Byrds, The - I See You Lyrics

Wonderful Raga.

Yes cover is just as good. Listen to them back to back and see what you think

The music of the Psychedelic 60s era, dancing at the Fillmore, freaking out with all those hippy chick.
We were all stoned out of our minds.
(7th floor. first World War.) I know you?

love this so much

The psychedelic scene of the Fillmore West.
The West was the best.
https://youtu.be/8YDxdE-60jI

https://youtu.be/iGQwAA3I-eQ

The Byrds were heads of their time.
https://youtu.be/gsknj1Up4sA

McGuinn and McGuire couldn't get much higher
https://youtu.be/gsknj1Up4sA

You know this song had to be good if YES covered it ....actually it sounds like YES would have done it originally ....it really is
a typical YES song !! ...
.... thank God for The Byrds ...& the bees

Did anybody catch my mind? https://youtu.be/HyILxw3Byx4

The era of the San Francisco hippie chicks. Dancing at the Fillmore tripping out and dancing in & at the Golden Gate Park every Saturday in the summer of love 1967.

I See You

Seemingly atonal guitar solos are always interesting. This one reminds me of “I heard her call my name” by velvet underground, yet it predates it. Possibly an inspiration to Stirling? Who knows.

This song is about tripping, getting high and dancing at the Fillmore.
Sorry you missed the party of the century.
https://youtu.be/bmtQ1cg-0Ao

https://youtu.be/-w_McfABiXE. The party of the century. Sorry you missed it. Lucy was there, throwing diamonds from the sky. sorry you missed it.
https://youtu.be/bmtQ1cg-0Ao

masterpiece

The yes cover is better. Don't talk shit about yes. There fuckin awesome!

Byrds were way ahead of the pack on this. Post-Gene Clark and sipping from a kind of folk/garage-punk/acid rock/Coltrane brew. And yet, it seems somehow timeless, standing up well, even over 50 years later!! Great vocal mix from McGuinn and Crosby, manic atonal guitar (before anyone had even heard of Velvet Underground), and GREAT drumming from Mike Clarke....

I agree with you on all points, spot on!

And listen to where Yes took the song on their first album in 1969. I heard the Yes version first but both are awesome.

Why was this song not on their greatest hits, I had to listen to Yes version before I found this, sad.

Woah Yes covered this! This will always be in my top 3 Byrds songs.

Gonna check that shit now thanks!!!

Because the songs about was about LSD that's why they didn't make it to the top of the charts. The powers-that-be took it off the charts. Censorship at its best

The birthplace of the San Francisco movement which was part of the San Francisco scene was a little bit different than the London scene. The Beatles kicked ass and the British Invasion took over America

@Tony Harris it was never a 45

But no rock drummer could swing like Bill Bruford

You said it.

MerkinMuffly spencer dryden

I think Michael did an excellent job

As a result of this album, some drummer mag awarded Michael Clarke a most-improved-drummer award.

...assuming it was Michael playing. I'd like it to be. Some claim a studio guy was brought in. Think I'll google it. If I find out anything, I'll get back to you.

Pretty sure it's Mike on this. Slightly ahead of the beat (which a seasoned sessioneer would never be) and all the better for it, I think!

first time hearing this, I decided at long last to check out the original versions of songs Yes had covered. (ie No Opportunity by Richie Havens and Everdays by Buffalo Springfield. I'm already familiar with the original Every Little thing and America, though those two I had first heard via Yes.)

I See You      The Byrds       I see you
Under there behind your hair
Everywhere, I see you

I see you
Turned on eyes can't tell lies
Empathize, I see you
Warm sliding sun through the cave of you hair
Wind washing fields kind of space living there
I see you

Who lives there?
Tell old fair I'm aware
That she cares, who lives there?

We thought how
For a while they just smile
Just a silent thought

I see you
Sun is there behind your hair
Everywhere, I see you
I see you

Songwriters: DAVID CROSBY, ROGER MCGUINN   I See You lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, HORI PRO ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC

perfect disharmony!

That's what I call cool music.
So trippy so awesome
So old so cool
One of my all time favorite songs from the Byrds

every time and I mean every time I hear this beautiful gem of a tune I think Of a beautiful beautiful beautiful woman with red firey long hair just as sweet as she can be well peace everybody.

Andrew Wheeler Me too

Your spot on dude

What a guitar solo! The Byrds invented noise rock.

McGuinn was inspired by John Coltrane, that's where he got his cool solos for this song and Eight Miles High

Correct. As far as I can tell, no folk-rock, or rock, guitarist has ventured into this kind of territory, and McGuinn was a master of it. His work on "Eight Mile High" was a masterpiece as far as I'm concerned.

I'll quibble with Juan Carlos and say his "noise rock." is my High Art. in respect to McGuinn's playing ;-)

The Velvet Underground.

looking for the 7th floor - first world war.......

The Byrds flew high and we were stoned out of their minds in the late 60's in those magical dazes flying high.
Peace & Love

And Yes dit a cover..great song.

such a great song; the best song from this album along with 'Eight Miles High' [Rca version].

+Michał Agsagsafsan Gene sang on this...his last before or
aving

Gene sang on the album track

RCA version sounds like a rehearsal to me

+captainsoul1953 Gene sings on RCA version

he also sings on Columbia version