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Starship on 'Today' Show
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:52 am
by firstbassman
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
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:24 am
by squirebass
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"!
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:45 am
by firstbassman
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.
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:51 am
by 35012
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:05 am
by phlemmy
I emt Grace Slick a few months ago at an art show. Nice lady.
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:02 am
by squirebass
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
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:22 am
by 35012
I'm assuming he means this one:
Scroll down to Mark's post
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:53 am
by squirebass
Wny, Thank you, Isaac!!
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:06 am
by firstbassman
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.