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Songs Written by David Crosby: Eight Miles High, Why, Lady Friend, Triad, Wooden Ships, Guinnevere, Hero


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Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Eight Miles High, Why, Lady Friend, Triad, Wooden Ships, Guinnevere, Hero. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 40. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "Eight Miles High" is a song by the American rock band The Byrds, written by Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn, and David Crosby and first released as a single in March 1966 (see 1966 in music). The single managed to reach the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and the Top 30 of the UK chart. The song was also included on the band's third album, Fifth Dimension, released on July 18, 1966. The song was subject to a U.S. radio ban shortly after its release, following allegations published in the broadcasting trade journal the Gavin Report regarding perceived drug connotations in its lyrics. 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. Musically influenced by Ravi Shankar and John Coltrane, "Eight Miles High," along with its McGuinn and Crosby penned B-side, "Why," was influential in developing the musical styles of psychedelic rock and raga rock. The song's obscure lyrics are, for the most part, about the group's flight to London in August 1965 and their accompanying English tour, as illustrated by the opening couplet: "Eight miles high and when you touch down, you'll find that it's stranger than known." Although commercial airliners fly at an altitude of six to seven miles, it was felt that "eight miles high" sounded more poetic than six and also recalled The Beatles' song "Eight Days a Week." According to Clark, the lyrics were primarily his creation, with a minor contribution being David Crosby's line "Rain grey town, known for its sound," a reference to London being home to ...http: //booksllc.net/?id=2602504


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156300343
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • Sub Title: Eight Miles High, Why, Lady Friend, Triad, Wooden Ships, Guinnevere, Hero
  • Width: 229 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1156300347
  • Publisher Date: 25 Oct 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Weight: 77 gr


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