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"The Wind Cries Mary" is a rock ballad [1] written by Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix wrote the song as a reconciliatory love song for his girlfriend in London, Kathy Etchingham.More recent biographical material indicated that some of the lyrics appeared in poetry written by Hendrix earlier in his career when he was in Seattle.
"The Wind Cries Mary" Sting: 4:31: 6. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" Earth, Wind & Fire: 3:38: 7. "Power of Soul" Bootsy Collins (featuring George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars) 4:48: 8. "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" Eric Clapton: 4:23: 9. "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)" Lenny Kravitz: 3:08: 10. "30 Years" James "Al" Hendrix: 0:13 ...
"Highway Chile" (/ tʃ aɪ l / CHAIL) is a song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, issued as the B-side to their 1967 third British single "The Wind Cries Mary". The song was written by vocalist and guitarist Jimi Hendrix and titled to reflect his pronunciation of "child" without the "d" (a spelling subsequently used for "Voodoo Chile").
[90] [nb 8] Whereas "Fire" is a funk and soul hybrid driven by Mitchell's drumming, "May This Be Love" and "The Wind Cries Mary" are soft ballads that demonstrate Hendrix's ability to write thoughtful lyrics and subtle melodies. [91] The influence of raga rock can be heard in his sitar-like guitar solo on "Love or Confusion". [92] "
Room for Squares is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and guitarist John Mayer, originally released on June 5, 2001, and re-released on September 18, 2001, by both Aware and Columbia Records.
[9] [10] The younger John McLaughlin was predominantly raised by his mother and grandmother; his father, the elder John, had separated from Mary when he was 7 years old. [ 9 ] [ 11 ] The younger John did not have a relationship with his father for most of his life, [ 11 ] [ 9 ] until in the late 1970s when he contacted his father and took him ...
In the book Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy, Hendrix commentators Harry Shapiro and Caesar Glebbeek propose that "1983..."is "a song of firsts and lasts", describing the music as "Jimi's first piece of major orchestration, using the full capacities of the Record Plant's studio facilities", and contrasting the lyrical content as "the last of Jimi's surreal apocalypses; despairing of mankind, he ...
The songs themselves include five not previously released in any form by Hitchcock, one of which is an acoustic cover of Jimi Hendrix' "The Wind Cries Mary". Hitchcock would make full studio recordings of a couple of others for subsequent albums, although "Let's Go Thundering" and "Where Do You Go When You Die" remain unavailable elsewhere.