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Episode 139: “Eight Miles High” by the Byrds

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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The Birds and the Mothers of Invention

Vito was a sculptor in his 50s, and had gathered around him a dance troupe consisting largely of much younger women. Their circle also included Arthur Lee and Brian McLean who weren't part of their dance troupe but were definitely part of their crowd. They are often considered proto-hippies, though they would have disputed that characterisation themselves quite vigorously. The high point of the performance was Carl Fransone, our go-go boy,. He was wearing ballet tights, fugging violently. Carl has testicles which are bigger than a red box, much bigger than a Red Box. But looks on the faces of the Baptist teens experiencing their grandeur as a

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