Jimi HendrixPurple 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
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