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Music Appreciation

Zambero

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1. Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 08:50 AM

Mar 29

"Scuse me while I kiss this guy". Actual lyric refers to "the sky". Jimi was in on the joke early-on at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and took it to another level. When that line in the song came up, he used the "alternative" lyric while motioning in the direction of bassist Noel Redding, who he'd introduced as being Bob Dylan's grandmother. And to top it off, he burned and smashed his guitar, upstanding The Who, which was no small accomplishment.

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Misunderstood song lyrics [View all] surfered Mar 29 OP

Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze Zambero Mar 29 #1

I used to think that's what Hendrix sang, too. surfered Mar 29 #5

Do ya take French? Endlessmike56 Mar 29 #2

I wanna spend time shopping ... marble falls Mar 29 #3

Beat this: ret5hd Mar 29 #4

You win! surfered Mar 29 #6

The right time, the wrong me chowmama Mar 29 #7

61 years old, just learned that it's "Penny Lane" pnwest Mar 29 #8

My wee son's version of Winter Wonderland... ultralite001 Mar 29 #9

Just Mentioned A Day Or Two Ago... ProfessorGAC Mar 29 #10

When I was a wee lad, my grandmother would take me to church. surfered Mar 29 #11

A gay pair of guys put up a parking lot. Swede Mar 30 #12