 The song would remain a favorite of Clark 's during his post @-@ Byrds solo career and would often be performed live at his concert appearances until his death , in 1991 . McGuinn also continues to perform an intricate acoustic guitar rendition of the song in his live concerts . Crosby has revisited " Eight Miles High " infrequently during his post @-@ Byrds career , but it was performed during Crosby , Stills , Nash & Young 's reunion tour of 2000 , with Neil Young handling McGuinn 's guitar solo , while the other three members sang the song 's three @-@ part harmonies . Additionally , the Byrds ' bass player , Chris Hillman , recorded an acoustic version of " Eight Miles High " as part of his 2005 album , The Other Side . 
