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"The Wind Cries Mary" is a rock ballad [1] written by Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix wrote the song as a reconciliatory love song for his girlfriend in London, Kathy Etchingham.More recent biographical material indicated that some of the lyrics appeared in poetry written by Hendrix earlier in his career when he was in Seattle.
The third Experience single, "The Wind Cries Mary" backed by "Highway Chile", was released in the UK on May 5, 1967, while "Purple Haze" occupied the number three spot in the charts. [134] The management's decision to release the single while the previous one was still present in the UK charts was unorthodox, as was the choice of "The Wind ...
So when the album was released in the US, "Purple Haze", "Hey Joe" and "The Wind Cries Mary" were included at the expense of "Red House" and two other songs. [38] Hendrix later questioned the choice and commented "Everybody was scared to release 'Red House' in America because they said, 'America don't like the blues, man! ' " [39]
"Highway Chile" (/ tʃ aɪ l / CHAIL) is a song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, issued as the B-side to their 1967 third British single "The Wind Cries Mary". The song was written by vocalist and guitarist Jimi Hendrix and titled to reflect his pronunciation of "child" without the "d" (a spelling subsequently used for "Voodoo Chile").
"The Wind Cries Mary" The Jimi Hendrix Experience: 6 31 May 1967: 1 7 June 1967: 10 "A Whiter Shade of Pale" Procol Harum: 1 14 June 1967: 6 9 "There Goes My Everything" Engelbert Humperdinck: 2 21 June 1967: 4 5 "The Happening" The Supremes: 6 14 June 1967: 2 14 June 1967: 3 "Sweet Soul Music" Arthur Conley: 7 21 June 1967: 1 21 June 1967: 5 ...
"Foxy Lady" (or alternatively "Foxey Lady") is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. It first appeared on their 1967 debut album Are You Experienced and was later issued as their third single in the U.S. with the alternate spelling.
"I Don't Live Today" is a song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released on their debut album Are You Experienced (1967). In a 1968 interview, Hendrix said it "was dedicated to the American-Indian and all minority depression groups". [2]
"May This Be Love" is a soft ballad that demonstrates Hendrix's ability to write thoughtful lyrics and subtle melodies. [5] Author and musicologist Keith Shadwick wrote: "This is a melodic, romantic composition that borders on the sentimental". [6]