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"Mr. Spaceman" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds and was the third track on their 1966 album, Fifth Dimension. [1] It was released as the third single from the album in September 1966, [ 2 ] reaching number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 , but failing to chart in the United Kingdom.
Adapted from So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day (1965–1973) and the compact disc liner notes. [3] [4] [21] [24] [26] Credits include bonus tracks on CD and digital releases of the album. The Byrds. Jim McGuinn – lead guitar, vocals; David Crosby – rhythm guitar, vocals; Chris Hillman – electric bass, vocals ...
[1] "5D (Fifth Dimension)" was a favorite of the Byrds' bass player, Chris Hillman, who described it as "one of the greatest songs McGuinn has ever written." [5] Following its release, "5D (Fifth Dimension)" was performed sporadically during the Byrds' 1966 live concerts, but was abandoned for most of the rest of the group's lifespan. [13]
A number of tracks on Dr Byrds & Mr. Hyde, including the instrumental "Nashville West" and the traditional song "Old Blue", [192] featured the sound of the Parsons and White designed StringBender (also known as the B-Bender), an invention that allowed White to duplicate the sound of a pedal steel guitar on his Fender Telecaster.
Rolling Stone editor David Fricke has written that although the song's lyrics are heavily sarcastic, beneath the playful cynicism there is a deeper, implicit irony to the song; The Byrds had, themselves, achieved almost overnight success with the release of their debut single, a cover of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man". [10]
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers is the fifth studio album by the American rock band the Byrds, released on January 15, 1968, by Columbia Records. [1] [2] The album represents the pinnacle of the Byrds' late-'60s musical experimentation, with the band blending together elements of psychedelia, folk rock, country, electronic music, baroque pop, and jazz.