Even if you’ve never performed music before an audience, you’ve probably done something along those lines—a school play, a presentation in the classroom or in work—and know what it’s like to have thoughts run through your head while you’re “in the moment.” Maybe you give yourself a mental high five while you hit your mark. Maybe you suppress a Jeez! when you flub a line. Maybe you’re feeling so good on stage that you have a flash of feeling like you know what it meant to appear in front of a rapt audience at some legendary venue.
As you watch this video of The Jefferson Airplane performing “Mexico (Go Ride the Music),” pick a moment and see if you can’t write a “thought bubble” representing what could possibly be going through the mind of any band member in the midst of performing this song.
Any male band member “Who’s with Grace tonight?”
I actually kind of dig this song!
1:26 – 1:31 “Hey, I don’t think the audience realizes that this is a parody. Ha! Menckin was right. I can’t believe people are buying into this shit!”
“Covington’s outta here. I hear the turtles split and Johnny Barbata is available.”
2:11 – “Man, we’re good. We’re so good, it’s like we’re building this city!”