Ballad Of Easy Rider
The Byrds · Complete Album Collection [2011]
Wherever that river goes, that's where i want to be.
Flow, river flow, let your waters wash down,
Take me from this road, to some other town.
All he wanted, was to be free,
And that's the way, it turned out to be,
Flow, river flow, let your waters wash down,
Take me from this road, to some other town.
Go river, go past the shaded tree,
Flow river ,flow. Flow to the sea,
Flow river , flow.
Flow, to the sea.
Ballad Of Easy Rider
The Byrds' "Ballad Of Easy Rider" stands as a defining example of the group's 1966 transition from folk-rock to psychedelic rock. Recorded during a pivotal era when the band sought to expand their sonic palette beyond traditional acoustic arrangements, the track features the distinctive, swirling guitar work of Roger McGuinn that became a hallmark of their later recordings. While the song shares thematic elements with the outlaw spirit of the era, it was not originally written for the film of the same name but rather emerged as an independent composition within the band's evolving catalogue. The recording showcases the Byrds' ability to blend harmonies with a more complex, electric sound, reflecting their influence on the broader rock landscape of the mid-1960s.