I'm now taking nominations for the best song by JIMI HENDRIX

[catbert836]

I'd like to nominate: All Along the Watchtower
I now open the floor to other nominations. 1 per person, please.

[TexasSissy]

1. Foxy Lady!

[48pan]

2. In Order...

Foxy Lady
Purple Haze
Hey Joe
All Along the Watchtower
Wild Thing (live version)

[bobbobbins]

3. Voodoo Chile(Slight Return) & Burning of the Midnight Lamp

A Merman I Should Turn to Be is a close runner up

[teach1st]

10. Ditto

The two songs I was going to post. I'd add "Third Stone from the Sun."

[mcscajun]

4. Purple Haze

second: All Along the Watchtower
third: Foxy Lady

[Miami Liberal]

9. Yes, "Purple Haze" is the best. n/t

[catbert836]

30. No way.

It's a good song, but it dosn't compare with some others.

[saltpoint]

5. have to agree with your nomination.

it's really had to argue with 'All Along the Watchtower.'

Jesus, I love that version of that song.

[crimson333]

6. Castle's made of sand

Down the street you can hear her scream you’re a disgrace
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green

And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually

A little indian brave who before he was ten,
Played wargames in the woods with his indian friends
And he built up a dream that when he grew up
He would be a fearless warrior indian cheif
Many moons past and more the dream grew strong until
Tomorrow he would sing his first warsong and fight his first battle
But something went wrong, surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually

There was a young girl, whos heart was a frown
’cause she was crippled for life,
And she couldn’t speak a sound
And she wished and prayed she could stop living,
So she decided to die
She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore
And to her legs she smiled you won’t hurt me no more
But then a sight she’d never seen made her jump and say
Look a golden winged ship is passing my way

And it really didn’t have to stop, it just kept on going...

And so castles made of sand slips into the sea, eventually

[rbnyc]

28. second (nt)

[EC]

7. star-spangled banner

hey joe

[ok_cpu]

8. Little Wing n/t

[rocktivity]

11. Little Wing--I second that emotion

:headbang:
rocknation

[mwdem]

27. Always my favorite!

[FizzFuzz]

34. Little Wing is it for me too. Sigh... Lotta cool covers of it too.

Concrete Blonde and Stevie Ray Vaughn's are favs of mine.

[Phillycat]

12. Crosstown Traffic.

It's not the best (I would probably agree with Watchtower) but it's my favorite. :)

[catbert836]

32. How can it not be the best if its your favorite?

Do you mean, the most people think its the best?

[Phillycat]

37. Well, you know...

The difference between "I like it" and "it's objectively the best/shows the most musical ability".

[auburngrad82]

13. Manic Depression eom

[Phillycat]

14. Oh, I love that song too.

[jonnyblitz]

15. I agree with your choice but like his version of Wild Thing also. nt

[Zuni]

16. Gypsy Eyes and If Six was Nine

[mrfrapp]

17. Machine Gun

or, Red House.

Unless you include cover versions, in which case I would say Hey Joe.

[MrSlayer]

18. The wind cries Mary.

[mitchum]

26. Gets my vote also

While I also love all of the outerspacepyrotechnicsvoodoo, this gentle ballad always moves me

[miss_kitty]

19. 'One Rainy Wish' ('Gold and Rose')

And the 'Wind Cries Mary' and 'Spanish Castle Magic'. Oh and 'May This Be Love' ('Waterfall')

[Threedifferentones]

20. Vodoo Chile and Little Wing are my favorites

[arkie dem]

21. I have trouble remembering titles,

I think it's Red House.
Second, is Vodoo Chile

[AlCzervik]

22. Hey Joe.

[RT Atlanta]

23. A few come to mind....

Any version of 'Machine Gun' - I particularly like the version from the Isle of Wight festival.

'Isabella' - live version by the Band of Gypsies - tight and it rocks!

I am a DEVOUT Hendrix fan so really, just about anyone works for me.

Only Jimi song that I have NEVER liked is 'Stepping Stone.'

Rock on!

[LaPera]

24. Red House! ---One of the best blues songs ever, by anyone!

[arkie dem]

29. 100% total agreement.

Red House is #1

[mr_hat]

25. OK, well that's a Dylan song. Do you mean "played by"?

[catbert836]

31. No, I didn't

I meant played by Dylan </sarcasm> No, the Jimi Hendrix version.

[mr_hat]

33. If I were asking for the "best song by Jimi Hendrix"

I wouldn't nominate something he didn't write.

[bobthedrummer]

35. "Third Stone From The Sun"

gets my nomination

[ALago1]

36. Axis: Bold as Love

Love the melody and lyrics...

[Zomby Woof]

38. One Rainy Wish

Which is from my favorite Hendrix album, "Axis: Bold As Love".