Saturday, April 16, 2011

Mr. Tambourine Man

In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you

There are maybe 10 or 20 songs I can listen to over and over again and never get sick of. Mr. Tambourine Man is one of those songs (Byrds version).  From the jangly guitars & exquisite harmonies, to the mysterious lyrics, The Byrds make 2:29 minutes of perfection.  Not to say that Bob Dylan's original isn't a classic, but The Byrds knew how to cover Dylan, strip away some folk pretenses and replace with succinct pop melodies.

Turtlenecks & jackets have never looked so good.

On a personal note, "Mr Tambourine Man" is one of the first (and only) songs I learned to play on the guitar. 

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