First published at 19:17 UTC on June 22nd, 2022.
Edit for headphones. This song was The Byrds' second single (June 14, 1965), released on their first album "Mr. Tambourine Man" (June 21, 1965). It was a #4 hit in the UK, a #40 hit in the US (because of Cher, who released her cover o…
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Edit for headphones. This song was The Byrds' second single (June 14, 1965), released on their first album "Mr. Tambourine Man" (June 21, 1965). It was a #4 hit in the UK, a #40 hit in the US (because of Cher, who released her cover of this song at the same time, reaching #15). A #15 hit in Holland.
The Dylan album this song was on ("Another Side Of Bob Dylan") marks Dylan's withdraw from politically charged songs to instead write on more personal issues.
The single version has slightly different lyrics. See below in between the verses.
ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO
(Bob Dylan)
I ain't lookin' to compete with you
(single: I don't want to compete with you)
Beat or cheat or mistreat you
Simplify you, classify you
(single: classify you, simplify you)
Deny, defy or crucify you
All I really want to do
Is, baby be friends with you
No, I ain't lookin' to fight with you
Frighten you or tighten you
Drag you down or drain you down
(single: bring you down or chain you down)
Chain you down or bring you down
(single: drag you down or drain you down)
All I really want to do
is, baby, be friends with you
I don't want to fake you out
Take or shake or forsake you out
(single: shake or take or forsake you out)
I ain't lookin' for you to feel like me
(single: I ain't lookin' to you to feel like me)
See like me or be like me
I don't want to meet your kin
Make you spin or do you in
Or select you or dissect you
Or inspect you or reject you
All I really want to do
Is, baby, be friends with you
Baby, be friends with you
Baby, be friends with you
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