The Byrds - He Was a Friend of Mine

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Run time: 03:09 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noswW9LtXGU   Posted on YouTube: September 29, 2006 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: October 15, 2007 By DU Member: Amerigo Vespucci Views on DU: 620

 
The classic Byrds...David Crosby in the house...with their response to the JFK assassination. Powerful then, powerful now.

:patriot:

[SteppingRazor]

1. Worth noting that it's actually a traditional tune, and the Byrds just added new lyrics.

Original lyrics vary, but generally go something like this:


He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Every time I think about him now
Lord I just can't keep from cryin'
'Cause he was a friend of mine

He died on the road
He died on the road
He never had enough money
To pay his room or board
And he was a friend of mine

I stole away and cried
I stole away and cried
'Cause I never had too much money
And I never been quite satisfied
And he was a friend of mine

He never done no wrong
He never done no wrong
A thousand miles from home
And he never harmed no one
And he was a friend of mine

He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Every time I hear his name
Lord I just can't keep from cryin'
'Cause he was a friend of mine.


On edit: Which is not to say that the Byrd's version isn't excellent -- because it is. :thumbsup:

[me b zola]

2. Very nice

Was that Mamma Caas about 10 seconds from the end of the video?

[TomInTib]

3. "You would blow their image"

You should post this every day.

Tom