Fantastic!            {#Cool}
Posted 15 years ago by ICHawk    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 15 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
old and yet so fresh
Posted 15 years ago by liamfm    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
My daughter loves it
 
cool! how old is she? it would be awesome if she was like 6 and liked it!{#Roflol}

Posted 15 years ago by hellokitty98    [ Reply ]
 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.)
Posted 15 years ago by Otomi    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 15 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Anthem status. Just as nice or better than Bob's version. And this warrior-cowboy loves Bob.
Posted 16 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
The AM Byrds version. Gotta have Dylan.
Posted 16 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
Zep wrote:
You Klingon bastard, you killed my song!
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
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!
Posted 16 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Yeay! :) Thank you Mr. Dj! :)
Posted 16 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
My daughter loves it
Posted 17 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
"aint" def. has it's place in language
Posted 17 years ago by araujokrl    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 17 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 17 years ago by ndad47    [ Reply ]
Boring !!
Posted 17 years ago by strongbad    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 17 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
slowhand wrote:
When this song came out the entire planet smiled when they heard it...I'm still smiling!
Here's mine,
Posted 17 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 17 years ago by superfido    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 17 years ago by gekkosan    [ Reply ]
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!
Posted 17 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
...and this from someone who lists 'spelling and punctuation' amongst their interests. Obviously, words are not a passion then?
Posted 17 years ago by Paul_in_Australia    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 17 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
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)
Posted 17 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
ulibcn wrote:
Pretty much agree. Besides, Byrds always sounded the same
Yeah... Awesome!
Posted 17 years ago by fire5soon    [ Reply ]
Brings back memories of (yes) my childhood. I remember being blown away by this song the first time I heard it at age nine
Posted 17 years ago by JerseeeGirl    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 17 years ago by cosinus    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 17 years ago by punkbot    [ Reply ]
When this song came out the entire planet smiled when they heard it...I'm still smiling!
Posted 17 years ago by slowhand    [ Reply ]
This version never fails to make me smile and sing along.
Posted 17 years ago by Blackjack    [ Reply ]
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.
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.
Posted 17 years ago by dpjag    [ Reply ]
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.
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.
Posted 17 years ago by cattgirl813    [ Reply ]
Love the sound of that 12-string Rickenbacker!
Posted 17 years ago by Hawk24    [ Reply ]
Too obvious. This band has a bunch of great songs. Let's stay away from AOR, shall we?
Posted 17 years ago by siloco    [ Reply ]
No need to think about this one. Resistance is futile.
Posted 18 years ago by Professor_C    [ Reply ]
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.
Pretty much agree. Besides, Byrds always sounded the same
Posted 18 years ago by ulibcn    [ Reply ]
tiddalick wrote:
You're a legend! eBay here I come!
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.
Posted 18 years ago by bitterdave    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
An oldie but a goodie!
Amen! I like Dylan's version, but I love the jingling and jangling of the "jingle-jangle morning"!
Posted 18 years ago by rapunzel210    [ Reply ]
An oldie but a goodie!
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 18 years ago by Paul_in_Australia    [ Reply ]
I would like to dedicate this song to Woozurdaddy...
Posted 18 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
man that 12string sounds great!!!!!!
Posted 18 years ago by nick_valensi    [ Reply ]
lester wrote:
I was also doubting their seriousness, but now I recall an album released during the run of the original Star Trek series -- though whether the album was serious . . .
You're a legend! eBay here I come!
Posted 18 years ago by tiddalick    [ Reply ]
tiddalick wrote:
There's a Shatner cover?!!
I was also doubting their seriousness, but now I recall an album released during the run of the original Star Trek series — though whether the albumwas serious . . .

Posted 18 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
whitenoyse wrote:
C'mon! Please play the Shatner cover!
There's a Shatner cover?!! Outstanding! As if this and Bob's original weren't good enough already - I am definitely tracking that one down!
Posted 18 years ago by tiddalick    [ Reply ]
whitenoyse wrote:
C'mon! Please play the Shatner cover!
NO!!!
Posted 18 years ago by nick_valensi    [ Reply ]
UltraNurd wrote:
Hey! Mister... Mister... Tamboriiiiine Man!!!
C'mon! Please play the Shatner cover!
Posted 18 years ago by whitenoyse    [ Reply ]
Two minutes and twenty-nine seconds of jangle heaven...
Posted 18 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
Roverfish wrote:
Thank you, oh, thank you for not playing William Shatner's version.
My first exposure to this song was the Chipmunks' version and it took me years to get over that.
Posted 19 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
This is a case where--and I'm sure I'm in the minority--I prefer the Dylan original to the cover, because I think his delivery, with the world-weariness and the audible exhaustion, really puts the poetry and magic of the song across in a way that the sugar and jangle of the Byrds can't do. There's no dark side to this song in this rendition.
Posted 19 years ago by lunalein    [ Reply ]
Roverfish wrote:
Thank you, oh, thank you for not playing William Shatner's version.
Hey! Mister... Mister... Tamboriiiiine Man!!!
Posted 19 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
Pilgrim301 wrote:
... to submit the comment or to press the back button ... hmmm......
NiceGuy2005 wrote:
Wrong choice! :whip:
No! Keep the comments coming! I happen to disagree with the pilgrim on this one, but I'd much rather hear what people think about a song than have them click the back button. And by the way, NiceGuy, that's a terrific combination of smileys :) Could we hear Venus In Furs now, please?
Posted 19 years ago by spaceman    [ Reply ]
steeler wrote:
I'll take a stab at that. The Byrds were more cerebral than either the Stones or the early Beatles; required a bit more thought, which made them less commercial.
And, with all due respect, they really kinda built their career on Dylan covers (brilliantly done!). The Stones and Beatles also started doing covers but took off quickly...the Byrds' original stuff (in general) never kicked in the same way. I don't mean to take anything away from Eight Miles High or Sweetheart of the Rodeo but...there ya go... If nothing else, we'll always have those beautiful Rickenbackers... TJ
Posted 19 years ago by TJOpootertoot    [ Reply ]
Pilgrim301 wrote:
There must be something wrong with me, but I've never liked anything by the Byrds. I had to mute the computer just now. I'm not even sure why I'm making this comment. ... to submit the comment or to press the back button ... hmmm......
Wrong choice! :whip:
Posted 19 years ago by NiceGuy2005    [ Reply ]
A great soundtrack cut from my happy adolescence. Still sounds as good 40 years later.
Posted 19 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
There must be something wrong with me, but I've never liked anything by the Byrds. I had to mute the computer just now. I'm not even sure why I'm making this comment. ... to submit the comment or to press the back button ... hmmm......
Posted 19 years ago by Pilgrim301    [ Reply ]
MaxEmerika wrote:
I've always loved the Byrds' version of this song. How did these guys get lost in the shadow of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones?
I'll take a stab at that. The Byrds were more cerebral than either the Stones or the early Beatles; required a bit more thought, which made them less commercial.
Posted 19 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
Thank you, oh, thank you for not playing William Shatner's version. Classic tune. Great.
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
McGuinn is near the top of the list of "Guitarists with the best tone."
Posted 19 years ago by stevebeaver    [ Reply ]
I'm sure this song would really take me back, if I went back that far. Before my time, I'm afraid.
Posted 20 years ago by gntlemanartist    [ Reply ]
I keep imagining Garth from WW singing this.... ....it's a good tune though! Amazing how a sound can capture a time.
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
MaxEmerika wrote:
I've always loved the Byrds' version of this song. How did these guys get lost in the shadow of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones?
Mick Jagger's lips obscure all
Posted 20 years ago by JokesandJokesandJokes    [ Reply ]
Wow, is this really the first time this classic Dylan cover has been played on RP?
Posted 20 years ago by llazare    [ Reply ]
I've always loved the Byrds' version of this song. How did these guys get lost in the shadow of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones?
Posted 20 years ago by MaxEmerika    [ Reply ]