RIP Paul Kantner

[Billy_Kinetta]

One of the great bands of the late 60s.

Paul Kantner, Jefferson Airplane Co-Founder & Guitarist, Dies at 74

 

[Shrimpbox]

Damn, they're dropping like flies.

When the men on the chessboard get up and tell you where to go.........
Go ask Alice , I think she'll know, when logic and proportion have fallen far ahead, and the white knights running backward, and the red wings on your head....
Remember, what the door mouse said, feed your head

RIP

 

[tinydancer]

Another great one passes. This is becoming truly surreal.

 

[tinydancer]

I still love Volunteers by Kantner. Sheesh. It was the battle cry for the youth of that day.

"Volunteers"

Look what's happening out in the streets
Got a revolution
Got to revolution
Hey I'm dancing down the streets
Got a revolution
Got to revolution
Ain't it amazing all the people I meet
Got a revolution
Got to revolution
One generation got old
One generation got soul
This generation got no destination to hold
Pick up the cry
Hey now it's time for you and me
Got a revolution
Got to revolution
Come on now we're marching to the sea
Got a revolution
Got to revolution
Who will take it from you
We will and who are we
We are volunteers of America

Credit Paul Kantner and Jefferson Airplane

 

[konradv]

I still love Volunteers by Kantner. Sheesh. It was the battle cry for the youth of that day.

"Volunteers"

Look what's happening out in the streets
Got a revolution
Got to revolution
Hey I'm dancing down the streets
Got a revolution
Got to revolution
Ain't it amazing all the people I meet
Got a revolution
Got to revolution
One generation got old
One generation got soul
This generation got no destination to hold
Pick up the cry
Hey now it's time for you and me
Got a revolution
Got to revolution
Come on now we're marching to the sea
Got a revolution
Got to revolution
Who will take it from you
We will and who are we
We are volunteers of America

Credit Paul Kantner and Jefferson Airplane

Marty Balin's words. Kantner's music.

It was written by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner together. Marty was woken up by a truck one morning, which happened to be a truck with Volunteers of America painted on the side. Marty started writing lyrics down and then asked Paul to help him with the music.

Volunteers (song) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[konradv]

Jefferson Airplane- The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil

 

[rightwinger]

Damn, they're dropping like flies.

When the men on the chessboard get up and tell you where to go.........
Go ask Alice , I think she'll know, when logic and proportion have fallen far ahead, and the white knights running backward, and the red wings on your head....
Remember, what the door mouse said, feed your head

RIP

Think it was Grace Slick that wrote that one

 

[Elvis Obama]

I was really shocked by Bowie's death, and saddened, but Paul Kantner, that's a kick in the stomach. I saw Kantner with the Airplane in Central Park, with the Starship several times and with the Airplane again on their reunion tour in Radio City Music Hall. I always loved the song "When I Was a Boy I Watched the Wolves". RIP.