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The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (5:11)

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“Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” is the last track on the third and final album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland. The song is influenced by Muddy Waters’ “Rollin’ Stone” and is known for its wah-wah-heavy guitar work. It is #101 on Rolling Stone’s list of 500 greatest songs of all time.

The song was recorded in 1968, and was re-released as a single after Hendrix’s death in 1970. It was the A side on a three-track record, and reached Number 1 in the UK. It was catalogued as “Voodoo Child” (Track 2095 001), and that is the title which appears on the single and is the title referred to officially. This obviously confuses it with the 15-minute song on the album Electric Ladyland. The B-side of the single featured two of his previous hits: “Hey Joe” and “All Along the Watchtower”.

In November 2009 (41 years after being recorded), it was voted “the greatest guitar riff of all time” in a poll at www.musicradar.com
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  • mikesimpson

    Major return !

    12 days ago

  • sidekuma

    wahnsinn

    13 days ago

  • rickenbackeriff

    If i dont meet you at the end of this world i'll meet you at the next one so dont be late!

    16 days ago

  • rickenbackeriff

    My computers on fire!

    16 days ago

  • ingoline

    great

    19 days ago

  • BlueOclock

    All of this controversy over who's version was best. Please don't make up your mind "till you've heard Fully Extended Tallywacker's version. It's awesome!!

    26 days ago

  • BlueOclock

    MIGHTY!!!!!

    26 days ago

  • PrecastSeeker4

    SRV version IS better. But Jimi was the innovator.

    27 days ago

  • oldiesfanjohn

    <3<3<3

    last month

  • rolf-kock

    genial auch in allen coverversionen, ein meilenstein

    last month

  • JimiVonMicrodot

    well said borgy

    March 2012

  • UlaSlayerXD

    oo, Hendrix grał w minecrafta XD

    March 2012

  • Harper980

    Nothing will ever beat this.

    March 2012

  • EctoDave

    The size of the balls on this guy. Huge fucking balls.

    March 2012

  • chrystalship

    The Master

    March 2012

  • Distron

    will probably never ever hear anything as good as this again...jmho

    March 2012

  • dascme

    This version is alright, SRV's version is just better. Usually the original is better, but not in this case.

    March 2012

  • borgy

    for all virtuoso wankarific guitarists that popped up since Jimi Hendrix's death none of them could make a guitar song as fucking electric as this.

    March 2012

  • d00n3y

    Can't help but think of Bill Hicks. [2] also, this may be the all-around best guitar song ever.

    February 2012

  • KingsAndQueen

    There's something so funky about that intro.

    February 2012
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