who wrote somebody to love by jefferson airplane
Darby Slick
title: Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song) text: Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song) "Somebody to Love" (originally titled "Someone to Love") is a rock song that was written by Darby Slick. It was originally recorded by The Great Society, and later by Jefferson Airplane. "Rolling Stone" magazine ranked Jefferson Airplane's version No. 274 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Written by The Great Society guitarist Darby Slick after realizing his girlfriend had left him, and first performed by that band, which included his then-sister-in-law Grace Slick on vocals, the song made little impact outside of the club circuit in the Bay Area. title: Darby Slick text: Darby Slick Dabney Roger "Darby" Slick (born 1944) is an American guitarist and songwriter, best known as a former member of The Great Society, and as the writer of the Jefferson Airplane song, "Somebody to Love". In 1965, he co-founded The Great Society with his brother Jerry Slick, Jenn Piersol, and his sister-in-law Grace Slick (David Miner and Bard Du Pont would join shortly after). Darby played lead guitar and occasionally performed backup vocals early on and less often towards the disbanding. He wrote some other songs for The Great Society, including "Free Advice" and "Darkly Smiling". Originally under the title: Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song) text: The song was released in 1966 as a single with the B-side another Darby Slick composition titled "Free Advice" on the North Beach subsidiary of Autumn Records, and received minimal circulation outside of San Francisco. San Francisco in the mid-'60s was the center of free love, but Darby Slick saw a downside to this ethos, as it could lead to jealousy and disconnect. This song champions loyalty and monogamy, as the singer implores us to find that one true love that will nurture us and get us through the tough times. When Grace Slick departed to join Jefferson Airplane, she title: Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song) text: counterculture to the rest of the United States. A cover of "Somebody to Love" was the debut single of German electronic music duo Boogie Pimps. It was released on January 11, 2004 and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number seven on the Irish Singles Chart. The song also became a top-twenty hit in Australia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, and the Netherlands. In most of these territories, this was their only hit single, as the follow-up single "Sunny" failed to chart. Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song) "Somebody to Love" (originally titled "Someone to Love") is a rock title: Jefferson Airplane text: popular genre exemplified by acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke. The first single from the album, Spence's "My Best Friend", failed to chart, but the next two singles rocketed the group to prominence. Both "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" became major U.S. hits, the former reaching No. 5 and the latter No. 8 on the Billboard singles chart. By late 1967 the Airplane were national and international stars and had become one of the hottest groups in America. Grace Slick biographer Barbara Rowes called the album "a declaration of independence from the establishment [-] What Airplane originated was a romanticism for