JIMI HENDRIX - PURPLE HAZE

PURPLE HAZE

JIMI HENDRIX

SONGWRITER: JIMI HENDRIX

WHERE: LIVE AT THE ATLANTA POP FESTIVAL

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?

LABEL: TRACK

GENRE: PSYCHEDELIC ROCK

YEAR: 1967

"Purple Haze" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and released as the second record single by the Jimi Hendrix Experience on March 17, 1967. As a record chart hit in several countries and the opening number on the Experience's debut American album, it was many people's first exposure to Hendrix's psychedelic rock sound.

The song features his inventive guitar playing, which uses the signature Hendrix chord and a mix of blues and Eastern modalities, shaped by novel sound processing techniques. Because of ambiguities in the lyrics, listeners often interpret the song as referring to a psychedelic experience, although Hendrix described it as a love song.

"Purple Haze" is one of Hendrix's best-known songs and appears on many Hendrix compilation albums. The song featured regularly in concerts and each of Hendrix's group configurations issued live recordings. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and is included on lists of the greatest guitar songs, including at number two by Rolling Stone and number one by Q magazine.

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 coming 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, oh

Yeah, Purple Haze all in my eyes,

don't know if it's day or night,

you've got me blowing, blowing my mind

is it tomorrow or just the end of time?

Help me, yeah, Purple Haze!