February 12, 2013

PSYCHEDELIC ROCK - 4/2 : THE BYRDS




1966 USA 美國 - THE BYRDS
一曲 "Eight Miles High" 被指歌詞有暗示毒品的意味而一度被禁播, 該樂隊成員亦加以否認, 至解禁後不久, David Crosby 與 Gene Clark 同稱编寫該歌曲的靈感確實由毒品啟發而起。經此一役之後, 將 Folk Rock 音樂帶進另一潮流, 被影响較大的樂隊有 The Grateful Dead, Country Joe and The Fish, The Great Society 與及 Jefferson Airplane 等。




EIGHT MILES HIGH - Byrds

Eight miles high and when you touch down
You’ll find that it’s stranger than known
Signs in the street that say where you’re going
Are somewhere just being their own

Nowhere is there warmth to be found
Among those afraid of losing their ground
Rain gray town known for it’s sound
In places small faces unbound

Round the squares huddled in storms
Some laughing some just shapeless forms
Sidewalk scenes and black limousines
Some living some standing alone