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1) an American pop/rock band
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5) 70s rock band with Micky Dolenz
1) Starship is an American pop/rock band best known for their hits "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" and "We Built This City" that operated from 1985 to 1989, reforming in 1992 although featuring just vocalist Mickey Thomas. In 1984, singer-songwriter Paul Kantner left the San Francisco, California group Jefferson Starship. His former bandmates wanted to continue with that name, but Kantner, as the last founding member of Jefferson Airplane, took legal action over the "Jefferson" name. 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. (made up of Bill Thompson, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, and Jack Casady) agreed. The band then took the name "Starship". Keyboard player David Freiberg, who had been increasingly marginalized, left as well.
In contrast to Paul Kantner's more experimental and progressive rock direction, Starship moved towards a sleek arena rock direction reminiscent of contemporaries Foreigner and Journey. In 1985, the band, based primarily around dual vocalists Mickey Thomas and Grace Slick, released 'Knee Deep in the Hoopla' and immediately scored two #1 hits. The first was "We Built This City", written by the team of Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, and Peter Wolf (producer), which was inspired by Bay Area rock n roll station KSAN-FM.
That song was trashed at the time by Kantner and later criticized by co-singer Grace Slick, and it 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. However, it became something like a 'signature song' for Starship and has continued to receive major airplay. The band's second #1 was "Sara"; no previous incarnation of Jefferson Airplane/Starship had had a #1 hit. 'Knee Deep in the Hoopla' 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 (a record that she held until Cher broke it at age 53 in 1999 with "Believe".) The following year, with the new members Mark Morgan (keyboard) and Brett Bloomfield (bass) added. the band's song "Wild Again" (which reached #78 on the Billboard singles chart) was used in the movie 'Cocktail'.
By the time 'No Protection' was released, bassist Pete Sears had left. The album went gold and featured the hits "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (#1), "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)" (#9), and "Beat Patrol" (#46). In addition, the last song on the album, "Set the Night to Music", would later become a huge hit when re-recorded as a duet between Roberta Flack and Maxi Priest.
Grace Slick left Starship in 1988, having become disillusioned with the band's drift towards a strongly commercial pop image and swearing never to perform with them again. The revamped Starship lineup, featuring Mark Morgan (keyboards) and Brett Bloomfield (bass), released 'Love Among the Cannibals' in 1989. Finding their commercial prospects waning, the group finally disbanded the following year.
In 1992, vocalist Mickey Thomas revived the band, originally using the name "Mickey Thomas' Starship". Gaining some praise for his live performances, he changed the name to "Starship featuring Mickey Thomas". Lately, the band often refers to itself simply as "Starship", though with Thomas being its only consistent member. In September 2013, the group released their first new studio material in over two decades, putting out the tune "It's Not the Same as Love".
Their official website can be found at www.starshipcontrol.com.
Somebody To Love
Starship Lyrics
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And all the joys 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
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
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 ah running 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
The opening lines of Starship's Somebody to Love seek to explore the universal human need for love and companionship, particularly during times of struggle and turmoil. The lyrics reflect the idea that when truths we thought we knew turn out to be false, and happiness feels out of reach, we all want and need someone to care for and love us unconditionally. The despair and emptiness we experience in tough times fills us with a need for self-preservation that can only be satisfied by finding someone to love.
The garden flowers can be interpreted as a metaphor for a relationship – when it wilts and dies, so does the romance. The “red” in the line “your mind is full of red” may be a reference to emotional turmoil, anger or negative thoughts. The second verse alludes to feeling lost and not knowing one's place in the world, and constructs a façade of self-assurance and confidence.The additional references to tears and mistreatment by friends imply that the feeling of loneliness is universal and not isolated to the singer.
Overall, the lyrics of “Somebody to Love” touch upon a fundamental human craving for acceptance, happiness and love which can only be fulfilled by finding someone to love.
Line by Line Meaning
When the truth is found to be lies
When you realize the reality is opposite of what you thought
And all the joys within you dies
And all the happiness inside you disappears
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need someone to care for and love you
Don't you need somebody to love
Don't you require someone to love you
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
Wouldn't you cherish someone to love you
You better find somebody to love
You need to find someone to love you
When the garden flowers baby are dead yes
When the flowers in your garden have wilted away
And your mind is full of red
And your thoughts are full of pain
Your eyes, I say your eyes may look like his
Your eyes resemble his
But in your head baby I'm afraid you don't know where it is
But in your mind, you don't know where your heart is
Tears are running ah running down your breast
Tears are flowing down your chest
And your friends baby they treat you like a guest
And your friends treat you like a stranger
Contributed by Declan C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@michelelopez9799
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