Heard someone say "Once you enter the Church of Gene Clark you never leave".
"She walked into my life with her cold evil eyes With the length of her mind she darked the sun"
Bernie Leadon played on Dillard & Clark, then joined Linda's band and was on this cover. Later a couple guys named Henley and Frey joined the band.
Gene and Bernie wrote this though Bernie said he only arranged the chords in the bridge, Gene wrote the words
"I looked right at the facts there, but I may as well
Have been completely blind"
Bernie took it along to the Eagles
Dreams cover much time Still they leave blind
The will to begin
I searched for you there And now look for you from within
A very talented artist, but unfortunately, something of a mess as a human being,
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I am a Byrds fan, and it happens that Gene Clark co-wrote my absolute favorite.
As most here likely know, "Eight Miles High" was rising on the charts when it was essentially banned by American radio.
At least that's the story everyone has heard. A countervailing argument is that, more likely, the song's experimental and less than commercial sound was to blame.
Note the trippy bass, the influence of Coltrane (McGuinn), and Clark's proto psychedelic lyrics, all blending perfectly with those trademark choirboy harmonies.
One of the greatest pop songs ever recorded and a striking snapshot of a musical and cultural moment in time,
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