Complete List Of The Byrds Songs From A to Z

Prev Article Next Article

The Byrds changed American rock by treating folk songs, country music, jazz-influenced improvisation, studio experimentation, and electric twelve-string guitar as parts of the same evolving language. Across twelve studio albums, the band moved from the crystalline folk rock of “Mr. Tambourine Man” to psychedelia, country rock, extended live performances, and a final reunion of its original members.

Complete List Of The Byrds Songs From A to Z

Feature Photo: KRLA Beat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Byrds formed in Los Angeles in 1964 around Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke. McGuinn, Clark, and Crosby first worked together as the Jet Set before Hillman and Clarke completed the lineup. Their combination of close vocal harmony, folk material, Beatles-inspired rhythm, and McGuinn’s Rickenbacker guitar became one of the defining sounds of the decade.

The band’s version of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” reached number one in the United States and the United Kingdom in 1965. The debut album followed with “I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better,” “All I Really Want to Do,” “The Bells of Rhymney,” and “Chimes of Freedom,” establishing a model for folk rock that musicians continued to develop long after the original lineup changed.

Turn! Turn! Turn! produced a second American number-one single with its title track. Fifth Dimension then pushed the group toward psychedelia through “Eight Miles High,” “5D (Fifth Dimension),” “I See You,” and “Mr. Spaceman.” Gene Clark left during this period, but the band’s appetite for new sounds continued.

Younger Than Yesterday and The Notorious Byrd Brothers expanded the palette with brass, electronic effects, Indian-influenced ideas, country instrumentation, and early Moog synthesizer. Songs such as “So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star,” “My Back Pages,” “Draft Morning,” “Goin’ Back,” and “Wasn’t Born to Follow” captured a band changing personnel while continuing to redefine its possibilities.

Gram Parsons joined for Sweetheart of the Rodeo in 1968. Its combination of country standards, Bob Dylan songs, and new material became a cornerstone of country rock. Roger McGuinn remained the only continuous member as later lineups recorded Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde, Ballad of Easy Rider, and the live-and-studio double album (Untitled).

Byrdmaniax and Farther Along followed in 1971. The original five members reunited for Byrds in 1973, the group’s twelfth and final studio album. The Byrds were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, when McGuinn, Clark, Crosby, Hillman, and Clarke performed together for the final time.

Complete List Of The Byrds Songs From A to Z

A–E

2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song) – Fifth Dimension (1966)
5D (Fifth Dimension) – Fifth Dimension (1966)
Absolute Happiness – Byrdmaniax (1971)
All I Really Want to Do – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
All the Things – (Untitled) (1970)
America’s Great National Pastime – Farther Along (1971)
Antique Sandy – Farther Along (1971)
Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins – Ballad of Easy Rider (1969)
Artificial Energy – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
B.B. Class Road – Farther Along (1971)
Bad Night at the Whiskey – Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (1969)
Bag Full of Money – Farther Along (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1971)
Ballad of Easy Rider – Ballad of Easy Rider (1969)
Blue Canadian Rockies – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
Born to Rock ‘n’ Roll – Byrds (1973)
Born to Rock and Roll – Farther Along (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1971)
Borrowing Time – Byrds (1973)
Bound to Fall – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1968)
Bristol Steam Convention Blues – Farther Along (1971)
Bugler – Farther Along (1971)
Build It Up – Ballad of Easy Rider (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1969)
C.T.A.-102 – Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
Candy – Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (1969)
Captain Soul – Fifth Dimension (1966)
Change Is Now – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
Changing Heart – Byrds (1973)
Chestnut Mare – (Untitled) (1970)
Child of the Universe – Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (1969)
Chimes of Freedom – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
Citizen Kane – Byrdmaniax (1971)
Cowgirl in the Sand – Byrds (1973)
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) – Ballad of Easy Rider (1969)
Dolphin’s Smile – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
Don’t Doubt Yourself, Babe – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
Don’t Make Waves – Younger Than Yesterday (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1967)
Draft Morning – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man – Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (1969)
Eight Miles High – Fifth Dimension (1966)
Everybody’s Been Burned – Younger Than Yesterday (1967)

F–J

Farther Along – Farther Along (1971)
Fiddler a Dram (Moog Experiment) – Ballad of Easy Rider (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1969)
Fido – Ballad of Easy Rider (1969)
For Free – Byrds (1973)
Full Circle – Byrds (1973)
Get Down Your Line – Farther Along (1971)
Get to You – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
Glory, Glory – Byrdmaniax (1971)
Goin’ Back – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
Green Apple Quick Step – Byrdmaniax (1971)
Gunga Din – Ballad of Easy Rider (1969)
Have You Seen Her Face – Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
He Was a Friend of Mine – Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
Here Without You – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go) – Fifth Dimension (1966)
Hickory Wind – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
Hungry Planet – (Untitled) (1970)
I Am a Pilgrim – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
I Come and Stand at Every Door – Fifth Dimension (1966)
I Knew I’d Want You – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
I Know My Rider (I Know You Rider) – Fifth Dimension (Bonus Track Version) (1966)
I See You – Fifth Dimension (1966)
I Trust – Byrdmaniax (1971)
I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician – Byrdmaniax (1971)
I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
If You’re Gone – Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
It Happens Each Day – Younger Than Yesterday (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1967)
It Won’t Be Wrong – Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Ballad of Easy Rider (1969)
It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) – (Untitled)/(Unissued) (1970)
It’s No Use – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
Jack Tarr the Sailor – Ballad of Easy Rider (1969)
Jamaica Say You Will – Byrdmaniax (1971)
Jesus Is Just Alright – Ballad of Easy Rider (1969)
John Riley – Fifth Dimension (1966)
Just a Season – (Untitled) (1970)
Just Like a Woman – Byrdmaniax (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1971)

K–O

Kathleen’s Song – Byrdmaniax (1971)
King Apathy III – Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (1969)
Lady Friend – Younger Than Yesterday (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1967)
Laughing – Byrds (1973)
Lay Down Your Weary Tune – Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
Lay Lady Lay – Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1969)
Lazy Waters – Farther Along (1971)
Life in Prison – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
Long Live the King – Byrds (1973)
Lost My Drivin’ Wheel – Farther Along (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1971)
Lover of the Bayou – (Untitled) (1970)
Mae Jean Goes to Hollywood – Ballad of Easy Rider (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1969)
Medley: My Back Pages/B.J. Blues/Baby What You Want Me to Do – Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (1969)
Mind Gardens – Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
Moog Raga – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1968)
Mr. Spaceman – Fifth Dimension (1966)
Mr. Tambourine Man – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
My Back Pages – Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
My Destiny – Byrdmaniax (1971)
Nashville West – Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (1969)
Natural Harmony – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
Nothing Was Delivered – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
Oh! Susannah – Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
Oil in My Lamp – Ballad of Easy Rider (1969)
Old Blue – Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (1969)
Old John Robertson – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
One Hundred Years from Now – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
One in a Hundred – Byrds (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1973)

P–T

Pale Blue – Byrdmaniax (1971)
Positively 4th Street – (Untitled) (1970)
Precious Kate – Farther Along (1971)
Pretty Boy Floyd – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
Psychodrama City – Fifth Dimension (Bonus Track Version) (1966)
Renaissance Fair – Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
Satisfied Mind – Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
(See the Sky) About to Rain – Byrds (1973)
Set You Free This Time – Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
She Don’t Care About Time – Turn! Turn! Turn! (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1965)
She Has a Way – Mr. Tambourine Man (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1965)
She’s the Kind of Girl – Byrds (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1973)
So Fine – Farther Along (1971)
So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star – Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
Space Odyssey – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
Spanish Harlem Incident – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
Stanley’s Song – Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1969)
Stranger in a Strange Land – Turn! Turn! Turn! (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1965)
Sweet Mary – Byrds (1973)
Take a Whiff on Me – (Untitled) (1970)
The Bells of Rhymney – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
The Christian Life – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
The Day Walk (Never Before) – Turn! Turn! Turn! (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1965)
The Girl with No Name – Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
The Times They Are a-Changin’ – Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
The World Turns All Around Her – Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
There Must Be Someone – Ballad of Easy Rider (1969)
Things Will Be Better – Byrds (1973)
Think I’m Gonna Feel Better – Byrdmaniax (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1971)
This Wheel’s on Fire – Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (1969)
Thoughts and Words – Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
Tiffany Queen – Farther Along (1971)
Time Between – Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
Triad – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1968)
Tribal Gathering – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
Truck Stop Girl – (Untitled) (1970)
Tulsa County Blue – Ballad of Easy Rider (1969)
Tunnel of Love – Byrdmaniax (1971)
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) – Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)

U–Z

Universal Mind Decoder – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1968)
Wait and See – Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
Wasn’t Born to Follow – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
Way Beyond the Sun – Ballad of Easy Rider (Reissue Edition with Bonus Tracks) (1969)
We’ll Meet Again – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
Well Come Back Home – (Untitled)/(Unissued) (1970)
What’s Happening?!?! – Fifth Dimension (1966)
White’s Lightning, Pt. 2 – (Untitled)/(Unissued) (1970)
Why – Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
Wild Mountain Thyme – Fifth Dimension (1966)
Willin’ – (Untitled)/(Unissued) (1970)
Yesterday’s Train – (Untitled) (1970)
You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
You All Look Alike – (Untitled) (1970)
You Don’t Miss Your Water – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
You Won’t Have to Cry – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
You’re Still on My Mind – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
Your Gentle Way of Loving Me – Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (1969)