Purple Haze
Johnny & The King Casuals Jones Lyrics


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Purple Haze was in my brain
lately things don't seem the same
actin' funny but I don't know why
'scuse me while I kiss the sky

Purple Haze all around,
don't know if I'm coming up or down
Am I happy or in misery?
Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me

Purple Haze was in my eyes
don't know if it's day or night




you've got me blowing, blowing my mind
is it tomorrow or just the end of time?

Overall Meaning

"Purple Haze" is a song by American musician Jimi Hendrix, and Johnny & The King Casuals Jones made their cover in 1965. The lyrics describe the feeling of being under the influence of the drug LSD or some similar psychedelic substance. The opening lines, "Purple Haze was in my brain, lately things don't seem the same," suggest a feeling of disorientation or confusion, which is a common effect of LSD. The line "actin' funny but I don't know why" suggests a sense of being disconnected from oneself or one's actions.


The chorus, "Purple Haze all around, don't know if I'm coming up or down, Am I happy or in misery?" describes the experience of being in a state of flux, unsure of one's emotional state or physical orientation. The following line, "whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me," seems to suggest a romantic encounter that has further complicated the singer's mental state.


The third verse continues the theme of disorientation, with the singer unsure if it is day or night and feeling as if their mind is being blown. The final line, "is it tomorrow or just the end of time?" suggests a sense of existential confusion and uncertainty.


Line by Line Meaning

Purple Haze was in my brain
I was under the effect of some sort of drug, which was causing me to have an altered state of mind.


lately things don't seem the same
I have been experiencing things differently from what I used to, and this is something new to me.


actin' funny but I don't know why
I have been acting weird lately, although I cannot find a valid reason for my behavior.


'scuse me while I kiss the sky
I am so high that I feel like I want to kiss the sky to express my joy and euphoria.


Purple Haze all around,
The drug’s effect is taking its full force, and it seems to be everywhere around me.


don't know if I'm coming up or down
I cannot tell if I am still reaching to the peak of the drug’s effect or coming back from it.


Am I happy or in misery?
My mental and emotional state is extremely unstable, and I do not know whether I am feeling happy or miserable right now.


Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me
I believe my current state is a result of some kind of witchcraft or enchantment that a girl I met placed on me.


Purple Haze was in my eyes
The effect of the drug is so strong that I cannot differentiate between day and night or see things clearly.


don't know if it's day or night
I am disoriented and cannot tell if the current time is day or night.


you've got me blowing, blowing my mind
The drug has led me to such an intense experience that my mind is getting blown away, and I cannot make sense of anything anymore.


is it tomorrow or just the end of time?
My current state feels so unreal and out-of-this-world that I wonder if I am hallucinating something that does not exist or if this is the start of the apocalypse.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JIMI HENDRIX

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@colindayo

Massive youth club sound! Hello to all Worcester soulies….

@AntonySowter-gj7mt

Never heard this cover version before, excellent.👍😎

@w1cod

Johnny Jones and the King Casuals were a Nashville, Tennessee, rhythm and blues group active in the 1960s. They were regular performers at the North Nashville club district, Printer's Alley clubs, as well as often serving as the house band for the local television program, Night Train.


The band, which was originally named 'The King Kasuals', was founded in 1962 by Jimi Hendrix and bassist Billy Cox in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States, after the two were discharged from the adjacent Fort Campbell Army post, and eventually relocated to Nashville.


Johnny Jones (born John Albert Jones, August 17, 1936, Eads, Tennessee) moved to Chicago where he practised the blues with Junior Wells and others. He moved back to Nashville in the early 1960s to become a session musician, and eventually assumed leadership of the King Casuals, circa 1964, replacing Hendrix.

@donnasmyth45

Thankyou!

@jimo591

Thanks John what a great insight, I was aware of links to Hendrix but you have made the story complete, many thanks to you sir. Top man. X

@windel12002

Thanks for sharing...

@tobemiller6091

Excellent

@isthynamewart

This is great. I've never heard this or heard of Johnny Jones and the King Casuals before. Still sounds like 'kiss this guy' though. All the best.

@MARTINA-gc3tq

brilliant....first heard it in Great Yarmouth circa 1975...off then a UK release with Baby Boy on the flip.....

@annlonsdale9396

love this toon so much

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