The Birds (band) The Birds (band) The Birds were an English rhythm and blues band, formed in 1964 in London. They recorded fewer than a dozen songs and released only four singles. Starting out with a hard R&B sound, they later began infusing it with Motown-style vocal harmonies. The best known former member of The Birds is Ronnie Wood, who went on to join the Jeff Beck Group, The Creation, Faces and later The Rolling Stones. Several members of The Birds grew up in the same neighbourhood in Yiewsley, west London, and began playing together in 1964, while still in their teens. At
Things May Come and Things May Go but the Art School Dance Goes on Forever song "High Flying Electric Bird" had been released as the B-side to the group's first single, "Living Life Backwards". The title is based on Ernest Holmes' quotation "Things may come and things may go, but creation goes on forever" and refers to Brown's enthusiasm for art schools in postwar Britain, which was a fertile ground for creativity and artistic influence in the 1960s. The front cover includes photographs of former art school students, including Syd Barrett. The inner sleeve includes various cartoons of the character Piblokto. The album was promoted on inner sleeves throughout the Harvest Records catalogue, along with