I wrote this song, on a piece of blue construction paper, to my gfriend when she was 16 yo! She still has it to this day! We have now been married now for 50 yrs. The most beautiful song ever written! stands the test of time!

Marty Balin-one of the best lyricists of the 60's

Comforting sound in these strange days.

This band, this album...being there as a young person in SF during the late '60s- Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead were indigenous to San Francisco. All of the marvelous music that came in to SF was a beautiful gift. But there will always be a special place in my heart for being able to run into Paul Kantner in a grocery store in Pacific Heights...being able to walk to the bandstand at Golden Gate Park for free concerts by the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane, among others. All that is to say that as cynical as one may be, times are always magical-if one is attuned...HA HA!! Be attuned to the magic that is life on Earth!!!

RIP Dad. Miss you! 1953-2020. Navy Vietnam Vet. DDG-33, USS Parsons.

as long as this song exist, there is still good music to go to.

the days when love songs were really 'love songs'. almost 60 yrs later and just as beautiful as when I heard it the first time.

Lyrics: Today, I feel like pleasing you more than before Today, I know what I wanna do, but I don’t know what for To be living for you is all I want to do To be loving you it’ll all be there when my dreams come true Today you’ll make me say that I somehow have changed Today you’ll look into my eyes, I’m just not the same To be any more than all I am would be a lie I’m so full of love I could burst apart and start to cry Today, everything you want I swear it all will come true Today, I realize how much I’m in love with you With you standing here, I could tell the world what it means to love To go on from here, I can’t use words they don’t say enough Please, please listen to me It’s taken so long to come true And it’s all for you, all for you

There will never be another Jefferson Airplane ✈️ They were so multitalented, every single one of them. The sound they created, was and always will be one of a kind just like them. ✈️

1967: Marty Balin wrote this. He also wrote "Miracles". Magnificent. Be at peace.

I am an American. I grew up in the 60's....and this is my music.

Today, I feel like pleasing you More than before Today, I know what I want to do But I don't know what for To be living for you Is all I want to do To be loving you It'll all be there When my dreams come true Today, you'll make me say That I somehow have changed Today, you'll look into my eyes I'm just not the same To be any more than all I am Would be a lie I'm so full of love I could burst apart And start to cry Today, everything you want I swear it will all come true Today, I realize how much I'm in love with you With you standing here I could tell the world What it means to love To go on from here I can't use words They don't say enough Please, please listen to me It's taken so long to come true It's all for you, all for you

The most beautiful love song ever written. Thank you Marty Balin

This song makes me feel like I'm floating on a cloud, it sums up what the 60s was about, peaceful and mellow, beautiful lyrics, perfection

Marty Balin has a golden throated voice. Also Jerry Garcia’s lead guitar 🎸 is wonderful! He sat in, didn’t want credit.

This song is good but it hits different at 3 am

Hard to believe I have lived 60 years and never heard this song before but the wait was well worth it.

To me, this song perfectly captures the hippie life and vibe. Perfect.

The guitar/drum rift constant throughout is mesmerizing...puts one in a deep deep state of euphoria and peace. I want to listen to this on repeat next time I do LSD.

Listening to music is really a way to time travel

The sincerity in Marty Balin's voice shines out like a Beacon.

In this heartfelt folk rock ballad, Marty Balin sings about discovering his best self through the love of another. It’s a sentiment that made “Today” (1966) a favorite at wedding and tribute ceremonies. Unlike Jefferson Airplane’s debut album, “Jefferson Airplane Takes off” (1966), which includes several tunes penned by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner, this is the sole lay on “Surrealistic Pillow” (1967) that is credited to both founding members. Balin claimed that he authored “Today” (1967) in order to get to know Tony Bennett and, above all, to offer the song to the elder artist so he could - maybe - interpret and record it❕(AND WHY NOT⁉️) While the Airplane were working in Studio B, the Rolling Stones were in Studio A, and Mr Bennett was in Studio C. Balin and the Stones hanged out and decided they all wanted to meet “the last of the great crooners”*. Their common wish to encounter the legendary performer was not fulfilled, and “Today” remained an Airplane piece. In fact, it ended up being one of their most enduring hits❕ All this shows one fact : on the one hand, celebrities are idols to their fans, but on the other hand, those personalities are fans of their own idols, just like the rest of us‼️ 💚🎶💙 * In 2021, Anthony Dominick Benedetto, a.k.a.Tony Bennett, broke the Guinness World Record for the oldest person to release an album of new material (“Love For Sale”), at the age of 95 years and 60 days❕

I listened to this at some point soon after I separated from my abusive ex. Hearing this was like listening to an echo from a poor fool determined to love someone who was incapable of loving themselves or loving back in any wholesome capacity. I wept for that poor fool, and was free. But that wide-eyed, “anything you want, I swear,” is long, long dead.

Still listening to Jefferson Starship in 2020 at 69 years old and will until the day I drop over. The 60s culture forever baby.. still an old hippie and loving it.

One of the most beautiful songs I've ever listened to.

The lyrics are so beautiful!

the days when musicians were friends and hung out together, Jerry Garcia's presence in the studio lead to him adding that beautiful little harmonic embellishment to the beats - pure magic!!!

Born in 65 to hippy parents and older brothers and sisters,were from Venice beach,I was raised listening to the Airplane

I personally believe this is a spiritual song. A mind realization of God.

This was the first Airplane song that really melted my heart,

What beautiful memories of the golden days of the 60's...it will take you on a mind trip for sure

This song is just beautiful

The drum sound is truly unique. The beat builds to a crescendo but at the same time it has slightly muffled sound as if it was being played behind a screen?

The drumming is surrealistic!Worth going through all the pain of living just to have heard this song.

So beautiful. Your group was never given enough credit for your gifts!! ❤

I find that guitar riff by Jerry Garcia to be haunting.

Such a dream like melody, it takes me away...

OK Spotify threw this an autoplay and being the first time I heard this I thought it was mid 2010s dream pop. So so so so so so ahead of its time. Great song!

2021 peace and love. New beginnings out of fear and loathing. My wife's parents got married the year this album released 1967.

Poetry set to song..and heartfelt. Good job Marty.

I know we were there, I know and feel those times, those places you can never go back to. The world was a different planet.

The most beautiful song ever written! Its almost impossible to listen to without tears, it was me and my fathers song we'd sit there for hours going back and forth song for song and every song that came on we'd both be like "idk dude this one might be the best song" 😄 🤣 😂 every song was the best because we loved music so much it was almost impossible to have a favorite but this song is definitely it!!

I think this song was written for my lost love in the Philippines ! She doesn't realize the tremendous love she has has lost from someone who would have been a devoted husband far beyond any she could ever imagine ! In the words of Adele, "Never mind , I'll find someone like you ". I wish you all the best too!

RIP Paul Kanter (Paul Lorin Kantner, 17 March 1941 - 28 January 2016) 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Such an incredibly stuinning album

Got to see these guys in college. Had a great time.

Years ago I lived with my parents and they had two rescue dogs. One I just loved a black long hair Lab. Her name was Trixie. I would take her to the beach and I would sit with a bag of Cheetos and a 7-up. They were such simple days and everything was o.k. I often think of those Beach Days with my Trixie Girl. How the world was and how happy I was back then. I had an 8 track and I had this track played it coming and going. Looked at her in the back seat asleep and so happy. I miss her so much.

One of my all time favorites!!!!!

This is such a beautiful song. Love you Dad.

I quote this song every time I talk about how much I love her

One of the best songs I've ever heard.

Love Grace.Beautiful and a great Voice.

Great song and lyrics - eternal classic

wow haven’t cried that hard in a long time

This song is very powerful ❤️melts my heart

An achingly beautiful song

Such a really intense song it's speaks emotions that are beautiful and sad both.

Absolutely adore this song !

My god this song is so beautiful! Even more beautiful than when I first heard it as a teenager! 🥰

Great song from their best album...

To say that everytime I hear this song I am a Time Traveler! I'm 75 years old and everytime since I heard this song so long so long ago I'm in love with it! It is so beautiful, it brings tears to my eyes! Even today after all these years and 2 marriages it still leaves me remembering these times! I have never gotten tired of it!💖

Perfection, memories bliss ✌

I would go back to those days in a heartbeat if I could

Born Dec of 1968 (yes, 8 months before Woodstock fest) i would rather listen to 1960s music than any other time (mostly). I would love to get married to this song.

This was my Sunday afternoon crash album in the late 60's early 70's

Why do I live in the 2020 If I find myself in the 60's? It's not that I only belong, I'm whole there. 🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸

What an incredibly simple, but mesmerizing arrangement they did on this song. Anybody know how they mic'd the drums and used other effects to get this drum sound...which sounds like something between thunder and waves crashing on the beach?

Love these times. I’ll share this w/ the ones I love..

"I am so full of love I could burst apart and start to cry." This sums me up over the last couple of years. Near death will do that to you.

I didn't learn about this cover until I watched "the Greatest Beer Run Ever" and I originally became a fan of this song via Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth sampling Tom Scott's version - for the song "They Reminisce Over You" - Jefferson Airplane did a beautiful piece with it

My search said that the song is sung by Grace Slick. She does backup. The lead is Marty Balin.

the harmony between voices and instruments is SO GOOD and the melody introducing "Toodaay..."

My favourite song of all time ❤

Paint a picture someday of something that makes you happy. It doesn't matter if you're good or not. Just do it and think of this song when you finish it and look at your quirk.

I love you, Dad You are the best Dad there ever was, is, or will be

Great song. Great production.

a masterpiece

I'm so glad to have made it thru the sixties,the greatest rock out there,spirit,quicksilver,Jefferson airplane,chocolate watch band,13th floor elevators and so many more

I love this song!

Reminds me of a very special time, and spins my soul xxxxx

My favorite airplane song.

My favorite Marty Balin song - no one sings a love song like Marty

I will always love you all...forever and for always 🙏

...my ghad those opening notes define everything at the time,,,it never ever gets old,,, love yahs forevah!!!!

I found this gem at the library years ago going to research on something else all together that had nothing to do with music .

One of my all time favourites. It’s so simple and incredibly powerful and moving.

Sooooo good!

For the love of my live. I found you back after 50 years and still you’re so far away😪 you have your live I mine😩😩

What a beautiful song

To be anything more than all I am would be a lie….. fabulous

In the '90s, I was just a kid starting to work, and I remember a lot of my walks around town, I was listening to rock radio on my Walkman, which always played this music, and I loved the feel of the music, and I still love it...

The 1960s produced the BEST music and movies. Nothing in 2023 even comes close.

The very epitome of folk rock taking a left turn.

Beautiful song 🤩❤️‍🔥👍🏻

delicate , powerful - just beautiful

Love this song

Grace 💕

Very beautiful, the rytms remind me anatolian Rock music in 70 s..

Takes me back to my youth. Music is about melody and rhythm; "shredding' IS JUST ear-grating noise.

A GREAT LOVE SONG.