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About This Track
Folk rock singer Tim Rose’s slow version, (recorded in 1966 and claimed to be Rose’s arrangement of a wholly traditional song) inspired the first single by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. One documentary shows interviews with Chas Chandler, who, having just left The Animals, and was focusing on managing other acts. He had been seeking out an artist to record a full-on rock version of “Hey Joe”, and Hendrix fit the bill.
Chandler had seen Rose performing at the Cafe Wha? in New York City (Hendrix himself had recently played a few times in the same venue). Some accounts credit the slower version of the song by the British band The Creation as being the inspiration for Hendrix’s version; Chandler and Hendrix eventually saw them perform the song after Jimi finally arrived in the UK along with Chandler although their version was not released until after Hendrix’s. It is unclear if the members of the Creation had heard Rose’s version. Released in December 1966, Hendrix’s version became a worldwide hit, entering the UK top ten within the month in January 1967 and remains the best known recording of the song. The single was released in the United States on May 1, 1967 with the B-side “51st Anniversary”. It is #198 on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.
Lyrics
Hey Joe, where you goin’ with that gun in your hand
Hey Joe, I said where you goin’ with that gun in your hand
I’m goin’ down to shoot my ol’ lady
Lyrics
Hey Joe, where you goin’ with that gun in your hand
Hey Joe, I said where you goin’ with that gun in your hand
I’m goin’ down to shoot my ol’ lady
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Shouts
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Watamelonmofo wrote:
Good ole' Jimi
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Nonyflor wrote:
ouvi ha mto tempo,era criança + confesso q ela só marcou minha vida,qdo ouvi a versão do Rappa..q tbm é boa..+ Jimi é único.....
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moses2201 wrote:
mochte ich noch nie
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rockandrolljoe wrote:
Don't do it Joe.
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redhotchillibaz wrote:
Superior to all.
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snuffy87 wrote:
kill the emptieness in your heart....
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gooner860703 wrote:
sheer brilliance
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itsnotoveryet27 wrote:
comment unnecessarily
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DavCnuk wrote:
great
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PattySauce wrote:
Like hearing the out takes of these great bands!! Wish I was there!!! :)
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bluesfiete wrote:
Hey Joe..................Super!!! Von Hendrix kann man fast alles nur gut finden. Was für eine Musik würde er wohl heute spielen??? Schade, wir werden es nie erfahren!!!
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lzcool wrote:
Genial! Valeu Jimi.
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WANNYJOHNNY wrote:
going way down to Mexico way......thats where im at, yo!
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the_fern386 wrote:
I have heard three different versions of this song in the last week. I like the one with the funny bit at the start the most. Last.fm please use that one from now on!!
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FoolmeThrice wrote:
heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy joe
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Chikun93 wrote:
THE song that got me into Hendrix..
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Ariues wrote:
Hendrix
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lammasabacthani wrote:
&
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pjolliffe wrote:
Love me some Jimi!
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xtwntraphq wrote:
LOVE this out take !
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