Turn! Turn! Turn! - Byrds, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)

Turn! Turn! Turn! (Byrds, The Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2024-03-27. "Keeping the Oldies & Classics Alive"Show more

"Turn! Turn! Turn!," written by Pete Seeger, was the Byrds' second no. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ascending to the top position in 1965 (Whitburn, 2013). The single was induced into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (grammy, 2024). The song was recorded by many artists; however, Judy Collins' version is the only other rendition that made it onto the Billboard Hot 100; her recording stalled at no. 69 in 1969 (Whitburn, 2013). Seeger took the lyrics from a passage in the Bible (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) and rearranged the words to fit with the melody he put together. Seeger said that within two months of writing the song, he sold it "to the Limelighters and then to the Byrds. [He said he] liked the Byrds’ record very much" (P. Zollo, "Songwriters On Songwriting," 1988).

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Lyrics:

To everything (Turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (Turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose under heaven

A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep

To everything (Turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (Turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose under heaven

A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together

To everything (Turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (Turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose under heaven

A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracing

To everything (Turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (Turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose under heaven

A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of peace, I swear it's not too late

To everything (Turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (Turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose under heaven