Eight miles high inspiration
Roger McGuinn's guitar parts, which framed the verses, were musically inspired (sorta) by John Coltrane the 45's flipside, "Why?", was influenced by Ravi Shankar. Gene Clark's lyrics may have been about a UK tour (flying "six miles high" - the original title, IIRC - to England Clark would soon leave the group, in part because of his fear of flying) and meeting The Beatles ( "rain gray town known for its sound" - Liverpool? "Swinging London"?).
Musically influenced by Ravi Shankar and John C. Musically influenced by sitar player Ravi Shankar and jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, the song was influential in developing the musical styles of. It was first released as a single on March 14, 1966. Roger McGuinn), and David Crosby, and first released as a single on March 14, 1966. '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' is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn (a.k.a. Tambourine Man" suffered a similar fate earlier. Released on 1984.Tracks, related Albums and all Information about Eight Miles High.
The lyrical content is mostly about being under the influence of drugs, and it has a bit of a guilty conscience as seen in these words: Mamma’s gonna worry / I been a bad bad boy.
A song by The Byrds, banned by some radio stations for its "references to LSD" - " Mr. The best part about Flying High Again is the guitar playing of the legendary Randy Rhoads.