She Has Funny Cars

"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).

"She Has Funny Cars"
Song by Jefferson Airplane
from the album Surrealistic Pillow
Released1967 (1967)
RecordedOctober 31, 1966
GenrePsychedelic rock
Length3:07
LabelRCA Victor
Composer(s)Jorma Kaukonen
Lyricist(s)Marty Balin
Producer(s)Rick Jarrard
Surrealistic Pillow track listing
11 tracks
  1. "She Has Funny Cars"
  2. "Somebody to Love"
  3. "My Best Friend"
  4. "Today"
  5. "Comin' Back to Me"
  6. "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds"
  7. "D.C.B.A -25"
  8. "How Do You Feel"
  9. "Embryonic Journey"
  10. "White Rabbit"
  11. "Plastic Fantastic Lover"

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.

References
  1. Greenwald, Matthew. "Jefferson Airplane: 'She Has Funny Cars' – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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