Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze (3:02)

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Recorded in 1966, Purple Haze was the second single by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in both the UK and the US. It also appeared on the US release of their 1967 album Are You Experienced. ‘Purple Haze’ is often cited as one of Jimi Hendrix’s greatest songs; for many, it is his signature song. Purple Haze became the follow-up release to “Hey Joe” after his manager Chas Chandler heard him playing the riff backstage and suggested that he write lyrics to go with it.

Hendrix claimed this was inspired by a dream where he was walking under the sea. In the dream, he said a purple haze surrounded him, engulfed him and got him lost. It was a traumatic experience, but in his dream his faith in Jesus saved him.

Hendrix claimed this had nothing to do with drugs; instead it could refer to some themes in Sci-Fi comics he was fond of about purple rays. However the lyrics seem to vividly portray an acid trip, and Hendrix was doing plenty of drugs at the time.

The single peaked at number three in the UK but only number 65 in the US, where it was released on June 19, a month after the UK LP “Are You Experienced” and three months after the UK single. In March 2005, Q magazine ranked “Purple Haze” at number one in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. The Rolling Stone magazine placed the song at No. 17 in their “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”

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tomasio2

ich liebe Jimi für immer!!!!!!

yesterday morning
DonkeyKongJr13

this sound slaps you in the face and takes your grandmother out for hotcakes

Sunday evening
toc0

good !

last week
PsychoKitty2279

Rockin' A Hendrix "Purple Haze" shirt right now baby!

last week
prinzcharles8

total wild

16 days ago
tnedwards

def not from Are You Experienced? ref an earlier comment...yeah us old folks got to hear the best music ever...when it was new.

17 days ago
tomrud73

yeah. kind of an inferior live version here lastfm

last month
Liloucat

classic !!

last month
dewfish

PURPLE HAZE ALL AROUND! [2]

last month
rocknurse1

I guess that music wise I was lucky. I saw Jimi twice.

last month
MissPurpleHaze

Lucky older people..they got the good music.

December 2011
skank_pit

I love Jimi, but some of these live versions are pretty terrible. Poor Jimi.

December 2011
richardandricha

I still remember the song and microdot both were excellent...Jimi I still love ur material! DAM STRAIGHT THOES WERE GOOD TIMES TO ALL THAT WERE THERE AND LIVED IT

December 2011
jimboeck

WILL be forever grateful that I was a teen during the 60's and JIMI was jammin during MY lifetime !!!!!!!!!!!! damn they were good times ...........

December 2011
lzcool

Uma das favoritas do Mestre.

December 2011
lammasabacthani

&

December 2011
dewbie226

excuse me while i kiss the sky!

December 2011
oldiesfanjohn

pure orgasmic genius !

December 2011
Hurcule

genius

December 2011
Woefud

Is it tomorrow or just the end of time?

November 2011