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"All I Really Want to Do," Cher OR The Byrds (1965)

"All I Really Want to Do," Cher OR The Byrds (1965)

A Bob Dylan hit for several other people

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"All I Really Want to Do," Cher OR The Byrds (1965)
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Peak: #15 (Cher) and #40 (The Byrds) on the Hot 100
Streams: 3.6 million (Cher) and 355,000 (The Byrds)

Almost 60 years ago, The Byrds got in a fight with Sonny Bono and Cher. The band accused the duo of secretly taping one of their concerts so they could copy their songs and arrangements. The focus of this dust-up was “All I Really Want to Do,” a Bob Dyl…

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