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Artist
The Byrds
Lyrics
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
Sidewalk scenes and black limousines
Some living, some standing alone
RS500_rank
150
Length
3:36
BPM
122
Released Year
1966
Genre Era
Genre
Key
E m
Produced By
Allen Stanton
Released Info
April '66 on Columbia
Chart Weeks
9 weeks
Chart Top
No. 14
Musicbrainz ID
726f4364-696d-1045-6974-d3515dc239f9
Song Note

A rare collaboration between three Byrds, it was supposedly about an airplane flight. McGuinn's mind-blowing twelve-string solo was inspired by John Coltrane's sax-playing and Rod Argent's piano on the Zombies' "She's Not There." "Of course it was a drug song," Crosby said. "We were stoned when we wrote it. We can also justifiably say that it wasn't a drug song, because it was written about the [plane] trip to London."

Song Note Source
Rolling Stone 500
Song of Day Date
Written By
Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn, David<br/>Crosby
Album
Fifth Dimension (Legacy)
Song Status