By 1973, after the breakup of Jefferson Airplane, with Kaukonen and Casady now devoting their full attention to Hot Tuna, several of the musicians who worked on Kantner, Slick, and Freiberg's album "Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun" formed the core of a new lineup that was formally reborn as "Jefferson Starship" in 1974. Kantner, Slick, and Freiberg were charter members. The line-up also included late-Airplane holdovers drummer John Barbata, Marty Balin,and fiddler Papa John Creach (who also played with Hot Tuna), along with Pete Sears (who, like Freiberg, played bass and keyboards) and twenty-year-old guitarist Craig Chaquico.
Eventually, Slick's alcoholism became a problem, which led to two nights of disastrous concerts in Germany in 1978. The first night, fans ransacked the stage when Slick failed to appear. The following night, Slick, in a drunken stupor, shocked the audience by using profanity and sexual references throughout most of her songs. She also reminded the audience that their country had lost during World War II , repeatedly asking "Who won the war?", and implied that all residents of Germany were responsible for the wartime atrocities. After the debacle, she left the band.
The band soon cribbed vocalist Mickey Thomas from the popular Elvin Bishop Group. After the 1979 release of 'Freedom at Point Zero' (which spawned the hit single "Jane"), Slick returned to the band. She joined in time to contribute one song, "Stranger", on the group's next album, Modern Times (1981). Modern Times also included the notorious "Stairway to Cleveland," in which the band defended the numerous changes it had undergone in its musical style, personnel, and even name. One noted personnel change in the group was when Dunbar left and was replaced by Donny Baldwin (also of the Elvin Bishop Group). Slick remained in the band for Jefferson Starship's final two albums, Winds Of Change (1982) and Nuclear Furniture (1984).
Around this time, the band began enthusiastically embracing rock's video age. Grace Slick would appear frequently on MTV and such music-oriented television shows as Solid Gold, giving the band a high visibility in the MTV era. However, the Jefferson Starship albums of this era were only modestly successful, yet the band remained a gold-selling (and thus commercially credible) act, and a popular concert draw.
In 1984, Kantner (the last remaining founding member of Jefferson Airplane) left the group, but not before taking legal action over the Jefferson name against his former bandmates, who wanted to continue as Jefferson Starship. Kantner settled out of court and signed an agreement that neither party would use the names "Jefferson" or "Airplane" unless all members of Jefferson Airplane, Inc. (Bill Thompson, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady) agreed. The band used the titles "Starship Jefferson" and "Jefferson Starship" during the proceedings, but ultimately settled on the shortening 'Starship'.
In 1992, Kantner restarted Jefferson Starship as Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation before returning simply to Jefferson Starship after a couple of years. This incarnation of the band continues to perform and record to this day.
Somebody To Love
Jefferson Starship Lyrics
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And all the joy within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Better find somebody to love, love
Now when the garden flowers, my baby are dead
Yes, and your mind, your mind is so full of red
And don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Your eyes, your eyes may look like his
But in head, my baby, I'm afraid you don't know where it is
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love, love
Tears are running, [Incomprehensible] running down your breast
And your friends, baby, you know they treat you like a guest
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
No, don't find somebody to love
The first verse of Jefferson Starship's "Somebody to Love" refers to the disappointment and disillusionment that can result from discovering that reality does not measure up to expectations. The phrase "when the truth is found to be lies" suggests that the singer has been misled or deceived in some way, and that this realization has caused them to lose their joy and optimism. The repetition of the phrase "somebody to love" in the chorus suggests that love is seen as a solution to this feeling of emptiness and lack of direction. The urgent nature of the lyrics suggests a sense of desperation, as if finding someone to love is a matter of life and death.
The second verse paints a bleak picture of the world, with dead flowers in a garden and a mind "full of red," which could be interpreted as anger or rage. The repetition of the chorus reinforces the idea that finding someone to love is a way to combat these negative emotions and bring meaning to life. The third verse introduces the idea that the singer's lover may look like someone else, but does not understand the singer's true thoughts and feelings. The last verse references tears and the way in which the singer's friends treat them, suggesting that the search for love is a lonely one.
Line by Line Meaning
When the truth is found to be lies
When you discover that what you thought was true is actually a lie
And all the joy within you dies
And as a result of discovering the truth, you lose all happiness and contentment
Don't you want somebody to love
Do you not desire to have someone to love?
Don't you need somebody to love
Do you not require someone to love for emotional fulfillment?
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
Would you not enjoy having someone to love?
You better find somebody to love
It's imperative that you find someone to love
Better find somebody to love, love
It's even more important that you find someone to love
Now when the garden flowers, my baby are dead
Metaphorically, when everything beautiful and joyful in your life ends
Yes, and your mind, your mind is so full of red
Your mind is consumed by negative thoughts and emotions
Your eyes, your eyes may look like his
Although you may seem similar to others on the outside
But in head, my baby, I'm afraid you don't know where it is
Mentally, you do not know where you stand, and you're not sure of your place in the world
Tears are running, [Incomprehensible] running down your breast
You're sobbing uncontrollably
And your friends, baby, you know they treat you like a guest
Your friends do not treat you as equal, and you feel like an outsider around them
No, don't find somebody to love
This is not a command to not find someone to love, but rather a statement that you cannot avoid needing someone to love
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When the truth is found to be lies
And all the joy within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
When the garden flowers, baby are dead, yes and
Your mind, your mind is so full of red
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Your eyes, I say your eyes may look like his
Yeah, but in your head, baby, I'm afraid you don't know where it is
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
@orange8167
I swear, Grace's voice could bend steel. The psychedelic album of the 60's !
@briane173
Ya think!? THE most powerful female voice in the rock era by far. She had no equal. When Grace Slick hit the scene folks weren't quite ready for it, and I think that was the appeal. The sheer power of Slick's delivery was a force to be reckoned with. Follows her personality too. Unafraid, unafraid of laughing at herself as well as the Establishment. She was a partyer and probably the life of the party. Almost didn't need drugs when you were around Grace Slick.
@pbrucpaul
@@briane173 She's COOL; that's it in a Nutshell!
@stephenmcguire7801
What a folk band does when they get bored. Very early psychedelia; recorded Nov., '66
@robertsvorinich7959
I like Grace. She started a riot at West German concert by taunting the fans. On alcohol, drugs no doubt.
@tresinforest2904
Janice Joplin
@GermanShepherd1983
Grace Slick, The Voice That Launched A Thousand Trips.
@stonehobson2487
Damn that's funny. I can attest to the fact. I'm sure I'm down for about 40 of those 1000.
@kingofkingsVAR
YUP
@Kid_Charlemagne76
Her voice is great already but when you hear her on shrooms, its something else man