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"White Rabbit" is a song written by Grace Slick and recorded by the American rock band Jefferson Airplane for their 1967 album Surrealistic Pillow. It draws on imagery from Lewis Carroll 's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass .
On November 3 a Slick composition she brought from her time in The Great Society, "White Rabbit", was recorded with its original instrumental introduction drastically shortened for commercial purposes; it was among the first explicitly pro-drug rock songs and would go on to become her signature piece, used in countless movies and TV shows since ...
"White Rabbit" was written by Slick while she was still with The Great Society. The first album she recorded with Jefferson Airplane was Surrealistic Pillow, [52] its 1967 breakout album. [53] Slick provided two songs from her previous group: her own "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love", written by her brother-in-law Darby Slick. Both songs ...
Karaa sang the Arabic version of "White Rabbit" on the American Hustle Soundtrack, which was released on Sony Classical in 2013, [20] a psychedelic song originally by The Great Society (recorded 1966) and made famous by American band Jefferson Airplane, who released it in 1967.
"White Rabbit" was described at Billboard [3] as "a dynamic pop-packed jazz LP with two extraordinary works "California Dreaming" and "White Rabbit"".For this project Creed Taylor and Don Sebesky used the formula that gave them good results in other recordings with Verve Records and A&M Records: two successful rock/pop songs covers from The Mamas and the Papas and Jefferson Airplane, music ...
Soon after, Slick composed the psychedelic piece "White Rabbit". [8] The song, which she is purported to have written in an hour, [11] is a reflection on the hallucinogenic effects of psychedelic drugs; when performed live, it featured a speedier tempo and was an instant favorite among the band's followers. [12]
White Rabbit is the second studio album by the rock music group Egypt Central, released on May 31, 2011. The first single, "White Rabbit", was released to radio stations on February 15, 2011 and made available on digital platforms on March 1, 2011. [3] A 30-second preview of the album was posted on the official Egypt Central YouTube channel.
The Airplane recorded "Someone to Love" (retitled as "Somebody to Love") and Grace's own "White Rabbit" for Surrealistic Pillow. [4] Both songs were released as singles in 1967, reaching No. 5 and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively. [7]