She Has Funny Cars

"She Has Funny Cars"
"She Has Funny Cars"
Song by Jefferson Airplane
from the album Surrealistic Pillow
Released	1967
Recorded	October 31, 1966
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	3:07
Label	RCA Victor
Composer(s)	Jorma Kaukonen
Lyricist(s)	Marty Balin
Producer(s)	Rick Jarrard

"She Has Funny Cars" is a song by the American rock group Jefferson Airplane. Vocalist Marty Balin wrote the lyrics, while guitarist Jorma Kaukonen supplied the music. The song appeared as the opening track on their breakthrough album, Surrealistic Pillow (1967).

Overview

The lyrics reflect on materialism in American society. In a song review for AllMusic, Matthew Greenwald commented:

Musically, "She Has Funny Cars" is driven by a hypnotic, Bo Diddley-style beat and a powerful guitar riff that sounds like [the Beatles] "Day Tripper" turned inside out. Lyrically, it's a strong bit of social commentary about independence and the shallowness of hypocrisy.[1]

Personnel

The song features Jack Casady on fuzz bass. Balin sings the first part with Grace Slick's contrasting second part.[2]

Marty Balin – lead vocals, percussion
Grace Slick – vocals
Jorma Kaukonen – lead guitar
Paul Kantner – rhythm guitar, vocals
Jack Casady – bass guitar, fuzz bass
Spencer Dryden – drums

References

Greenwald, Matthew. "Jefferson Airplane: 'She Has Funny Cars' – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
Jefferson Airplane Loves You (booklet). Jefferson Airplane. New York City: RCA. 1992. 61110.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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[1] Greenwald, Matthew. "Jefferson Airplane: 'She Has Funny Cars' – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[box-2] Jefferson Airplane Loves You (booklet). Jefferson Airplane. New York City: RCA. 1992. 61110.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)