 Don McLean 's song " American Pie " makes reference to " Eight Miles High " with the lines " The Birds [ sic ] flew off with a fall @-@ out shelter / Eight miles high and falling fast . " The First Edition 's 1968 hit , " Just Dropped In ( To See What Condition My Condition Was In ) " , contains a reference to the song with the line " I tripped on a cloud and fell a @-@ eight miles high . " The independent rock band Okkervil River references " Eight Miles High " in its song " Plus Ones " , on the 2007 album The Stage Names . Bruce Springsteen 's song " Life Itself " , from his 2009 album Working on a Dream , features guitar playing and production techniques reminiscent of " Eight Miles High " by the Byrds . 
