I was singing this new song from this new band in the 80s trying to be cool and Mom laughed at me telling me they were so old they had changed their name twice already. It was Jefferson Airplane, then Jefferson Starship and then just Starship.
Yep. The old “if all the parts are replaced is it still the original” thing. Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship, and no matter the kind of music it’s awesome.
You already reacted to the old version of this band when you reacted to "White Rabbit" with Don. The band was called "Jefferson Airplane" then. They switched to Jefferson Starship, then to Starship. This is the same female singer. Grace Slick!!
There are a couple of reasons. First, it was a huge departure from the look and style of the band that played at Woodstock. In particular, moving to synth pop felt like the band sold out, trying to keep up with what the new generation was doing rather than having the self confidence to stay true to themselves. My own opinion is that bands evolve over time, or they become stale and irrelevant. Second, that radio DJ insert in the middle. -eyes rolling-. One list I saw of the worst songs of all time put this at number two and that ridiculous insert was the reason it went from being disappointing to being the second worst song (according to them). Personally, I see both sides. It is definitely catchy, and as a kid, I enjoyed it when it came out. As an adult, I understand the complaints and they are legitimate. And even if I don't change the channel right away, as soon as that radio DJ starts up, it's off. It's the sort of stunt I'd expect from middle school students trying to be a rock band, not from veterans of the musical revolution of the sixties and seventies.
That lady is MS. GRACE SLICK. (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship & Starship) The guy is Mickey Thomas, he sang for Elvin Bishop. (Fooled Around & Fell In Love)
Jefferson Airplane changed name to Jefferson Starship to Starship. They started in the 60s and ended in the late 80s. Grace Slick retired in 1990. She said that rockers over 50 look stupid. I think Jagger and others would disagree but she just didn't want to perform anymore. 😊
The Stones are no longer any good imo...Keef can barely play anymore and Ron obviously does not practice his soloing anymore. I loved the Stones from 68 to 78, that's it!
@@karensilvera6694 sorry, I just watched the Stones last night on this tour and on one hand amazing they still want to go and perform at 80....on the other hand Keith and Ronnie just ain't got it anymore. Athletes that lose it have no choice they have to retire, but not bands like AC/DC with Brian still singing in his mid 70's, KISS, The Who etc is so hard for me to watch. I will stick to the records. Be well Karen ✌
Remember Jefferson Airplane in 1968,,with Grace Slick,, 2 huge hits,,White Rabbit, and Somebody to Love,,,this is her When We Built this City, was released.
@@johnnyd5285 Let's not pretend that the Starship that released "We Built This City" was in any way the same band that started out playing folk. Different personnel, different band.
So now gotta listen to their Sara! That song is 🔥. And as others have said this group is their third iteration, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship then Starship. And the chick is Grace Slick!! Beautiful woman
One of those weird cases, where a band that had a successful career in the 70's, shortens their name from Jefferson Starship, to just Starship, reinvents their sounds with the synths of the new 80's, and does it all again into another successful career with an entirely different sound.
@@shanegooding4839 Jefferson Airplane had not officially broken up when this came out. Jefferson Starship was a new band created to allow Kantner and Slick to tour while Jorma and Jack were making Hot Tuna their priority.
They started as Jefferson Airplane than Jefferson Starship and then Starship.. And that woman singing is Grace Slick who was lead singer for all 3....THEY BUILT THE CITY BY THE BAY.. THIS WAS EVERYWHERE WHEN IT CAMEOUT..
When I was teenager working as a cashier a guy came up to me, asked if I knew Jefferson Starship. I said yes. He then asked if I knew who Grace Slick was. I said yes. Then he asked if I knew Marty Balin. I said No. He then grabbed a magazine with Jefferson Starship on the cover , slammed it on my counter pointing to a picture of himself. 😮
It sounds to me like they're seeing corporations take over the music industry and saying, 'you didn't build that!' WE built this city (starting with Elvis Presley, in a way). Yes, the young build, the artists make something new, the corporations see dollar signs and take over. Oh, and I'm so old I still think of this woman as Gracie Slick from 'White Rabbit' days.
Remember when you did a reaction on Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit with a very young Grace Slick looking scared? Long dark wavy hair with a long dress? Well this is her about 20 years later with 2 personnel and name changes of her band. The DJ referred to in this song was actually a famous DJ from the SF Bay Area. A DJ from the 50’s I think. The band went from Jefferson Airplane to Jefferson Starship and finally to Starship. Being born in the 1950’s myself, she was one of my idols as well as Janis Joplin.
Written by English musicians Martin Page and Bernie Taupin (best known for writing most of Elton John's hits). According to Taupin it was about the demise of clubs and live venues in LA, meaning that musicians no longer had anywhere to play live, whereas the city had been 'built on rock and roll'.
She was a bad ass. One time when she lived in Tiburon Ca she was shooting her gun on her balcony and the neighbors called the cops. The cops knocked on the door, she answered with the gun in her hand, the cops drew on her and she put it down. She came close to getting blown away. Got arrested, paid a big fine, put on probation etc. Yeah, she was a bad ass.
Grace Slick one of the greatest female rock singers of all time. Check out Somebody to Love, not to be confused with Queen's song, same name, different song.
That part where the radio DJ comes on and talks, they let local stations add their own call signs. This was part of the 5:00 Friday routine for years. Working for the Weekend, We Built This City, Take this Job and Shove it, and clips from movies and tv shows about the weekend.
Jefferson Airplane originated from the San Francisco scene in the 60s. Grace Slick shared lead vocals. She's amazing. They eventually morphed into Jefferson Starship, then just Starship.
When you realize this is the evolution ot the band Jefferson Airplane and that Grace Slick is the same artist who sang White Rabbit (One pill males you larger and one pill makes you small...)
That "Crazy Chick" is no other then the legendary "Grace Slick"! She was one of the founding members of Jefferson Airplane who eventually became Starship. You need to watch/listen to " White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane, A Legendary Song!!
Im not ashamed to say I loved this song when I was like 8 years old. I had a gang of records and this was in the mix fr...part of my Final Countdown , 99 Red Balloons , Slippery When Wet ,etc, era.
I admit I did like this song 😂 I have old friends that I would never admit that to 😂😂 I really enjoyed your reaction to the song and cheesy video!❤️🔥✌🏻🫶🏻
Starship is iconic. Most of the original members are gone, but i was lucky enough to enjoy a live concert in Littleton, CO in mid 2000's. Here's a giggle, my dad, born in '33, and NOT a rock fan, had actually heard of Grace Slick. 😁
Hey BP, Starship is Jefferson Airplane. The woman singing in this video is Grace Slick, same woman who sang White Rabbit 🙂. She wasn't terribly fond of that era. Check out Jane, by starship, it rocks
Jefferson Airplane had not broken up yet when this came out...Jorma and Jack were simply making playing in Hot Tuna their priority. They still participated in business meetings of the band.
Back in the day, 1965, they started as Jefferson Airplane, then changed to Jefferson Starship, then settled on plain old Starship. Like Satana, they were at Woodstock.
"We Built This City" refers to San Francisco; Jefferson Airplane / Jefferson Starship / Starship are a Bay Area band (along with Journey and others) and building this city on rock and roll refers to the late 60's where SF was the center of rock music; remember Haight-Ashbury and the Summer of Love, etc.
In my day, if you used a/any part of someone's song, to make your own, we called it "Stealing". Sampling, is what you do at Costco, when they're handing out free samples.
As far back as the 18th century, using a line from another composer was a fairly common practice, and met with approval so long as the result was an improvement on the original.
Now this song reminds me of being an 18 year old kid and the world was awesome and we all knew it. Then it was a cool tune to belt out every time it came on mtv
This band is from the 60’s, they were at Woodstock. First it was Jefferson Airplane, then Jefferson Starship then just Starship. This song is from the 80’s, still has the legendary Grace Slick as female lead vocals and Mickey Thomas who joined the band mid way through as male lead. Of their two biggest hits from this time, this is the 2nd best. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us from the movie Mannequin (80’s classic!) is the best.
You know I think it is really cool that you're expanding your horizons. To me it doesn't really matter why you're listening to the song but I grew up listening to this song and I loved it and the fact that you're opening yourself up to it is amazing. They have another great song called "Sara".
Man, this song just sums up the 80's so well. Like, that whole 80's everything is positive nothing is gonna get us down (lots of cocaine) I love this song. As cringey as it is, it is my childhood.
The male singer is Mickey Thomas, who was the stepbrother of one of my friends. He sang ‘Fooled Around and Fell In Love’ by Elvin Bishop. It’s a really good song that you should check out.
Those who hate 80's music hate this song. Probably because the 80's weren't at the level of the 70's. But what decade was? There's actually a lot of great music from the 80's and that decade was just so damned much fun! I'm glad you liked it.
Starship is OG it's almost mind-blowing to know that this was originally the band Jefferson airplane, the goats that made white rabbit and many others starting in the 60s
Once again....who did this to you? This song is consistently cited as being garbage with the worst, most nonsensical lyrics ever. To be honest, I grew up in the 80s and this song is friggin GREAT!!! A certified BANGER!!! You just had to be there man....Starship had a number of memorable 80s hits, but you should hear "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". Another massive hit song featured in an 80s teen movie about a guy falling in love with a female department store mannequin (played by a young Kim Cattrall) !!! Can't beat the 80s!!! ❤
Jefferson Airplane rose from the 60s, Haight Ashbury, and then around the 80s or 90s, changed to Jefferson Starship, then just Jefferson before they retired.
Grace Slick singing here and the singer in the formative psychadelic rock band of San Frncisco, Jefferson Airplane really did build that city on Rock & Roll. I don’t know who else can rightfully make that claim.
I remember when this came out, either late elementary school or jr high. The radio version included voiceovers about Portland (Oregon where I grew up nearby). I thought they were actually signing about Portland. Then later in HS, I was up near Seatle and it came on the radio where they were singing about Seatle. 🤔 Odd. Then I moved to Orlando and sure as 💩, a voiceover about Orlando. I think every radio station had that voice over about their city. I can't say that I've heard it here in Denver since I moved here 17 years ago. And got to see them in the 90s (don't remember if they were still going by Starship, but maybe they were back to Jefferson again) in a small club in Honolulu when I lived there. We were just going down to play pool and low and behold, they were performing.
They originally started out as Jefferson Airplane. Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock formed in 1965. Jefferson Starship formed as an American rock band from San Francisco, California by a group of musicians including former members of Jefferson Airplane. In 1984 Starship, Initially a continuation of Jefferson Starship, it underwent a change in musical direction, the subsequent loss of personnel, and a lawsuit settlement that led to a name change. Starship's 1985 album, Knee Deep in the Hoopla, was certified platinum by the RIAA, and included two singles that went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart: "We Built This City" and "Sara". Hope this information gives you insight into the bands history.
don henley- boys of summer. this that cruising down main street, backroad, or down the coast, kinda song. great great great song. guitar is unforgettable.
They're song is a tribute to the '68 "Summer of Love" that happened in SF. Ironically they sing of corporations changing their names while they themselves changes their name several times.
Mickey Thomas has one of the most incredible voices. Listen to him singing lead on Elvin Bishop’s “Fooled Around and Fell In Love”. As a Bay Area native, we take our local rockers serious ;)
After the name change I checked out on Starship and Rock in Roll for a while. I became a single parent and Disco had brought a bad break in Rock and Roll and when it came back it wasn't the same. It was plasticized and fakey to me. I stayed gone until someone played a Stevie Ray Vaughan song (Little Sister) in my headphones. I bought my first SRV album that day. He saved Rock and Roll. At least until he died. Then Hollywood killed it.
