White Rabbit by The Great Society

When most of you hear the words "White Rabbit," what do you think of? Is it Alice in Wonderland? Is it Jefferson Airplane? For most of us, these two things pop into our minds. What you might not know about the song White Rabbit is the fact it's not originally a Jefferson Airplane song.

Actually, the song was originally done by The Great Society, a band only existing for two years, 1965 and 1966, in San Francisco. Of course, interesting to note that Grace Slick was in this band along with her husband at the time, and his brother. As trippy as the Jefferson Airplane version of the song is, many versions of The Great Society's last two to three times longer and are just as trippy. Listening to this one might bring back memories of Klezmer music. Amazing to think this was recorded in 1965, way ahead of its time. I should also note this might have the longest intro of any song ever. Enjoy.