While it only ever hit #65 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Purple Haze" is often cited asone of Jimi Hendrix's best songs. There's a commonly misheard lyric buried within it, and, for his part, Hendrix did little to ever set the record straight. He even went so far as to occasionallys...
During the songwriting process, one patient said, “Jimi Hendrix said that music doesn’t lie and so, I can’t lie in my song, I want to tell the truth.” For most songs included in this analysis, the songwriting process started with the lyrics and the music was added after. However,...
Wrote My Way Out ▶ Wait For It ▶ An Open Letter (feat. Shockwave) - Interlude ▶ Satisfied (feat. Miguel & Queen Latifah) ▶ Dear Theodosia (feat. Ben Folds) ▶ Valley Forge - Demo ▶ It's Quiet Uptown ▶ That Would Be Enough ▶ Immigrants (We Get The Job Done) ...
"I wrote it. I didn't fail. It was straight,"Bob Dylansaid of his greatest song shortly after he recorded it in June 1965. There is no better description of "Like a Rolling Stone" — of its revolutionary design and execution — or of the young man, just turned 24, who created it....
Jimi Hendrix‘s definitive reading of “Watchtower” is one of the few Dylan covers that has permanently affected the way Dylan himself plays the song. Hendrix started recording his cover within weeks ofJohn Wesley Harding‘s release, fleshing out the song into something stunningly intense. “He...
“there’s nothing glamorous or romantic about the world at the moment.… Nobody’s got the time or the money.” Nevertheless, Costello’s attempt at “a beautiful sound” on “Alison” was inspired in part by Jimi Hendrix’s “The Wind Cries Mary”: They share a similarly crackling ...
Eric Burdon and the Animals| 1968 — ReaderJon Turnernotes it’s “the old ‘Lili Marlene’ song (from WWII) being overtaken by shimmering guitar chords before a blistering psychedelic solo. From “The Twain Shall Meet” album, a favorite of Jimi Hendrix. ...
Stevie Ray Vaughan's nexus-point style of playing – part Jimi Hendrix, part jazz, part Albert King – would have made him a star in any era. Coming of age as he did in the '80s, however, put him in a unique position. He was able to revive interest in the blues as he reacquaint...
We Wrote This Song (Intro to Why Can't We Be Friends?) [Live] ▶ Why Can't We Be Friends [Live] ▶ Low Rider Medley / Band Intro [Live] ▶ Album: WAR Released on:1971-04-01 Number of Songs:5 Lonely Feelin' ▶ Back Home ▶ War Drums ▶ Vibeka ▶ Fidel's Fantasy...
James Taylor wrote the beautiful folk song, “Fire & Rain,” back in 1970 and its fires of popularity still burn strong today. Of course, “Light My Fire” by The Doors made our list of the best songs about fire, as did the Johnny cash hit, “Ring of Fire.” ...