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.
You Got Me Floating
Jimi Hendrix Lyrics
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Always up, you never let me down
The amazing thing: you turned me on nat'rally
Oh and I kiss you when I please.
You've got me floatin' 'round and 'round
We're floatin' 'round and 'round
You've got me floatin', never down
Hey ! Touch the ceiling babe
Got me floatin', nat'rally
You've got me floatin', float to please
Yeah ! Now ya...
why'get me floatin' uh across and through uh
You make me float right on out to you
There's only one thing I need to get a me there
Is to hear you laugh without a care.
What I say now ah
You've got me floatin' 'round and 'round
Hey ! 'round and 'round
You've got me floatin', never down
Got me floatin', wooh hey !
You've got me floatin', nat'rally
Got me floatin', nat'rally
You've got me floatin', float to please
Got me floatin'
You've got me floatin' 'round and 'round
Hey! Gimme one more time brother, say it
You've got me floatin', never down
Got me floatin', yeah
You've got me floatin', nat'rally
See the sky ? Look up
You've got me floatin', float to please
Now your daddy's cool and your mama's no fool
They both know I'm head over heels for you
And when the day melts down into a sleepy, red glow
That's when my desires start to show.
Have me floatin'
Hey ! hey !
You've got me floatin'
Got me floatin'
You've got me floatin'
Touch the sky
You've got me floatin'
You've got me floatin'
You've got me floatin'
Hey, hey, hey !
You've got me floatin'
Floatin', hey, hey !
You've got me floatin'
Oww ! Hey !
You've got me floatin'
Got me floatin'
The song "You've Got Me Floating" by Jimi Hendrix is a classic love song that depicts the feeling of being in love and the power it has over one's emotions. The song opens with the lyrics, "Well, you've got me floatin' around and 'round, always up, you never let me down." Here, the singer is expressing the feeling of being in love and how it makes him feel light and carefree. He further describes his partner's ability to turn him on naturally, and how he enjoys kissing her.
As the song progresses, the singer talks about how his partner makes him float right out to her, and how all he needs to hear is her laugh without a care. He then proceeds to describe the effect his love has on him, causing him to float, and how his partner has the power to keep him in this state, always floating and never down.
The song also talks about how the singer's love for his partner is known to her parents, who know that he is head over heels in love with her. The singer then describes how his desires for her start to show when the day melts down into a sleepy, red glow.
Overall, "You've Got Me Floating" is a song that expresses the power of love and how it can make one feel light and carefree like they are floating. It also depicts the desire to be with one's partner and how their love has the power to keep them afloat.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, you've got me floatin' around and 'round
You have me feeling weightless and dizzy, constantly circling around you.
Always up, you never let me down
You constantly lift me up and never bring me down.
The amazing thing: you turned me on nat'rally
It's incredible how easily you excite and arouse me.
Oh and I kiss you when I please.
I have the freedom to kiss you whenever I want.
We're floatin' 'round and 'round
We are both swirling and spinning in each other's world.
Hey ! Touch the ceiling babe
Hey! Reach for the sky, my love.
Got me floatin', nat'rally
You have me feeling weightless and light, without any effort.
Got me floatin', float to please
You have me drifting and moving to satisfy your desires.
You make me float right on out to you
You make me feel so light that I float effortlessly towards you.
There's only one thing I need to get a me there
There is only one requirement to reach you - hearing you laugh carefree.
You've got me floatin', never down
You always keep me elevated and don't let me fall.
Got me floatin', wooh hey !
You have me feeling so light and dizzy, it's a rush!
See the sky ? Look up
Take a moment to look at the vast sky above.
Now your daddy's cool and your mama's no fool
Your parents approve of me and know I'm crazy for you.
That's when my desires start to show.
As the day comes to a close, my passion for you becomes more evident.
Hey, hey, hey !
Expressing excitement and enthusiasm.
Floatin', hey, hey !
Feeling weightless and dizzy, an exhilarating experience.
Oww ! Hey !
Exclamation of strong emotion, maybe pain or pleasure.
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