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In 1984, Paul Kantner left Jefferson Starship. His former bandmates wanted to continue as Jefferson Starship, but Kantner, as the last founding member of Jefferson Airplane, took legal action over the “Jefferson” name. He won his suit, and the band’s name was reduced to simply Starship, marking the third incarnation of the band. Keyboard player David Freiberg, who had been increasingly marginalized, left as well.
In 1985, Starship released Knee Deep In The Hoopla and immediately scored two #1 hits. The first was “We Built This City”, written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, and Peter Wolf (producer), and inspired by Bay Area power-rock station KSAN-FM. This song was trashed at the time by Kantner, and was later declared to be the “worst song of all time” by Blender magazine. VH1 also named it the number-one “Most Awesomely Bad Song” on a top-50 countdown co-sponsored with Blender. The second #1 was “Sara”; no previous incarnation of the Airplane had had a #1 hit. The album itself reached #7, went platinum, and spawned two more singles: “Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter Tonight” (#26), and “Before I Go” (#68).
In 1987, “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” was featured in the film Mannequin and hit #1, although only Slick and Thomas (plus Craig Chaquico’s guitar solo) appeared on it. This song made Slick the oldest female vocalist to sing on a number-one Billboard Hot 100 hit, at the age of 47. (She held this record until Cher broke it at age 53 in 1999 with “Believe”.
In 1985, Starship released Knee Deep In The Hoopla and immediately scored two #1 hits. The first was “We Built This City”, written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, and Peter Wolf (producer), and inspired by Bay Area power-rock station KSAN-FM. This song was trashed at the time by Kantner, and was later declared to be the “worst song of all time” by Blender magazine. VH1 also named it the number-one “Most Awesomely Bad Song” on a top-50 countdown co-sponsored with Blender. The second #1 was “Sara”; no previous incarnation of the Airplane had had a #1 hit. The album itself reached #7, went platinum, and spawned two more singles: “Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter Tonight” (#26), and “Before I Go” (#68).
In 1987, “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” was featured in the film Mannequin and hit #1, although only Slick and Thomas (plus Craig Chaquico’s guitar solo) appeared on it. This song made Slick the oldest female vocalist to sing on a number-one Billboard Hot 100 hit, at the age of 47. (She held this record until Cher broke it at age 53 in 1999 with “Believe”.
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Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
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Sara
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It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)
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It's Not Enough
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Jane
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Set the Night to Music
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Wild Again
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Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight
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I Didn't Mean to Stay All Night
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No Way Out
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Nothing’s gonna stop us now
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Find Your Way Back
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imagesk8r6969 wrote:
We Built this city!! on rock and roll!! \m/
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Raredrum wrote:
Nice cover of April Wine's "Rock Myself to Sleep" and "We Built This City" is a good song.
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fapizzano wrote:
Great band!
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babamulon wrote:
Just downloaded "Mannequin" for my girlfriend. I think of watching it myself, just because "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" is in the soundtrack. :D
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blabbers wrote:
nothing's gonna stop us now. (: i just saw the clip on youtube of thsi couple singing this. really sweet. (:
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Jaydias wrote:
I remember listening to "Sara" as a kid... Used to hate it (stuck in my head). Still does today! They stand the test of time :)
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cvam wrote:
Saraaaaaa
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Fasstili wrote:
Hey I saw them at Busch Gardens on the 4th! they ROCKED!
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coanta wrote:
hey man! the picture is with Jefferson Starship not with Starship;-(
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xMisterXx wrote:
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care. Jimmy crack corn and I'm not there. We built this city on rock and r-o-o-o-ll. Something, something, day.
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johntardsbaby66 wrote:
fucking terrible
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Lord_Krichian wrote:
wow this is bad
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homer19 wrote:
Sara's great!
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Nefertiti2 wrote:
lovely Sara!!!!!
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lavender3 wrote:
I love it !!! Saraaaa...
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Dance1989Paula wrote:
I love this band:D
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coanta wrote:
great 3!
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rafaelhelenojor wrote:
great II
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Pellkoppf wrote:
great
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darkphilli wrote:
definitely not Jefferson Airplane, love the campy 80's beats though
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