9/3/2023 0 Comments Turn turn turn the byrds![]() Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn December 12th 1965 the Byrds performed "Turn! Turn! Turn!" on the CBS-TV program 'The Ed Sullivan Show'. ![]() And it was written by the kindhearted Pete Seeger, God rest his soul. Miles from Vancouver, CanadaSimply put, it is one of the most gorgeous pop or rock songs of the 60's.three choruses each one followed by a verse, then an instrumental chorus/verse, then vocal chorus and verse as Jeff from Staten Island, New York, noted (on the lyrics) then the instrumental coda. Steve from Whittier, CaVery catchy and lovely song.Jerryo from Allyn, Wash.Played at the ending of one of the Vietnam War episodes on PBS by the Byrds.Oto from SlovakiaDamn! Their only hits are written by somebody else! That's sad.These lyrics can be found almost word for word in the Book of Ecclesiastes (Chapter 3) which is part of the Old Testament, also known as the Tanakh. They were written between the 5th and 2nd century BC by unknown author(s). Robert James from 02139These lyrics were not written by Pete Seeger.Ruth From Texas from Darrouzett, TxThe lyrics of this great song were written by King Solomon (Israel) and are found almost word for word in Ecclesiastes, chapter 3.All those clanging, steel guitars - they sound like bells." (this appears in Zollo's book Songwriters On Songwriting) I liked the Byrds' record very much, incidentally. And I got a letter from him the next week that said, 'Wonderful! Just what I'm looking for.' Within two months he'd sold it to the Limelighters and then to the Byrds. This is the only kind of song I know how to write.' I pulled out this slip of paper in my pocket and improvised a melody to it in fifteen minutes. I sat down with a tape recorder and said, 'I can't write the kind of songs you want. Seeger added: "I got a letter from my publisher, and he says, 'Pete, I can't sell these protest songs you write.' And I was angry. You can trace the history of people poetically." Not that there isn't a lot of wisdom in it. I call it the greatest book of folklore ever given. I leaf through it occasionally and I'm amazed by the foolishness at times and the wisdom at other times. In a 1988 interview with Paul Zollo, Seeger explained: "I don't read the Bible that often. They were rearranged and paired with Seeger's music to make the song. The lyrics were taken from a passage from the book of Ecclesiastes (3:1-8) in The Bible.
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