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The Byrds

Old John Robertson

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“Lady Friend” is a song by the American rock band The Byrds, written by David Crosby and released as a single on July 13, 1967. The single reached #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 but failed to chart in the United Kingdom. In America and Europe the B-side of “Lady Friend” was the Chris Hillman song “Old John Robertson” but in the UK the single’s B-side was changed to “Don’t Make Waves”, a song written by Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman. “Lady Friend” is notable for being the only song penned solely by David Crosby to appear on the A-side of a Byrds’ single. The song was written by Crosby in early 1967 at his home in Beverly Glen in Los Angeles. The Byrds’ recording of the song has a quick tempo and features chiming guitars, complex vocal harmonies and brass,... Read on...

Song lines: ♪ Old John Robertson he wore a Stetson hat ... No one cared to take any time to find out ... What he was all about, fear kept them out

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