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"So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star", by the American rock band The Byrds, is a track from their album Younger Than Yesterday, and was released as a single in 1967. It reached the #29 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The inspiration of the song was directed to potential rock stars, the want-to-be's, and even those who actually did go on to realize their goals. It is a tongue-in-cheek essay on fame, and the pop music industry. Many thought it as a swipe at the success of pre-fabricated rock bands like The Monkees who gained international fame. The song features the sound of hysterical teenage pop fans screaming that was recorded from one of the Byrds concerts. Although the Byrds managed to attain huge commercial success for a short period of time, they are today considered by critics to be one of the most influential bands of the 1960's. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star", by the American rock band The Byrds, is a track from their album Younger Than Yesterday, and was released as a single in 1967. It reached the #29 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The inspiration of the song was directed to potential rock stars, the want-to-be's, and even those who actually did go on to realize their goals. It is a tongue-in-cheek essay on fame, and the pop music industry. Many thought it as a swipe at the success of pre-fabricated rock bands like The Monkees who gained international fame. The song features the sound of hysterical teenage pop fans screaming that was recorded from one of the Byrds concerts. Although the Byrds managed to attain huge commercial success for a short period of time, they are today considered by critics to be one of the most influential bands of the 1960's. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
