Song · Jefferson Airplane
“Today” by Jefferson Airplane
From the album Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
“Today” by Jefferson Airplane appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2004 and 2026. It was first released in 1967 on the album Surrealistic Pillow. Its best result is #554 on the WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,813 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Marty Balin and Paul Kantner wrote "Today", a soft folk rock ballad that surfaced on Surrealistic Pillow, the Jefferson Airplane album RCA issued in February 1967, and it was never meant for the Airplane at all. Balin wrote it as a way to meet Tony Bennett, whom he admired and who happened to be recording in the next studio over. The introduction never came, and the Airplane cut the song themselves.
What stays with you is the lead guitar, a plain little figure that circles back again and again and hurts a bit more each time, and that's Jerry Garcia playing it. A live take turned up later on the expanded reissue of Bless Its Pointed Little Head.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 595 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2007 | 554 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2012 | 637 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
| 2026 | 915 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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