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The Byrds — Eight Miles High
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Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Mar 29, 2013 - 16:34
 
 treatment_bound wrote:

Everyone suffering with me in my cube here at work just "lifted off" and are now floating up near the light fixtures...
 

That sounds supernatural!  Everybody in my church loves this elevating song...
 

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Feb 26, 2013 - 05:40
 
 cactus wrote:

sorry the Byrds copied the Beatles
 

Uh, yeah, riiiight.  And the Beatles never copied anybody.

olivertwist
(Atlanta GA)
Posted: Feb 26, 2013 - 05:38
 
First time I've heard this classic on RP. Thanks, Bill!

treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: Feb 26, 2013 - 05:37
 
 (former member) wrote:


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...

 
 

Everyone suffering with me in my cube here at work just "lifted off" and are now floating up near the light fixtures...

unclehud
(now 50 feet above the planet in Boston)
Posted: Jan 25, 2013 - 22:18
 
right now.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Aug 21, 2012 - 21:21
 


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...

 

dsd
(PDX)
Posted: Jul 21, 2012 - 11:07
 
Wow!  This one ain't never gettin' old!

cactus
Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 21:59
 
 cactus wrote:
sorry the Byrds copied the Beatles

 




dsd
(PDX)
Posted: Jan 13, 2012 - 05:35
 
Now we're cookin'!

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Dec 12, 2011 - 11:18
 
 rez wrote:

Yeah, well some people are still listening to Mozart's 40th symphony as well. Music's not like food - it doesn't go off as it ages.
 
A great deal of music "goes off" as it ages - (especially many tunes by The Byrds) - not this tune so much, though.  Anyhow, it doesn't mean that one should not listen to it, but Roger McGuinn is not Mozart.



d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Dec 12, 2011 - 11:14
 
God, what a great song! Perfect for today! Bluebird, almost-winter skies in Oregon. I'm eight miles high...{#Sunny}

BC_Night_Heron
(St. Cloud, Fl)
Posted: Nov 10, 2011 - 18:41
 
I've seen Roger McGuinn in concert in the last ten years and this period piece is reminiscent of how in some quarters the light continues,  yet, on my playlist it's the Roxy Music version that still receves extended plays.

funkyalfonso
(Canada)
Posted: Oct 10, 2011 - 05:15
 
I can't remember who, but one NASA astronaut requested this song to be played to their capsule. That impressed me at the time.

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Aug 08, 2011 - 09:41
 
 Carl wrote:
This has aged well for me. {#Yes}
 
Agreed.


westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Aug 08, 2011 - 09:41
 

The Byrds influenced the Beatles.   That is a claim to fame.

 

I love watching snow-covered mountain ranges from airplanes.  ;-)



d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Jun 06, 2011 - 09:21
 
12 string psychedilia, and perfect harmonies...timeless.

Carl
(The Summit City)
Posted: May 05, 2011 - 19:22
 
This has aged well for me. {#Yes}

KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 15:41
 
 sirdroseph wrote:


What a maroon!{#Lol}
 




KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 15:33
 
 jimbaca wrote:
Psychedelia at it's absolute finest!
 

One of the first.

peter_james_bond
(West Of The Burg)
Posted: Mar 03, 2011 - 17:24
 
Eight Miles High rates a 9 from me. {#Music}

ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: Nov 29, 2010 - 09:25
 
 rascal420 wrote:
Husker Du did a great version of this
 
Saw them do it in LA with Stipe singing.


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Nov 29, 2010 - 09:12
 


This song is soooo good for the ears...

 

jimbaca
(Albuquerque)
Posted: Oct 28, 2010 - 16:58
 
Psychedelia at it's absolute finest!

Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Mar 29, 2010 - 04:03
 
Anybody seem my grinder?

DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 14:24
 


Here is the correct cover art and it came out in '66 first as a single and then included on this '66 LP, not in '80 {#Tongue-out}


Coaxial
(23 miles north/northeast of Paradis)
Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 14:22
 
Still pure delight.

sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 14:21
 
 Papernapkin wrote:
People STILL listening to this? Jeez, move on.
 

What a maroon!{#Lol}

sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 14:20
 
Yea, this is a good'n!{#Bananajam}

bemmett
(Dana Point, Calif. USA)
Posted: Dec 24, 2009 - 17:19
 
It gives me goose bumps just hearing this.  Brings back memories of heading into the city to the Avalon and living the weekend. . . .

keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Nov 23, 2009 - 07:11
 
 WonderLizard wrote:
I'm struck by how busy the drumming is...
 

At the time there was a lot of controversy over drummer Michael Clarke's commitment and chops.  As a result, he was in and out of the Byrds several different times.


nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Nov 23, 2009 - 07:05
 
I was listening to one of McGuinn's podcasts this weekend and thinking "I need to listen to some Byrds soon . . ."

Thanks, RP! All I have is vinyl, time to buy some CDs.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Nov 23, 2009 - 07:04
 


This song makes me feel so young...



lmic
(Limpid Drivel of the Best Kind)
Posted: Oct 22, 2009 - 21:28
 
God, I love them.

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 - 07:41
 
 DaveInVA wrote:
RP definately needs to play more Byrds songs...
 
I second that motion!


DaveInVA
(In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA)
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 - 07:26
 
RP definately needs to play more Byrds songs...

rez
Posted: Aug 20, 2009 - 19:49
 
Papernapkin wrote:
People STILL listening to this? Jeez, move on.

Yeah, well some people are still listening to Mozart's 40th symphony as well. Music's not like food - it doesn't go off as it ages.



Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: Aug 20, 2009 - 19:40
 
People STILL listening to this? Jeez, move on.

kurtster
(Seeking shelter from the cold)
Posted: May 17, 2009 - 15:31
 

Crank it up, light one up and maybe piss off the neighbors.



toterola
(Further)
Posted: Mar 15, 2009 - 12:06
 
"Side walk scenes and black limousines, some living, some standing alone"

Good stuff, boys! {#Clap}

kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Oct 08, 2008 - 19:18
 
 sharkartist wrote:
It's McGuinn.
Now, how many of you can resist playing the air cymbal during the "nowhere is there warmth to be found" passage?
 
  Sorry, I was too busy playing air guitar!



Ericac
(Lakeville, MN)
Posted: Oct 08, 2008 - 12:24
 
Great tune to follow Johnny Cash's "Ghost Riders in the Sky".  Both songs are iconic!  The Byrds drew me into the rock culture of the 60's. 

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Oct 08, 2008 - 12:24
 


Classic!  One of the best...



FlamingLotus
(South Austin, baby!)
Posted: Oct 08, 2008 - 12:24
 
Hey Bill, how high up were those Ghost Riders in the Sky? ;^P

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Sep 06, 2008 - 22:28
 
Love this song.  But if it reminds me of anything, it is flying over Greenland.{#Daisy}

TrebleStauter
(Killumbus, Ohio)
Posted: Apr 02, 2008 - 07:12
 
RedGuitar wrote:


I think he got the solo from John Coltrane or was at least influenced by him. Perhaps he didn't play it quite right - but who can copy Coltrane that well?


Yes, from what I have read this particular song (intro and that solo in particular) is thought to be one of the first examples of rock music being influenced by the free jazz movement of the time.

Coltrane was probably most recognized for the sound when this song was written. I believe this has since been directly connected to his music.

I happen to love it.
leathermantool
(London UK)
Posted: Apr 02, 2008 - 07:03
 
Still sounds as good today. Never tire of hearing this!
WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Apr 02, 2008 - 07:02
 
I'm struck by how busy the drumming is...
hiorgos
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 07:50
 

LSD was not that bad, look that guitar!
mread
(W117°12.138' N32°53.742')
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 07:48
 
1wolfy wrote:
I really like the version by Roxy music too

Must look that one up.

Leo Kottke did a fine cover too.

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