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Eight Miles High by The Byrds (5D,1966) was one of the earliest pieces of psychedelic music and its first hit. Described by Roger McGuinn as a tribute to John Coltrane, the end is meant to feel like a plane landing, according to David Crosby. Gene Clark was the other composer of this cryptic piece, which features elegant vocal harmonies, complex guitar play between McGuinn and Crosby, a classic bass line by Chris Hillman and unusually passionate drumming from Michael Clarke. An early version of the song with a jazzier, more underground feel, was recorded in the BBC studios in late 1965.

The song was banned from certain radio stations because of its alleged reference to drugs.

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	''Eight Miles High'' by [[The Byrds]] (''5D'',1966) is the earliest ~~[[Top 40]] hit~~ of [[psychedelic music]] and first hit. Described by [[Roger McGuinn]] as a tribute to [[John Coltrane]], the end is meant to feel like a plane landing, according to [[David Crosby]]. [[Gene Clark]] was the other composer of this cryptic piece, which features elegant vocal harmonies, complex guitar play between McGuinn and Crosby, a classic bass line by [[Chris Hillman]] and unusually passionate drumming from [[Michael Clarke]]. An early version of the song with a jazzier, more underground feel, was recorded in the BBC studios in late 1965.		''Eight Miles High'' by [[The Byrds]] (''5D'',1966) was one of the earliest pieces of [[psychedelic music]] and its first hit. Described by [[Roger McGuinn]] as a tribute to [[John Coltrane]], the end is meant to feel like a plane landing, according to [[David Crosby]]. [[Gene Clark]] was the other composer of this cryptic piece, which features elegant vocal harmonies, complex guitar play between McGuinn and Crosby, a classic bass line by [[Chris Hillman]] and unusually passionate drumming from [[Michael Clarke]]. An early version of the song with a jazzier, more underground feel, was recorded in the BBC studios in late 1965.

	The song was banned from certain radio stations because of its alleged reference to drugs.		The song was banned from certain radio stations because of its alleged reference to drugs.