Smash hits es un álbum de Jimi Hendrix. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Purple haze», «Fire», «The wind cries Mary» y «Can you see me».
Sobre el álbum
La compilación Smash Hits, lanzada originalmente en 1968, fue el primer álbum de grandes éxitos de The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Este disco reúne en un solo lugar los singles y las canciones más importantes que habían catapultado a la banda a la fama en sus dos primeros años de carrera.
El álbum es una colección impecable de clásicos del rock psicodélico. Incluye himnos inmortales como "Purple Haze", "Hey Joe", "The Wind Cries Mary" y "Foxy Lady". El disco funcionó como una introducción perfecta a la música de la banda para un público masivo.
Dependiendo de la edición (británica o estadounidense), el recopilatorio incluía algunas caras B y temas que no aparecían en los álbumes originales, lo que le añadía un valor extra para los fans. "Smash Hits" se convirtió en un éxito de ventas y en uno de los discos más populares de su catálogo.
"Smash Hits" es un testimonio del increíble impacto de Jimi Hendrix en un período de tiempo muy corto. Es una antología que demuestra que, en apenas dos años, fue capaz de crear un repertorio de canciones que no solo definieron una era, sino que también se convirtieron en clásicos atemporales.
Listado de Canciones
- Purple haze
Letra
Purple haze all in my brain Lately things just 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 comin' up or down Am I happy or in misery? Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me Help me help me Oh no no... No Yeah Purple haze all in my eyes Don't know if it's day or night You've got me blowin, blowin my mind Is it tomorrow or just the end of time? No, help me aw yeah! Oh no no oh help me... - Fire
Letra
Alright! Now dig this baby! You don't care for me, I don't care about that. You got a new fool, Hah, I like him like that. I have only one burning desire, Let me stand next to your fire. [Let me stand next to your fire] Hey, let me stand next to your fire [Let me stand next to your fire] Oh, let me stand baby [Let me stand next to your fire] Let me stand [Let me stand next to your fire] Yeah baby Listen here baby, Stop acting so crazy! You say your mom ain't home, It ain't my concern. Just don't play with me, And you won't get burned. I have only one itching desire, Let me stand next to your fire [Let me stand next to your fire] Yeah, let me stand next to your fire [Let me stand next to your fire] Let me stand [Let me stand next to your fire] Oh, Let me stand Oh, move over Rover, And let Jimi take over. Yeah, you know what I'm talking about Yeah! Get on with it baby! That's what I'm talking about. Now dig this! Ha! Now listen baby! You try to give me your money, You better save it babe. Save it for your rainy day. I have only one burning desire, Let me stand next to your fire. [Let me stand next to your fire] Oh, let me stand [Let me stand next to your fire] Let me stand baby [Let me stand next to your fire] I ain't gonna do you no harm [Let me stand next to your fire] Oh Yeah! You better move it baby. .. I ain't gonna hurt you baby. .. - The wind cries Mary
- Can you see me
- Hey Joe
Letra
Hey Joe, a-where you goin' with that gun in your hand Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand, oh yeah I'm going down to shoot my old lady You know I caught her messin' around with another man, yeah I'm going down to shoot my old lady You know I caught her messin' around with another man, huh And that ain't too cool brother Hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down, You shot her down, now Hey Joe, I heard you shot your old lady down, You shot her down to the ground, yeah Yes I did, I shot her You know I caught her messin' round, messin' round town Yes I did, I shot her You know I caught my old lady messin' around town And I gave her the gun I shot her! Alright Shoot her one more time again for me Yeah, Ohhh dig it, Ah, Ah Alright Hey Joe, say now where you gonna run to now? Where you gonna run to? Hey Joe, I said where you gonna run to now? Where you, where you gonna go? Well, dig it I'm goin' way down south, Way down to Mexico way Alright I'm goin' way down south, Way down where I can be free Ain't no one gonna find me Ain't no hangman gonna, He ain't gonna put a rope around me You better believe it right now I gotta go now Hey, Hey Joe, you better run on down Goodbye everybody ohh Hey Joe, uhh Run on down - All along the watchtower
Letra
"There must be some kind of way out of here," Said the joker to the thief, "There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief. Businessman they drink my wine, Plowman dig my earth None will level on the line, nobody offered his word, hey" "No reason to get excited," The thief, he kindly spoke "There are many here among us Who feel that life is but a joke But you and I, we've been through that And this is not our fate So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late" All along the watchtower Princes kept the view While all the women came and went Barefoot servants, too Outside in the cold distance A wildcat did growl Two riders were approaching And the wind began to howl *Buisness man there, drink my wine, Come and take my herb. - Stone free
Letra
Everyday in the week I'm in a differnet city If I stay too long people try to pull me down They talk about me like a dog Talkin' about the clothes I wear But they don't realise they're the ones who's square Yeah! And that's why You can't hold me down I don't want to be tide down I gotta move Hey I said Stone free do what I please Stone free to ride the breeze Stone free, baby I can't stay I got to got to got to get away Yeah Listen here baby A woman here a woman there try to keep me in a plastic cage But they don't realise it's so easy to break Yeah buta sometimes I get a ha Feel my heart kind a gettin' hot That's when I got to move before I get caught So dig this And the is why, listen to me baby, you can't hold me down I don't want to be tied down I gotta move on I said Stone free do what I please Stone free to ride the breeze Stone free I can't stay Got to got to got to get away Yeah Tear me loose baby Hey Yeah! I said Stone free to ride on the breeze Stone free do what I pleasee Stone free I can't stay Stone free I got to I got to get away Hey Stone free go on down the highway Stone free don't try to hold me back baby Stone free stone fre Stone free got to baby Stone free got get on - Crosstown traffic
Letra
You jump in front of my car when you, You know all the time that Ninety miles an hour, girl, is the speed I drive You tell me it's alright, you don't mind a little pain You say you just want me to take you for a ride You're just like crosstown traffic So hard to get through to you Crosstown traffic I don't need to run over you Crosstown traffic All you do is slow me down And I'm tryin' to get on the other side of town I'm not the only soul who's accused of hit and run Tire tracks all across your back I can see you had your fun But darlin' can't you see my signals turn from green to red And with you I can see a traffic jam straight up ahead You're just like crosstown traffic So hard to get through to you Crosstown traffic I don't need to run over you Crosstown traffic All you do is slow me down And I got better things on the other side of town - Manic depression
Letra
Manic depression is touching my soul I know what I want but I just don't know How to, go about gettin' it Feeling sweet feeling, Drops from my fingers, fingers Manic depression is catchin' my soul Woman so weary, the sweet cause in vain You make love, you break love It's all the same When it's, when it's over, mama Music, sweet music I wish I could caress, caress, caress Manic depression is a frustrating mess Well, I think I'll go turn myself off, And go on down All the way down Really ain't no use in me hanging around In your kinda scene Music, sweet music I wish I could caress, caress, caress Manic depression is a frustrating mess - Remember
Letra
Oh, remember the mocking bird, my baby bun He used to sing for his supper, baby Yes he used to sing for his dinner, babe He used to sing so sweet But a since my baby left me he ain't sang a tune all day Oh, remember the blue-birds and the honey bees, They used to sing for the sunshine Yes they used to sing for the honey, baby They used to sing so sweet But a since my baby left me they ain't sang a tune all day Hey pretty baby, come on back to me Make every body as happy as can be So baby, if you'll please come home again You know I'll kiss you for my supper, yeah You know I'll kiss you for my dinner, baby now But uh, if you don't come back you know I'll have to starve to death 'Cus I ain't had one kiss all day now, ah babe Please remember You've got to remember You've got to remember our love Come on back, baby, come on back in my arms, I'll make everything that better Come on, baby, hurry up now Can you hear me calling you back again now? Come on, baby, stop jiving around, hurry home, hurry home - Red house
Letra
There's a red house over yonder, that's where my baby stays. There's a red house over yonder, baby, that's where my baby stays. Well, I ain't been home to see my baby in about ninety nine and one half days, 'bout time I see her. Wait a minute, something's wrong. The key wont unlock the door. Wait a minute, something's wrong, baby. The key wont unlock the door. I got a bad, bad feeling that my baby don't live here no more. I might as well go on back down, Go back 'cross yonder over the hill. I might as well go back over yonder Way back yonder 'cross the hill, (That's where I come from) Cause if my baby don't love me no more. I know her sister will! - Foxey lady