“Eight Miles High” (1966) – The Byrds
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For this video, I edited and put together some clips of birds flying or taking flight and tried to match them with the feel and flow of the music. Hopefully, those who watch the video will find it at least marginally entertaining.
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The Byrds’ “Eight Miles High” is an early psychedelic rock song and is considered a counterculture-era classic.
In 1999, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, which honors “musical recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance”; in 2004, Rolling Stone magazine included "Eight Miles High" on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time; and in 2005, the song was included on Q magazine’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever.
For this video, I edited and put together some clips of birds flying or taking flight and tried to match them with the feel and flow of the music. Hopefully, those who watch the video will find it at least marginally entertaining.
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The Byrds’ “Eight Miles High” is an early psychedelic rock song and is considered a counterculture-era classic.
In 1999, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, which honors “musical recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance”; in 2004, Rolling Stone magazine included "Eight Miles High" on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time; and in 2005, the song was included on Q magazine’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever.
