{"id":4278,"date":"2020-10-27T13:34:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T13:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=4278"},"modified":"2020-10-27T13:37:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T13:37:02","slug":"the-byrds-in-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=4278","title":{"rendered":"The Byrds in 1967"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this extract from MARTIN RUDDOCK’s excellent glimpse inside THE BYRDS tumultuous 1967, the cover of our forthcoming issue (see links at end), facial hair begins to grow, arguments ensue over a movie soundtrack and Crosby creates ‘Lady Friend’<\/b><\/p>\n

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The Byrds left Blighty with their\u00a0reputation somewhat restored from their\u00a0patchy first visit in 1965. However the\u00a0camaraderie that had lifted Younger Than\u00a0<\/i>Yesterday<\/i> was visibly waning, as Crosby\u00a0began to dominate. One critic noted,\u00a0\u201cDavid Crosby is clearly the lead singer,\u00a0Jim McGuinn only had one solo in two\u00a0sets.\u201d An appearance on Swedish show\u00a0Popside in March had a moustachioed and\u00a0hatted Crosby centre stage and providing\u00a0introductions, despite not being lead\u00a0vocalist on any of the three songs mimed.\u00a0Returning to Stockholm in April, they\u00a0rattled out a blistering six-song set for\u00a0Radio Hus. The band\u2019s slot was 17\u00a0minutes, but Crosby found time to boast\u00a0about his role in bringing \u2018Hey Joe\u2019 to the\u00a0masses.<\/p>\n

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Returning to the US in April, The\u00a0Byrds returned to the studio to cut a\u00a0movie theme for Alexander McKendrick\u2019s\u00a0low-rent Tony Curtis vehicle Don\u2019t Make\u00a0<\/em>Waves<\/em> \u2013 a questionable deal brokered by\u00a0Tickner. The hastily-written McGuinn-\u00a0Hillman tune barely clocked in at 90\u00a0seconds, and the master tape closes out\u00a0with Crosby sarcastically uttering \u201cGreat,\u00a0let\u2019s double it. Masterpiece!\u201d The song\u00a0crept out on the B-side of \u2018Have You Seen\u00a0Her Face\u2019 in June but was quietly\u00a0disowned by its authors.<\/p>\n