Watawa life » 8 Miles High http://www.robink.ca/blog A photo blog set in Ottawa Wed, 16 May 2012 01:43:14 +0000 en hourly 1 8 Miles Highhttp://www.robink.ca/blog/8-miles-high/ http://www.robink.ca/blog/8-miles-high/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:01:12 +0000 Robin Kelsey http://www.robink.ca/blog/8-miles-high/ tower1.jpg

The Byrds’ song ’8 Miles High’ is about drugs. This blog post is about tall buildings.

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Remember the Byrds? According to Songfacts.com, they invented acid rock in 1966 with 8 Miles High. You can get it here if you want to listen to it.

Here are the lyrics:

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 its 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

Wow! Is that ever depressing, and semi-literate too!

I hope you like my pictures of tall buildings. Bye for now!

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