The Byrds - "I Knew I'd Want You" - 5/8/65 video free download

At long last, after a ten year search, here it is. :-)

Lip synching Gene Clark's BRILLIANT & GORGEOUS MASTERPIECE, "I Knew I'd Want You", which was the flip side of "Mr. Tambourine Man".

Unique for a "Pop" song of the time to be in the metre of 6/8; somewhat like The Beatles "Baby's In Black".

David Crosby's harmonies here are among the most inventive that he ever did in The Byrds.

Beautifully double tracked by Terry Melcher, the intervals he sings above Roger & Gene's unison tracks are nothing short of "Spellbinding Space Age", ESPECIALLY for the time.

Very clever the way the song is in the key of "Em", yet ends on "E Major". A strong classical influence here.

I've often wondered if Justin Hayward's "Nights In White Satin" was influenced by this, as the chord progression, key, & feel are so similar. :-)

There is a common thread with all four of the "Shiv...." performances; the band always mimed to the "A" AND "B" sides of their latest single/45.

EXCEPT for the the band's 3rd time on the show.

The "Flip song" should have been "She Don't Care About Time", but rather, it was "I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better", even though they ALREADY mimed the song on their 2nd appearance!

I'm wondering if there was more here than just the "Resentment of Gene's royalties" by McGuinn & Crosby??

Why didn't they do a different "Alternate" song on the 3rd show, like Roger & David's "Wait & See", ESPECIALLY if McGuinn & Crosby wanted more "Air time"???

Instead, they did one of Gene's songs, but twice in a row.

This tells me that perhaps the band as a whole wasn't crazy about "She Don't Care About Time", even though it's one of their finest.

Of course, "I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better" was a VERY POPULAR dance tune, and one of the greatest "Pop" songs of all time. :-)

On all the rest of the band's TV appearances, (Besides "Shiv....") they often played "Album cuts", like "The Bells Of Rhymney", "Chimes Of Freedom", & "The Times They Are A Changin'".

Three days after this appearance, the band would make their debut on "Hulla....".

This is the ONLY time "I Knew I'd Want You" would be performed/mimed on Televison.

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