He died on the road Watch the video for He Was a Friend Of Mine from The Byrds's The Very Best Of for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. [3], Bob Dylan picked up the song from the Cahn recording and made some changes to it when he recorded it for his debut album Bob Dylan on November 20, 1961. Turn!. He died on the road He died on the road He just kept on moving Never reaped what he could sow And he was a friend of mine Watch the video for He Was A Friend Of Mine from Willie Nelson's Brokeback Mountain Soundtrack for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. And he was a friend of mine, He was a friend of mine [19], In 2020, folksinger Max Gomez released a version of "He Was a Friend of Mine" in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, with verses referencing the death of George Floyd, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln, and the removal of Confederate statues. I stole away and cried I stole away and cried, (twice) Never had no money and I can't be satisfied, He was a friend of mine. Noch keine Übersetzung vorhanden. A thousand miles from home Submitted by Flopsi on Sun, 15/07/2018 - 03:42. I just can't keep from cryin' [5] In the band's version, the song's melody is altered and the lyrics are changed to lament the assassination of John F. 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. The arrangement used was as I'd always sung it. He Was A Friend of Mine (Just A Hand To Hold) Lyrics: Mark Spoelstra Music: Mark Spoelstra This was played by the Grateful Dead in their early days, from 1966 to 1970. The song has since been recorded by many artists, including the Washington Squares, Bobby Bare, Mercury Rev, the Black Crowes, the Mitchell Trio, Willie Nelson, Nanci Griffith, Cat Power, and the Leaves. In 1963, the Greenbriar Boys recorded "He Was a Friend of Mine" with singer Dian James on their Elektra Records album Dian & the Greenbriar Boys. He Was A Friend Of Mine chords Dave Van Ronk * (traditional song, earliest version as Shorty George 1939, author(s) unknown) Capo III G D G He was a friend of mine D G He was a friend … [7][8] McGuinn explained the origins of the song in an interview: "I wrote the song the night John F. Kennedy was assassinated. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Speel volledige nummers van He Was A Friend Of Mine door Ramblin' Jack Elliott op je telefoon, computer en geluidsinstallatie thuis met Napster. He was a friend of mine Every time I think of him I just can't keep from cryin' 'Cause he was a friend of mine. However, Dylan's recording was not included on the album. [4], When Dave van Ronk recorded Dylan's version of the song on his 1962 Prestige album Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger, he incorrectly credited Dylan as the song's author. Turn! He was in Dallas town He was in Dallas town Form a sixth floor window A gunner shot him down He died in Dallas town He was a friend of mine, yeah, he was a friend of mine He never had no money, he never was satisfied But he was a friend of mine He died on the road, he died on the road He was just a poor boy, a long way from home 'Cause he was a friend of mine I stole away and cried, I stole away and cried When I think about him, I still can't keep from crying Every time I hear his name. [18] [13][7] The version recorded by Willie Nelson was used in the film Brokeback Mountain and erroneously credits Bob Dylan as the songwriter. 'Cause he was a friend of mine, He died on the road Submitter's comments: Every time I think of him And he never harmed no one [citation needed] That same year, Petula Clark released a French version of the song under the title "Toi qui m'as fait pleurer" ("You, who have made me cry"), with Bobby Bare credited as the writer. [8] The band also performed the song during their appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival on June 17, 1967, where band member David Crosby made controversial remarks alleging that Kennedy had not been killed by Lee Harvey Oswald alone, but was shot from multiple directions. [2] [9][10][11][8] The Byrds' performance of "He Was a Friend of Mine" at Monterey was included in the 2002 The Complete Monterey Pop Festival DVD box set. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1985 Vinyl release of He Was A Friend Of Mine on Discogs. Last edited by maluca on Sat, 02/05/2020 - 01:34. [6] The Byrds' lead guitarist Jim McGuinn rewrote the song's lyrics in late 1963 to give it a more contemporary slant and transform it into a eulogy for President Kennedy. It did show up on various Dylan bootleg albums, which received wide distribution soon thereafter. Bob Dylan He Was A Friend Of Mine Finjan Club 1962 - YouTube That recording of the song eventually had its official release in 1991 on volume 1 of Columbia Records' Dylan Bootleg Series. He never done no wrong, (twice) He was just a poor boy, a long way from home, He was a friend of mine. He recorded the song on his 1961 Folkways album Rolf Cahn & Eric von Schmidt, where the song was titled "He Was a Friend of Mine" for the first time. "[8] Due to the extensively rewritten lyrics of the Byrds version, the officially registered songwriting credit for the song is "Traditional/new words and arrangement McGuinn". [3], The Byrds included a reworded version of "He Was a Friend of Mine" on their 1965 album Turn! Watch the video for He Was a Friend of Mine from Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare and Unreleased) 1961-1991 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Bob Dylan picked up the song from the Cahn recording and made some changes to it when he recorded it for his debut album Bob Dylan on November 20, 1961. It is normally in setlists as "He Was A Friend Of Mine" but it is in fact a portion of a Mark Spoelstra song "Just A Hand To Hold". He died on the road, (twice) Never had no money (to) pay for his board, He was a friend of mine. Turn! He was a friend of mine, yeah, he was a friend of mine He never had no money, he never was satisfied But he was a friend of mine He died on the road, he died on the road He was just a poor boy, a long way from home Cause he was a friend of mine I stole away and cried, I stole away and cried When I think about him, I still can't keep from crying Listen to He Was a Friend of Mine from Nanci Griffith's Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. [17], The English band the Bishops have also covered the song on their 2009 album, For Now. He was a friend of mine. He was a friend of mine [8], Following its appearance on the band's second album, the song would go on to become a staple of the Byrds' live concert repertoire, until their disbandment in 1973. And he was a friend of mine . He was a friend of mine [citation needed]. American actor Billy Bob Thornton included a cover of the Byrds' version of the song on his 2001 debut album Private Radio. And he was a friend of mine, I stole away and cried Turn! 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Kennedy, Articles needing additional references from July 2009, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2009, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2021, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 January 2021, at 18:03. He was a friend of mine. © 2021 METROLYRICS, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. The Briarwood Singers, a five-piece folk group, released a version of the song that reached number 126 on the Billboard charts in December 1963. Lord I just can't keep from crying 'Cause he was a friend of mine . A performance by African-American inmate Smith Casey, who accompanied himself on guitar, was first recorded by musicologist couple John and Ruby Terrill Lomax in 1939 at the Clemens State Farm in Brazoria County, Texas. [15] Bobby Bare also recorded "He Was a Friend of Mine" in 1964, in memory of air crash victim Jim Reeves. Kennedy. And he was a friend of mine, He never done no wrong [14] The Country Gentlemen also recorded a bluegrass version the song on their The Country Gentlemen Play It Like It Is album in 1969. NEW SONG: AC/DC - "Shot In The Dark" - LYRICS, HOT SONG: 21 Savage x Metro Boomin - "My Dawg​" - LYRICS, NEW SONG: Rod Wave - POP SMOKE - "MOOD SWINGS" ft. Lil Tjay - LYRICS, 18 Non-Traditional Yet Perfect Wedding Songs, NEW SONG: Shawn Mendes - "Wonder" - LYRICS. I just can't keep from cryin' 'Cause he was a friend of mine. The Grateful Dead commonly performed a song called "He Was a Friend of Mine" during live concerts between 1966 and 1970, but that song was in fact based on the Mark Spoelstra song, "Just a Hand to Hold". album. "He Was a Friend of Mine" is a traditional folk song in which the singer laments the death of a friend. [16] Tom Goodkind of the Washington Squares sang the song with Marco Sin of Dirty Looks on bass and Billy Ficca of Television on drums at NYC's Paladium as a tribute to friend Abbie Hoffman. Watch the video for He Was A Friend Of Mine from Dave Van Ronk's Folksinger for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. In 2014, Merrymouth, a folk band led by Ocean Colour Scene singer/songwriter Simon Fowler, recorded the song on their second album Wenlock Hill. Listen to He Was a Friend of Mine by Max Gomez, 196 Shazams. [12], In 1990, a reformed line-up of the Byrds, featuring McGuinn, Crosby, and Chris Hillman, re-recorded the song for The Byrds box set.[8]. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1964 Vinyl release of He Was A Friend Of Mine on Discogs. Every time I hear his name Lord Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Jerry Jeff Walker sing a duet version on Elliott's 1998 album Friends of Mine, and Walker includes it in his 1996 album Scamp. I just thought it was a good idea to include it on the Turn! [citation needed], Stephen Stills' band Manassas covered "He Was a Friend of Mine" during a 1972 performance at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Netherlands, which was released in 2017 as the Live Treasure album. He just kept on moving He recorded the song on his 1961 Folkways album Rolf Cahn & Eric von Schmidt, where the song was titled "He Was a Friend of Mine" for the first time. Ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax was the first to collect the song, in 1939, describing it as a "blues" that was "a dirge for a dead comrade. Speel volledige nummers van He Was A Friend Of Mine door Bob Dylan op je telefoon, computer en geluidsinstallatie thuis met Napster. Dave Van Ronk sang the song at the memorial concert for Phil Ochs in New York City's Madison Square Garden Felt Forum, in May 1976, after Ochs' suicide. [1], The first professional singer to pick up the song from the Library of Congress recordings was Rolf Cahn. The lyrics were adapted by the band to be about the killing of John Lennon. He never done no wrong Jetzt Übersetzung hinzufügen. 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 He was a friend of mine. He was a friend of mine He was a friend of mine His killing had no purpose No reason, or rhyme He was a friend of mine. The song was featured in an episode of the reality television series Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising when the gay pop duo Nemesis recorded it for the album Rise Up. "[1], The earliest known version of the song is titled "Shorty George" (Roud 10055). I suppose you could say it's one of the earliest Byrds songs. Writer(s): BOB DYLAN Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com. 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