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So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
"So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by Jim McGuinn and Chris Hillman and included on the band's 1967 album, "Younger Than Yesterday". The song was inspired by the manufactured nature of the Monkees and was released as a single on January 9, 1967 ("see" 1967 in music), reaching number 29 on the "Billboard" Hot
radio, radio play." Counting Crows have been known to perform a few lines from "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" as an introduction to their song "Mr. Jones" during live performances.
In the media.
The original Byrds' recording of "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" was featured in the 1983 comedy-drama film "Purple Haze" ("see" 1983 in film).
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