I went on and dated his sister for a while. Crosby e lispiratore assoluto del quarto disco, Younger Than Yesterday (CBS, 1967). He was just a monster guitar player who went on to play all types of music including a stint in a Polynesian Music review and was an instructor at Roselle School of Music which was everybody's guitar hangout at the time. Eight miles high, and when you touch down You'll find that it's stranger than known Signs in the street, that say where you're going Are somewhere just being their own Nowhere is there warmth to be found Among those afraid of losing their ground Rain gray town, known for its sound In places, small faces unbound Round the squares, huddled in storms Some laughing, some just shapeless forms. The Byrds - Eight Miles High (Audio) TheByrdsVEVO 17.5K subscribers 993K views 9 years ago Music video by The Byrds performing Eight Miles High (Audio). The 45s from this album (Eight Miles High, Fifth Dimension and Mr. We couldn't believe what we were hearing! We thought "this guy was must be from another planet to play like that!" My buddy said "Do you know the chords to Eight Miles High"? and the kid said you go ahead, I'll follow you and fake the lead." He proceeded to nail the lead on his six string damn near note for note. While the verses were still carried by the harmonies of Clark, Roger McGuinn and David Crosby, the psychedelic intro and breakdown showed influences that had been buried on their covers of Bob Dylan songs. We kind of rolled our eyes like "who plays one of those"? Eight Miles High represented a musical departure for The Byrds. He had a Fender Super Reverb and a red Trini Lopez Hollow body. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for (45 w/ PS) The Byrds - Eight Miles High / Why - Psychedelic / Folk Rock (1966) at the best. The guy that walked in was a big, Samoaan (Hawaiian?) kid named Bob Wiggins (who sadly passed in '06). The Byrds - Eight Miles High (Audio) TheByrdsVEVO 17.5K subscribers 993K views 9 years ago Music video by The Byrds performing Eight Miles High (Audio). He was auditioning a new lead guitarist and invited me over along with a couple friends to see how they sounded together. I was in HS when this song came out and a buddy and I had our own garage bands.
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