Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles ft. Jimi Hendrix Lyrics

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We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We hope you have enjoyed the show
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We're sorry but it's time to go
Sgt. Pepper's lonely, Sgt. Pepper's lonely
Sgt. Pepper's lonely, Sgt. Pepper's lonely
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We'd like to thank you once again

Sgt. Pepper's one and only Lonely Hearts Club Band
It's getting very near the end

Sgt. Pepper's lonely, Sgt. Pepper's lonely
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" are a farewell from the band to their audience after an enthralling performance. The song is a metafictional narrative of the band's identity as Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, representing the disavowal of the band's former selves to become something new and profound. The repetition of the phrase "Sgt. Pepper's lonely" underscores the band's paradoxical life as real people inhabiting fictional identities.

The song's chorus is a clever breaking of the fourth wall, where the band is aware that they are in a concert and performing live. The song's lyrics show that the band understands performance as a crucial component of their art and uses it to communicate with their audience. The lyrics convey the emotional tug-of-war between the band's roles as artists and their desire to entertain their fans.

Overall, the song is a brilliant tribute to creativity and the transformative power of art. It evokes the sense of detachment and sadness that artists often feel when they have to end a performance, leaving behind the magic they have created while knowing that they have touched their audience's souls.

Line by Line Meaning

We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We are a group of musicians that belong to the musical band called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

We hope you have enjoyed the show
We sincerely wish that you have had great entertainment watching us perform live

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We want to remind you that we are the band named Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

We're sorry but it's time to go
Unfortunately, our performance has come to an end and we must leave now

Sgt. Pepper's lonely, Sgt. Pepper's lonely
Sgt. Pepper's name implies loneliness, which is a feeling that we may experience whether we are performing or not

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Again, we want to stress that we belong to the musical group called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

We'd like to thank you once again
We appreciate you taking the time to watch us perform and would like to express our gratitude for your support

Sgt. Pepper's one and only Lonely Hearts Club Band
We are the only band named Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and we take pride in that uniqueness

It's getting very near the end
As our performance is nearing its end, we feel a mixture of emotions because we enjoy entertaining people

Sgt. Pepper's lonely, Sgt. Pepper's lonely
Once again we want to emphasize that Sgt. Pepper's name conveys an inherent sense of loneliness

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We want to remind you one last time that the band you have been watching is named Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN LENNON, JOHN WINSTON LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, PAUL JAMES MCCARTNEY

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Comments from YouTube:

@sammencia7945

3y↑10.1K

The fact that this actually happened is insane.
Jimi had balls the size of Jupiter to do this 2 days after it was released with Paul in the audience.

@petersonlafollette3521

2y↑199

Looks historical- where they learned it on the fly, then opened with it.

@Carlostherocker084

2y↑96

He performed Stairway to Heaven in front of Zeppelin I also heard not long after the song was released.
I'm not sure if that's true though.

@martinpadel7775

2y↑462

@Carlos The Rocker not true. That song was made after jimi's death

@Carlostherocker084

2y↑227

@Martin padel I decided to research, and, you are completely correct.

@joe22589

2y↑320

@Carlos The Rocker that is insane - to play a cover of a song in front of the composer before they even wrote the song ))) only Jimi Hendrix could do this * lol

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@lgoler

2y↑1.5K

When you watch the original footage, it's incredible how both relaxed and confident Jimi is. He is looking for something with his stagehands, never missing a beat, and nailing the solo portion, all with the Beatles and countless other rock luminaries watching. the re-creation is just hokey.

@shable1436

2y↑18

Any guitar player knows this about him, he could play in his sleep

@cuscoothriyas5163

2y↑76

This performance was never recorded, the footage you are referring to is of a later performance.

@cuscoothriyas5163

2y↑37

@Kawww Yes, this is of a performance 6 months after the one recreated here

@timjohnson7628

2y↑9

He's looking for a replacement guitar pick, since he dropped it when he threw away his cigarette?

@ericdurell4144

2y↑8

Came out with a cig in his mouth and threw it aside. Then I think he dropped a pick and was asking for another one while ripping a one-handed solo.

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@Chilifluesterer

2y↑1.2K

Jimmy could play anything, even lullabies. He was just a genius.

@rcruz262

1y↑5

No he couldnt play everything!

@MikeCelino-qz9zh

1y↑9

@@rcruz262 aight bet

@rcruz262

1y↑6

@SS8 50 This is how stupid myths about the legends start!

@MikeCelino-qz9zh

1y↑3

@@rcruz262 shush

@Sagah

1y↑9

@@rcruz262bruh man came up with little wing, voodoo child, purple haze, etc. some of the hardest blues song to play till this day I think he could of played anything you wanted him too if he wanted to learn it. We’ll never know though cuz the legend is gone way to soon.

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@jackspry9736

2y↑910

RIP the three members of The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970), aged 27
Noel Redding (December 25, 1945 – May 11, 2003), aged 57
Mitch Mitchell (July 9, 1946 – November 12, 2008), aged 62
You will be remembered as legends.

@markdaum8918

2y↑1

Cool bras du hast

@chazwyman8951

47w↑1

It was always weird that Chas Chandler was associated with Jimi coz my brother was called Mitch.

@hughdismuke4703

45w↑10

I'm sure they are hooked up again playing together in another dimension somewhere, influencing another lifeforms somewhere.

@chazwyman8951

45w↑2

@Hugh Dismuke No. they are dead. Dust. Shuffled up their mortal coils, they are no more, they have ceased to be.

@hughdismuke4703

45w↑5

@chaz wyman who died and made you genius? Well of course they are dead. They are no longer here on earth.

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@stephenmoody1740

2y↑966

Jimi was a sweetie, a very nice guy. I remember him opening at the Saville on a Sunday night, 4th June 1967. Brian Epstein used to rent it when it was usually dark on the Sunday. Jimi opened, the curtains flew back and he came walking forward, playing 'Sgt. Pepper', and it had only been released on the Thursday so that was like the ultimate compliment. It's still obviously a shining memory for me, because I admired him so much anyway, he was so accomplished. To think that that album had meant so much to him as to actually do it by the Sunday night, three days after the release. He must have been so into it, because normally it might take a day for rehearsal and then you might wonder whether you'd put it in, but he just opened with it. It's a pretty major compliment in anyone's book. I put that down as one of the great honours of my career. I mean, I'm sure he wouldn't have thought of it as an honour, I'm sure he thought it was the other way round, but to me that was like a great boost.” – Paul McCartney.

@SirPeter6464

2y↑4

My understanding was that Epstein actually owned the lease of the theatre.

@curbozerboomer1773

2y↑7

Very warm words from Paul...especially when you consider that Hendrix fooled around with Linda Eastman--before she got together with her future husband!...She "knew" several high-profile Rock stars.

@WhatTheFuckMonkey

2y↑1

Woah hold up you have a memory from before the Civil rights act passed. Holy shit, you knew a world where jimi wasn't even considered a full citizen. That's crazy.

@jimiray1969.

2y↑5

Jimi honored Paul and the boys because they helped him so much in London and Paul arranged for Jimis conquest of America at the Monterey Pop Festival.

@jimiray1969.

2y↑5

@Cam C wrong. It's sad that your brain works like that. Jimi had not a mean bone in his body, especially towards the Beatles who helped Jimi become successful in London and in America.

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@jonathanfox4798

2y↑325

In the days when you could pay tribute to greatness without lawyers or greedy label executives - just enjoy the music - and share it to the crowds!

@haakonlien7107

2y↑41

Lawyers and greedy label executives have always been around lol

@deanl0

2y↑1

@Haakon Lien Yes but, I will sue you or I will see you in court
was not in the mainstream vocabulary just yet.

@haakonlien7107

2y↑15

@Dean 10 buddy yes it was

@halloweenjean

50w↑10

firstly, this is a live show. you can play whatever the heck u want from other artists as long as u don’t put it on a track and sell it as yours. secondly, hell yes there was lawyers and greedy label execs. anyone could tribute, but how closely you wanted to do it was the difference between yours and theirs. george harrison accidentally made his song sound a bit like the robettes(i think it was?) a few years later and was sued to all hell.

@igorrodrigues7382

46w↑3

@MD it's not that he made his song sound a bit like The Chiffons, the problem is that he wrote the exact same song just with different lyrics. He didn't know it already existed, and the resulting accusations made him kinda depressed and avoid writing new songs.

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@sifugurusensei

3y↑1.9K

Jimi was bad ass to cover music that came out two days before. He's a legend

@mikeblaz

2y↑19

The song itself is pretty basic...

@knucklehead7456

2y↑7

Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell were the impressive ones. They just played it cold

@yeahproductions

1y↑5

Sgt Peppers was released on the 26th of May, 1967 in the U.K, which is 9 days before the gig

@TadRaunch

@mike blaz I've seen people eat broken glass who are smarter than you. My friend, if it weren't for your rich parents, you'd be dead already.

@johngore7744

46w↑6

Apparently Paul showed up at The Stones 1968 ‘unveiling’ of Beggars Banquet with an accetate disc of Hey Jude and played it and blew everyone away. They were all friends but it’s still, youthful exuberance. ‘ look what we just did’ and wasn’t meant to crash the party.

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@Muzzie0323

1y↑191

To his dying day, the whole world said Jimi was the best guitarist ever, but Jimi always maintained that Eric Clapton was the best guitar player ever. I think we all know who truly takes the cake. RIP Jimi!!

@merriweathercommenter1931

1y↑18

I think he said Rory Gallagher was the best in an interview. Regardless, humble cat.

@gfanarakos

1y↑9

and Eric said ... ask Prince for guitar playing HAHAHAH ..all greats ...Eric, Jimmy

@vgr112261

1y↑2

Neither were/are.

@tefenstrat

1y↑15

Music is not a competition....not sure how many times I have to say it

@Emanresuadeen

1y↑6

@tefenstrat Oh no, it is a competition. Hendrix won.

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@kerry-ch2zi

45w↑46

This is one of those amazing things you never would have predicted. The Experience shows just how versatile they really were hitting it cold minutes before going on stage.

@Kendrix_76

2y↑84

Arguably the best on screen version of a Jimi I've ever seen. He totally nails Jimi's vocalizations, speaking wise. I feel like they've never done a GREAT, let me re-phrase.. successful biopic of Jimi. When you compare it to say.. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Ray Charles, etc..

@thelevisullivan

43w↑2

The Buddy Holly Story had its fair share of detractors who called it out for not being authentic.

@sleevelessace

43w↑3

dude right!! this is my favourite biopic other then the dirt ofcourse 2 comeplety diffrent movies but andre 3000 KILLED the role of jimi picture perfect same with the actor who played chas, imagen poots played linda keith stunningly, she looked amazing and from the 1 interview ive seen of linda, did a very good job... isnt weird that linda has been 100% out of the spotlight since this time? try to find a new picture,video anything on her , shes still alive so but even 25 years ago theres nothing just her early pictures from vogue and that 1 interview on jimi when he died

@Ukraineaissance2014

18w↑1

He really, really has his speaking voice down

@enricopelosi7590

28w↑59

Jimmy Hendrix was the best guitarist of all time . Authentic power — original—-I saw him play live unbelievable

@Ac_Adapter

28w↑2

Eddie...blew him out of the water.

@jamesalzate1477

28w↑1

am 37 now, was 19 when I heard his music, you good old sir are blessed to have seen him play live

@SpaceCwboi

27w

so lucky

@bdoc1924

19w

@@Ac_AdapterIncorrect. 😂

@Ac_Adapter

19w

@@bdoc1924 Hendrix could practice Volcano for 10 years and still not play it...

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@agnaldolustosa1127

33w↑6

Espetacular! Parece que os Beatles fizeram cover dessa música.👏👏👏👏👏👏

@JohnnyVega-cc2rq

6y↑8K

It's CRAZY how Andre 3000 was able to nail Jimi's voice and style of talk. The mannerisms are pretty good too.

@SuperStrik9

6y↑353

The actor who plays Jimi's manager Chas Chandler looks a lot like Chas as well. They did a pretty good job casting.

@ItsQuietTooQuiet

6y↑545

@gitsiriusmusic only a braindead fucking idiot would discredit andre 3000's contributions to music

@vegas2881

6y↑372

+gitsiriusmusic Wow Mr. 3000 a bad musician? put the spoon down u really high asf

@dayshawna

6y↑130

gitsiriusmusic you just proved you don’t know shit about music. go back to where you came from

@lilahdog568

5y↑228

Bitch andre 3000 is one of the best rappers of our time. He isn't a bad musician at all

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@danielmodiano4033

2y↑49

Jimi Hendrix is a legend who's music will never cease to be revered. I felt the same way in high school as I do now at the age of 55.

@donaldfisher9400

2y↑47

Incredibly impeccable!
Only Jimi could ever give us an experience
That'll far exceed our lifetimes.
Here's to a true legend.

@vleevision7787

44w↑15

Andre did more than a fantastic job of this with hard work and extensive intense guitar lessons from a person who knew Hendrix style inside out . NO HATE 3 STACKS!!! AWESOME JOB!!! YOU LOOK AND MOVED LIKE HIM TOO!!! OUTSTANDING!!!

@sbilts

19w

its not him playing the parts however

@gersonbruhns4949

20w↑3

O cara era um gênio e um "monstro" da guitarra! 😎👍

@adautoramos5776

38w↑7

O maior guitarrista do mundo incomparavel.

@chrayze2157

4y↑10.2K

Arguably the greatest rapper of all time, acting as arguably the greatest guitarist of all time, performing a song by arguably the greatest band of all time

@lemons7135

4y↑402

Rapper tf?

@chrayze2157

4y↑707

lemons fuck yeah. Andre3000 is the goat

@miked3168

4y↑302

chrayze greatest rapper is a bit of a stretch.

@miked3168

4y↑25

chrayze if he was, where is he now? Washed up

@ulterguy

4y↑338

@Mike D ok? almost everyone in GOAT status is washed now, ESPECIALLY em and nas. andre has never had a bad verse and has the most important rap verse with verse 4 of aquemini, and the best rap verse ever with da art of storytellin part 1

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@dynjarren8355

2y↑114

Jimi had a helluva lot of Swag.
He played Sgt. Pepper in his style and made it Acid rock. Macca was in the audience and was impressed with the performance. True Story!

@thefool2007

1y↑27

Top shelf musician. Perhaps the greatest guitar player to have ever lived on this planet. His level of expression has never been topped.

@BernardBoulanger

2y↑14

Remarquable... Deux jours après la sortie de l'album. Et quelle maîtrise de la 🎸, chapeau bas cher maître 🎶

@frankjodouin720

2y↑12

Absolutely fucking brilliant, the ease that he played with and the unique grooves he played are pure genius, Jimi lives on

@rubensdecarvalhooliveira7897

1y↑7

Guitarristas Fantásticos Incríveis: Neil Young Eric Clapton Joe Bonamassa David Gilmour Jimi Page e muitos outros porém James Marshall Hendrix ainda é e será o melhor de todos os tempos...

@JoeRivermanSongwriter

7y↑2.5K

Despite all the factual, physical and musical errors in this clip concerning the original performance of this song I think the actor playing Hendrix has captured his essence really well.

@mikemoss9559

2y↑17

Thats how it always go 😞

@rulinghabs

2y↑59

Wrong guitar first off.

@wolfgarthefirst5735

2y↑311

That's Andre 3000 he's a legend in of himself.

@jamesprice2163

2y↑59

@WolfgarTheFirst dude changed music history

@DoubleE5135

2y↑94

@WolfgarTheFirst He’s crazy! Not only did he make one of the greatest songs of the 2000s (and of all time), but he was part of one of the greatest hip hop groups producing several hits over the course of one decade. AND he’s an actor.

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@MeeMee-gz5vp

2y↑4

It always amazes me when I watch Jimi play, no matter how many times I watch him.
This actor did one heck of a good job portraying Hendrix.
He’s performance is almost as mesmerizing as the real Jimi.

@curbozerboomer1773

2y↑1

He really looked like Hendrix...but overall, the music and the script kinda sucked.

@claytonlima7840

1y↑4

Jimmi Hendrix é o verdadeiro rei do Rock

@tonygreen6185

2y↑14

Jimi Hendrix was a legend amongst legends...
Never will be anyone like him ever.

@cherylcombs4615

1y↑3

I really like this! A person so confident he will do this and it will be great! Not listening to the doubt or worry of his band! Such talent! Stellar!

@senorpigeon9564

6y↑3.3K

This guys so good that he can play a solo from the 5th fret and make it look like he’s playing in the 14th fret.

@noahmo8303

2y↑20

14th???????😅

@manuam98

2y↑230

That's a very strong bend

@roberttaylor7064

2y↑11

All air guitar

@richardreinertson1335

2y↑14

I thought it was the 27th fret...???

@CityStarrzz

2y↑41

Advanced Caged system at work hahahahaha.

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@martinsantos1965

2y↑11

R.I.P jimi one of the best guitarist ever. You was my inspiration for picking up a guitar so many years ago. Thank u

@naurguimaraesdesousajr6978

30w↑1

Outstanding performance !! Genious!! Unbelievable!!!👏👏👏👏

@helenaramos8947

1y↑6

Amo Jimmy autêntico é muito lindo esse é meu Ídolo forever

@renegade.records

25w

ONE OF THE MANY GREAT MOMENTS IN HENDRIX’S ILLUSTRIOUS AND COLORFUL CAREER!!! 👊🔥🤘

@erickduclos

20w↑1

RIP this genius..so talented and visionnary..he helped me so much in my life with his music..many thks David..❤❤

@ottocarson

4y↑9.3K

Paul McCartney told he was really surprised because Jimi Hendrix learnt to play the song very quickly. Sgt. Pepper’s was released on Friday and that concert was on Sunday.

@slimymclord8165

3y↑654

It's a pretty simple chord progression, child's play for Jimi, he probably learned the whole thing in a matter of minutes.

@elicaster

3y↑445

@Martin Lindberg Rolling Stone No 482, September 11th, 1986
Paul McCartney: The Rolling Stone Interview
The greatest compliment he ever paid me was when the Beatles did Sgt. Pepper. The album was released on a Friday night, and on Sunday Jimi played a little gig that Brian Epstein used to run called the Savile Theatre – and he opened with "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band": boom-boom-bahhhm, boom-boom-bahhhm! Oh, man, that was so good. I mean, it had only been out for two days!

@elicaster

3y↑53

@timothyfloogle

3y↑56

This is one of my favorite covers of history.

@timothyfloogle

3y↑70

@Martin Lindberg but as leader of the "experience" he was a leader in the truest sense. He knew what sacrifice meant. Dude was a freaking Vietnam vet. No wonder he was so chill bruv was zonked out and tragic was his death.

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@jeffnelson3791

2y↑35

So much good music from Jimi. So sad he died so young.

@user-qo8ko5sx3e

40w↑2

Murdered, is more like it!

@davidallott7089

27w

Lungs saturated with wine

@movingforward-fc4lg

22w

@@user-qo8ko5sx3eexactly

@ILoveGod06

21w

@@user-qo8ko5sx3e Drugs killed him.

@sylvesterbestertester1013

2y↑1

Hendrix was so very shy in person, but once you put a guitar in his hands and put him on stage, he became some kind of musical machine and knew instinctively how to draw in the audience and entertain them the entire time he was up there.
He was definitely born to do what he did.
When they talk about breaking the mold, there's nobody else like him, or ever will be.
Just one of those people.
Beethoven fits that and so does Jimi.

Andre did a decent job portraying him, but there's a reason why there's never been a major film out on Hendrix.
It's just impossible to find anyone to properly play him.

@MaryGerdt

2y↑3

Incredible ❤🎸

@johnsurrey7426

2y↑1

A brilliant recreation of a phenomenal performance. Shame that some of ‘Jimi’s’ guitar fingering was so different from what was being played - the rest of the scene has incredible attention to detail, so it’s a pity they didn’t think about that. But otherwise fantastic!!

@curbozerboomer1773

Sorry...but that scene, especially the guitar licks, are far from the original!

@zeportella1321

2y↑4

Hendrix foi o Ronaldinho Gaúcho da guitarra! Como todo gênio da música partiu cedo! Pena…

@AversaS2

6y↑473

I love this story. It's incredible, the balls it takes to go out there and cover a song, that just came out, while the artists were in the audience. And they just absolutely killed it. I remember hearing how excited Paul was to see what they did to it. They all saw it as an honor.

What makes me sad is that Hendrix had to go to Europe to be able to perform and build up a name, because the only clubs in America he could play at were black only clubs. The Beatles were actually ahead of their time by refusing to perform in any segregated club.

And holy shit Andre looks like Jimi!

@hesays5543

5y↑5

I agree!

@meself349

2y↑4

That guy's portrayal of Jimi Hendrix is an insult to Jimi hendrix. Somebody just wanted to make money from making a movie about Jimi hendrix.

@smrii2487

2y↑1

Oh really does it make you sad or are you just full of shit?

@garymiller95

2y↑16

False, I saw him at a club (Cafe Wha?) in NYC in 1966. Fully integrated. Stop rewriting history.

@Dogboy1960

2y↑1

Well I suppose someone had to come in a make a whinny political stand on the unfairness of America....again. BOO HOO! Seems that makes it's way into everything today. If I could I'd hand you a tissue. Might want to check your facts first though. Jimi's audience was mostly White. He WAS NOT playing only in "Black" only venues. Before going solo he did back up work for some big MOTOWN acts and that likely saw him playing to most black audiences in the sort of venues you are imagining but his solo stuff was about a million miles away from Motown and squarely in the venues where the hard rock that was popular with young White Baby Boomers was happening. Jimi's audience were the same "kids" that went to see Cream, the Yardbirds and other bands with White Guitarists playing hard rock in the late sixties. The segregation you want to believe was happening.......WASN'T!

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@matuyagkhan7857

2y↑5

Thats why jimi is the greatest guitar player ever exist so far.legendary.

@beeboy6967

2y↑2

Prince comes a very close second to Jimi.
May both legends R.I.P.
Seen Prince live 3 times but never seen Jimi.
A guy I used to work with went to Woodstock & seen Jimi though.
3 days of mayhem he said.

@Quaxkster

43w

@@beeboy6967prince was great, nowhere near second though

@helenaramos8947

1y↑3

Amo Jimmy autêntico

@clodoaldopereira8754

1y↑2

O dia em que Jimi, foi no show de Clapton, e pediu para tocar é impagável!

@daltonguterville9603

Pase o link

@michelsoares9919

1y↑4

André, mandou bem demais!!!!!!!!!!

@jojomane7023

1y↑5

Man Andre 3000 did an amazing job playing Jimi. He looks like him, he's got the voice and the way of speaking down just right. It sucks that they couldn't make the movie a full biopic with Hendrix's own music. Andre would have won an Oscar for it I'm sure!

@user-rf5px3gh3p

6y↑702

Paul McCartney spoke about this when I saw him last month on his one on one tour. He said a special shout out to Jimi and said how amazing it is that Hendrix was able to learn this song 2 days after it came out and that he played it so well!!

@ExplosionChimp

2y↑44

Not too hard of a chord progression to be honest. Especially for someone with Jimi's skill. I bet it only took him minutes to figure it out. Probably spent more time learning the lyrics than the guitar part.

@Leo-vt5lm

2y↑5

Jimi did way better on this song, the Beatles version is so simply

@rtanidean4931

2y↑6

@Leo Simply simple spelling. 🤣

@Leo-vt5lm

2y↑1

@Deano Drumz&Shuutz what you mean? English isnt even my primary languague, i dont care spell properly

@rtanidean4931

2y↑4

@Leo I mean you are doing great! Thank you. Have a great week. 😊💚

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@neighbourhoodmusician

2y↑25

To be fair it's a pretty easy song. It does take balls to do this for sure. It's just great that the band had such a strong identity that they could make it theirs.

@Bbbbbbread

2y↑1

well i think it’s especially amazing just for how quick he learned it and also no internet too so just skill to hear it it and produce a tune just like the beatles but in his own style

@neighbourhoodmusician

@darklat It's a bold move for sure but for a professional musician it's not especially amazing technically. Jimi wasn't afraid of a raw and slightly messy performance.

@davidchapman6089

2y↑12

There was and will always only be one Jimi Hendrix.
Quite astounding....as usual

@mejjandungu3888

What was the cause of his death?

@SHTTRRALTY

50w↑1

@Mejja Ndungu it isn't 100% sure, but one theory suggests he OD'd on drugs and either asphyxiated and intoxicated with his own vomit or had a pulmonary emphysema and died shortly after. rip hendrix, to me he was the best artist of all time.

@ILoveGod06

21w

@@SHTTRRALTY That's not a theory, it's literally confirmed everywhere. He did OD, and I'm not surpirsed considering how much he did drugs. That man needed Jesus in his life. Drugs killed his poor soul.

@TheSkylark16

2y↑2

Wow this version is so good!!

@briangrigsby1842

2y↑1

incredible as always....I did not see how he could do it.....but he of course did...

@1mrinfo

26w

Love this movie. Just lost my dad. He was a huge beatles fan but I was so young I didn't really understand what they were doing and did..went and still going down the rabbit hole of the beatles. Discovered this and went down the jimi hendrix exp rabbit hole..loving life!!

@leticiabarbosa6375

5y↑86

😂 😂 😂 Ameeeii demais o Jimi tocando Sgt Peppers, amo os Beatles, melhor banda para sempre

@haeuptlingaberja4927

45w↑4

The greatest testament to Jimi has to be how completely floored every single British musician was by him. Remember, in 1967, these cats owned the rock 'n roll world. They were already legends and went on to become even bigger...and yet, to this day, they still talk about how shocked they were when Hendrix came out of nowhere and turned them into lifelong, enduring fans. Rick Wakeman probably has the best story about this. On the American side of the pond, it's probably how much Frank Zappa--a guy who did not lavish praise on anyone, except his R & B heroes and bands like Gentle Giant--genuinely liked Jimi. I was 9 years old when Hendrix died, by which time (thanks to my older brother) I was also a huge fan. I see things today where current musicians say that he was overrated and "sloppy," etc, but these people just do not understand what it was like when Jimi burst on the scene, in much the same way that they do not understand or appreciate Zappa, Steppenwolf or the Vanilla Fudge. (Not to mention Gentle Giant, who were the most creative and original band of the glorious 70s...)

@infoscholar5221

2y↑2

Andre really brought Jimi back to life. Great portrayal.

@ciocode

45w

🎼🎸🥁🎵🎶👑🎖️🏅🏆🥇“Jimi was a sweetie, a very nice guy. I remember him opening at the Saville on a Sunday night, 4th June 1967. Brian Epstein used to rent it when it was usually dark on the Sunday. Jimi opened, the curtains flew back and he came walking forward, playing 'Sgt. Pepper', and it had only been released on the Thursday so that was like the ultimate compliment. It's still obviously a shining memory for me, because I admired him so much anyway, he was so accomplished. To think that that album had meant so much to him as to actually do it by the Sunday night, three days after the release. He must have been so into it, because normally it might take a day for rehearsal and then you might wonder whether you'd put it in, but he just opened with it. It's a pretty major compliment in anyone's book. I put that down as one of the great honours of my career. I mean, I'm sure he wouldn't have thought of it as an honour, I'm sure he thought it was the other way round, but to me that was like a great boost.” – 🎼Paul McCartney🏅.🎸🎵🎶

@romario65344

21w

Jimmy Hendrix is one of the few greatest musicians of all times, really.

@philmartin7474

2y↑2

Andre is a real talent, wish he would put out some Rock albums, i think it would be off the hook, he’s got it going on.

@xsitied2708

2y↑2

i love this they portray it good his voice and everything

@florianwolf9380

7y↑139

Jimi is unbeatable - listened to him since I was 14, and now I am 56...

@erianisdeleon4952

6y↑3

Florian Wolf - Amen!! I’m 11

@OpinionatedMonk

6y↑1

Not sure if that's cool or really, really sad :/

@mikevlade4221

6y↑1

auch 56 --dez.?

@lordkancho716

6y↑2

Wtf is a 56 year old boi doing in YouTube

@SeamusFries

6y↑6

Crippling Depression Itself there’s no age cap asshole

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@ShinyFlakesShinyFlakes

2y↑3

This is the clearest footage I’ve ever seen of Jimi live, amazing!!

@Milesamanjaro

You're amazing 😉

@hyzercreek

It's not Jimi dude

@curbozerboomer1773

For the cleanest video of the real Hendrix, check out the latest version of the Woodstock concert...it has been so excellently processed, that it looks like Jimi performed last week, not 50 years ago!

@chirantanmukherjee5788

2y↑1

Learning a song that came out two days ago and performing it in front of them, is pure genius.

@francotter1199

1y↑8

My parents had the Sgt Peppers Album, I remember it vividly, my favorite song was When I'm 64.. I'll never forget dancing to that as a child over 30 years ago! The Beatles were/are the best.. I'm currently waiting for a Led Zeppelin biopic

@greypossum1

2y↑2

During the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, Beatles press secretary and publicist, Derek Taylor, took an early version of The Sgt. Peppers album over with him. All the artists there listened to it backstage over and over. Jimi heard it multiple times during that weekend. That's where all the artists heard it first including Brian Wilson who suddenly realised his album, Pet Sounds, wasn't the greatest piece of music recorded. This is also not long after Jimi was the support act for The Monkees.

@ElectricCelt56

1y↑2

What a rush! The excitement, the spontaneity, the showmanship!

@seanbroh104

5y↑6.6K

As bad as this movie was, André 3k did an incredible job as Jimi he moved and sounded just like him

@Truffle_Young_Jr

5y↑204

Thats a terrific movie.

@jexikavindictive

5y↑78

What movie was this? Is it across the universe?

@donavenhollow5709

5y↑198

Apparently its Called Jimi: All is By My Side

@carstarsarstenstesenn

4y↑619

how could they make a Jimi movie without having rights to Jimi’s music.

@Hustlah-

4y↑6

@Donaven Hollow thanks man

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@adrianyoung5979

2y↑56

As good as this scene is, I find it frustrating how they miss so many simple factual elements, such as the guitar Jimi played, or the fact the drummer was front and centre, or the fact Jimi had two microphones and a cigarette in his mouth at the start.

@blancosfamilyfarm1798

2y↑5

I can see not doing the cig gimmick but I never seen jimi play a V it was always like a strat bro!!

@etinterrapax2

2y↑4

Agree, big mistakes!!

@meself349

2y↑4

@BlancosFamilyFarm he played a flying v and he also played a Les paul. Earlier on. As well as other guitars.

@gordoncrawford6300

2y↑5

To be fair the performance online isn't of the original performance depicted in this scene but is from a different concert some months later

@KairuHakubi

2y↑1

How in the hoosafudge did he fit two microphones in his mouth?

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@jesusmagicpanties994

Have never seen such close footage of Jimi like this. I felt like I had met him in person. A truly remarkable, compelling character.

@ezrac704

28w↑6

Damn, the amount of times that he takes his hands off of the guitar but it he still plays is nuts. Psychic powers

@mrax101

2y↑14

What's most impressive, behind Andre Benjamin's stunningly accurate portrayal, is the fact that the Hendrix family did NOT approve of this film, thus, they were unable to use any of Jimi's actual music. That in itself was a huge accomplishment.

@chizorama

1y↑1

The Hendix Estate is very greedy with his music, & I don't mean money wise necessarily. There is a ton of Jimi's material that doesn't see the light of day, constantly have some his tunes yanked off of youtube. I have so much rare material of his on cassette, can't find digital versions of most of it anywhere. It's so very sad...

@kilomintoni4556

@Chizel Janie Hendrix is a money grubbing whore.

@supafrogg258

2y↑3

Andre Benjamin as Jimi Hendrix in "All Is By My Side". To date, it is the best Jimi Hendrix feature length dramatization I have seen. Benjamin does a nice job of getting Hendrix's mannerisms down. The movie's storyline begins with Jimi being brought to the attention of Chas Chandler by Linda Keith. It covers Hendrix's approximately one year of being in London, and ends as Jimi is leaving for his famous American debut at California's Monterey Pop Festival.

@emanuelvalente1526

6y↑23

Simplesmente o maior guitarrista de todos os tempos

@peach411

2y↑16

I felt he was recognizing how very supersonically psychedelic this song was

@kellyjohns6612

39w↑2

I like his music, but the man, Jimi, I love. He was the most humble, beautiful person to ever live in the rockin' world.

@zachlagrange4999

42w

I just learned about this not to long ago. It’s neat how the movie portrayed this. That’s a balls of steel move by jimi Hendrix and the band. Dayum!!

@BrandoGuitar

28w↑3

I got chills, imagine being there for this

@shin-i-chikozima

2y↑3

This is a paramount gift to Jimi Hen lovers

@Cassianomac

6y↑7

Muito monstro. Pena ter falecido tão cedo esse gênio.

@seansweeney3532

This is well done... I really enjoy a serious attempt at finding a moment in time at all levels and parameters... not overdone... not under...

@wazoodlm

1y↑1

Hendrix - one of the GREATEST guitar men. EVAH!

@justinjohnson2616

2y↑101

Most people think the jimi Hendrix experience was a three piece band. Jimi, Mitch, and Noel. Well actually it was a five piece. Jimi, Mitch, Noel and Jimi’s 2 massive balls

@dwayneard5997

34w

It's just.....Damn.... GOOD !!!! 👍🎸😎

@reluctantsocialist2670

2y↑30

One of my favorite rappers playing my favorite guitarist playing my favorite song of all time by my favorite band of all time. Utter 'jizz in my pants' moment.

@therickelback4479

6y↑51

Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix are hands down the best and most legendary guitarists ever to grace the earth

@champmeister

3y↑12

Page was pretty fucking great too

@suspect794

3y↑6

@champmeister SRV

@kaboom6157

3y↑2

Justin bieber plays left handed guitar too. Don't forget.

@kingbunny9141

3y↑5

Stevie Ray, Slash, Billy Gibbons, BB King, Gary Moore, Brian May... ”of all time” you are saying Clapton is better than all of them. Can’t agree that he’s better than JP of Zeppelin or Stevie Ray. Hell, I can’t say he’s better than Brian May, Slash or even Billy Gibbons. He’a different, but better? Eh...

@josecarlosramirez6097

3y↑1

@King Bunny what about peter green? Or rory gallagher?

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@soldtobediers

2y↑4

''Music doesn't lie.
If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.''
~J.H.

@noneofyourbeeswax01

2y↑2

I'm impressed at how well Hendrix was portrayed, in appearance, sound and mannerisms. Chas was pretty spot on too! Mitchell and Redding looked the part but they blew it with Noel's characterisation because that mardy get never laughed in his entire life.

@officialpoa3171

1y↑1

THIS REALLY SHOULD BE RELEASED!!! ANDRE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB!!!!!!!

@briawilson2593

Hands down the best of all time RIP Hendrix! We love you and miss u . Rest easy.

@thomasmacmanus9913

21w

The movie might have been better if they had the rights to play choice from the full Hendrix catalog. This song being portrayed because they were able to get permission. What a great guitar legend with a bittersweet legacy. He changed the world of guitar and didnt get to see it play out.

@robwalker7575

6y↑6

He did this live in front of the beatlest 2 days after sgt pepper was released.... that takes balls. Jimi is THE ULTIMATE LEGEND!!!!! Never forgotten.

@Emanresuadeen

1y↑1

Jimi is still the greatest ever.

@luciancasanova7710

2y↑1

I luckily have been to smaller venue concerts where different guest musicians walk up to the stage and pitch in on certain songs. It is a great electric feeling indeed!

@tomf429

46w

Joe Walsh pointed out that the unique Hendrix sound came from playing a right handed guitar left handed (upside down) - plus incredible talent.

@malclee6246

I'm absolutely flabbergasted to see this gem!!🌲⭐💓😁✌️

@waratahfilm2350

Jimi, the greatest of them all!!!!

@gregorstrange7768

7y↑5

I don't care what you all say, this performance is extraordianarily amazing

@TheShoemakerb1

2y↑5

He did a great job of impersonating Jimi!

This must have been straight to cable, because I heard all about how they were going to make it, but never heard another thing. If that was low budget, they really did a good job, in spite of not being able to use Jimi's songs!