Writer(s): BOB DYLANLyrics powered by www.musixmatch. A notable use is the music journalism collection Rock’s Backpages.Crimson flames tied through my years Flowing high and mighty trapped Countless fire and flaming roads Using ideas as my maps "We'll meet on edges, soon", said I Proud 'neath heated brow Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth "Rip down all hate", I screamed Lies that life is black and white Spoke from my skull, I dreamed Romantic flanks of musketeers Foundationed deep, somehow Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now In a soldier's stance I aimed my hand At the mongrel dogs who teach Fearing not I'd become my enemy In the instant that I preach Sisters fled by confusion boats Mutiny from stern to bow Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now My guard stood hard when abstract threats Too noble to neglect Deceived me into thinking I had something to protect Good and bad, I define these terms Quite clear, no doubt, somehow Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now The American rock band The Byrds released a recording of My Back Pages on February 6, 1967, as part of their fourth album, Younger. My back pages lyrics: Crimson flames tied through my ears Rollin high and mighty traps Pounced with fire on flaming roads Using ideas as my maps ". The phrase “back pages” never shows up in the lyrics, but it became a favorite saying amongst music writers, who used the term to describe an archive, either literal or figurative. The song is about spiritual rebirth and The Byrds capture that. He doesn’t do that, and to do that, you spoil it for people who have a different meaning of the song.” Abm A B E Dbm Ab Chords for The Byrds My Back Pages with song key, BPM, capo transposer, play along with guitar, piano, ukulele & mandolin. the most potent gathering of talent weve ever seen My Back Pages Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton & George Harrison. When The Byrds sing those words, backed by chiming guitars and harmonies, the effect is joyful. In his Songfacts interview, Roger McGuinn of The Byrds said: “I don’t try to interpret what Bob meant when he wrote the song. As a single it stalled at #30 in 1967, but its reputation as a rock classic has grown through the years. 'He doesn't do that, and to do that, you spoil it for people who have a different meaning of the song.' The phrase 'back pages' never shows up in the lyrics, but it became a favorite saying. McGuinn also does a classic 12-string Rickenbacker solo and Van Dyke Parks fills things out with a soft but essential organ part. 'I don't try to interpret what Bob meant when he wrote the song,' Roger McGuinn said in a Songfacts interview. However, its lyricsin particular the refrain 'Ah, but I was so much older then/I'm younger than that now'have been interpreted as a rejection of Dylan's earlier personal and political idealism, illustrating his growing disillusionment with the 1960s folk. It is stylistically similar to his earlier folk protest songs and features Dylan's voice with an acoustic guitar accompaniment. Leader Roger McGuinn cut out two of the more abstract verses and fashioned a chorus where there really wasn’t one, utilizing David Crosby’s harmony singing. 'My Back Pages' is a song written by Bob Dylan and included on his 1964 album Another Side of Bob Dylan. The song peaked at #30 in the Billboard 100 in 1967.Īlready skilled at turning acoustic Dylan folk tunes into melodic, electric folk-rockers, the Byrds struck gold when they decided to take this somewhat nondescript Dylan tune from 1964 and electrify it for their fourth album. On the countless Dylan songs that are covered, I will usually like Dylan’s version better…on this one I prefer the Byrds. I fell for the song because of the line, I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now. Dylan recorded his version in 1964 on his Another Side of Bob Dylan album. We have an official My Back Pages tab made by UG professional guitarists.Check out the tab.
Roger McGuinn’s voice plus Rickenbacker is always a winning combination. I like the Byrds arrangement of this great Bob Dylan song. My Back Pages (alternate version) Crimson flames tied through my years Flowing high and mighty trapped Countless fire and flaming roads Using ideas as my.
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