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No Hillman, Crosby, or Clark to sing with. McGuinn is a fine singer, Skip an adequate harmony singer. This incarnation of the Byrds was a little light in the vocals department.
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The band strenuously denied these allegations at the time, but in later years both Clark and Crosby admitted that the song was at least partly inspired by their own drug use. I got it around 1972, when I was in the 9th grade. radio ban shortly after its release, following allegations published in the broadcasting trade journal the Gavin Report regarding perceived drug connotations in its lyrics. Musically influenced by sitar player Ravi Shankar and jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, the song was influential in developing the musical styles of psychedelia and raga rock. Eight miles high And when you touch down Youll find that its stranger than known Signs in the street That say where youre going Are somew. It was first released as a single on March 14, 1966. Accordingly, critics often cite "Eight Miles High" as being the first bona fide psychedelic rock song, as well as a classic of the counterculture era. 'Eight Miles High' is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn (a.k.a. Eight Miles High chords The Byrds Em Fm G D C Eight miles high and when you touch down G D C Cmaj7 Youll find that its stranger than known Em Fm G D C. Musically influenced by Ravi Shankar and John Coltrane, the song was influential in developing the musical styles of psychedelic rock, raga rock, and psychedelic pop. "Eight Miles High" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn (a.k.a.