The "classic" lineup of Jefferson Airplane, from October 1966 to February 1970, was Marty Balin (vocals), Paul Kantner (guitar, vocals), Grace Slick (vocals), Jorma Kaukonen (lead guitar, vocals), Jack Casady (bass), and Spencer Dryden (drums). Marty Balin left the band in 1971. After 1972, Jefferson Airplane effectively split into two groups. Kaukonen and Casady moved on full time to their own band, Hot Tuna. Slick, Kantner, and the remaining members of Jefferson Airplane recruited new members and regrouped as Jefferson Starship in 1974, with Marty Balin eventually joining them. Jefferson Airplane was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 and was presented with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
Spencer Dryden died on January 11, 2005.
Both Signe Anderson and Paul Kantner died on January 28, 2016.
Marty Balin died on September 27, 2018
Feel So Good
Jefferson Airplane Lyrics
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Feel so good
All the time
If you would
The girl knows how to love
Both night and day
She know how to feel so fine
Ain't no lie
If you go
I won't die
Sure won't grow
Sit 'round running numbers
Sit 'round with my friends
Wasting time now, watching the sky
Wating for the story to end
Until she set me free
With her motion
Roll me 'round
Like the ocean
I can't wait to get some more
Of what the girl's got to give
Living without her's like loving a wall
And that ain't no way to live.
The lyrics of Feel So Good by Jefferson Airplane speak about a woman who knows how to love and make her partner feel good all the time. The singer praises the woman's ability to feel fine in every way and how she knows how to love during the day and night. The lyrics suggest that there is a strong connection between the singer and the woman, and he can't imagine living without her. If she were to leave, he wouldn't die, but he sure wouldn't grow either.
The singer then talks about how he spends his time running numbers and watching the sky with his friends. However, he's just wasting time waiting for something to happen. The woman he loves can set him free with her motion, just like the ocean rolls around. He can't wait to get more of what she has to give. Without her, he feels like he's loving a wall, and that's no way to live.
Overall, the lyrics of Feel So Good convey a sense of deep love and respect for the woman the singer is with. She makes him feel good and gives him a sense of purpose. The lyrics also suggest that without her, the singer feels lost and incomplete.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby mine
Addressing the lover affectionately
Feel so good
The feeling of love is very pleasant
All the time
The feeling of happiness and love is constant
If you would
Asking the lover to reciprocate the feelings
The girl knows how to love
The lover is experienced in love
Both night and day
The lover's love is available all the time
She know how to feel so fine
The lover knows how to make the singer feel good
All over in every way
The lover's love is complete and all-encompassing
Ain't no lie
The artist is telling the truth
If you go
If the lover leaves
I won't die
The singer will not physically die
Sure won't grow
The artist will not emotionally grow
Sit 'round running numbers
The singer wastes time working
Sit 'round with my friends
The singer spends time with friends
Wasting time now, watching the sky
The singer is not productive with their time
Wating for the story to end
The artist is waiting for their life to end
Until she set me free
The lover freed the artist from their negative thoughts
With her motion
The lover's movements are freeing and liberating
Roll me 'round
The lover's touch is soothing and pleasurable
Like the ocean
The lover's touch is like waves of the ocean
I can't wait to get some more
The artist is eager to experience more of the lover's touch
Of what the girl's got to give
The artist wants to experience the lover's complete love
Living without her's like loving a wall
Life without the lover is dull and loveless
And that ain't no way to live
Living without love is not a fulfilling life
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, O/B/O CAPASSO
Written by: JORMA L. JR. KAUKONEN
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@fredrayworth3157
My favorite JA album.
@HargroveFilms1
I remember buying this album when it first came out, loved it then and love it now all these years later. Good music (real music) has no expiration date on it.
@MarioBuc
Ditto
@SunnyMusicalProductions
I know it’s hard to believe but there IS good music today…. But the classics will NEVER stop being listened too! Long live the Airplane and all the legends from the golden age of music!!!!
@Cybertori
I saw them play this song live in '72. Jorma literally leapt out onto the stage, flashed the crowd the peace sign, and launched into this. :-)
@CopyrightThis723
Every time I hear that opening piano sequence I forget all the minor annoyances of the day and feel oh so chilled...
@davidoran123
Possibly my favorite JA album. love the sci-fi songs and the Grace things.
@edlawrence5059
How can anyone not like this song?
@1kinut800
Jorma is so under appreciated. I LOVE this song. It keeps you young, ya know.
@user-zg2ls9fw5s
What a classic! Sounds better than ever