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The Byrds

Eight Miles High

1966 · via Crowded House

The Byrds’ recording of “Eight Miles High” came out in 1966, the earliest year on file; The Ventures’ came out the same year. Gene Clark, David Crosby and Roger McGuinn are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Hüsker Dü (released 1984), Roger McGuinn (released 1991) and Lighthouse (released 1969), among 190 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

The Byrds – Eight Miles High
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Crowded House pulling out The Byrds live tells you where some of those harmonies came from, and David Crosby's name on the credit is your door into a whole other run of records. Start with the Byrds cut, then follow Crosby wherever he wandered.

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Credited writers: Gene Clark, David Crosby and Roger McGuinn.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1966, the same year as The Ventures.

Other recordings on file · first release year

190 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Crowded House took The Byrds' "Eight Miles High" onto the stage. Alongside Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn, who shares the writing credit on that song?David Crosby
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