So they banned it..................

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@rebelann (116671)
El Paso, Texas
February 5, 2026 7:06pm CST
I remember hearing this song a couple times then suddenly none of our stations were playing it. To me it was one of the best songs back then. Thank heavens mom let me watch the Smothers Brothers back in 1967 when they featured Jefferson Airplane. I found out in 1969 that this song had been banned almost everywhere. It's a shame cuz I always thought it was their best tune.
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Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (26532)
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6 Feb
Why was it banned? Sounded ok to me
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (116671)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Feb
It was those stupid 1960s fools that had their whatchamajiggers up their doohickies ...... they didn't listen to what she was singing about all they heard in their peabrains was something about pills
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (116671)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Feb
I don't know about other people but at 18 I wasn't really listening to lyrics, I just wanted to dance.
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Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (26532)
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6 Feb
@rebelann Nothing wrong with Pills lol Or Acid, man, groovy. They banned a song about Weed here. Silly people
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DianneN
@DianneN (252827)
• United States
6 Feb
I tried playing it here but it wouldn’t open. Not sure if I remember it. Will check Amazon Music and Spotify later when hubs wakes up.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (116671)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Feb
I hope you can find it.
rebelann1949
@rebelann (116671)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Feb
Perhaps this link will work better:
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DianneN
@DianneN (252827)
• United States
7 Feb
@rebelann It’s working and I’m such an idiot! I know that song extremely well. I probably saw it on the show and can’t remember I’m surprised it was banned, but it would be appropriate for the people today who use mushrooms and whatever else they use.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (117002)
• United States
6 Feb
I really like this song.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (116671)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Feb
Me too. Those dang fools of yesteryear didn't listen like they shoulda
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (84755)
• United States
6 Feb
I did a “banned songs” list, and this was one of the two songs on the list inspired to some degree bt Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Maybe that book was what they were trying to ban! That’s a good tune, BTW.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (116671)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Feb
When did you do that list? I'll have to back track. I never saw that toon. Hummmmmmmmmmm didn't read the book neither.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (84755)
• United States
6 Feb
@rebelann — back in 2023. Look for the tag “banned songs.”
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (116671)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Feb
Got it
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Anna
@LadyDuck (497738)
• Italy
6 Feb
I listened and I cannot remember this song at all.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (116671)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Feb
Perhaps this band was not famous enough to have traveled to Europe, many of the bands from the 1960s never went to other countries.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (497738)
• Italy
7 Feb
@rebelann - This is true in the 60s only very famous singers and band traveled to Europe.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (119954)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Feb
I like the song "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane a lot.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (116671)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Feb
So do I.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51585)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
6 Feb
One pill makes you larger... I loved singing along with this song.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (116671)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Feb
Me too. It's a shame that they stopped playing this song on the radio.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (205630)
• United States
6 Feb
Neat pick I know the song. I thought UT was called Go Ask Alice though.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (116671)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Feb
That makes sense, it coulda been
Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54570)
• United States
25 Feb
I haven’t heard this one in a moment. I didn’t know that it was banned.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (116671)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Feb
I know what you mean, I found out because of YouTube
Baconstripsxxx
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (17386)
• Torrington, Connecticut
10 Feb
Do you know why they banned it?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (376806)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb
I've never heard this song before. It's a new one for me.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (116671)
• El Paso, Texas
6 Feb
I suppose that does make sense, I doubt the Jefferson Airplane band ever played anywhere overseas back in 1969.
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