Rapper FIRST time SEEING Starship - We Built This City!!

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Rapper FIRST time SEEING Starship - We Built This City!!
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[@ConspiracySmurf]

I was singing this new song from this new band in the 80s trying to be cool and Mom laughed at me telling me they were so old they had changed their name twice already. It was Jefferson Airplane, then Jefferson Starship and then just Starship.

[@andreadeamon6419]

Mom is correct I'm 57 and i remember all the name changes. Everytime we would hear a new song we always waited to see what the new name was

[@patbrewer4205]

Maybe we took Alice’s pills

[@constitutionalcarpenter541]

Jane by Jefferson star ship goes so hard

[@RebeccaGarrett-mq6vb]

Yep I was a huge fan through all their transformations

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

They changed their name to Hot Tuna, too.

[@stevedawson1279]

You already reacted to the old version of this band when you reacted to "White Rabbit" with Don. The band was called "Jefferson Airplane" then. They switched to Jefferson Starship, then to Starship. This is the same female singer. Grace Slick!!

[@constitutionalcarpenter541]

I hope he reacts to Jane by Jefferson Starship to round it out

[@GrowingDownUnder]

jefferson airplane albums so good! so many hidden gems on those albums

[@markk.4941]

Grace Slick was 46 years old when they released this song in 1985

[@edditor]

I read somewhere that Grace slick hates this song. I agree it’s cheesy. “Jane” is a much better song.

[@blakerh]

Yeah, this song was a big hit, but it isn't one of their better songs.

[@paulrosebush9137]

Always had it bad for Grace. Thought she was a goddess.

[@buckeyegirl16]

I've never understood why this song gets so much hate. It's one of my favorites. It always puts me a good mood when it comes on.

[@yinzer]

I agree.

[@cyclnvancouver8060]

because it is the worst song ever

[@cassianfalkener3706]

There are a couple of reasons. First, it was a huge departure from the look and style of the band that played at Woodstock. In particular, moving to synth pop felt like the band sold out, trying to keep up with what the new generation was doing rather than having the self confidence to stay true to themselves. My own opinion is that bands evolve over time, or they become stale and irrelevant. Second, that radio DJ insert in the middle. -eyes rolling-. One list I saw of the worst songs of all time put this at number two and that ridiculous insert was the reason it went from being disappointing to being the second worst song (according to them). Personally, I see both sides. It is definitely catchy, and as a kid, I enjoyed it when it came out. As an adult, I understand the complaints and they are legitimate. And even if I don't change the channel right away, as soon as that radio DJ starts up, it's off. It's the sort of stunt I'd expect from middle school students trying to be a rock band, not from veterans of the musical revolution of the sixties and seventies.

[@synical13]

@@cyclnvancouver8060 Did you forget that WAP exists?

[@cyclnvancouver8060]

@@synical13 I can't say I have ever listed to WAP, but I will take your word that is sucks too.

[@anniebalsbaugh2093]

Could never understand the hate this song received, I was 17 years old, and have always loved it!!

[@american_cosmic]

Overproduced, jingoistic, cheesy pop music... and i LOVE it. lol

[@johnnyd5285]

This song got hate because it was pop, and they started out doing folk-rock, then psychedelic rock. They went establishment!

[@american_cosmic]

​@@johnnyd5285 Let's not pretend that the Starship that released "We Built This City" was in any way the same band that started out playing folk. Different personnel, different band.

[@h.albertmayorga5522]

Be proud of the fact that you never did, understand it, because, to do so, is to understand a degree of cynicism that takes away your soul.

[@KeithDCanada]

One of those weird cases, where a band that had a successful career in the 70's, shortens their name from Jefferson Starship, to just Starship, reinvents their sounds with the synths of the new 80's, and does it all again into another successful career with an entirely different sound.

[@shanegooding4839]

And they were Jefferson Airplane before that in the 60s too!

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

Starship albums were almost completely made by session players under the direction of the producer, with Grace and Mickey's voice overlaid. Craig occasionally did a lead that did not get cut.

[@danettebumgarner5701]

That lady is MS. GRACE SLICK. (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship & Starship) The guy is Mickey Thomas, he sang for Elvin Bishop. (Fooled Around & Fell In Love)

[@karensilvera6694]

Jefferson Airplane changed name to Jefferson Starship to Starship. They started in the 60s and ended in the late 80s. Grace Slick retired in 1990. She said that rockers over 50 look stupid. I think Jagger and others would disagree but she just didn't want to perform anymore. 😊

[@beoz658]

The Stones are no longer any good imo...Keef can barely play anymore and Ron obviously does not practice his soloing anymore. I loved the Stones from 68 to 78, that's it!

[@karensilvera6694]

@@beoz658 My opinion is aligned with yours. I was speaking about what Jagger might think of Grace Slick's opinion since he's 80 and still performing.

[@beoz658]

@@karensilvera6694 sorry, I just watched the Stones last night on this tour and on one hand amazing they still want to go and perform at 80....on the other hand Keith and Ronnie just ain't got it anymore. Athletes that lose it have no choice they have to retire, but not bands like AC/DC with Brian still singing in his mid 70's, KISS, The Who etc is so hard for me to watch. I will stick to the records. Be well Karen ✌

[@karensilvera6694]

@@beoz658 ahhh... nostalgia tickets 😉 and so freaking expensive! It's just crazy.

[@user-tl1yi2jh6e]

Remember Jefferson Airplane in 1968,,with Grace Slick,, 2 huge hits,,White Rabbit, and Somebody to Love,,,this is her When We Built this City, was released.

[@AppalachiaRRlover]

So now gotta listen to their Sara! That song is 🔥. And as others have said this group is their third iteration, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship then Starship. And the chick is Grace Slick!! Beautiful woman

[@deniackeridge5273]

My 24 and 26 year olds cannot understand why people hate this song. It's in their playlists

[@mgentles3]

It sounds to me like they're seeing corporations take over the music industry and saying, 'you didn't build that!' WE built this city (starting with Elvis Presley, in a way). Yes, the young build, the artists make something new, the corporations see dollar signs and take over. Oh, and I'm so old I still think of this woman as Gracie Slick from 'White Rabbit' days.

[@kympeplau1635]

Remember when you did a reaction on Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit with a very young Grace Slick looking scared? Long dark wavy hair with a long dress? Well this is her about 20 years later with 2 personnel and name changes of her band. The DJ referred to in this song was actually a famous DJ from the SF Bay Area. A DJ from the 50’s I think. The band went from Jefferson Airplane to Jefferson Starship and finally to Starship. Being born in the 1950’s myself, she was one of my idols as well as Janis Joplin.

[@SM-ri2df]

They started as Jefferson Airplane than Jefferson Starship and then Starship.. And that woman singing is Grace Slick who was lead singer for all 3....THEY BUILT THE CITY BY THE BAY.. THIS WAS EVERYWHERE WHEN IT CAMEOUT..

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

Kantner actually had the most leads - Grace and Marty about even...iirc it was about 40/30/30.

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

One of the great bands to come out of the "The City".. AKA San Francisco. And yes, the City was built on Rock n Roll.

[@payleighsteele1540]

This is it right here. Don’t get us started on Journey’s “Lights” 😂

[@sean_b_drummer]

The Co-Lead Singer, Mickey Thomas has an insane voice. You need to check him out on Starship's song, Jane.

[@vkinney2000]

This song was so freaking popular in the 80's & everyone wanted to dance to it in the clubs. It was so much fun & brings back such memories.

[@tinaboksa3642]

I'm surprised that at the age of 62 I've never seen the music video to this song.😅

[@user-dt8zq2ev1h]

That's why the 80s are and will always love by me

[@kcook2256]

When I was teenager working as a cashier a guy came up to me, asked if I knew Jefferson Starship. I said yes. He then asked if I knew who Grace Slick was. I said yes. Then he asked if I knew Marty Balin. I said No. He then grabbed a magazine with Jefferson Starship on the cover , slammed it on my counter pointing to a picture of himself. 😮

[@wompa70]

That part where the radio DJ comes on and talks, they let local stations add their own call signs. This was part of the 5:00 Friday routine for years. Working for the Weekend, We Built This City, Take this Job and Shove it, and clips from movies and tv shows about the weekend.

[@JaneWalters-ni7se]

Jefferson Airplane originated from the San Francisco scene in the 60s. Grace Slick shared lead vocals. She's amazing. They eventually morphed into Jefferson Starship, then just Starship.

[@Sue-zf5uu]

In the 80's, people still loved this country and wanted to include our history in all parts of our lives. In our music too.

[@JAYWALKER1000]

When you realize this is the evolution ot the band Jefferson Airplane and that Grace Slick is the same artist who sang White Rabbit (One pill males you larger and one pill makes you small...)

[@LifesWorldwideAdventures]

Awesome reaction to an awesome song 🕺

[@marypittman5821]

Grace Slick was such a bad ass!

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

She finally gets to live her dream of being the little white-haired lady you see coming down the street and wonder what she is up to this time.

[@johnnyd5285]

She was a bad ass. One time when she lived in Tiburon Ca she was shooting her gun on her balcony and the neighbors called the cops. The cops knocked on the door, she answered with the gun in her hand, the cops drew on her and she put it down. She came close to getting blown away. Got arrested, paid a big fine, put on probation etc. Yeah, she was a bad ass.

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

@@johnnyd5285 Sounds more like bad judgement

[@punisher455]

I loved the 80's!

[@Godlygirl38]

Ohhh I love this band. “Sara”, “Nothings going to stop us now” takes me back! Two of my favorite songs ever. This band.. these songs!

[@davidjames3080]

Written by English musicians Martin Page and Bernie Taupin (best known for writing most of Elton John's hits). According to Taupin it was about the demise of clubs and live venues in LA, meaning that musicians no longer had anywhere to play live, whereas the city had been 'built on rock and roll'.

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

Which is funny because at the time LA had two of the best-known clubs for breaking bands in the Roxy and Whisky-a-Go-Go.

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

The Troubador is still going too.

[@librarylady13]

💖💖💖 Try "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", "Find Your Way Back" and "Jane".

[@Shortsac72]

BP; Bro you truly make my day better. Your excitement over our cherished music brings me so much joy. Thanks Dude! Please don't stop 😀

[@cbobwhite5768]

Back in the day, 1965, they started as Jefferson Airplane, then changed to Jefferson Starship, then settled on plain old Starship. Like Satana, they were at Woodstock.

[@shadow1674]

Far out another great one thank you so much❤❤❤❤❤

[@aliciahager2961]

Wow! Grace Slick with an afro permanent! Great song!

[@jamesmcgraw3595]

Love this song, also “Jane” that’s another classic to check out for sure. The vocals are crazy good.

[@angelb-oo7ob]

What a bop….🕺🏼💃👏🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@thomasord8636]

Hey BP, Starship is Jefferson Airplane. The woman singing in this video is Grace Slick, same woman who sang White Rabbit 🙂. She wasn't terribly fond of that era. Check out Jane, by starship, it rocks

[@rhphotocdn]

That "Crazy Chick" is no other then the legendary "Grace Slick"! She was one of the founding members of Jefferson Airplane who eventually became Starship. You need to watch/listen to " White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane, A Legendary Song!!

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

Grace did not join until the second album, as her predecessor decided to make her maternity leave permanent.

[@SandyMcMasters]

Grace Slick one of the greatest female rock singers of all time. Check out Somebody to Love, not to be confused with Queen's song, same name, different song.

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

She's an icon, but lacked the range to be among the best..."I didn't have a lot of notes, but I owned the ones I did".

[@SandyMcMasters]

@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee What she lacked in range she made up in power! I still rank her among the best, imo. Extra points for attitude🤣

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

@@SandyMcMasters She was my first celebrity crush, but I still can't put her at the elite level of an Aretha or Dusty. I find her backing vocals more impressive than her leads - she had good instincts on how to blend with and play off of Marty and Paul.

[@SandyMcMasters]

@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee Oh well, but I'm talking purely rock singers, but, doesn't matter-to each their own!

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

@@SandyMcMasters Rock singers she wins by default - all of the other top women were something else...Janis was blues, Sandy Denny more folk, same with Mama Cass etc. Grace certainly personified the era like few else did, and for that she will be remembered and deservedly so.

[@AnnaMarie66]

I loved them as Jefferson Starship the best but their Ballad “Sarah” is really a beautiful classic!

[@Roy-mw5js]

Grace Slick sung White Rabbit that you reacted too also. She is of course singing in this song❤

[@blakerh]

I saw these guys in concert when song was a hit. The song was so big, they sang it twice.

[@aura81295]

The intro turned on the time machine - back to hanging with friends, dancing and having fun in the city with some rock 'n roll!

[@donna7059]

Same band, some changes from Jefferson Airplane (White Rabbit) to Jefferson Starship to Starship. Singer Grace Slick still rocking it here.

[@lesliebrown1517]

Starship is iconic. Most of the original members are gone, but i was lucky enough to enjoy a live concert in Littleton, CO in mid 2000's. Here's a giggle, my dad, born in '33, and NOT a rock fan, had actually heard of Grace Slick. 😁

[@watrandy99]

"We Built This City" refers to San Francisco; Jefferson Airplane / Jefferson Starship / Starship are a Bay Area band (along with Journey and others) and building this city on rock and roll refers to the late 60's where SF was the center of rock music; remember Haight-Ashbury and the Summer of Love, etc.

[@danaberman6929]

USA all the Way.!!!! 80's was the best.. I was in high school jammin this on my way to school.

[@surprenant52]

SO MUCH HAIR!!!! Hahaha thx for playing this track. Rock out every time I hear it

[@alopez795]

Omg… they played this damn song so much on MTV we learned -it was exhausting!

[@user-uk5qz9ui6p]

Kids 45 years ago, we were rebellious, but not blind to responsibility and didn’t give up trying

[@jacqueinebuss5514]

I grew up in the 60s and 70s then my kids got me through the 80s and 90s. Well the grandkids brought me into 2000 and up to now. Love music!

[@gracemichelli.2am124]

This brings me back. 🤣🤣🔥

[@claranielsen3382]

Loved this! Brings back a lot of memories! ❤❤

[@shanegooding4839]

60s - Jefferson Airplane. 70s - Jefferson Starship. 80s - Starship.😊

[@headache1959]

Marconi is the man that invented the radio

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

The reference to him wasn't even supposed to be in the song. It was a placeholder that the second team of writers inadvertently left in.

[@hognuckles]

15 year old me absolutely loved this song! Today, not so much. LOL

[@user-nz8vd7es7k]

Love your transparency 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙🇺🇸MERICA!!🙏🏻

[@heartwork8318]

I admit I did like this song 😂 I have old friends that I would never admit that to 😂😂 I really enjoyed your reaction to the song and cheesy video!❤️‍🔥✌🏻🫶🏻

[@redzwestisbest]

This band's journey is pretty amazing... 80s were interesting in that bands and artists in their late 30s/40s were able to have hit pop records.

[@ronnydowdy7432]

❤ I heard this song so many times in the 80's. I have ALWAYS liked it. Thanks for the memories and your thoughts on your reaction.

[@marypittman5821]

Jane is my favorite song

[@tracynolan7135]

The American rock band Starship has had three names: Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship. The band's members have changed constantly, and the band has released albums under all three names

[@MyDadsRubberBroke]

In my day, if you used a/any part of someone's song, to make your own, we called it "Stealing". Sampling, is what you do at Costco, when they're handing out free samples.

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

Using themes from other composers to make a work of your own is a tradition that has its roots in the 16th century.

[@kobayashi.official]

Aww man watching you get so giddy and hyped up was AWESOME! I've always loved this song!

[@jakerazmataz852]

I was 23 when this came out. I've never seen this vid. Man that brings back memories.

[@33MarciS]

The male singer is Mickey Thomas, who was the stepbrother of one of my friends. He sang ‘Fooled Around and Fell In Love’ by Elvin Bishop. It’s a really good song that you should check out.

[@renyauger4560]

This band is from the 60’s, they were at Woodstock. First it was Jefferson Airplane, then Jefferson Starship then just Starship. This song is from the 80’s, still has the legendary Grace Slick as female lead vocals and Mickey Thomas who joined the band mid way through as male lead. Of their two biggest hits from this time, this is the 2nd best. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us from the movie Mannequin (80’s classic!) is the best.

[@josephcampbell2400]

Now this song reminds me of being an 18 year old kid and the world was awesome and we all knew it. Then it was a cool tune to belt out every time it came on mtv

[@MetalPagan]

Starship is OG it's almost mind-blowing to know that this was originally the band Jefferson airplane, the goats that made white rabbit and many others starting in the 60s

[@Katness07]

Jefferson Airplane rose from the 60s, Haight Ashbury, and then around the 80s or 90s, changed to Jefferson Starship, then just Jefferson before they retired.

[@carro-xb9oz]

omg this makes the vibes of nostalgia for an old lady :)

[@user-hd4vk7xv7h]

The front man for Starship is named Mickey Thompson. He also sang with Eldon bishop in Fooled Around and Fell Inlo e

[@kimcutts6153]

🇬🇧 The 80s was an amazing decade, musically. 🎼🎶

[@carloporter1373]

You know I think it is really cool that you're expanding your horizons. To me it doesn't really matter why you're listening to the song but I grew up listening to this song and I loved it and the fact that you're opening yourself up to it is amazing. They have another great song called "Sara".

[@payleighsteele1540]

Mickey Thomas has one of the most incredible voices. Listen to him singing lead on Elvin Bishop’s “Fooled Around and Fell In Love”. As a Bay Area native, we take our local rockers serious ;)

[@stephenstrudwick8095]

Once again....who did this to you? This song is consistently cited as being garbage with the worst, most nonsensical lyrics ever. To be honest, I grew up in the 80s and this song is friggin GREAT!!! A certified BANGER!!! You just had to be there man....Starship had a number of memorable 80s hits, but you should hear "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". Another massive hit song featured in an 80s teen movie about a guy falling in love with a female department store mannequin (played by a young Kim Cattrall) !!! Can't beat the 80s!!! ❤

[@creinicke1000]

Loved that movie..

[@TimothyDouget]

They originally started out as Jefferson Airplane. Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock formed in 1965. Jefferson Starship formed as an American rock band from San Francisco, California by a group of musicians including former members of Jefferson Airplane. In 1984 Starship, Initially a continuation of Jefferson Starship, it underwent a change in musical direction, the subsequent loss of personnel, and a lawsuit settlement that led to a name change. Starship's 1985 album, Knee Deep in the Hoopla, was certified platinum by the RIAA, and included two singles that went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart: "We Built This City" and "Sara". Hope this information gives you insight into the bands history.

[@jimmypadgett1106]

Another good one by starship is SARA

[@ClubOohLaLa-fq3sb]

Jane is the Jefferson Starship song you have to hear. One of the greatest rock recordings of all time.

[@thebluecollarbibleguy5114]

Instantly you took me back to being a little kid and a rollerskating rink in the 80s

[@EmmaBadOne]

Im not ashamed to say I loved this song when I was like 8 years old. I had a gang of records and this was in the mix fr...part of my Final Countdown , 99 Red Balloons , Slippery When Wet ,etc, era.

[@theaffiliate4208]

They're song is a tribute to the '68 "Summer of Love" that happened in SF. Ironically they sing of corporations changing their names while they themselves changes their name several times.

[@spawnlod]

This was on all the radio stations when I was in HIghschool!

[@reneeracine4669]

MTV in its glory days, the video 's were crazy.. they be trippen😂😅,

[@heavin6586]

Let the haters hate, i will Always love this song ❤🎉

[@RockinRandall]

Night Ranger "You can Still Rock In America!!!!

[@user-gn2wp8wp2i]

Great song …..and your commentary nailed it …..go well sir !

[@LeRoy_from_Texas]

I love the older Jefferson Starship with songs like Count On Me, Miracles, Jane, Runaway. You may also want to check out Nazareth -"Love Hurts".

[@jerricocke987]

No you reacted to Grace slick lead singer of Jefferson airplane. Grace slick is the lead female singer for starship.

[@andrewsimpson4645]

my first convert in 1986 was Starship and the Outfield at the illinois state fair in springfield illinois, the home of abraham lincoln

[@rosemaryabbott1020]

After the name change I checked out on Starship and Rock in Roll for a while. I became a single parent and Disco had brought a bad break in Rock and Roll and when it came back it wasn't the same. It was plasticized and fakey to me. I stayed gone until someone played a Stevie Ray Vaughan song (Little Sister) in my headphones. I bought my first SRV album that day. He saved Rock and Roll. At least until he died. Then Hollywood killed it.

[@secolerice]

I think you missed the point of the song. This is from Wikipedia. All I knew was that they "built" San Francisco's rock scene in the 60s but there is more to it. Song co-writers Martin Page and Bernie Taupin have stated that the song is about the decline of live-performance clubs in Los Angeles during the 1980s.[3] The lyrics are structured as a plea to corporate interests who are closing down rock music clubs ("We just want to dance here/ Someone stole the stage") because the corporations are concerned only with profits and respectability ("Too many runaways"), and have forgotten that rock music was what first attracted people to the city ("Don't you remember? We built this city on rock and roll!"). Though the song was originally written about Los Angeles, the Starship rendition references San Francisco (the hometown of both Starship and its predecessors, Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship) with a spoken-word interlude in which a radio disc jockey states, "I'm looking out over that Golden Gate Bridge". However, the disc jockey then says, "Here's your favorite radio station in your favorite radio city, the city by the bay, the city that rocks, the city that never sleeps", stressing the universality of the message: while "the city by the bay" is a nickname for San Francisco, the other two phrases are not, and "The City That Never Sleeps" is a well-known nickname for New York City. Capitalizing on the ambiguity, several radio stations added descriptions of their own local areas when they broadcast the song or added their own ident in its place.

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

Because orange groves and oil had nothing to do with the rise of LA...that and garnering water rights that no other city in the area could amass.

[@sabinanelson6092]

Jefferson Airplane or just Airplane to Jefferson Starship to Starship. The Airplane did build their city on rock and roll.

[@user-xm2ib3sr2t]

May I suggest Find your way back! Jane or Nothing going to stop us now! Keep on Rockin Black Pegasus!

[@karidrgn]

The section that mimics a radio announcer they left it so that local stations could match it to their city. Denver had one.

[@shawnbuckendahl1968]

I remember when this came out, either late elementary school or jr high. The radio version included voiceovers about Portland (Oregon where I grew up nearby). I thought they were actually signing about Portland. Then later in HS, I was up near Seatle and it came on the radio where they were singing about Seatle. 🤔 Odd. Then I moved to Orlando and sure as 💩, a voiceover about Orlando. I think every radio station had that voice over about their city. I can't say that I've heard it here in Denver since I moved here 17 years ago. And got to see them in the 90s (don't remember if they were still going by Starship, but maybe they were back to Jefferson again) in a small club in Honolulu when I lived there. We were just going down to play pool and low and behold, they were performing.

[@alishagrossman4080]

My first concert was Starship. ❤️

[@lorihauxwell8309]

Please do Miracles. My favorite song of all time by them when the were known as "Jefferson Starship".

[@julieford8788]

Mickey and Graces voices blend so well together! You gotta check out Fooled around and fell in love by Elvin Bishop. Mickey sings lead on that one.

[@roadkill7314]

Those who hate 80's music hate this song. Probably because the 80's weren't at the level of the 70's. But what decade was? There's actually a lot of great music from the 80's and that decade was just so damned much fun! I'm glad you liked it.

[@timmoser3526]

When Abe stands up and you are amazed, you ain’t seen nothin yet