Somebody To Love (3:41)
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Somebody to Love is a rock song that was originally written and recorded by 1960s folk-psychedelic band the Great Society and later by the psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Jefferson Airplane’s recording #274 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
When Grace Slick departed to join Jefferson Airplane, she took this song with her, bringing it to the Surrealistic Pillow sessions, along with her own composition “White Rabbit. ” Subsequently, the Airplane’s more ferocious rock and roll version became the band’s first and biggest hit; the single by Jefferson Airplane peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Somebody to Love” also appeared as a track on their influential album released in February of 1967, Surrealistic Pillow. Driven by Slick’s forceful vocal, the song’s hard-rock sound stood out among the group’s more folk-oriented psychedelia that made up most their previous sound and some of the album. The lyrics, unusually, are in the second person, with each two-line verse setting a scene of alienation and despair, and the chorus repeating the title of the song, with slight variations such as: “… / Don’t you need somebody to love? / Wouldn’t you love somebody to love? / …” Like the album on which it appeared, this song was instrumental in announcing the existence of the Haight-Ashbury counterculture to the rest of the United States.
When Grace Slick departed to join Jefferson Airplane, she took this song with her, bringing it to the Surrealistic Pillow sessions, along with her own composition “White Rabbit. ” Subsequently, the Airplane’s more ferocious rock and roll version became the band’s first and biggest hit; the single by Jefferson Airplane peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Somebody to Love” also appeared as a track on their influential album released in February of 1967, Surrealistic Pillow. Driven by Slick’s forceful vocal, the song’s hard-rock sound stood out among the group’s more folk-oriented psychedelia that made up most their previous sound and some of the album. The lyrics, unusually, are in the second person, with each two-line verse setting a scene of alienation and despair, and the chorus repeating the title of the song, with slight variations such as: “… / Don’t you need somebody to love? / Wouldn’t you love somebody to love? / …” Like the album on which it appeared, this song was instrumental in announcing the existence of the Haight-Ashbury counterculture to the rest of the United States.
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Jefferson Airplane - Sombody to love with a clip mades by extracts of fear and loathing in Las Vegas.
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Francis7858 wrote:
whrere did thid version come from
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Nicolas_Bcn wrote:
wouah!
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Suze1950 wrote:
Lucky you, uncleclown. Although I don't know if I like it live. Love it recorded....
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UNCLECLOWN wrote:
I seen them live and it was ausome
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BigTeaser wrote:
apperently one of the guys form this band went to my school. isnt it cool? thats how i found out about them
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RevCorvette wrote:
When I first heard this my voice was the same pitch as Grace Slick's (har-har)!
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Theseeker2 wrote:
What kind of track is it......is this real or what.... no pepper inside
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hupeditz wrote:
die jugend ist zurück :-))
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harti5 wrote:
ohja------------------------
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J-49 wrote:
I really think Florence + The Machine should cover this <3
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brianm2 wrote:
Love this
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deathmycock wrote:
trip to '60s
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anonimusketeer wrote:
@licketysplickly I'm not sure if it is, but the video on this page is the actual song. I don't know what version this is, but that is not the Jefferson Airplane I know
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squeegn4t3 wrote:
boner
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SimplyJoana89 wrote:
I wanna be a Hippie! I love this sound.
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leidyd wrote:
yum
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lovethe60s wrote:
The Summer of Love! Groovy baby!!!
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bickenbeach wrote:
einfach super!!!!
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kemming wrote:
classic
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aliced28 wrote:
Kult!!!!!!!
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