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2026-06-07
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Gene Clark wrote the lyrics for Eight Miles High during a transatlantic flight.
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"Of course it was a drug song. We were stoned when we wrote it!" The story of the psychedelic masterpiece inspired by John Coltrane, Ravi Shankar and a trans-Atlantic aeroplane flight19/05/2026, 10:26
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The origins of The Byrds' song Eight Miles High
Gene Clark wrote the lyrics for Eight Miles High during a transatlantic flight.
The Byrds'ın Eight Miles High şarkısının kökeni
Gene Clark, Eight Miles High şarkısının sözlerini transatlantik bir uçuş sırasında yazdı.