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Jefferson Airplane
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- Album
- Surrealistic Pillow
- Released
- 1967
- Genres
- psychedelic rock, acid rock
- Length
- 2:31
- Tempo
- 107 BPM
- Label
- RCA/BMG Heritage
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About this song
Grace Slick wrote the song while she was still in her earlier band, The Great Society, and offered it to Jefferson Airplane after joining them in 1966, during the recording of the album Surrealistic Pillow. It became the band's second biggest hit, reaching #8 on the pop charts. Its march tempo and instrumentation were influenced by Spanish bolero music and by Miles Davis's 1960 album Sketches of Spain.
What it's about
The song uses imagery from Alice in Wonderland to describe the surreal effects of hallucinogenic drugs. Slick also saw it as a metaphor for her escape from the outdated rules of society.
Fun facts
- It's actually a cover of “W”.
- Sampled in 14 other songs, like “Regression I by The Caretakers”.
- Covered 26 times, including “White Rabbit by Collide”.
- Written by Grace Slick.
- Produced by Rick Jarrard.