Episode 139: “Eight Miles High” by the Byrds
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Crosby's Stranger in a Strange Land
Nixi's arrangement was designed to sound as much like a Sonny and Cher record as possible. At first the intention was just to overdub McGwin's guitar and vocals onto a track by the Wrecking Crew. The eventual track was cooked by the group with Jim Dixon producing. There was a growing factionalism in the group by this point, with McGwin and to a lesser extent Michael Clark being friendly with Melcher. It didn't help that Crosby's songs tended to be things like harmonically complex pieces based on science fiction novels.
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