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Just Say Maybe: The Byrds

'Eight Miles High'
--The Byrds (1966)

The accusation: This pioneering psychedelic song could only have been about getting high.

The defense: The group insisted the song was about an airline flight to England.

The verdict: Not guilty, despite Don McLean's implication in 'American Pie' ("Eight miles high and falling fast/Landed foul on the grass").

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skittlz

are you kidding me?? "eight miles high" was the first drug-song ever recorded. it literally spawned the entire psychedelic era. "american pie"?... yeah right!!

April 07 2010 at 10:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Darkwolf41

Screw the ambiguous drug references, lets just shoot right to straight out songs about drugs, like Steppenwolf's "The Pusher" or how about the grandaddy of all blatant drug songs, Robert Johnson's "Cocaine Blues", the real inspiration for Jackson Browne's homage & Eric Clapton's clever little ditty.......

February 25 2010 at 2:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dfisherwi

Eight miles high also refers to the height of the mushroom cloud from a thermonuclear blast.

October 27 2008 at 7:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
yaya

Haven't you noticed that they never devulge the author's name when it comes to these ridiulous articles? Look next to "Posted By" found under the photos. All it says is "Posted by Spinner Staff" so much for credible writing. Hey! Clooney!...Get your Dad!

October 26 2008 at 12:05 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kelso Horror

WTF are RETARDS talking about?!

"Eight Miles High", and "American Pie" are two different songs with two different Subjects!

October 25 2008 at 9:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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SLM in SC

Yeah, McLean references the song in American Pie, but I always assumed it was because of the plane crash American Pie is based on.

June 09 2009 at 3:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply