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
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Written by: Bob Dylan
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This track is a cover of the Bob Dylan’s song “All Along The Watchtower”. However many do not realise this due to the popularity of Hendrix’s version.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience began to record their cover version of Dylan's “All Along The Watchtower” on January 21, 1968, at Olympic Studios in London. According to engineer Andy Johns, Jimi Hendrix had been given a tape of Dylan’s recording by publicist Michael Goldstein, who worked for Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman. Read Full BioThis track is a cover of the Bob Dylan’s song “All Along The Watchtower”. However many do not realise this due to the popularity of Hendrix’s version.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience began to record their cover version of Dylan's “All Along The Watchtower” on January 21, 1968, at Olympic Studios in London. According to engineer Andy Johns, Jimi Hendrix had been given a tape of Dylan’s recording by publicist Michael Goldstein, who worked for Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman. “(Hendrix) came in with these Dylan tapes and we all heard them for the first time in the studio”, recalled Johns. According to Hendrix’s regular engineer Eddie Kramer, the guitarist cut a large number of takes on the first day, shouting chord changes at Dave Mason who had appeared at the session and played guitar. Halfway through the session, bass player Noel Redding became dissatisfied with the proceedings and left. Mason then took over on bass. According to Kramer, the final bass part was played by Hendrix himself. Kramer and Chas Chandler mixed the first version of "All Along The Watchtower" on January 26th, but Hendrix was quickly dissatisfied with the result and went on re-recording and overdubbing guitar parts during June, July, and August at the Record Plant studio in New York. Engineer Tony Bongiovi has described Hendrix becoming increasingly dissatisfied as the song progressed, overdubbing more and more guitar parts, moving the master tape from a four-track to a twelve-track to a sixteen-track machine. Bongiovi recalled, "Recording these new ideas meant he would have to erase something. In the weeks prior to the mixing, we had already recorded a number of overdubs, wiping track after track. [Hendrix] kept saying, ‘I think I hear it a little bit differently.’” The finished version was released on the album Electric Ladyland in September 1968. The single reached number five in the British charts, and number 20 on the Billboard (magazine) chart. The song also had the #5 spot on Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience began to record their cover version of Dylan's “All Along The Watchtower” on January 21, 1968, at Olympic Studios in London. According to engineer Andy Johns, Jimi Hendrix had been given a tape of Dylan’s recording by publicist Michael Goldstein, who worked for Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman. Read Full BioThis track is a cover of the Bob Dylan’s song “All Along The Watchtower”. However many do not realise this due to the popularity of Hendrix’s version.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience began to record their cover version of Dylan's “All Along The Watchtower” on January 21, 1968, at Olympic Studios in London. According to engineer Andy Johns, Jimi Hendrix had been given a tape of Dylan’s recording by publicist Michael Goldstein, who worked for Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman. “(Hendrix) came in with these Dylan tapes and we all heard them for the first time in the studio”, recalled Johns. According to Hendrix’s regular engineer Eddie Kramer, the guitarist cut a large number of takes on the first day, shouting chord changes at Dave Mason who had appeared at the session and played guitar. Halfway through the session, bass player Noel Redding became dissatisfied with the proceedings and left. Mason then took over on bass. According to Kramer, the final bass part was played by Hendrix himself. Kramer and Chas Chandler mixed the first version of "All Along The Watchtower" on January 26th, but Hendrix was quickly dissatisfied with the result and went on re-recording and overdubbing guitar parts during June, July, and August at the Record Plant studio in New York. Engineer Tony Bongiovi has described Hendrix becoming increasingly dissatisfied as the song progressed, overdubbing more and more guitar parts, moving the master tape from a four-track to a twelve-track to a sixteen-track machine. Bongiovi recalled, "Recording these new ideas meant he would have to erase something. In the weeks prior to the mixing, we had already recorded a number of overdubs, wiping track after track. [Hendrix] kept saying, ‘I think I hear it a little bit differently.’” The finished version was released on the album Electric Ladyland in September 1968. The single reached number five in the British charts, and number 20 on the Billboard (magazine) chart. The song also had the #5 spot on Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.
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Alex
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
비정한세상
[Verse 1]"There must be some kind of way out of here"
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!
[Verse 2]"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
[Verse 3]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
Hackneysack321
Hey are you guys gonna ever remix/remaster these? Maybe have Niles Martin help with the 1st couple albums?
I don't think they need a heavy treatment. Just cleaning up and isolating a few of the instruments and tracks so they sound their best.
I only suggest it because of a recent comparison I made between the radio and my CD version of All Along...
The song popped on the radio, and it sounded massive and heavy. Yet I thought I could do better because I had the
CD version! So I put that on, and it sounded flat and squished. I couldn't get it to sound great even after tweaking the EQ.
So I think it's time to take a look at that since you guys manage the whole estate and everything. There are tons of of
folks who love the songs and would love to participate in making sure its A+....Just a thought from a fan and music lover.
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.
pbruc brooks
Hendrix actually got Bassist guitar Noel Redding Pissed off and he just Left after all those 'Takes' that Hendrix took. The Bass number on this was actually done by Hendrix.
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Kurt Londe
.... it's perfect... man.... it s perfect
IndigoStarAz
They say he played his guitar morning noon and night. Like on the bus in Seattle, in a restaurant, wherever he was.
Rishav Paudel
@Carl_Anderson ummagumma? Really lol
Juliossz
I really thank my father and my friends for pulling me into the rock genre, though they never listened to anything outside of the 80's-90's most famous i was always surprised they never heard Hendrix's songs.
Today as a 16 Year old i started to learn How to play guitar in hopes of becoming as good as Hendrix some day, and maybe even make a Band with the boys.
Mimi mana
My uncle just passed away he was a Hendrix addict RIP Jimi RIP my sweet uncle I think you are in a good place mood and music
Lefty Nester
We had a juke box in our student union with this song on it, played it every day for three years. A trip to Nam and two years later played it every day till I flunked out. Might still be there.
Brucee Waayne
The guitar is just insane in this song 🤘🏼