The Ultimate Experience is a 1992 compilation album of songs by songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix. It includes 20 tracks, most of them recorded with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and live renditions of "The Star Spangled Banner" and "Wild Thing".
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All Along the Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix Lyrics
There must be some kind of way outta here
Said the joker to the thief
There's too much confusion
I can't get no relief
Business men, they drink my wine
Plowmen dig my earth
None will level on the line
Nobody offered his word
Hey, 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 stop talkin' 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 wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching
And the wind began to howl, hey
All along the watchtower
All along the watchtower
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Bob Dylan
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James Dean
Here are covers I think are better (in terms of how it compares to the original)
Elton John’s cover of The Who’s Pinball Wizard
Basically anything done by Elvis Presley (lol)
David Bowie’s cover of the Rolling Stone’s Let’s Spend the Night Together
George Harrison’s cover of Bob Dylan’s If Not For You
John Lennon’s cover of Stand By Me
The Beatles cover of Twist and Shout and Dizzy Miss Lizzy
The Rolling Stones cover of Buddy Holly’s Not Fade Away
Nirvana’s cover of David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold the World
Those are all my favorite covers off the top of my head
Alessandro Meligrana
There must be some kind of way outta here
Said the joker to the thief
There's too much confusion
I can't get no relief
Business men, they drink my wine
Plowmen dig my earth
None will level on the line
Nobody offered his word
Hey, 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 stop talkin' 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 wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching
And the wind began to howl, hey
All along the watchtower
All along the watchtower
EricBlackmonGuitar
My favorite guitarist of all time.
ClydeJarrod37UK
He is one of mine. I just think he is AMAZING.
Aaron Brandt
I mean, he's only a God... Prince and Santana are incredible... this little guy is where it all started
Peace Grazie A DIO
Yeah. He’s Great!
Sam Elsen
@Derrick Powell Robert Johnson stomps Jimi
Mack Dad
@Arnab Dutta Tunechi
pyry parviainen
Not many people know it, but Jimi Hendrix was perfectionist when it comes to this song. Studio people tried to rush him (because time and tape were both expensive) but story has it that he had over 50 takes on this song with just the guitar parts to make it absolutely perfect, the way he wanted it to be in his mind. Safe to say, you can hear it. Absolute perfection in every possible way.
Dio P.
@Cornelius Taylor freestyle mate
Elad Ben Avraham
@Carl_Anderson Great post. It is also noteworthy that Jimi also played bass on Watchtower and most of the tracks on Electric Ladyland. Mitch Mitchell said in the Electric Ladyland liner notes that "he [Jimi] was a fine bass player...solid and very busy...like a baby James Jamerson." [Motown's bass phenom]. Jimi possessed that rare gift, like Prince, of being able to create musically on the spot and excel on a number of instruments. Rare talent and the mark of genius.
Cornelius Taylor
@Hippie Running off nothing Yes, i have already been informed that it was Dylan that got the words to his Watchtower song wrong but Hendrix got the words to Dylan's song right.