She Has Funny Cars

"She Has Funny Cars"
Song by Jefferson Airplane
Released	1967
Format	Vinyl record (7") 45 RPM
Recorded	October 31, 1966
Genre	Rock, psychedelic rock
Length	3:07
Label	RCA Victor
Writer(s)	Jorma Kaukonen/Marty Balin
Producer(s)	Rick Jarrard
Chronology
"She Has Funny Cars" "Somebody to Love" "My Best Friend" "Today" "Comin' Back to Me" "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" "D.C.B.A -25" "How Do You Feel" "Embryonic Journey" "White Rabbit" "Plastic Fantastic Lover"

"She Has Funny Cars" is a psychedelic rock song by the band Jefferson Airplane. It is a collaboration between vocalist Marty Balin (lyrics) and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen (music). The song appeared as the opening track on their influential breakthrough album, Surrealistic Pillow - released in 1967. The song discusses materialism in American society. It has also been said that the song is about one of Spencer Dryden's girlfriend's "funny cars". The song features Jack Casady on fuzz bass, and uses the famous "Bo Diddley Beat". Marty Balin is singing the first part vocal with Grace Slick's contrasting second part.

The song was covered in 1969 by The Allman Brothers Band and in 2011 by Robert Plant's Band of Joy.

Personnel

Marty Balin - Lead Vocals, Percussion
Grace Slick - Vocals
Jorma Kaukonen - Lead Guitar
Paul Kantner - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Jack Casady - Bass Guitar, Fuzz Bass
Spencer Dryden - Drums

References

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Jefferson Airplane (discography, members) · Jefferson Starship (discography, members) · Starship (discography)

Studio albums

Jefferson Airplane	Jefferson Airplane Takes Off Surrealistic Pillow After Bathing at Baxter's Crown of Creation Volunteers Bark Long John Silver Jefferson Airplane

Jefferson Starship	Blows Against the Empire (with Paul Kantner) Dragon Fly Red Octopus Spitfire Earth Freedom at Point Zero Modern Times Winds of Change Nuclear Furniture Windows of Heaven Jefferson's Tree of Liberty

Starship	Knee Deep in the Hoopla No Protection Love Among the Cannibals Loveless Fascination

Live albums

Archival releases

Compilations

Singles

"Somebody to Love"
"White Rabbit"
"The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil"
"Volunteers"
"Wooden Ships"
"Mexico"
"Ride The Tiger"
"Miracles"
"Play On Love"
"With Your Love"
"Count On Me"
"Runaway"
"Light the Sky on Fire"
"Jane"
"Find Your Way Back"
"Stranger"
"Be My Lady"
"Winds of Change"
"No Way Out"
"Layin' It on the Line"
"We Built This City"
"Sara"
"Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight"
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
"It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)"
"It's Not Enough"
"Planes"
"Good Heart"
"Let Me Fly"
"It's Not the Same as Love"

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