Your favorite Yardbirds song

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Your favorite Yardbirds song

  1. I Wish You Would

    1 vote(s)
    0.3%

  2. Smokestack Lightning

    5 vote(s)
    1.7%

  3. A Certain Girl

    3 vote(s)
    1.0%

  4. For Your Love

    19 vote(s)
    6.5%

  5. Got to Hurry

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  6. Heart Full of Soul

    46 vote(s)
    15.7%

  7. I'm Not Talking

    7 vote(s)
    2.4%

  8. I'm a Man

    8 vote(s)
    2.7%

  9. Train Kept A-Rollin'

    13 vote(s)
    4.4%

  10. Shapes of Things

    50 vote(s)
    17.1%

  11. You're a Better Man Than I

    15 vote(s)
    5.1%

  12. Over Under Sideways Down

    42 vote(s)
    14.3%

  13. Happenings Ten Years Time Ago

    56 vote(s)
    19.1%

  14. Little Games

    1 vote(s)
    0.3%

  15. White Summer

    1 vote(s)
    0.3%

  16. Think About It

    8 vote(s)
    2.7%

  17. Dazed and Confused

    2 vote(s)
    0.7%

  18. Other

    16 vote(s)
    5.5%
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  1. John54

    John54 Senior Member

    Location:
    Burlington, ON
    Top 3 (voted for OUSD):

    Over Under Sideways Down
    Heart Full of Soul
    You're a Better Man Than I

    Very tough call between the top two, with You're a Better Man Than I not far behind. I have no idea when I first heard any of their songs, but the last one was not during the '60s.
     
    John54, Jul 17, 2018
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  2. notesofachord

    notesofachord Riding down the river in an old canoe

    Location:
    Mojave Desert
    Came here to vote for this one. :thumbsup:
     
    notesofachord, Jul 17, 2018
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  3. tommy-thewho

    tommy-thewho Senior Member

    Location:
    detroit, mi
    Heart here.
     
    tommy-thewho, Jul 18, 2018
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  4. CDFanatic

    CDFanatic Forum Resident

    Location:
    Vancouver Island
    Stroll On, from Blow Up
     
    CDFanatic, Jul 18, 2018
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  5. padreken

    padreken Senior Member

    Location:
    San Diego
    Love The Nazz are Blue. Saw the current touring version of the Yardbirds a few weeks ago-great show.
     
    padreken, Jul 18, 2018
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  6. MikeM

    MikeM Senior Member

    Location:
    Youngstown, Ohio
    I pointed out in another Yardbyrds Yardbirds thread a little while ago that Jeff Beck basically *invented* rock guitar as we know it today.

    Before him, virtually no one had ever played a loud (relative to its surroundings), distorted, sustained guitar solo in the context of a rock/pop song. The only real precedent for this was Link Wray, and he played strictly instrumentals, so that was a different animal.

    Everything else that rock guitar became followed in his wake. And it was so much more than just Beck's sound. He was an incredibly inventive player as well. His influence was incalculable on British and US players alike.
     
    MikeM, Jul 18, 2018
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  7. Purple Jim

    Purple Jim Senior Member

    Location:
    Bretagne
    I'm Not Talking
    followed by Evil Hearted You and Heart Full Of Soul
     
    Purple Jim, Jul 18, 2018
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  8. swandown

    swandown Under Assistant West Coast Forum Resident

    Location:
    Portland, OR
    Voted for "Think About It". "Happenings" would by my 2nd choice.

    "Little Games" doesn't deserve to be on this list, IMO. I mean, it's not as dreadful as "Ha Ha Said The Clown", but it's pretty bad.
     
    swandown, Jul 18, 2018
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  9. YardByrd

    YardByrd rock n roll citizen in a hip hop world Thread Starter

    Location:
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    I'm going to do a best of Little Games LP poll next since that album was released in July '67 to celebrate its anniversary...
     
    YardByrd, Jul 18, 2018
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  10. mlew

    mlew Pub Rocker

    Location:
    Walnut Creek CA USA
    I heard "Shapes of Things" when it was played on NYC radio station WMCA upon its release in March 1966.
    I was 14 and in 9th grade. At the time, I thought this was the best song I ever heard! It was a Pop song
    but it didn't really sound like other Pop song at the time. Its lyrical message resonated with my expanding
    consciousness about the world. But it contained these "unworldly" guitar sounds. I commanded my mom
    to buy me the 45 ( there were no local record stores, she worked in downtown Brooklyn where the
    "record dealers" were). It had an enormous influence on my musical tastes from then on.
     
    mlew, Jul 18, 2018
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  11. Holy Diver

    Holy Diver Senior Member

    Location:
    USA
    Shapes of Things, for me.
     
    Holy Diver, Jul 18, 2018
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  12. Flippikat

    Flippikat Forum Resident

    Location:
    Wellington, New Zealand
    If I vote for "Train kept a-rollin'" does it count as a vote for "Stroll On" as well? ;-)
     
    Flippikat, Jul 18, 2018
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  13. Mook

    Mook Forum Resident

    Location:
    Edinburgh, Scotland
    Happenings 10 Years Time Ago

    I do have a huge soft spot for Goodnight Sweet Josephine though, don't understand all the hate it seems to get.
     
    Mook, Jul 18, 2018
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  14. All Down The Line

    All Down The Line The Under Asst East Coast White Label Promo Man

    Location:
    Australia
    Happenings Ten Years Time Ago
    Shapes Of Things
    Mister Your'e A Better Man Than I
    Still I'm Sad

    The absolute cream rated 1 to 4.
    Would have made a devastating EP!

    Q.How many of us on this forum have repeatedly played guitar on these songs (in bands or to the record) solo'd and pretended we were (or tried to imagine what it was like to be in his 66' headspace) Jeff Beck?

    Let's see a show of hands...........
     
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    All Down The Line, Jul 18, 2018
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  15. ShockControl

    ShockControl Bon Vivant and Raconteur!

    Location:
    Lotus Land
    I voted for "Shapes of Things," as I think it captures all that was great about the Yardbirds in three minutes.

    I wish "Still I'm Sad" was on the list.
     
    ShockControl, Jul 18, 2018
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  16. All Down The Line

    All Down The Line The Under Asst East Coast White Label Promo Man

    Location:
    Australia
    You and 10,000 other guitar players 50 Years Time Ago!
    Positively life enriching being influenced by the best work of these three!
     
    All Down The Line, Jul 18, 2018
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  17. All Down The Line

    All Down The Line The Under Asst East Coast White Label Promo Man

    Location:
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    I heard that Clapton said he gave the band that riff aka Someone To Love. Could that be true?
     
    All Down The Line, Jul 18, 2018
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  18. YardByrd

    YardByrd rock n roll citizen in a hip hop world Thread Starter

    Location:
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    Yeah, they played the Snooky Pryor original in the Clapton era... it's on Live Blueswailing July '64

    First song here... truncated... apparently Eric wasn't thrilled when he heard Lost Woman but he didn't own the Snooky riff...

     
    YardByrd, Jul 18, 2018
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  19. Shaker Steve

    Shaker Steve Beatles & Elvis Fan

    Location:
    Bury, Lancashire U.K
    Heart Full Of Soul is my Fave. With Still I'm Sad just behind, & you've missed it off.
    Happenings Ten Years Time ago, I have never heard. Just looked it up in my charts book & it only made 43. It isn't even on their Greatest Hits CD. Very strange.
     
    Shaker Steve, Jul 18, 2018
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  20. MarcS

    MarcS Forum Resident

    Location:
    New Jersey
    Happenings for me; the culmination of what they were working towards before Most watered their material down a bit. It was also a holy grail for a while because it was nearly impossible to find for the longest time.
     
    MarcS, Jul 18, 2018
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  21. Mook

    Mook Forum Resident

    Location:
    Edinburgh, Scotland
    Happenings was way ahead of its time, things like that are usually missed by the general public at the time.

    The likes of Jimi Hendrix loved it though.
     
    Mook, Jul 18, 2018
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  22. All Down The Line

    All Down The Line The Under Asst East Coast White Label Promo Man

    Location:
    Australia
    Yes hard to find for 2 decades! And yes the final studio lp was a big drop off from Roger and the 66' singles. Regressive (Mickie Most) pop wrapped in Psych leanings so no wonder they imploded in indifference well Relf & Mcarty anyhow!
     
    All Down The Line, Jul 18, 2018
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  23. BluesOvertookMe

    BluesOvertookMe Forum Resident

    Location:
    Houston, TX, USA

    This.

    First heard it in 1995 - it struck me immediately.
     
    BluesOvertookMe, Jul 18, 2018
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  24. All Down The Line

    All Down The Line The Under Asst East Coast White Label Promo Man

    Location:
    Australia
    Oh dear.....youtube it!
     
    All Down The Line, Jul 18, 2018
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  25. YardByrd

    YardByrd rock n roll citizen in a hip hop world Thread Starter

    Location:
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    Happenings went to #30 in the US but that was considered a disaster by the label and management, which led to Mickie Most being assigned as their producer...
     
    YardByrd, Jul 18, 2018
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