He also co-wrote "Wooden Ships" with David Crosby and Stephen Stills, a song recorded by both Airplane and Crosby, Stills & Nash. In 1971, Kantner fathered a daughter with Slick named China.

"Wooden Ships" ended up becoming a spacey highlight of Crosby, Stills and Nash's self-titled debut in 1969. It reappeared the following year in a darker, edgier rendition on the Airplane's Volunteers.

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As you can see from our list of the Top 10 Jefferson Airplane Songs, the story hardly stopped there. Who knows, if we had taken their lyrics more to heart, the world might be a better place today.