Embryonic Journey

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"Embryonic Journey" is the ninth track on Jefferson Airplane's second album, Surrealistic Pillow. It is notable for being a single-instrument song, with the only musical element of the song an acoustic guitar. According to the album's liner notes, Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen composed the tune in 1962 as part of a guitar workshop in Santa Clara and included it on the album at the band's behest.

This song has been used in the final Friends episode (entitled "The Last One"), giving the end an even more sentimental touch. It was also used in the movie The Rookie starring Dennis Quaid during a montage scene, and in the movie "Berkeley in the Sixties" at the end with the credits.

Interestingly, it is Jorma's first original composition.