My buddy and I went to see Easy Rider in our little town's air conditioned theater. Just before the movie started, 2 people sat behind us. It was my mom and my buddy's mom, both very prudish. Holy shit we were uncomfortable in the New Orleans whore house part and the LSD trip cemetery scenes. We were Juniors in high school. I wore out a bunch of bikes since high school and always enjoyed the sound track. Where the hell did time go? Times changed. Around 2015 my mom was up visiting for Easter Week. Around 3AM I heard hysterical muffled laughter coming from her on the couch. She was watching the Borat DVD and kept replaying the part where Borat found out that the rubber fist was used to jam up somebody's ass. The next morning my son, gramma, and I sat on the couch and watched Borat again. She was laughing so hard that tears were streaming down her face and she jiggled like Jello on railroad tracks and no sound came out. We were afraid she would have a stroke laughing so hard.
i saw it at 15.Yeah with my older sister and her boyfriend who so cool! I wanted motorcycle so bad! Took a few hitchiking road trips too but they werent like the ones i saw in the movies LOL! Learned i better get the cycle first witch i did at 18,a 64 panhead 1200 harley!Dangerous!But what time to be alive Brother!
@@bobertkallahan4392 Bro only our generation really understands what you are saying!This new generation just doesnt get how captive they are materially and mentally!We will always have that freedom in our memories.And thats what binds us (our generation)PEACE BRO!
Love the break where the phased guitar kicks in. It goes straight from country rock to space rock and then back to country rock again. Like a UFO that hovers over a countryside for a few seconds and then shoots off into the Cosmos again.
@@John-nt2ejYes if you're looking at the movie from a technical standpoint but you also have to factor in that it was not shot on stages but it was in the open countryside with all the difficulty that would entail. Meaning the meaning they couldn't get take after take after take. A lot of it had to come from spontaneity and compromise
Ever since the corporate bean counters and marketing clowns got hold of the music industry it has steadily gone downhill, all in the name of money! But there are still great artists out there, performing for the people who really matter..... it is just that we dont hear of them until we actually hear their music.
The Sadies… check them out. Their music will dry your tears and restore your faith… and RAWK your world! I heard them respectfully cover this classic tune 3 years ago. They understand and respect tradition but are building and creating new and awesome sounds… but like the other commenter said, you gotta see them live.
I saw this film back in 1969 with my best friend Fraser Anderson we had many adventures over time Fraser is part of the universe now ...Ill miss him forever
a lot has changed in 50 years. especially with the planet, a lot more open road and wilderness 50 years ago. a lot more social mobility too, your dollar went a lot further, i remember graduating from high school and driving with a buddy up to alaska from the midwest. no computers, no cell phones, 4 channels on the t.v., who would all sign off at midnight or earlier. people back then relished the idea of not being in contact with anyone or anything, now they track your every move, the computer, the car, your phone. a lot has changed, and not all of it for the better.
And everyone young believing everything they do is remarkable and needs to be "shared" and "liked" because they are all so amazing. Pathetic fools, thanks, social media.🖕
A movie that will always hold a special place in my soul. The greatest soundtrack to any movie in my opinion. Immediately bought it when it came out. All great tunes
When I first saw this as a teenager in 1995, it was a movie my grandparents hated. 25 years later, it's a movie that most grandparents love. It shows you how the times have shifted.
Peter & Dennis were the Harley-Davidson chopper ridding, cross-country dynamic duo that has now made Easy Rider the legendary movie it is today!!!! R.I.P boys, your legendary legacy still rides strong with us today and will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!!!!!🇺🇸🏍️😎🥰
I was inspired to use these incredible life affirming lyrics for a friend's eulogy on his passing He was misunderstood & made no apologies about his lifestyle I thought these lyrics spoke of his soul I might ask it to be read at my passing...
I saw them back in the early 70's in a gymnasium, I think Nassau CC, sitting on gym mats ( do they still use them?) smokin' doobies and listen'n to The Byrds great talent. Yo. OG
@@stephansundling2947 Not sure of your exact meaning, but Nicholson had been in the movies since the 1950s, working for Roger Carman. Even did some work in television. But of course, EASY RIDER was his ticket to stardom.
@@stephansundling2947 fun fact 2 years before Jack Nicolson was in a Biker Movie Called Hell Angels on Wheels 1967 he played POET a Lone Biker that joined up with the Hell Angles and Peter Fond was in a Biker Movie called Wild Angels 1966 He played the Leader Named BLUES Wild Angels had a Famous Soundtrack and Dennis Hopper ? well he was in a Biker movie called Glory Stompers 1967 he played the Leader named Chino so... all 3 were in biker movies ..
It's a perfect example of a cover being far superior to the original (Carole King). The only other comparable cover is Talking Heads Take Me to the River, from the B side of an Al Green single.
Most people would be surprised to learn it’s a Goffin-King song. I agree it should have been a hit. Love this, and still love the Byrds. They were incredibly influential and don’t get enough credit.
She may argue with her logic, and mention all the things I loose that really have no value, in the end she will surely know I wasn't born to follow... Wow!! I' ve always loved this line!!
One of my all time fav bands ..just got the 11 cd box ..it's fantastic ..if your a Byrd's fan highly recommend..just a beautiful set with great book....
Mine to miss Linda mine to I,m so glad I own this gem of a film on DVD and video as well rip brother Peter we will miss you well peace everyone😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭.
I 'm lucky to have seen the Byrds two times in my life, although the line up was with John York ( i took a photograph with him ,plus the autograph that i have lost ) and Skip Battin . Best regards to you, Linda Warwick . Patrick from Italy
As Eddie Money sang, …’But I can’t go back I know’. Great song. Poignant that it always seemed better in the past. Only thing we can do is enjoy every minute now, because we will be looking back at this moment and saying it was the good ole days.
The Byrds really were really great and covering songs by Dylan and, here, Carole King and Gerry Goffin. King and Goffin wrote so many songs for other artists. This was a great one.
1969 I was 15 about a dozen of us kids piled into my friend Russell’s falcon station wagon his parents gave him, and we went to the $2 a carload drive-in movie to see this movie. As long as you stayed in or on the vehicle it was ok, we all climbed up on the roof and it caved in, stoned on pot and hash. Great memories
Who remembers transistor radios ? Or better still "phase shifters" that made your electric guitar sound way cool psychedelic like Jim's ? (aka "Roger") ....
Oh my God, I remember the Hippy film Easy Rider with so much fondness now l am an old man of 68. I am Englsh but the film seemed to conjure up a magical world of American freedom.
Mein Freund Harry und ich hatten uns 1976 vorgenommen im Alter von 60 Jahren den Transamarican highway mit einer Harley-Davidson runter zu fahren. Harry ist schon lange gestorben. Jetzt bin ich 63 und fahre hier in Deutschland eine Royal Enfield. Greetings from Germany!
Corporate radio imposed a 2 minute, 30 second window back in the 1960's, possibly earlier, they had to have enough commercial time to pay the bills. It ruined a lot a good songs that had more lyrics and needed longer air-time.
most beautiful song I've ever heard ever since I heard it. Jerry Goffin wrote these INspirational words, and Carole King supplied the melody. This was the first recording of it, off the Notorious Byrd Brothers album. My fave part of Easy Rider. wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!
The Byrds....Easy Rider...the 60's....all that hope and promise. I know I look through rose colored glasses, having grown up in the era, but it sure seems we've lost so much.... :(
No I'd rather go and journey Where the diamond crescent's glowing And run across the valley Beneath the sacred mountain And wander through the forest Where the trees have leaves of prisms And break the light in colors That no one know the names of And when it's time I'll go and lay Beside the legendary fountain 'Till I see her form reflected In its clear and jewelled waters And if you think I'm ready You may lead me to the chasm Where the rivers of our visions Flow into one another I will want to dive beneath the white cascading waters She may beg, she may plead, she may argue with her logic And mention all the things I'll lose That really have no value in the end she will surely know I wasn't born to follow
The only thing that I would have changed about this song is, for me it wasn't long enough. Though small, and perfectly formed, I always wish the 'psychedelic interlude', was longer. The simple solution was to listen to this track, time and again, driving those around me crazy :) This film and the music used, changed my life, for better or worse, who knows :)
I like the way they morphed from country to psychedelic and back I agree it should have been longer but long songs weren't played on the radio back then There are 2 versions of the Animals Sky Pilot one with a great middle psych sound with bombs and bagpipes Another great song cut for AM radio is Time has come again by The Chambers Brothers
Uno dei film ha girato dentro me da una vita , con colonne sonore fantastiche . E doveva essere un B Movie !! " non hanno paura di voi per come vestite ma per ciò che rappresentate .. Straordinario !
@@Stacie45 Thank you.... I grew up with older brothers. Learned on a 1973 350 Honda. One week retired...I Rode 2007 Electra glide 4000 miles Colorado, Washington state, Oregon Pacific coast to San Francisco. I returned to Colorado, I repacked my bags and prepared to go see my dad in Iowa.. He passed away before I got there. No regrets. I had been out to see him several times the last 4 years of his life. Life moves fast and forward. Thanks again.
@@craigster0861 You're welcome. I lost my Dad in Feb. but made it up to Seattle to be with him. Interesting, my first ride was a 1977 CB360T, bought new with money from my paper route. Rode it from Seattle to the Grand Canyon when I was 17, didn't ask permission, freaked out my parents when I called and told them I was in Colorado. A few years later I upgraded to a 1982 GS1100E which I rode all over North America from Florida to Alaska, put 85,000 miles on it. Still have it, I want to get it running again. Good times.
Was "15-16" when this came out...became "Rebel w/Out a Cause". Wore my headbands, beads & knee moccassins...(Mom hated my Patchouli Oil, hahaha!) {RIP} And The Byrds I've always admired, known a few of their members from my past. Great dudes, man! Age "69" soon approaching, I feel blessed... ("69" is my astrological sign as well; lmao!) Much love & faith in PEACE ✌ GOD BLESS THE REBELS!!
Peter Tork recorded this song on The Monkees album, Good Times, 2016, ( # 14 on Billboard album chart). He sings it slowly and soulfully, just achingly beautiful...
Roger McGuinn did it much better. The Monkees is basically the One Direction of the 60s/70s. It was a TV show band that people didn’t have much respect for at all.
@@Mr_Mojo_Rising You are correct that the Monkees was indeed a tv show band. As Micky has explained for decades, “ We are not the Monkees. The Monkees was a band that never made good on a tv show of the same name.” Nevertheless, they continue to sell out concerts and their 2016 album Good Times sold out during pre-sales and had to go back to press to meet the demand”. Since they are not a band, they do not tour or put out albums as a band. As Peter has said many times, “We are an entertainment act hired to reprise the roles from the tv show.” Though it is much more than that. The Tv show remains the longest running tv show in re-runs as it was not only popular in the US but remains popular around the world. Because of the reruns, every year brings them new fans. For a “not a band” entertainment act they made music history in many ways including inventing two music genres: Broadway rock and Country rock. They are also classified as pop music, rock and psychedelic rock. It is clear that you do not have respect for them but do not assume that all people believe as you do. They are missed greatly and are still beloved by many generations. Rest peacefully, David, Peter and Michael- The Manchester Cowboy, The Musician’s Musician and heartbreakingly recently, The Leader of the band.
@@watermelonlalala Micky didn’t sing it, Peter did. He slowed the tempo which added more gravity, emotion and meaning to the words. I’m absolutely not criticizing The Byrds. They sang it first and they sang it awesomely! I simply love Peter’s take on it.
Carole King and her late husband wrote this song. That I did not know ,Wow. Some talented people. I hope the Brill Building NYC is maintained as a historical site.
The twenty-four hours that was my youth was something special, that l try to revisit often.... those times will never come again only in memory, l hope yours were special to, a time lost in space.
That would have been nice, but ...... normality and time have a way of catching up with you, l have made peace with my altered ego , the paths l took we're never easy but they drew me in, now melancholy is my calling, but you enjoy and thanks for the invite👍🎸🍺
Absolutely wonderful, special film, how cool it must have been back then, they all look so carefree and happy enjoying themselves, I've always known of the movie and soundtrack since I was a kid thanks to Dad playing it, on nights I've had drinks in the past even, play scenes from it, Play the movie and the soundtrack at the same time, Love the Bit at the start where he throws his watch down on ground, no need to keep track of time, Just before born to be wild, always get lost in it, perfect the 3 main Actors in it, Jack as George Hanson, Dennis as Billy and Peter as Wyatt Captain America, One of The Saddest Endings Ever,
@@irenezafar966 i was there then....it was good... and bad ...but there WAS a special "VIBE" goin on at the time...a great time for experimentation..a UNITY of people, a INNOCENCE that we've lost in todays world...we almost had it all..but we blew it!(Just like Fonda said at the end of the movie)! Maybe now, with MORE LOVE and less DRUGS...we will make it work out ....here's hoping for a beautiful future! ....Namaste.
Went to see easy rider at 17. I am 68 and still listen to the soundtrack. Timeless.
My buddy and I went to see Easy Rider in our little town's air conditioned theater. Just before the movie started, 2 people sat behind us. It was my mom and my buddy's mom, both very prudish. Holy shit we were uncomfortable in the New Orleans whore house part and the LSD trip cemetery scenes. We were Juniors in high school. I wore out a bunch of bikes since high school and always enjoyed the sound track. Where the hell did time go?
Times changed. Around 2015 my mom was up visiting for Easter Week. Around 3AM I heard hysterical muffled laughter coming from her on the couch. She was watching the Borat DVD and kept replaying the part where Borat found out that the rubber fist was used to jam up somebody's ass. The next morning my son, gramma, and I sat on the couch and watched Borat again. She was laughing so hard that tears were streaming down her face and she jiggled like Jello on railroad tracks and no sound came out. We were afraid she would have a stroke laughing so hard.
i saw it at 15.Yeah with my older sister and her boyfriend who so cool! I wanted motorcycle so bad! Took a few hitchiking road trips too but they werent like the ones i saw in the movies LOL! Learned i better get the cycle first witch i did at 18,a 64 panhead 1200 harley!Dangerous!But what time to be alive Brother!
miss those choppers, never see them anymore
@@personal5305 Words can’t describe how much I miss those days…
@@bobertkallahan4392 Bro only our generation really understands what you are saying!This new generation just doesnt get how captive they are materially and mentally!We will always have that freedom in our memories.And thats what binds us (our generation)PEACE BRO!
Love the break where the phased guitar kicks in. It goes straight from country rock to space rock and then back to country rock again. Like a UFO that hovers over a countryside for a few seconds and then shoots off into the Cosmos again.
Beautifully put ♥
Nice analysis. My favorite Byrds song. Movie was clumsy, but the soundtrack is classic.
@@John-nt2ejmovie is great you don't get it
@@John-nt2ejYes if you're looking at the movie from a technical standpoint but you also have to factor in that it was not shot on stages but it was in the open countryside with all the difficulty that would entail. Meaning the meaning they couldn't get take after take after take. A lot of it had to come from spontaneity and compromise
I love how you described it, i always felt that part like an acid trip peak on middle of nature, but i like your UFO analogy 👽
Who still loves The Byrds in 2020?
Still do easy times
... love them since more than 50 years 🎶🎶
me myself and i !!!!
barbradoll Count me Ynn!!
74 and still listening
Words with depth, fantastic music made with actual instruments.
Listening again now, makes me weep at what we've lost.
Ever since the corporate bean counters and marketing clowns got hold of the music industry it has steadily gone downhill, all in the name of money! But there are still great artists out there, performing for the people who really matter..... it is just that we dont hear of them until we actually hear their music.
The Sadies… check them out. Their music will dry your tears and restore your faith… and RAWK your world! I heard them respectfully cover this classic tune 3 years ago. They understand and respect tradition but are building and creating new and awesome sounds… but like the other commenter said, you gotta see them live.
Think of all the Eyeballs/Teeth/various and sundry Appendages, the Fish have gained, in every Polluted River, on every this Planet.
Stop listening to radio and try looking for artists actually trying out here ya fucking tool
YOU never lost it :ruclips.net/video/YzFUXKk2B4I/видео.html
This film is timeless, never get tired of it!!!
The best scene was when the two criminal dope dealers got blown away
The 60's really were the best of times. Lucky to be growing up then. Wouldn't exchange it for any other decade.
yes, yes, yes
Hell, even the movie came out in '69...
I was so lucky and blessed to also be born with that good timing.
Notice how two actors are really driving those motorcycles. No CGI, no stunt doubles, and not hooked up to a tow vehicle.
Oh to be young again !.
But only in that time, wouldn't want to be young today!!!
@@elmobolan4274
Exactly what I was thinking! 😊
Yeah, that is true, I am 71, cheers from Germany 🤪🎉🍷🎶🍀
I saw this film back in 1969 with my best friend Fraser Anderson we had many adventures over time Fraser is part of the universe now ...Ill miss him forever
a lot has changed in 50 years. especially with the planet, a lot more open road and wilderness 50 years ago. a lot more social mobility too, your dollar went a lot further, i remember graduating from high school and driving with a buddy up to alaska from the midwest. no computers, no cell phones, 4 channels on the t.v., who would all sign off at midnight or earlier. people back then relished the idea of not being in contact with anyone or anything, now they track your every move, the computer, the car, your phone. a lot has changed, and not all of it for the better.
50 and 60 years ago people were less scared of each other. a lot has charged.
@@sailaway161 If you don't like being a communist, your only other choice would've been being a Trump Nazi.
@@sailaway161 you should get a new tin foil hat, the one you have is getting reruns.
And everyone young believing everything they do is remarkable and needs to be "shared" and "liked" because they are all so amazing. Pathetic fools, thanks, social media.🖕
@Guy Parrotta nobody does care, dork.
A movie that will always hold a special place in my soul. The greatest soundtrack to any movie in my opinion. Immediately bought it when it came out. All great tunes
Another great one from the other side of the ocean was "Performance", the same year.
When I first saw this as a teenager in 1995, it was a movie my grandparents hated. 25 years later, it's a movie that most grandparents love. It shows you how the times have shifted.
I know right!!!! Everyone born in the 90's grew up WAY TOO FAST!!!
Peter & Dennis were the Harley-Davidson chopper ridding, cross-country dynamic duo that has now made Easy Rider the legendary movie it is today!!!! R.I.P boys, your legendary legacy still rides strong with us today and will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!!!!!🇺🇸🏍️😎🥰
I was inspired to use these incredible life affirming lyrics for a friend's eulogy on his passing
He was misunderstood & made no apologies about his lifestyle
I thought these lyrics spoke of his soul
I might ask it to be read at my passing...
do
I like ur friend already
you are deep. wow. this song inspired me to one of my best songs I ever wrote/recorded
"You may lead me to the chasm where the rivers of our vision flow into one another" just gorgeous lyrics 👏👏
chasm
@@priscillawilson2634 leave him alone.
Best wishes.
Lyrics by Carol King.
@@JSB103 Gerry Goffin lyrics, Carole King music.
@@tilesetter1953 Works for me. Thanks!
I for one, still loves The Byrds to this day 😍♥️.
Why not?
One of the most beautiful songs and lyrics about psychedelia!
THE BYRDS WERE ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS EVER . STILL LOVE THERE MUSIC
Their
I saw them back in the early 70's in a gymnasium, I think Nassau CC, sitting on gym mats ( do they still use them?) smokin' doobies and listen'n to The Byrds great talent. Yo. OG
yes
Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, gone not forgotten, cruising freeways of eternity !
dont forget this was the the first sceen for superstar Jacj Nicholsson, Indians
What was their bust up about? Anybody?
@@stephansundling2947 Not sure of your exact meaning, but Nicholson had been in the movies since the 1950s, working for Roger Carman. Even did some work in television. But of course, EASY RIDER was his ticket to stardom.
@@stephansundling2947 fun fact 2 years before Jack Nicolson was in a Biker Movie Called Hell Angels on Wheels 1967 he played POET a Lone Biker that joined up with the Hell Angles and Peter Fond was in a Biker Movie called Wild Angels 1966 He played the Leader Named BLUES Wild Angels had a Famous Soundtrack and Dennis Hopper ? well he was in a Biker movie called Glory Stompers 1967 he played the Leader named Chino so... all 3 were in biker movies ..
Gone ,but not forgotten .They still live on
What a great song. So sixties, so perfect.
It's a perfect example of a cover being far superior to the original (Carole King).
The only other comparable cover is Talking Heads Take Me to the River, from the B side of an Al Green single.
Two minutes of musical heaven
Such a cool song
The ultimate FREEDOM song....love it! and im a biker....and ultimately..freedoms a "mindset"..lucky are those who have it..and LIVE it..
Another is Post to Wire by Richmond Fontaine.
This song epitomizes psychedelic rock. It should have been a huge hit! It all falls together so very well!
Most people would be surprised to learn it’s a Goffin-King song. I agree it should have been a hit. Love this, and still love the Byrds. They were incredibly influential and don’t get enough credit.
Die Byrds mit diesem super Lied und die Easy Riders holen mich gerade wieder in die 70 er Jahre zurück ! Vielen herzlichen Dank dafür !
The title sums up most of that decade.
GREAT messages
GREAT movie
GREAT actors
GREAT band
She may argue with her logic, and mention all the things I loose that really have no value, in the end she will surely know I wasn't born to follow... Wow!! I' ve always loved this line!!
I absolutely love this song !
I was there- I lived it, and I’m still here to say- I too, wasn’t born to follow.
Thanks
50 years ago, wish it was 69 now!
Tom Jones Thats a good number👍Keep Groovin😎
Not me,buddy.1969 was a terrible year for me,and everybody I was close to.
I don't know about you, but I was eligible for the draft. There was still a huge weekly American body count in Vietnam.
I'm going to be 69 in April. Loved this time of my life. Not so much today.
The first film I saw at highschool. Some parents were furious.
unforgettable movie. I'am 73 always vibrations so good in my brain what a trip, man!!!!
Timeless masterpiece.
Got that right!!!! It's STILL LEGENDARY, even in November 2023!!!!🇺🇸🏍️😎👍
what a time to be alive! I tear up watching this movie!
One of my all time fav bands ..just got the 11 cd box ..it's fantastic ..if your a Byrd's fan highly recommend..just a beautiful set with great book....
RIP Peter Fonda . I love this movie and this is my favourite track from the soundtrack. Love the Byrds
Mine to miss Linda mine to I,m so glad I own this gem of a film on DVD and video as well rip brother Peter we will miss you well peace everyone😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭.
Linda Warwick Peter Fonda died? How ?
I 'm lucky to have seen the Byrds two times in my life, although the line up was with John York ( i took a photograph with him ,plus the autograph that i have lost ) and Skip Battin . Best regards to you, Linda Warwick . Patrick from Italy
Best track in the whole film. Outstanding! 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️
So good it's played twice.
Gerry Goffins lyrics are amazing! The Byrds nailed Carol King's melody.
Man
I sure miss those days! I want to go Back!😔
As Eddie Money sang, …’But I can’t go back I know’. Great song. Poignant that it always seemed better in the past. Only thing we can do is enjoy every minute now, because we will be looking back at this moment and saying it was the good ole days.
The Byrds really were really great and covering songs by Dylan and, here, Carole King and Gerry Goffin. King and Goffin wrote so many songs for other artists. This was a great one.
1969 I was 15 about a dozen of us kids piled into my friend Russell’s falcon station wagon his parents gave him, and we went to the $2 a carload drive-in movie to see this movie. As long as you stayed in or on the vehicle it was ok, we all climbed up on the roof and it caved in, stoned on pot and hash.
Great memories
JVS 3 I am still stoned on pot an Hash!
Haven't seen real hash in years
@@hodaka1000 ..... you've been hanging around the wrong places 😉🔥🍸🇺🇸
@JVS3, I was 14, smoked my first joint the next day... rolled in American flag papers... WHAT A MEMORY... PEACE...
Ken Màrtin I remember flag papers!!!
One of the best psychedelic songs of the 60s.
That change up toward the end where the instrument goes from twang to smooth gives me chills.
Saw this movie in 69 in Western Australia.
Yeah Joe Joe i wasn't born to follow!!!
Hope that you had a happy life...
Australia
Might be the best soundtrack of all time.
Blast from the Past ~♡~ When life was sooooo Awesome
Ride Free Captain America...
I really miss him...i never was going 2 meet him...but still..
Capt America and Billy Reunited 16 AUGUST 2019 RIP⚘⚘⚘♥️⚘⚘⚘
Too bad Fonda turned out to be such a creep.
Beautiful harmonies, phasing-the Byrds were the best
The opening of this song was my ring tone for a long time. Every time it went off it was a reminder.
Everything comes together in this clip. Oh man, the optimism they had back then.
The music and message from that era shape who I am today and I have no regrets whatsoever. It remains the only true Universal Language on this planet
Loved the Byrds since discovering them in 1981 when I was 18 and always will. Rickenbackers Rule 👍
As adolescent at the time, that movie changed my life (along with an associated molecule).
Best movie, best song.
Wat een prachtfilm, wat een tijd
What about that 2010 film?
#WTF
Wonderful track.
Who remembers transistor radios ? Or better still "phase shifters" that made your electric guitar sound way cool psychedelic like Jim's ? (aka "Roger") ....
How about Clarence White's B string bender ???
Yep, sure do!
Few, if any, films capture the look, the feel and the music of the Late, Great '60's as Easy Rider does.
🎸The tune and the message......runs through our veins forever 🇱🇷
Oh my God, I remember the Hippy film Easy Rider with so much fondness now l am an old man of 68.
I am Englsh but the film seemed to conjure up a magical world of American freedom.
What a legendary movie.💚💚💚
Mein Freund Harry und ich hatten uns 1976 vorgenommen im Alter von 60 Jahren den Transamarican highway mit einer Harley-Davidson runter zu fahren. Harry ist schon lange gestorben. Jetzt bin ich 63 und fahre hier in Deutschland eine Royal Enfield.
Greetings from Germany!
IMO, One of the greatest movies ever made!
This song isn't long enough!
Corporate radio imposed a 2 minute, 30 second window back in the 1960's, possibly earlier, they had to have enough commercial time to pay the bills. It ruined a lot a good songs that had more lyrics and needed longer air-time.
i fully agree...sheer freedom and fun/ bliss / joy,,,,,and all that good stuff.....
Especially the twangy guitar bit at the end...
Yes Ruth ☺😊😀😁
should be as heard it to the Grapewine 11 minutes, agree
Oh ..such good memorys.....love it
Roger McGuinn was such an underrated guitarist. Byrds were the first rock concert I ever attended in 1965.
saw the Flying Burrito Brothers in 69. Byrds the greatest
Les belles années 60-70 , elle était belle la jeunesse . C' était comme un grand jardin d'enfant .
I will always love this song.
That psychedelic bit in the middle is where it’s at.
most beautiful song I've ever heard ever since I heard it. Jerry Goffin wrote these INspirational words, and Carole King supplied the melody. This was the first recording of it, off the Notorious Byrd Brothers album. My fave part of Easy Rider. wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!
this movie and music will forever be a part of me
The Byrds....Easy Rider...the 60's....all that hope and promise. I know I look through rose colored glasses, having grown up in the era, but it sure seems we've lost so much.... :(
This is one of my favorite songs from easy rider.
No I'd rather go and journey
Where the diamond crescent's glowing
And run across the valley
Beneath the sacred mountain
And wander through the forest
Where the trees have leaves of prisms
And break the light in colors
That no one know the names of
And when it's time I'll go and lay
Beside the legendary fountain
'Till I see her form reflected
In its clear and jewelled waters
And if you think I'm ready
You may lead me to the chasm
Where the rivers of our visions
Flow into one another
I will want to dive beneath the white cascading waters
She may beg, she may plead, she may argue with her logic
And mention all the things I'll lose
That really have no value in the end she will surely know
I wasn't born to follow
The only thing that I would have changed about this song is, for me it wasn't long enough.
Though small, and perfectly formed, I always wish the 'psychedelic interlude', was longer.
The simple solution was to listen to this track, time and again, driving those around me crazy :)
This film and the music used, changed my life, for better or worse, who knows :)
I like the way they morphed from country to psychedelic and back
I agree it should have been longer but long songs weren't played on the radio back then
There are 2 versions of the Animals Sky Pilot one with a great middle psych sound with bombs and bagpipes
Another great song cut for AM radio is Time has come again by The Chambers Brothers
Can we back to those days please
Psychedelic country? Only the sixties... lol I liked it.
always 60's for me.
My Uncle "Clarence White" Was the KENTUCKY COLONEL That Switchedctobthe Byrds. The B Bender was born and the REST IS JUST GOOD OLE BACK YARD PICKN
Electric Muleskinner. Ya Gotta Listen.
Nah it’s more like Psychedelic Folk
Yes, psychedelic country! You probably know the first Flying Burrito Bros. lp and the Gram Parsons' legacy. 😉😉
Uno dei film ha girato dentro me da una vita , con colonne sonore fantastiche . E doveva essere un B Movie !!
" non hanno paura di voi per come vestite ma per ciò che rappresentate .. Straordinario !
RIP Peter Fonda, a consummate professional and a genuine pleasure to work with.
Retired TEAMSTER 18 months ago at 57. Time for me to get busy livin'.
craigster0861 I too a recently retired ups driver after 33 yrs. ain’t it great?👍👍👍
where the fuck's Jimmy?
Get yourself a scoot and ride across the country. If you didn't do it when you were younger you owe yourself.
@@Stacie45
Thank you.... I grew up with older brothers. Learned on a 1973 350 Honda.
One week retired...I Rode 2007 Electra glide 4000 miles Colorado, Washington state, Oregon Pacific coast to San Francisco.
I returned to Colorado, I repacked my bags and prepared to go see my dad in Iowa..
He passed away before I got there.
No regrets. I had been out to see him several times the last 4 years of his life.
Life moves fast and forward.
Thanks again.
@@craigster0861 You're welcome. I lost my Dad in Feb. but made it up to Seattle to be with him. Interesting, my first ride was a 1977 CB360T, bought new with money from my paper route. Rode it from Seattle to the Grand Canyon when I was 17, didn't ask permission, freaked out my parents when I called and told them I was in Colorado. A few years later I upgraded to a 1982 GS1100E which I rode all over North America from Florida to Alaska, put 85,000 miles on it. Still have it, I want to get it running again. Good times.
Forever! Big part of my youth !
First time I heard that song was when I was in Vietnam on R&R. Great song to listen to get back to the real world.
Was "15-16" when this came out...became "Rebel w/Out a Cause". Wore my headbands, beads & knee moccassins...(Mom hated my Patchouli Oil, hahaha!) {RIP} And The Byrds I've always admired, known a few of their members from my past. Great dudes, man! Age "69" soon approaching, I feel blessed...
("69" is my astrological sign as well; lmao!) Much love & faith in PEACE ✌ GOD BLESS THE REBELS!!
Had a huge crush on Peter Fonda!! OMG!!
I SAW THIS IN 1971 AND AFTER 50 YEARS, I STILL AM NOT BORN TO FOLLOW!
I love . I saw Easy Rider twelve times.
My fave American band of the 60s
Iconic film soundtrack ofc. Epic genre film. Ive always wondered exactly how much Fonda spent on music rights. ✌️ n luv
This was me and my dad's movie! RIP JACKSON
🙏🏻🤘🏻
Peter Tork recorded this song on The Monkees album, Good Times, 2016, ( # 14 on Billboard album chart). He sings it slowly and soulfully, just achingly beautiful...
Roger McGuinn did it much better. The Monkees is basically the One Direction of the 60s/70s. It was a TV show band that people didn’t have much respect for at all.
Doesn't this song sound like a real Monkees song - sung by Micky Dolenz?
Peter's voice nailed it. These two are great versions. Admittedly - it does have a Monkees feel to it anyway.
@@Mr_Mojo_Rising You are correct that the Monkees was indeed a tv show band. As Micky has explained for decades, “ We are not the Monkees. The Monkees was a band that never made good on a tv show of the same name.” Nevertheless, they continue to sell out concerts and their 2016 album Good Times sold out during pre-sales and had to go back to press to meet the demand”. Since they are not a band, they do not tour or put out albums as a band. As Peter has said many times, “We are an entertainment act hired to reprise the roles from the tv show.” Though it is much more than that. The Tv show remains the longest running tv show in re-runs as it was not only popular in the US but remains popular around the world. Because of the reruns, every year brings them new fans. For a “not a band” entertainment act they made music history in many ways including inventing two music genres: Broadway rock and Country rock. They are also classified as pop music, rock and psychedelic rock. It is clear that you do not have respect for them but do not assume that all people believe as you do. They are missed greatly and are still beloved by many generations. Rest peacefully, David, Peter and Michael- The Manchester Cowboy, The Musician’s Musician and heartbreakingly recently, The Leader of the band.
@@watermelonlalala Micky didn’t sing it, Peter did. He slowed the tempo which added more gravity, emotion and meaning to the words. I’m absolutely not criticizing The Byrds. They sang it first and they sang it awesomely! I simply love Peter’s take on it.
Girlfriend holding on tight, 650 Triumph on our way to watch this film early 70s , freedom our way of life.
just wonderful
One of my favorite movies from back in the day. The Rex Theater Hayden Az,
Part of my youth!!!
Surely the finest use of phasing in the history of rock.
Saw this back in 2012 and still watch it.
Immer wieder toll - ein KLASSIKER !!!
Arno Alterspräsident ja ja
Love this movie. Captured the time for me. Soundtrack still n my playlist.
Me too 😀
Still got the album from 67 , in HM forces at the time some goodtimes...
Carole King and her late husband wrote this song. That I did not know ,Wow. Some talented people. I hope the Brill Building NYC is maintained as a historical site.
ah!
For sure! Carole and Jerry were an unbelievable songwriting team.
Carol King was a genius. She wrote the Monkees ‘pleasant valley Sunday’ too - listen to her version! It’s superb! (And I love the Monkees)
Wow! Never knew that... f**king genius songwriters or what?!
@@robsawalker She and Gerry Goffin also wrote a great Animals song: "Don't Bring Me Down"(1966).
The twenty-four hours that was my youth was something special, that l try to revisit often.... those times will never come again only in memory, l hope yours were special to, a time lost in space.
That would have been nice, but ...... normality and time have a way of catching up with you, l have made peace with my altered ego , the paths l took we're never easy but they drew me in, now melancholy is my calling, but you enjoy and thanks for the invite👍🎸🍺
@@franm1721 Well Fran…. then please allow me to send you all the GOOD LUCK I have ever known and imagined!!!!!!!
@@bingo1232 Go in peace, and love, and prosper, and remember we were a golden generation, all the best my friend👍👍
The 24 hours, man what a line . Truth . Thanks for that Pal .
Absolutely wonderful, special film, how cool it must have been back then, they all look so carefree and happy enjoying themselves, I've always known of the movie and soundtrack since I was a kid thanks to Dad playing it, on nights I've had drinks in the past even, play scenes from it, Play the movie and the soundtrack at the same time, Love the Bit at the start where he throws his watch down on ground, no need to keep track of time, Just before born to be wild, always get lost in it, perfect the 3 main Actors in it, Jack as George Hanson, Dennis as Billy and Peter as Wyatt Captain America, One of The Saddest Endings Ever,
Nice one John 👏
"how cool it must have been back then" ... cough,
Yeah that scene made a big impact on me at 24 when I saw the movie so I haven't worn a watch since I retired 15 years ago
@@irenezafar966 i was there then....it was good... and bad ...but there WAS a special "VIBE" goin on at the time...a great time for experimentation..a UNITY of people, a INNOCENCE that we've lost in todays world...we almost had it all..but we blew it!(Just like Fonda said at the end of the movie)! Maybe now, with MORE LOVE and less DRUGS...we will make it work out ....here's hoping for a beautiful future! ....Namaste.
@@patrickbailey1393 so your timeless...living in the NOW...GROOVY!
great film, all these actors are gone, incredible piece of cinema with music
Easy Rider is Number One Counter Culture film! No other culture is Relevant!
I saw the film with a group of bikers when it was released-they were like dogs looking at a bone (the bikes)
Except the one that feeds you, protects you and allows you to talk like a stupid asshole.
thank you for this fantastic video!!!!!! my current favorite video/ wasn't born to follow video!!!! man ...you did great!
This was a great movie! True freedom.
Im a 50s music fan but this is the best 60s tune ever,