Wasn't Born To Follow (track)
by The Byrds
Year: 1968
From the album The Notorious Byrd Brothers (track #5)
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Wasn't Born To Follow appears on the following album(s) by The Byrds:
- The Notorious Byrd Brothers (track #5) (this album) (1968)
- The Best Of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume II (track #2) (compilation) (1972)
- The Very Best Of The Byrds (track #17) (compilation) (1997)
- The Byrds (Box Set) (track #39) (compilation) (1990)
- History Of The Byrds (track #14) (compilation) (1973)
- There Is A Season (track #46) (compilation) (2006)
- The Essential Byrds (track #21) (compilation) (2003)
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| ! | 09/07/2026 08:51 |  NowhereMan | 15,215 | 84/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2026 02:40 | Melway94 | 101 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2026 16:04 | Siromynian | 20,371 | 71/100 |
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Brilliant version of a song from Carole King's band The City. It's one of the best cover versions ever, it works brilliantly in the movie, easy rider, and is one of the highlights, and my favourite track on the Notorious album. Perfect example of how great the Byrds are at putting their own stamp on someone else's song. Superb. (Edited)
A great song that was used used in the movie "Easy Rider".*
nitomano 06/09/2016 16:21 | #168285
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