A friend of mine has been covering this at coffeehouses. I first heard the Jefferson Airplane version and then discovered it was written by Fred Neil. Indeed the most retarded discovery since Columbus discovered America. LOL!
Fred taught so many how to play and accompany themselves on guitar from Bob Dylan to Steve Stills, Roger McGuinn, Gramm Parsons...and me I got to see him at the Elephant in Woodstock NY on the weekend he recorded his live Dolphins album I was like 17... I'd never seen people play acoustic guitars so well until that night...Fred Neil with Monte Dunn 2nd guitar, who also backed Karen Dalton, Happy Traum, and Bob Gibson all played that night..Fred was featured and of course played last..
@1046rzac No kidding really, how cool is that...I got to meet Paul a few times as I know Erik Frandsen real well, but never got to know him as I wish I had I also met him because I was good friends with Peter Mekeel who backed Paul up for a good while did you know Pete..?
Fred's version is more poignant : he was not into festive or hallucinogen drugs in California, like Jefferson Airplane ; he was badly into heroin. Fred is one of the REALLY GREAT songwriters, with Townes Van Zandt and Jackson C. Frank.
The Airplane covered this song, perhaps more poignant since their lifestyle was pretty destructive...Freddy died last year, and this is so gorgeous ;P ;P
I know Frandsen, Peter Mekeel & I grew up together--Siebel I produced for Elektra--small world!!
1046rzac 2 days ago
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A friend of mine has been covering this at coffeehouses. I first heard the Jefferson Airplane version and then discovered it was written by Fred Neil. Indeed the most retarded discovery since Columbus discovered America. LOL!
TDS4UT 2 weeks ago
Fred taught so many how to play and accompany themselves on guitar from Bob Dylan to Steve Stills, Roger McGuinn, Gramm Parsons...and me I got to see him at the Elephant in Woodstock NY on the weekend he recorded his live Dolphins album I was like 17... I'd never seen people play acoustic guitars so well until that night...Fred Neil with Monte Dunn 2nd guitar, who also backed Karen Dalton, Happy Traum, and Bob Gibson all played that night..Fred was featured and of course played last..
DuneAquaViva 1 month ago
@DuneAquaViva I was at that show with Paul Siebel.
1046rzac 4 days ago
@1046rzac No kidding really, how cool is that...I got to meet Paul a few times as I know Erik Frandsen real well, but never got to know him as I wish I had I also met him because I was good friends with Peter Mekeel who backed Paul up for a good while did you know Pete..?
DuneAquaViva 2 days ago
hell yeah! xD
onewayout73 1 month ago
timeless...
aquamoon22 2 months ago
searched for a tribe called quest and somehow ended up here. amazing tune doe!
proved to be a perfect track for me and my dudes to continue passing around our l's.
RomirRC 2 months ago
V ery nice! I found this song/vid after having forgotten it for DECADES and it put the hook right back in me :-) So fine....
Thank YOU!
392hemia100 7 months ago
Move over Bob Dylan. Beautiful and with the heart.
sunaru1 8 months ago
I only knew this song from Jefferson Airplane. In my old age I have finally found the original. Beautifu, well done......
sunaru1 8 months ago
@sunaru1 I'd only heard the Animals version - an album cut from 1966.
richadNtexas 1 month ago
Nothing like that booming voice and incredible12 string-
bbuc1 10 months ago
Fred's version is more poignant : he was not into festive or hallucinogen drugs in California, like Jefferson Airplane ; he was badly into heroin. Fred is one of the REALLY GREAT songwriters, with Townes Van Zandt and Jackson C. Frank.
navi077 1 year ago 3
@navi077 Nix on the Smack, but he was fond of nose candy...or so I hear.
MrPhingers 6 months ago
The Airplane covered this song, perhaps more poignant since their lifestyle was pretty destructive...Freddy died last year, and this is so gorgeous ;P ;P
irvnz 1 year ago
@irvnz I believe that Fred Neil died in the sixties.
coyoteguy45 1 year ago
@coyoteguy45 Whoops! My mistake. He died in 2001.
coyoteguy45 1 year ago
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irvnz 1 year ago