The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil
Jefferson Airplane
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If you were a bird and you lived very high You'd lean on the wind when the breeze came by You'd say to the wind as it took you away That's where I wanted to go today And I do know that I need to have you around And I do, I do know that I need to have you around Love like a mountain springtime Flashing through the rivers of my mind It's what I feel for you You and me go walking south And we see all the world around us The colors blind my eyes and my mind to all but you And I do know that I need to have you around And I do, I do know that I need to have you around Around I have a house where I can go When there's too many people around me I can sit and watch all the people Down below goin' by me Halfway down the stairs is a stair Where I sit and think about you and me I sit and think about you and me But I wonder will the sun still see all the people goin' by Will the moon still hang in the sky when I die When I die, when I'm high, when I die, when I die? If you were a cloud and you sailed up there You'd sail on water as blue as air You'd see me here in the fields and say Doesn't the sky look green today? But I wonder will the sun still see all the people goin' by Will the moon still hang in the sky when I die When I die, when I die When I'm high, when I die, die, die, die, die?
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Written by: Paul Kantner
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12 facts about this song
Album Release"The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" is from the 1967 album "After Bathing at Baxter's" by Jefferson Airplane.
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Chart PerformanceThe song peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967, marking Jefferson Airplane's second ever chart hit.
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Song TitleThe title of the song is a combination of Winnie the Pooh and folk singer Neil Diamond. Together they form an invented character named Pooneil.
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Music StyleThe song is considered to be part of the counterculture-era psychadelic rock genre, characterized by its trippy lyrics and heavy use of guitar effects and studio production techniques.
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Vocal PerformanceLead vocal duties on the song were shared by band members Grace Slick and Marty Balin, a rarity for the group.
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Live PerformancesJefferson Airplane often used the song to open live shows during their 1967 tour and was a highlight of their set at the Monterey Pop Festival.
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ComposerThe song was written by Paul Kantner, one of the founding members and the guitarist of Jefferson Airplane.
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Time SignatureIt is distinguished by its 6/8 time signature, making its rhythm distinctively fluid and its beat complex.
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Lyrics ThemeThe lyrics are said to portray a whimsical and surreal world, typical of the psychedelic genre of the time.
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BroadcastThe song was performed live on The Dick Cavett Show in 1969, exposing it to a wider mainstream audience.
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Resurgence"The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" experienced a resurgence in popularity when it was remastered and re-released in the 2003 compilation CD 'The Essential Jefferson Airplane'.
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Length VariationDifferent versions of the song exist of varying lengths. The single version runs for around 5 minutes while the album version is slightly longer at nearly 5 minutes 30 seconds.
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