Jefferson Airplane The House At Pooneil Corners Woodstock 1969

Singer Grace Slick introduced the band with the words: "Alright friends, you have seen the heavy groups, now you'll see morning maniac music, believe me, yeah..."

Indeed, Jefferson Airplane played some morning maniac music for the tired audience. Their setlist featured well-known songs from their Surrealistic Pillow (1967) album as well as from the upcoming Volunteers (1969). Songs like "Volunteers" and "Eskimo Blue Day" were probably new for the audience.

The Airplane takes off with "The Other Side Of This Life" followed by their smash-hit "Somebody to Love" which can be considered as their standard openers. For the beginning they keep their songs to established repertoire: "3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds", "Won't You Try / Saturday Afternoon" and "Plastic Fantastic Lover", audience favorites from their early albums. The only exception is "Eskimo Blue Day" - an interesting songs only performed occasionally.

After that they launch into a 21+ minute rendition of "Wooden Ships" which is also going to be performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young) during the following night. But Jefferson Airplane deliver a radical different version than the Stephen Stills original. It is more epic and solemn and has a long jam part attached. "Uncle Sam Blues" is yet another anti-war song in 12-bar Blues tradition and sung by Jorma Kaukonen alone. Then Jefferson Airplane perform the tremendous "Volunteers" which now represents one of the hymns of the Woodstock festival. This song is nothing less than a statement of the ongoing situation and the cultural and social revolution.

Now Jefferson Airplane are really on fire. They play "The Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil" which runs for more than 15 minutes and is supported by a massive bass solo by Jack Casady. After the encore break they return with the traditional "Come Back Baby", followed by the psychedelic Alice in Wonderland allusion "White Rabbit". They close their set with "The House At Pooneil Corners".
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One day after their Woodstock performance Jefferson Airplane appeared toghether with David Crosby and Stephen Stills (see Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)) on The Dick Cavett Show. There's a DVD available which captures this event called Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons.

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[jakeenan]

Love this version of the song. The music is spot-on not one note out of place. Even them tripping over their vocals early-on is like perfect jazz. I mean, at this point they were totally fried. But that's how good they were. And, it is one the greatest existential tracks ever written.

These, are the Airplane...now go and be a good boy my son.

[sugarhollowdaddy1]

I was THERE. As the sun rose, I left my 300,000 friends to walk the edge of the bowl to get a granola breakfast at the Hog Farm. I will never forget the Airplane coming on and hearing Grace utter her immortal words. I'd been up all night at the most thrilling event of my life at that point (age 18) or since. What I wouldn't give to be there again. (Furthur plays there in a month at Bethel Woods, and I WILL be there again. This song ain't never gonna end.....)

[ThiefAfterDark]

At 9:07 -> "Good night from the Jefferson Airplane"

Their performance was at around 8:00 in the morning, so wtf?

[ChevKen]

"You and me we keep walking around seeing all the bullshit around us".

This is what life is like the moment I leave the front door every day.

[tacriner]

The absolute best JA song!! Love it!! Never gets old!!!

[celebrant9]

I always laugh at the fact that the announcer forgot to mention Jorma in the end :p

Great band, great song. Thank gods for this music.

[autodelete66]

Sunday Noon , they were so blown out, it took them 3 tries to get it right.

[audadvnc]

Can you turn it up!? OMFG I had no idea they also performed the Apocalyptic Pooneil at Woodstock. This version is unique and sounds great! It gets more awesome every minute.

BTW, listen to the 2nd half of the original "You, Me & Pooneil" from Woodstock - Paul & Grace meld it with lyrics from "Hijack", from their "Blows Against the Empire" record.