Spanish Castle Magic
Jimi Hendrix Lyrics
It's very far away
It takes about half a day
To get there
If we travel by my, dragonfly
No it's not in Spain
But all the same
You know
It's a groovy name
And the wind's just right
Hang on my darling
Hang on if you want to go
You know it's really groovy place
And it's just a little bit of a Spanish castle magic
The clouds are really low
And they overflow
With cotton candy
And battle grounds
Red and brown
But it's all in your mind
Don't think your time
On bad things
Just float your little mind around
Look out
Hang on my darling yeah
Hang on if you want to go
It puts everything else on the shelf
With just a little bit of Spanish castle magic
Yeah baby
Hang on my darling yeah
Hang on, hang on if you want to go
It puts everything else on the shelf
With just a little bit of Spanish castle magic
Hey
Its all in your mind
A little bit of daydream here and there
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Written by: JIMI HENDRIX
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James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music". Read Full BioJames Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music".
Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15. In 1961, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and trained as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division; he was granted an honorable discharge the following year. Soon afterward, he moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, and began playing gigs on the Chitlin' Circuit, earning a place in the Isley Brothers' backing band and later with Little Richard, with whom he continued to work through mid-1965. He then played with Curtis Knight and the Squires before moving to England in late 1966 after being discovered by Linda Keith, who in turn interested bassist Chas Chandler of the Animals in becoming his first manager. Within months, Hendrix had earned three UK top ten hits with the Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary". He achieved fame in the U.S. after his performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, and in 1968 his third and final studio album, Electric Ladyland, reached number one in the U.S.; it was Hendrix's most commercially successful release and his first and only number one album. The world's highest-paid performer, he headlined the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, before his accidental death from barbiturate-related asphyxia on September 18, 1970, at the age of 27.
Hendrix was inspired musically by American rock and roll and electric blues. He favored overdriven amplifiers with high volume and gain, and was instrumental in utilizing the previously undesirable sounds caused by guitar amplifier feedback. He helped to popularize the use of a wah-wah pedal in mainstream rock, and was the first artist to use stereophonic phasing effects in music recordings. Holly George-Warren of Rolling Stone commented: "Hendrix pioneered the use of the instrument as an electronic sound source. Players before him had experimented with feedback and distortion, but Hendrix turned those effects and others into a controlled, fluid vocabulary every bit as personal as the blues with which he began."
Hendrix was the recipient of several music awards during his lifetime and posthumously. In 1967, readers of Melody Maker voted him the Pop Musician of the Year, and in 1968, Rolling Stone declared him the Performer of the Year. Disc and Music Echo honored him with the World Top Musician of 1969 and in 1970, Guitar Player named him the Rock Guitarist of the Year. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. Rolling Stone ranked the band's three studio albums, Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, and Electric Ladyland, among the 100 greatest albums of all time, and they ranked Hendrix as the greatest guitarist and the sixth greatest artist of all time.
Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15. In 1961, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and trained as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division; he was granted an honorable discharge the following year. Soon afterward, he moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, and began playing gigs on the Chitlin' Circuit, earning a place in the Isley Brothers' backing band and later with Little Richard, with whom he continued to work through mid-1965. He then played with Curtis Knight and the Squires before moving to England in late 1966 after being discovered by Linda Keith, who in turn interested bassist Chas Chandler of the Animals in becoming his first manager. Within months, Hendrix had earned three UK top ten hits with the Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary". He achieved fame in the U.S. after his performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, and in 1968 his third and final studio album, Electric Ladyland, reached number one in the U.S.; it was Hendrix's most commercially successful release and his first and only number one album. The world's highest-paid performer, he headlined the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, before his accidental death from barbiturate-related asphyxia on September 18, 1970, at the age of 27.
Hendrix was inspired musically by American rock and roll and electric blues. He favored overdriven amplifiers with high volume and gain, and was instrumental in utilizing the previously undesirable sounds caused by guitar amplifier feedback. He helped to popularize the use of a wah-wah pedal in mainstream rock, and was the first artist to use stereophonic phasing effects in music recordings. Holly George-Warren of Rolling Stone commented: "Hendrix pioneered the use of the instrument as an electronic sound source. Players before him had experimented with feedback and distortion, but Hendrix turned those effects and others into a controlled, fluid vocabulary every bit as personal as the blues with which he began."
Hendrix was the recipient of several music awards during his lifetime and posthumously. In 1967, readers of Melody Maker voted him the Pop Musician of the Year, and in 1968, Rolling Stone declared him the Performer of the Year. Disc and Music Echo honored him with the World Top Musician of 1969 and in 1970, Guitar Player named him the Rock Guitarist of the Year. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. Rolling Stone ranked the band's three studio albums, Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, and Electric Ladyland, among the 100 greatest albums of all time, and they ranked Hendrix as the greatest guitarist and the sixth greatest artist of all time.
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Devin Kennedy
Is this really the alternete take
Papa Greene
Notes from CD box set booklet:
SPANISH CASTLE MAGIC
Recorded: Olympic Studios,
February 17, 1969
*PRODUCER: JIMI HENDRIX
Engineer: George Chkiantz
Mixed by Eddie Kramer
NRG Studios,
January 10, 2000
Guitar, Vocals: Jimi Hendrix
Bass: Noel Redding
Drums: Mitch Mitchell
**Worth noting, which is not mentioned on the CD release:
This was not recorded for release, rather it was a band rehearsal runthrough for the 1st of the Experience's 2 final UK performances at Royal Albert Hall, the next day, on February 18, & on February 24, 1969, which means that this Hendrix-directed session may have been the last time that the original Experience with Noel Redding recorded together in the studio.
Zach Zimny
HOW DARE YOU FORGET TO MENTION NOEL REDDING’S ABSOLUTELY KILLER, & FUCKING THUNDEROUSLY FAT BASS PLAYING?!?!?!?!?
In the original studio version Noel laid down his bass track using an 8 string electric bass just to make the song sound/& feel even beefier.
In this alternate version it sounds to me like Noel is again playing an 8 string electric bass subsequently causing this version to become undeniably, & unforgettably OBESE!!!!!!!!!! All thanks to Noel having those 4 extra high octave strings while holding down the low end on that 8 string electric bass!!!!!!!!!!
R.I.P. Noel Redding.
There are still some people out there who won’t forget you, & the contribution you made to Rock bass playing/& also being a bassist in a Rock n Roll Band!!!!
M B
I started listening to Jimi Hendrix literally just this week. Listening to this stuff for the first time is a wild experience
Shannon Nonnahs
Enjoy the ride man✌
Anthony Tony
Stevie Ray Who?
Dylan Cardwell Vinita Music
No matter what your age, he is and was a force to be reckoned with.
jacksonfilm
Best to stick to the official stuff released in his lifetime at first. Save these bootlegs until you've worn out your copy of Electric Ladyland.
Robert Athow
I was 14 and it was an obsession and 40 years later even stronger. I can't get enough.
Lucky you as you have great times ahead 👍❤️❤️❤️
MadMan731
The guitar shredding in this song is super badass. Shame Hendrix was taken from us too soon. He was a master.
Patrick Pryor
When I saw him do Rock me baby on the montereyes pop festival video.. his true showman ship showed. A Star was Born.
Juan Reyes
Jimi hendrix was the only guitar player who solved the extremely difficult guitar chords puzzle. He's the only one who could make the fender strat sound like an alien signal coming from another time and another world. This was one awesome recording. Thank you !!! AWESOME 😃 ❤ ⭐⭐⭐⭐