Starship on 'Today' Show

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:52 am

The Jefferson Starship were on the "Today" show (in the States) Saturday morning.

Here is a clip of "Volunteers."
Nice views of Paul's Jetglo.

http://video.aol.com/video-search/id/4199729318

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:24 am

Glad to hear they are doing "Volunteers" again, with our current administration, it is high time that one was dusted off and played, and not an endless rehash of "We Built this City"!

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:45 am

Gene, you are confusing two different "versions" of JS.
See my post in the "Others" Section which includes a description of the band and a partial setlist.

35012 · Post by **35012** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:51 am

Here's a link to "Somebody to Love":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syj8QqVkfIM

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:05 am

I emt Grace Slick a few months ago at an art show. Nice lady.

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:02 am

Mark,
I couldn't find the thread you referred to in the "Others" section. Did Jeff Starship do a new version of "Volunteers" or is it a completely different song?
Thanks

35012 · Post by **35012** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:22 am

I'm assuming he means this one:

Scroll down to Mark's post

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:53 am

Wny, Thank you, Isaac!!

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:06 am

No, Gene, it is the same Volunteers (basically). G, F and a passing C chord.

Some "Volunteers" trivia . . .

- Marty saw a Volunteers of America truck (sort of like the Salvation Army) which gave him the idea for the song. The original title for the album was going to be Volunteers of America (or Amerika) but the organization protested against it to RCA.

- The first Woodstock album includes the Airplane opening their set with “Volunteers” (Good morning people!) But that was all done with editing. They actually opened with “The Other Side of This Life.”

- JA ran into ABC censors who refused to allow them to sing “Mexico” during an appearance on the Dick Cavett Show. In defiance, the band played a very long version of “Volunteers” refusing to stop, even as the credits rolled at the end of the show.

- During a show from the Winterland ballroom, Marty is heard saying at the end of the song “I need a new band!” He quit shortly after.

Let's see if JH has any "corrections" about this post.