I've felt for some time that the music I post on my personal tumblelog is often lost in the mix.
I like to share.
I spent 10 years in the music industry and I've been an avid consumer and collector of music from almost every genre and decade since I was a wee child.
What I post here may be familiar or foreign, old or new. Good music is just good music to me.
You can also find me here, for a more visual representation of my sensibilities.
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One Woman Show
Jefferson Airplane - Lather
I’ve always had a soft spot for ‘60’s psychedelia. When I was in highschool, I had my own weekly radio show which played nothing but music of that genre from my own record collection, and Jefferson Airplane were one of my favourites.
Jefferson Airplane were one of the coolest and most successful San Francisco bands of the time. I still want to be Grace Slick. And it was she who wrote this track, Lather, for the bands drummer [Spencer Dryden] who was turning 30. ‘Lather’ being the brand of shaving cream he used.
I’ve always thought it was a rather sweet story of a mentally disabled man, but it turns out it’s really about how you can’t trust anyone over 30 [ahem] and also has something to do with various band members taking acid and being arrested for indecent exposure on the beach. Apparently it’s not appropriate to be doing that kind of thing any more after a certain age. Shame.
I also kinda wish I wasn’t privy to that information. I liked my interpretation better.
It has a whimsical, child-like quality; almost akin to a traditional celtic folk song. Lyrically, it’s quite humourous and evocative.
I hope you enjoy.
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