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Mexico (Jefferson Airplane song)

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was completed, forcing a change in some of the planned material. A live version of "Have You Seen the Saucers" appeared as the opening track of the live album
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Five months after the release of "Mexico", President Nixon requested that songs relating to drug abuse not be broadcast.
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The song received little radio airplay, being banned in some states, but did reach #102 on the
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LP and CD is a completely different mix from that on the single.
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Index


Single
Jefferson Airplane
B-side
Studio
Pacific High
Wally Heider Studios
Genre
Hard rock
Label
RCA
Songwriter(s)
Grace Slick
Producer(s)
Jefferson Airplane
Volunteers
San Francisco
Jefferson Airplane
Pacific High Recording Studios
recording engineer
Grace Slick
Richard Nixon
Operation Intercept
marijuana
Mexico
Woodstock
Billboard
2400 Fulton Street
Marty Balin
Bark

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