Recently we featured "Kicks" by Paul Revere and the Raiders, one of the first anti-drug rock songs. Today we present an opposing view from the Byrds. With its psychedelic crescendoes, the song is pretty much the audio equivalent of catching a buzz, and for that reason many radio stations wouldn't play it. The band claimed the song was about a plane trip (almost eight miles high) to London to open for the Rolling Stones. David Crosby of the Byrds was very dismissive of the Raiders record. Wonder why.
Byrds - Eight Miles High
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Didn't The Byrds and Paul Revere and the Raiders both record for the COLUMBIA label?
Sure did. The Raiders' producer was Terry Melcher (Doris Day's son) who also produced the Byrds' first two albums. Terry and future Beach Boy Bruce Johnston were part of the Rip Chords and "Hey Little Cobra."
Also on COLUMBIA records, naturally.
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