"3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" is a psychedelic rock song by the band Jefferson Airplane. It was written by Marty Balin after he recalled "just looking in the newspaper at the sports section and seeing 'three-fifths of a mile', and somewhere else on the page, 'ten seconds'. And I combined the two in a sudden flash." The song appeared on the album Surrealistic Pillow. The song also contains a reference to marijuana; "Real clean, real fine nicotine. Sometimes the price is 65 dollars, prices like that make a grown man holler; 'specially … read more
"3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" is a psychedelic rock song by the band Jefferson Airplane. It was written by Marty Balin after he recalled "just looking in the newspaper at … read more
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1965. One of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to achieve international commercial success. They headlined the Monterey Pop Festival (1967), Woodstock (1969), Altamont Free Concert (1969), and the first Isle of Wight Festival (1968) in England. Their 1967 breakout album Surrealistic Pillow was one of the most significant recordings of the Summer of Love. Two songs from that album, "Somebody to Love" and &q… read more
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1965. One of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was … read more
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1965. One of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to achieve interna… read more