Somebody to Love

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"Somebody to Love" is a 1967 psychedelic rock song, originally by The Great Society and made famous by Jefferson Airplane, that became one of the defining anthems of the San Francisco counterculture era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
albumVersionBy Jefferson Airplane
alsoKnownAs Someone to Love (working title)
artist Jefferson Airplane
associatedWithMovement San Francisco counterculture
associatedWithScene Haight-Ashbury music scene
bSideOfSingleByJeffersonAirplane She Has Funny Cars
chartSuccess major hit in the United States
composer Darby Slick
countryOfOrigin United States
describedAs anthem of the San Francisco counterculture era
era 1960s rock
genre psychedelic rock
hasTitle Somebody to Love
includedOnAlbum Surrealistic Pillow
label RCA Victor
language English
leadVocalistOnHitVersion Grace Slick
madeFamousBy Jefferson Airplane
notableFor association with the Summer of Love
powerful vocals by Grace Slick
prominent electric guitar
originalArtist The Great Society
originalReleaseYear 1966
performedBy Jefferson Airplane
The Great Society
performedLiveBy Jefferson Airplane at major rock festivals
placeOfOrigin San Francisco
recordedBy Jefferson Airplane
The Great Society
releaseYear 1967
writer Darby Slick

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Jefferson Airplane notableWork Somebody to Love
Jefferson Airplane notableSong Somebody to Love
Let's Roll hasTrack Somebody to Love
subject linked to: Let’s Roll
Jack Casady notableSongPerformance “Somebody to Love”
linked to: Somebody to Love
Grace Slick notableWork Somebody to Love
Grace Slick notableSongContribution sang lead vocals on Somebody to Love
linked to: Somebody to Love
Surrealistic Pillow hasPart Somebody to Love
Surrealistic Pillow significantSong Somebody to Love