Escrita por
Darby Slick, foi gravada em 3 de novembro de 1966 nos estudios da RCA
em Holywood, California e lançada em 1 de abril de 1967 num compacto
que tinha She has funny cars como Lado B.
Foi gravada
incialmente por The Great Society, onde Darby Slick era o
guitarrista. Mas foi a gravação do Jefferson Airplane que entrou na
nossa lista. Ela é o n;umero 274 da lista da revista Rolling Stone
das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos.
Darby Slick
compôs essa música quando sua namorada o deixou. A banda The Great
Society tinha sua cunhada nos vocais, chamada Grace Slick. Mas a
canção não fez muito sucesso fora da área de San Francisco.
Grace Slick
então saiu da Great Society e foi pro Jefferson Airplane e levou
essa canção com ela. E junto com essa, uma composição dela
própria chamada Whie Rabbit. Somebody to love gravada pelo Jefferson
Airplane chegou ao númeo 5 dos charts pop americanos e foi o maior
sucesso da carreira deles.
Somebody to
love foi um dos primeiros hits a saírem da cena de contracultura de
San Francisco.
Grace Slick
cantou. Marty Balin tocou pandeiro e fez backing vocals. Jorma
Kaukonen tocou guitarra solo. Paul Kantner tocou guitarra ritmica.
Jack Casady tocou baixo e Spencer Dryden tocou bateria.
Foi
regravada pelos Ramones e Jim Carrey, entre outros artistas.
A letra:
When the truth is found
To be lies
And all the joy
Within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love?
Don't you need somebody to love?
Wouldn't you love somebody to love?
You better find somebody to love
Love
When the garden flowers
Baby, are dead, yes
And your mind, your mind
Is so full of red
Don't you want somebody to love?
Don't you need somebody to love?
Wouldn't you love somebody to love?
You better find somebody to love
Your eyes, I say your eyes
May look like his
Yeah, but in your head, baby
I'm afraid you don't know where it is
Don't you want somebody to love?
Don't you need somebody to love?
Wouldn't you love somebody to love?
You better find somebody to love
Tears are running
They're all running down your breast
And your friends, baby
They treat you like a guest
Don't you want somebody to love?
Don't you need somebody to love?
Wouldn't you love somebody to love?
You better find somebody to love
To be lies
And all the joy
Within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love?
Don't you need somebody to love?
Wouldn't you love somebody to love?
You better find somebody to love
Love
When the garden flowers
Baby, are dead, yes
And your mind, your mind
Is so full of red
Don't you want somebody to love?
Don't you need somebody to love?
Wouldn't you love somebody to love?
You better find somebody to love
Your eyes, I say your eyes
May look like his
Yeah, but in your head, baby
I'm afraid you don't know where it is
Don't you want somebody to love?
Don't you need somebody to love?
Wouldn't you love somebody to love?
You better find somebody to love
Tears are running
They're all running down your breast
And your friends, baby
They treat you like a guest
Don't you want somebody to love?
Don't you need somebody to love?
Wouldn't you love somebody to love?
You better find somebody to love
A versão do Jefferson
Airplane:
A versão dos Ramones:
A versão de Jim Carrey:
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