The Byrds (country, bass, pop, rock, debut album)

Lisnaholic · 03-21-2020, 07:04 AM

Thanks for posting that clip, Neapolitan. You, and Roger McGuinn in his introduction, have cleared up a mis-apprehension that I have harboured for about 40 years!

When I heard Dylan sing...

Pick up your money and pack up your tent, McGuinn
You ain't goin' nowhere

...I not unreasonably took that to be a huge put down of McGuinn and his poppy covers of Dylan songs. I'm pretty sure plenty of others in the UK read it that way too. Good to know that Bob had given Roger the song, and then inserted a friendly reprimand when he sang it himself. Unfortunately, Bob didn't realise how that little in joke might sound to the rest of the world.

03-21-2020, 07:04 AM	#24 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Thanks for posting that clip, Neapolitan. You, and Roger McGuinn in his introduction, have cleared up a mis-apprehension that I have harboured for about 40 years! When I heard Dylan sing... Pick up your money and pack up your tent, McGuinn You ain't goin' nowhere ...I not unreasonably took that to be a huge put down of McGuinn and his poppy covers of Dylan songs. I'm pretty sure plenty of others in the UK read it that way too. Good to know that Bob had given Roger the song, and then inserted a friendly reprimand when he sang it himself. Unfortunately, Bob didn't realise how that little in joke might sound to the rest of the world. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953