Click here (YouTube) to listen to the famous musical rendition of Ecclesiastes (aka, Qohelet) Chapter 1 by The Byrds... 60's pop meets Ancient Near Eastern wisdom literature!
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When this first started playing, the immediate thought in my head was "Classic 60's sound!".
This was really easy listening, as most 60's music was (or at least, what I can recall of hearing such music)... Music can be used for such outlets as literature and the like to compose works of eat. Gospel music and worship music are all like this, when they base their lyrics off the Bible.
This feels like a very easy, simple song. Over spring break a friend and I were actually talking about how much we liked 60's music and how no one quite made protest songs like how they did. (Bob Dylan was the specific topic).
It's like the Byrds just took the jist of the book and wrote as simple of lyrics as possible- to easily get the point across.
I loved listening to this song growing up and had no idea about the connection. I agree that it is pretty simple lyrics which in turn, turn, turn makes it more fun to listen to.
Evidently, this song was composed in 1959 by Pete Seeger. There were several folk renditions in the following few years, with the Byrds taking their 'Turn' in 1965, and sending it all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart!
4 comments:
When this first started playing, the immediate thought in my head was "Classic 60's sound!".
This was really easy listening, as most 60's music was (or at least, what I can recall of hearing such music)... Music can be used for such outlets as literature and the like to compose works of eat. Gospel music and worship music are all like this, when they base their lyrics off the Bible.
Interesting song!
- Eric D.
This feels like a very easy, simple song. Over spring break a friend and I were actually talking about how much we liked 60's music and how no one quite made protest songs like how they did. (Bob Dylan was the specific topic).
It's like the Byrds just took the jist of the book and wrote as simple of lyrics as possible- to easily get the point across.
I loved listening to this song growing up and had no idea about the connection. I agree that it is pretty simple lyrics which in turn, turn, turn makes it more fun to listen to.
-Taylor E.
Evidently, this song was composed in 1959 by Pete Seeger. There were several folk renditions in the following few years, with the Byrds taking their 'Turn' in 1965, and sending it all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart!
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