What About Me - Quicksilver Messenger Service (1970)

[argi1968argi]

fantastiv song!!! i always remember John Cipollina in Thessaloniki , Greece

[Soonerorlating]

Why the fuck should I have to watch adverts before I can watch what my friends want me to watch - I ask you! - peace bro

[Canadian925]

Lost my virginity the evening of the day I first heard this song on the radio. It was just around a week before Christmas.

[olafbigandglad]

@Canadian925 why would anybody possibly give a flying fuck?

[Solarshoji]

had the pleasure of observing John at Starry Night in Portland, Oregon as part of The Dinosaurs. One downward stroke of his guitar outshone everyone else.

[JourneyHome]

thinking about the Americans occupying Wall Street - this song is for them - thank you!!!!!

[lawnshark19]

poison water "flouride" gmo plants and foods air chem trailing and polution

all still goin gon



[dleon42dude]

One on the best new age songs from the 60's whose words are timeless

[metalquotationmarks]

Speaking as someone who wasn't there, what happened? How and why did the "movement" for lack of a better term, end?

[graydog788]

takes me back to a single digit age,,,,,, i miss the good ole days

[findthetruthamerica]

William Wallace, once ask his fellow countryman; Will you Stand and fight for FREEDOM? Hemp is FREEDOM, by mutual voluntary consent, without Force from any Government or Individual. Read the Constitution and tell me the Amendment number that Prohibits Drugs, i.e. Cannabis. What is the Number of the Ratified Amendment by 75% of existing States that Prohibits Cannabis, Please?

[findthetruthamerica]

There is NONE! Lies, Deception and Enforcement by Governments and Individuals violating their Oath to Defend our Individual Rights against all Enemies, starting at HOME

FREEDOM by the Supreme Law of the LAND.

[catgivens]

This song is quite relevant today. Pass it everywhere.

[findthetruthamerica]

Ron Paul 2012, End Slavery and Restore FREEDOM.

Audit, Indict and Abolish the Federal Reserve Bank System!

Defend Gold and Silver Coin and the United States of America Note.

All other World Paper Notes are HOGWASH!

[findthetruthamerica]

Sons of the United States of America, I am William Benison.

They will never take away our FREEDOM.

[Drmillmoo]

prefer Ritchie Havens version

[bassbob42]

This song especially rings true 40 years later.

[harvey1954]

Nature's Way and this song are both great ecological tunes with emotional weight to both of them.

[actionjackson452]

this is still avery good question 36 years after ut was recorded . if you you agree i will share some other great music from that you might not have heard . either way enjoy you life , stand tall , and ask questions . peace

[grannygear]

@lazerus9 Nature's Way indeed!! Both these songs bring tears to my eyes. They are both abut 40 years old, what has changed?

[WizardofFuzz]

sounds pretty much like reggae

[Eddlipton]

hell, I don't know alot,,but I know this,, tehy were VISONARIES look at the gulf look at Chicago, Damm look around ya

[johnptretbar]

The original band members were John Cipollina (guitar), Gary Duncan (guitar, vocals), David Freiberg (bass guitar, vocals and viola), Greg Elmore (drums), and Jim Murray (vocals, guitar and harmonica), though Murray left before the band recorded. Valenti, the singer on this cut and "Fresh Air," came later

[josejo786]

what is this song about?

[johnptretbar]

@josejo786 The environment, and oppressive drug laws

[findthetruthamerica]

I challenge the World.

To a $950.00 reward.

Find the word INTEREST

Within the Constitution of the United States of America.

The first individual that responses to my wall

By the Article, Section, Clause or Amendment number,

I will reward you with $950.00 Federal Reserve Notes.

Good Luck!

[NRAforlife67]

Fucking Great Song!

[findthetruthamerica]

Bring your children HOME. Defend our United States Borders. State National Guard, State Militia. State Commander and Chief, Governors by the Supreme Law of the Land. Until a Declaration of War by CONGRESS. Hemp is Nature. Hemp is Paper. Hemp is Rope. Hemp is Wood. Hemp is Medicine. Hemp is Laughter. Hemp is Illegal.

[findthetruthamerica]

TRUTH will destroy Deception by DEFENDING,

Universal Unalienable Laws; Life, Liberty, Property and the Pursuit of HAPPINESS.

[chinacatsunflower11]

What they should have done with dino is to show him the door. pathetic end to a great band.

[findthetruthamerica]

Earthlings have but TWO Options. Option 1: Defend Universal Unalienable Individual Laws. Option 2: Take or Give AWAY Universal Unalienable Laws Life, Liberty, Property and the Pursuit of HAPPINESS. Decide your CHOICE, and Live or Die; with or without, TRUTH?

[priapus56]

@findthetruthamerica er... What are you talking about?

[findthetruthamerica]

+ 99.9% Organic Life.

- 66.6% Synthetic Life.

= 33.3% Slave Life.

Defend the U.S. Constitution against Takers and Givers by Keeping the Oath

[findthetruthamerica]

True Hippies Defend Individual Freedom Against BANK SLAVERY within the Borders of the United States of America against;

IRS, Federal Reserve Bank, IMF, World Bank, Bank of International Settlements stockholders. We knew something was Evil 40 years ago. Now, We know the Private Stockholders!

[BluezGuitarz]

The hippies were right 40 years ago, while I was a jungle grunt in the VN. Unfortunately, most old hippies have forgotten their old beliefs (did they burn their draft cards out of true convictions or cowardice? And why do so many of them support the current wars [ including the war on sanity?])

Songs like this reinforce the beliefs of the true hippies, and they help the rest of us see that they were right - then and now.

[shoottheroach]

I,too,believe the revolution must be mighty close at hand....

[whtmtnbills]

Who sings the lead on this song ? GREAT song !

[twelvtyfive]

Dino Valenti.

[07504201963]

who's amazing single 'birdses' is still yet to appear on you tube.

[6749er]

Saw a list of worst trades in SF team history. There has been some bad ones like Orlando Cepeda for Ray Sadeki

but #1 on the list was Quicksilver Messenger Service trading

John Cipollina, David Friberg &, Nicky Hopkins for Dino Valente,

I agree!

[jltardiff]

Anyone who would trade John Cipollina for anyone less than Jesus is a fool and getting screwed in that deal. Dino was the ruin of QMS, hell Gary could sing as good as him when he had to.

[6749er]

Hee-Hee. I hear ya buddy. I think Gary & David both could & can Way better.

Cip & Duncan toghether was about as good as I ever saw. Hearing Cipollina here on Utube still give me chiils. Happy Trails Amigo

[brentebut]

@jltardiff Gary was an excellent singer. Powerful and raw. But nobody could sing like Dino. He could sing Gary's style but he had his own style, and nobody - nobody could sing like Dino.

[Jenscool]

I ain't lookin' for no trouble, ..BUT!

[ramkamjam]

this is truely an important song...it has more meaning today than it ever has. i say...let's rise up and give it to them while we still can....vote these fuckers OUT!!!!

[ColdMountainWater]

I was thinking exactly the same before seeing your comment. This song has never been more timely than it is now.

[yimalimadingdong]

Please...as a generation we had promise but we sold out practically before we even got started, For pity sake there is a "War on Drugs" and we now werehouse our youth in prisons.

The rebel had kids, got a regular job, and embraced comfort instead of ripping the world a new rectum. The only thing we will get up in arms about again is SS payments getting cut or health care issues. We did have a shining moment to treasure though, said the old fart with a gleam in his saggy, baggy eye :)

[lazerus9]

Spirit...."Natures Way"...Goes well with this song.

Don't you think?

[clotho98]

Great idea! (See video response, above.)

[taranoreable]

@lazerus9 Just thought the same thing before I read your post.  :)

[lazerus9]

I was there............Were you?

[clotho98]

I was there. That's part of the reason the song is here. :) I saw them do this live, at an outdoor concert, waaaaaay back when.

[dleon42dude]

@clotho98 yes and not only was I there but I hired them to do a gig in Passaic NJ

[novembertalespinner]

@lazerus9 I sure was.

[katiebridget]

to all us old hippies this song was and still is very personal. as relevant today as it was then.

[texshader]

I agree with you 100%. I'm just an old hippie too!

[kac56]

great song from our past...

[GreenOnions1967]

it applies to our present and most likely to our future sadly

[kac56]

True...As I listened to the words again after many years, I thought the same thing...

[larrysherry]

60's SanFrancisco sound at its finest.

[6749er]

Dino wasn't in the 60's QMS which was Classic SF sound. He came after with his sound which was his not classic SF, which they were before him. Happy Trails is Classic SF 60's sound. No Dino in that Great 60's SF Band.

[publicanimal]

@6749er Not true, he was an original member of the band, but he was in jail when they recorded their first couple albums. Hence a song called "Dino's Song" on the first LP.

[6749er]

@publicanimal @publicanimal I'm working with facts. He was out of jail when he did his solo LP the same year QMS did their first and the music for Happy Trails which was 68. Dino was part of them getting toghther but he never played one note w/ them as a band before he got busted. Duncan brought him when he came back. I have quotes from band members that blow the Dino was a member they were waiting for myth away. because they are working with facts not myths

[6749er]

"He actually lived with us when he got out of prison, and while we played some music together and wrote songs, he had no interest in playing in Quicksilver; he wanted to start his own career. Well, when his own career didnt do so well, he had more interest in playing in Quicksilver!.

Gary Duncan

[6749er]

Ducan split for a year before Happy Trails came out. When he came back he brought Dino with him. The others guys wanted Gary back so they took Dino too.

:"I didnt really want Dino in the band, but I wanted Duncan in the band. And the ONLY way to get Duncan in the band, was to take Dino too."

David Feriburg

[6749er]

Hey Pub I was Bay Area kid at the time. I saw Dino solo in 1968 after he got out of prison the same year I saw a whole lot of one of the greatest bands I ever saw the classic 4 man Quicksilver Messenger Service. Hence, who not true? .