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Jimi Hendrix — Purple Haze
Album: Are You Experienced?
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Released: 1967
Length: 2:41
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Purple haze all in my brain
Lately things don't seem the same
Actin' funny, but I don't know why
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky

Purple haze all around
Don't know if I'm comin' up or down
Am I happy or in misery?
Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me

Help me
Help me
Oh, no, no

Hammerin'
Talkin' 'bout heart 'n' s-soul
I'm talkin' about hard stuff
If everybody's still around, fluff and ease, if
So far out my mind
Something's happening, something's happening

Ooo, ahhh
Ooo, ahhh
Ooo, ahhh
Ooo, ahhh, yeah!

Purple haze all in my eyes, uhh
Don't know if it's day or night
You got me blowin', blowin' my mind
Is it tomorrow or just the end of time?

Ooh
Help me
Ahh, yea-yeah, purple haze, yeah
Oh, no, oh
Oh, help me
Tell me, baby, tell me
I can't go on like this
You're makin' me blow my mind, mama
N-no, nooo
No, it's painful, baby
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Working on playing this song lately, and I'm blown away by the virtuosity of the composing.  For 3-4 minutes of musical perfection there's nothing short of Purple Haze at any time or place, imo.  Not Bach, not Mozart, not Miles Davis, not Beatles.  Comparable, yes, but not better.  And I love how rooted it is in the blues tradition.
Posted 6 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
One candidate for a new and vastly more appropriate Donald Trump campaign song. What's better yet? Folsom Prison Blues? We can hope, can't we? 
Posted 7 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
70's Rock at it's best! 
Posted 8 years ago by pepesilvia    [ Reply ]
Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches be salsa dancing to this fruitcake cover version—


Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
THE MASTER!

{#Notworthy} 
Posted 12 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
What a refreshing song, after that Muse thing.
Posted 12 years ago by kojiroh    [ Reply ]
These guys rock, who are they!
Posted 12 years ago by RKeaton    [ Reply ]
Not the album cover I have.. really who cares.
Still get chills

The Man was the BEST

Easy ten 
Posted 13 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
"'Scuse me while I kiss this guy" - sure thing, Jimi, go ahead and do your thang. No tongues, now :o)
Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
I saw Jimi Hendrix several times in concert an went Wood Stock. I was around back then. He was the greatest guitar player of all time. So sorry Eric Clapton he's got it all over you.
Posted 13 years ago by magnatar    [ Reply ]
Play. More. Often.
Posted 13 years ago by 2cats    [ Reply ]
changed rock and roll forever, sorry Elvis, you were a changing  force too
Posted 13 years ago by jktravl    [ Reply ]
This hasn't been played here in nearly a year......
Posted 13 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]

Jimi Hendrix final version by ~gabrio76
Gabriel Hernan Ramirez   ©2008-2010 ~gabrio76

Purple Haze


Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Wow! Who's this guy? Never quite heard a guitar sound like that before!
Posted 17 years ago by sharkartist    [ Reply ]
jmsmy wrote:
Stone temple pilots, a great song from one of the best albums of the 90's played after one of the best albums of 2006 - Bob Dylans - Modern Times and then he plays - one the best from 1967 Jimi Hendrix -Purple Haze - this station is awesome and now hes play Robin Trower - just great stuff
Ok, but you have spoilt my surprise.
Posted 17 years ago by Barman    [ Reply ]
Moak wrote:
I hardly ever use headphones, but I am now, and I could have sworn I heard Jimi cough right before he started singin'... ...always something new to discover
Yup he coughs. I heard it too.
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
pret-a-porter wrote:
excuse me while I kiss this guy! is it sacrilege to admit to liking the zappa version too?
It's never wrong to admit liking Frank!
Posted 17 years ago by smdeeg    [ Reply ]
The Cure does a couple of covers of this, one slow and trippy and another more rocking. Both are very good, giving due honor to the original but at the same time, definitely the Cure's!
Posted 17 years ago by skdenfeld    [ Reply ]
I hardly ever use headphones, but I am now, and I could have sworn I heard Jimi cough right before he started singin'... ...always something new to discover
Posted 17 years ago by Moak    [ Reply ]
buckskin wrote:
10 & 10 & 10 & 10......
and 10 and 10 and 10
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
OY! How about leaving this stuff to XM Radio's decades channels? Just because it is a classic, doesn't mean we 'need' it here. Enough OLD music. Sorry, I mean classics.
Posted 17 years ago by v73c    [ Reply ]
Glorious & wonderful assualt on the senses. Clearly, one of the 10 greatest singles ever!!
Posted 17 years ago by tonks    [ Reply ]
...He never played Purple Haze??
Posted 17 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Hey, this Hendrix guy is kinda good...got anymore?
Posted 17 years ago by kaviksdad    [ Reply ]
excuse me while I kiss this guy! is it sacrilege to admit to liking the zappa version too?
Posted 17 years ago by pret-a-porter    [ Reply ]
What an awesome, ground-breaking song. Further, Mitch Mitchell is a vastly under appreciated drummer, imho.
Posted 17 years ago by RobRyan    [ Reply ]
AUG 05 then MAR 07 ????? Forgot you had this?
Posted 17 years ago by buckskin    [ Reply ]
10 & 10 & 10 & 10......
Posted 17 years ago by buckskin    [ Reply ]
Clevs, using Purple Haze to follow a song from the Purple album. Clevs, indeed.
Posted 17 years ago by MadPercolator    [ Reply ]
This is a pretty good rock song. :) Now if only Led Zeppelin could sound so good!
Posted 19 years ago by fab4fan    [ Reply ]