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Said the joker to the thief
There's too much confusion
I can't get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine
Plowmen dig my earth
None will level on the line
Nobody offered his word, hey!
No reason to get excited
The thief, he kindly spoke
There are many here among us
Who feel that life is but a joke, but, uh
But you and I, we've been through that
And this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now
The hour's getting late, hey!
Hey
All along the watchtower
Princes kept the view
While all the women came and went
Barefoot servants too
Well, uh, outside in the cold distance
A wild cat did growl
Two riders were approaching
And the wind began to howl, hey!
All along the watchtower
All along the watchtower
Dylan sang backing vocals on this too. not many people know that.
Source, please
The song's absence from "The Green Berets" is. likely due to the fact that the movie was mostly made in 1967 and the song was recorded in 1968
Calling this a cover song doesn't do it justice. What Jimi did was to take one of Bob's uncut gems, polish it to shine and dazzle, and gifted it to us mortals to enjoy. And that's it.
Janis did the same thing with Summertime and Ball & Chain.
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Interesting, is there higher score? 9.1 for Hendrix, who has 9.2-9.9?
Probably some Chopin song.
who cares whether he was or was not, and what does it mean to be 'the best guitar player' anyway? he was a highly innovative player and an extraordinaly talented musician who made beautiful, ground breaking music that continues to be enjoyed by millions of people.
And, I've heard, a maker of mighty dope music.
i guess y'all eat what they fed ya but this is not one of Jimi's better works or covers and it really is doa from overplay
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And time marches on. All of these ladies are now well into their 70's. I suspect a few of their grandchildren may be surprised about grandma's turn as a cover girl on a Hendrix album. Then again, maybe not.
And the winner, for best cover ever, 51 years in a row, goes to...
What?!
You're not going with Captain and Tenille's version of Muskrat Love?!!
This is an outrage!
So, that's where all the white women at!
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Some shitty promoter's idea. Vulgar. I doubt Jimmy liked it.
he claimed not to like it.
the girls were prostitutes pulled off the streets around soho, thats soho london for you american dumbasses
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Some shitty promoter's idea. Vulgar. I doubt Jimmy liked it.
- Dave Mason's on 12 string acoustic here
- The only studio recording Hendrix plays slide on
- Jimi's guitar run right before he sings - "No reason to get excited"
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who cares whether he was or was not, and what does it mean to be 'the best guitar player' anyway? he was a highly innovative player and an extraordinaly talented musician who made beautiful, ground breaking music that continues to be enjoyed by millions of people.
Dude didn't know his name was Jimi..... 'nuff said
1wolfy, Did you go home and ask your parents for permission to tug on the bong?
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Great comment. Well written and my thoughts exactly. This is the the Ultimate Cover!
Highlow
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who cares whether he was or was not, and what does it mean to be 'the best guitar player' anyway? he was a highly innovative player and an extraordinaly talented musician who made beautiful, ground breaking music that continues to be enjoyed by millions of people.
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The hour's getting late, hey!
A-men.
...also the opening track to "Withnail and I", an excellent film that has attained cult status. Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, director Bruce Robinson. If you haven't seen it, check it out; if you have, watch it again. Set in '69 in London and Penrith. In fact I'll dig out the DVD this evening me thinks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withnail_and_I
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agreed, but that opening riff is a huge hook
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When this was a current hit, we often went to our local Boston Pizza after a night of partying. They had a juke box with great sound and had the volume cranked – this song was always played - bliss!
Here’s something I noticed while listening to a tribute album to Hank Williams:
Williams lyrics from “Alone and Forsaken”:
The darkness is falling, the sky has turned gray
A hound in the distance is starting to bay
Dylan lyrics from this song:
Outside in the cold distance
A wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching
And the wind began to howl
Maybe another example of one great artist taking something very good and making it even better?
yes... and godlike at that..
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Which one is in last?
Yes, I believe that he was right about the 'application'. Dylan must find that amusing.
But this is the most excellent cover by far!
"Sure, man. Hendrix. All Along the Watchtower. Always comes on in a war movie when the shit's about to come down."
Well, he's sho'nuff right about the title and artist, and he may be right about the application.
Yes, I believe that he was right about the 'application'. Dylan must find that amusing.
"Sure, man. Hendrix. All Along the Watchtower. Always comes on in a war movie when the shit's about to come down."
Well, he's sho'nuff right about the title and artist, and he may be right about the application.
no amount of radio play will ever be able to kill the genius of this piece.
Right! And there are not many other songs in that league.
give us Bold As Love
give us Rainy Day Dream Away
give us 1983
give us One Rainy Wish
leave this one to the CLASSIC ROCK schlockpile
no amount of radio play will ever be able to kill the genius of this piece.
give us Bold As Love
give us Rainy Day Dream Away
give us 1983
give us One Rainy Wish
leave this one to the CLASSIC ROCK schlockpile
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Could not agree more. It is absolute performance perfection. I only wish we could go back and capture this performance with today's technology. It is both electrifying and an old friend whenever I hear it.
My kiss. uhm keys was in the bowl, spring time wasted no time and kissed fish.
nice btw - stevie, ye good ol ludwig van, hendrix and flogging molly. much wow.
and sixstringsamurai is such an awesome movie - too bad you didnt like the order of songs.
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maybe it was just the seamless ooze of awesomeness that you missed.. shall I get my banjo? That might rectify things.
quite rightly!
WOW
Superb
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Highlow
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Simply awesome programming ....
AND Stevie Ray's Pipeline before Ludwig Van. Thanks Bill and Rebecca. Now that's what I call eclectic!
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Simply awesome programming ....
Hmm, of course Dylan wrote the song, so maybe he needed to sign off on the deal as well?
I'm sure someone out there knows the answer? . . .
Jimi is no doubt rolling over in his grave.
At least when Pete Townshend and the rest sell their songs, it's their own decision.
Although I'm not sure who has the rights to the Beatles catalogue.
Michael Jackson's estate, or did Sir Paul buy 'em back?
i know what you mean, but I think you mean Bob Dylan, don't you? (except, as far as i know, he is still with us...)
Jimi is no doubt rolling over in his grave.
At least when Pete Townshend and the rest sell their songs, it's their own decision.
Although I'm not sure who has the rights to the Beatles catalogue.
Michael Jackson's estate, or did Sir Paul buy 'em back?
Jimi's version heavily influenced Dylan's live version for years according to Bob himself. The best cover of a Dylan tune and there's been some pretty damn good ones.
Dave Mason's version is better than this one.
Agreed! Bravissimo!!
Ditto!
I can see why Bob thought so. Even when you take the lyrics into account, this sounds a lot more like a Hendrix song than a Dylan song. Slightly surreal words suggesting fragments of worlds...and weaving through them you have Jimi's swirling sound rising up like a dust storm. Still amazing.
Jimi's version heavily influenced Dylan's live version for years according to Bob himself. The best cover of a Dylan tune and there's been some pretty damn good ones.
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Does that include "Muskrat Love" by The Captain & Tennille?
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Highlow
American Net'Zen
I'm with you on that!
Dylan preferred this version over his own.
Rotterdam wrote:
Gosh, what a compliment. I agree with Dylan, by the way, and have always loved this version. Powerful.
I can see why Bob thought so. Even when you take the lyrics into account, this sounds a lot more like a Hendrix song than a Dylan song. Slightly surreal words suggesting fragments of worlds...and weaving through them you have Jimi's swirling sound rising up like a dust storm. Still amazing.
SuperWeh:
Sloppy playing it may be to those better informed in the mechanics of the guitar than me....but I'll say this....I'll bet it's one of the very few pieces that brings out the air guitarist in everyone who hears it? Indeed, it's arguably up there with the likes of Beethoven's 5th and others in that with the opening riff you know instantly what's coming.....and it never, ever, seems to get old does it?
As for transcendental....yah, I'm right there with you on the transcendental aspect. Yes indeed. To wax metaphorically this piece is like.....Mt Everest.....everyone can recognize its magnificence from a distance....many aspire to ascend to its heights but few dare it; and fewer are those who dare and actually make it to the summit. At least...before our modern age made a consumeristic conveyor belt of the process. Hmmm....and having said that....one could say that statement is a somewhat cynical critique on the quality of everything in our age? Everything reduced to consumer voyeurism? Heh!
So it goes....
Highlow
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Dylan preferred this version over his own.
Gosh, what a compliment. I agree with Dylan, by the way, and have always loved this version. Powerful.
1. Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (9.65)
2. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (9.648)
3. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (9.634)
4. The Beatles - A Day In The Life (9.614)