Carl Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 It's a classic protest song. Can anyone comment on these potential Songfacts?: This song got created from when they had a small party at their house and they woke up in the morning and saw people cleaning up their garbage and the were called the volunters of america. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 amg has the same info. I'm sure we could find some stories at the different Airplane sites. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Why? Why the only book I can´t find right now is that old Rolling Stone Magazine compilation from 1972 where Slick&Kantner talk about their songs?? I´m sure there must be something about "Volunteers"... I googled but no info about it, just "a revolutionnary song", which isn´t much... Sure someone will find more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Edna, those early days of Rolling Stone magazine were like reading the Bible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 "Like" reading the Bible? Oh... I thought it WAS the Bible!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Man, Little Steven's Undergrounds Garage sucks. Also, how did Jefferson Airplane get their name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Seems a Jefferson Airplane is a stick to hold the joint... or the rest of it.. . As for the song "Volunteers", that´s all I could find: "the clip of "Volunteers," one of the band's most poignant anthems, puts that song into its proper cultural and historical perspective". Seems there´s a new dvd called "Fly Jefferson Airplane" with performances and interviews. That´s part of the comments about it. 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 ...and that it was performed in 1969 at Woodstock as a chant of the times. I´ll keep on searching today... All I found is that it´s on the "Forrest Gump" soundtrack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Found my Rolling Stone compilation and the Slick&Kantner interview, but they don´t say anything about "Volunteers". Anybody out there has got any more info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Here you go Carl. Volunteers was the sixth album to be released by Jefferson Airplane. It was the last album made by what many believe to be the classic Jefferson Airplane line-up. It reached 13th in the Billboard album charts. The Volunteers didn't have political origins according to Balin; One morning somebody was banging the garbage cans outside my window. I looked out and it said on the truck 'Volunteers Of America.' I leaned over and wrote, 'Hey, what's happening in the street. Da-Da-Da...' Paul put some music to it, and it became a kind of anthemic thing for us. I say it's about a truck picking up some garbage and people don't believe me. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Syd, your post is the most usefull of this thread, to my opinion... I´m an Airplane fan since late 60´s and I couldn´t find anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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