Jefferson Airplane - How Do You Feel

Surrealistic Pillow

Studio album by Jefferson Airplane
Released February 1967
Recorded October 31, 1966 -- November 22, 1966
Genre Psychedelic rock, folk rock
Length 33:40
Label RCA Victor
Producer Rick Jarrard

Jefferson Airplane's fusion of folk rock and psychedelia was original at the time, in line with musical developments pioneered by The Byrds, The Mamas & the Papas, and Bob Dylan. Surrealistic Pillow was the first blockbuster psychedelic album by a band from San Francisco, announcing to the world the active bohemian scene that had developed there starting with The Beats during the 1950s, extending and changing through the 1960s into the Haight-Ashbury counterculture. Subsequently, the exposure generated by the Airplane and others wrought great changes to that counterculture, and by 1968 the ensuing national media attention had precipitated a very different San Francisco scene than had existed in 1966. San Francisco photographer, Herb Greene photographed the band for the album's cover art.

Some controversy exists as to the role of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia in the making of the album. His reputed presence on several tracks is not corroborated by RCA paperwork and is denied by producer Rick Jarrard. But when performing Comin' Back to Me live with Jefferson Starship, Marty Balin almost always introduced the song with a reference to the Surrealistic Pillow sessions, mentioning Garcia as playing the guitar parts on the original studio version.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 146 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Lyrics: Look into her eyes
Do you see what I mean
Just look at her hair
And when she speaks, oh, oh what a pleasant surprise

How do you feel
Just look at her smile
Do you see what I mean
She is looking our way
Oh how I wish we could stay, just stay for a while
How do you feel

When I meet a girl like that
I don't know what to say
But to greet a girl like that
Brightens up my day
My day, oh
How do you feel

Just look at her walk
Do you see what I mean
She is coming our way
Oh, how my heart beats, I don't even think I can talk
How do you feel

When I meet a girl like that
I don't know what to say
But to greet a girl like that
Brightens up my day
My day, oh
How do you feel

How do you feel
Do you know how you feel
Just look at her smile
(Tell me how do you feel)
Look into her eyes
(Tell me how do you feel)
She is coming our way
(Tell me how do you feel)
Look into her eye
(Tell me how do you feel)
She is coming our way
(Tell me how do you feel)

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[LovePeaceNFreedom]

Indeed. I always say that '67 was the most beautiful year in music. So many lovely songs came out that year: "The Crystal Ship", "Little Wing", "Ruby Tuesday", "Dance the Night Away", "Hampstead Incident", "Never My Love", and, of course, "A Day in the Life", amongst many others.

Now that you mention it, though, I can really imagine the park scenario, and it's a wonderful thought. :)

[420HAVEFUN]

i feel better now :)

[allUneedISLove420]

LOVE AN DPEACE FOREVER! FLOWER POWER!

[maxauburn]

I love this song

[saltsister1]

@LovePeaceNFreedom whoops it is meant to be thumbs up. I would have said it the same way.

[pbrucpaul]

Timeless and Groovy. 

[MrJeff1947]

1967

best time for great music recordings.

"Pillow" the whole album is great

Sgt Pepper the best album of all time

Doors (light my fire) timeless

Buffalo Springfield..(voted best 500 albums ever recorded by rolling stone magazine).

The cosmos aligned that year to give us some memorable melodies!



[MrPetrucci100]

reccomended by bandmate few min ago..and im already a fan

[mindfoodprime]

Sunday afternoon in Lincoln park ... Chicago, Il.

[7upIsLove]

Tom Mastin wrote this beautiful song, presumably JA came up with this wonderful arrangement. A high-point of song craft on this album, let us give due credit to Mr. Mastin.

[buzzinfly27]

This and the ten tracks that surround it are why the members of the Jefferson Airplane are the only hippies I like. Surrealistic Pillow is my favorite, and this song always makes me smile:)

[jimothy60]

@Thadmotor1044 Mamas and Papas aren't on Surrealistic Pillow. But you can tell the arrangement was influenced by them.