Today (Jefferson Airplane song)
| "Today" | |
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| Song by Jefferson Airplane from the album Surrealistic Pillow | |
| Released | 1967 |
| Format | Vinyl record (7") 45 RPM |
| Recorded | November 2, 1966 |
| Genre | Folk rock, psychedelic rock |
| Length | 3:02 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Writer(s) | Marty Balin/Paul Kantner |
| Producer(s) | Rick Jarrard |
"Today" is a folk rock ballad written by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner from the band Jefferson Airplane. It first appeared on their breakthrough album, Surrealistic Pillow, with a live version later appearing on the expanded rerelease of Bless Its Pointed Little Head. Marty Balin said, "I wrote it to try to meet Tony Bennett. He was recording in the next studio. I admired him, so I thought I'd write him a song. I never got to meet him, but the Airplane ended up doing it."[1] Jerry Garcia plays the simple, repetitive but poignant lead guitar riff on the song.[1]
Personnel
- Marty Balin - Lead vocals, tambourine
- Grace Slick - Vocals
- Jorma Kaukonen - Guitar
- Paul Kantner - Guitar, vocals
- Jack Casady - Bass
- Spencer Dryden - Drums
- Jerry Garcia - Lead guitar[2]
Cover versions
- Tom Scott covered the song on his 1967 album, Honeysuckle Breeze. The song features a quicker tempo than the Jefferson Airplane version and also features a long saxophone solo. The song also appears in the episode, "Riley Wuz Here" of the animated television series, The Boondocks. Parts of the saxophone solo were sampled in the Pete Rock & CL Smooth song They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.).
- Black Sheep samples the song on "Similak Child" from their 1991 album, A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.
- Balin released a new version on his 1999 solo album, Marty Balin Greatest Hits.[3]
- Renée Fleming also covered it on her 2010 album Dark Hope.
- Norwegian avant-garde musicians Ulver covered it on their 2012 all-cover release "Childhood's End".
References
- 1 2 Surrealistic Pillow 2003 re-release liner notes
- ↑ Surrealistic Pillow 2003 re-release liner notes
- ↑ "Marty Balin, Marty Balin Greatest Hits". Retrieved November 25, 2016.
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