Episode 139: “Eight Miles High” by the Byrds
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Birds Birds
The British group changed their name to birds birds, and quickly disappeared from music history. The experience was not exactly the welcome they had been hoping for. What seemed to the LA audience has studied cool, seemed to the UK audience like the group were rude, unprofessional and big-headed. But nowhere is there love to be found among those afraid of losing ground.
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