The BBC Sessions es un álbum de Jimi Hendrix. El disco incluye 37 canciones, entre ellas «Foxey Lady - (alternate take)», «Alexis Korner Introduction», «Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?» y «Rhythm And Blues World Service».
Sobre el álbum
La compilación The BBC Sessions es un documento excepcional que captura a The Jimi Hendrix Experience en un formato más crudo y directo. Este doble álbum, lanzado en 1998, reúne las grabaciones que la banda realizó para la radio de la BBC entre 1967 y 1969, ofreciendo una visión fascinante de su poder como banda de directo.
El sonido del disco es enérgico y espontáneo. Sin los elaborados efectos de sus álbumes de estudio, la banda suena como un trío de rock and roll potente y cohesionado. Estas grabaciones son muy apreciadas por los fans, ya que muestran la increíble química entre Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding y Mitch Mitchell.
El repertorio incluye no solo versiones de sus grandes éxitos, sino también interpretaciones de clásicos del blues y el rock and roll que no aparecen en sus discos oficiales. El álbum es una oportunidad de escuchar a la banda en su faceta más desenfadada, e incluye divertidas entrevistas con los presentadores de la BBC.
"The BBC Sessions" es un testimonio vibrante de una de las mejores bandas de la historia. Es el sonido de tres músicos en estado de gracia, un trabajo que es una escucha obligada para cualquiera que quiera experimentar la energía primigenia de Jimi Hendrix y su Experience.
Listado de Canciones
Disco 1
- Foxey Lady - (alternate take)
- Alexis Korner Introduction
- Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
- Rhythm And Blues World Service
- Hoochie Coochie Man, (I'm Your)
- Traveling With The Experience
- Driving South
- 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. .. - Little Miss Lover
Letra
Little miss lover, Where have you been in this world for so long Well, I love A lover that feels like you Would you like to tag along? Well I really don't need any help little girl But I believe you could help me out anyway Ah sack it to me Would you believe babe I've been looking for A sole That feels like you For some time Excuse me wihile I see If the gypsy in me is right If you don't mind Well he signals me ok So I think it's safe to say I'm gonna make A play Ah yeah See me walk towards you baby Ah give me some Oh get into it Hey hey little miss lover Well now, there's so much you and me can discover And I think we should start, we should start right now, baby Hey little miss lover Ah little miss lover Yeah little miss lover Ah baby Ah look at me baby Litte miss lover Hey baby Hey! Etc. - Introducing The Experience
- The Burning of the Midnight Lamp
- Catfish Blues
Letra
WELL I WISH, I WAS A CATFISH SWIMIN' IN THE, THE DEEP BLUE SEA I HAVE ALL YOU PRETTY WOMEN FISHIN' AFTER ME SHOWIN' UP AFTER ME OH WELL OW WELL OH YEAH OH YEAH WELL I WENT DOWN TO MY GIRLFRIENDS HOUSE AND I SAT ALONE ON HER FRONT STEP AND SHE SAID A "COME IN OUTCHA MAN AND JUST YOUR LOVE" I JUST NOW LEFT I JUST NOW LEFT AND I SAY WHO YEAH SHE SAID SURE ENOUGH YOU DID WHO YEAH WHO YEAH WHO YEAH OH YEAH YEAH, WELL THERE'S TWO TWO TRAINS RUNNIN' BUT THERE'S NOT A ONE THAT'S GOIN' MY WAY YOU KNOW THERE'S A, ONE TRAIN RUNNING AT MIDNIGHT THE OTHER ONE LEAVE JUST FOR DAY LEAVE JUST FOR DAY OH WELL YEAH I ROLE AND I TUMBLE PRACTICLY ALL NIGHT LONG I ROLE AND I TUMBLE PRACTICLY ALL NIGHT LONG WELL, MY BABY DON'T TREAT ME WELL ?? YEAH - 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 - Love Or Confusion
Letra
Is that the stars in the sky, or is it Rain fallin' down Will it burn me if I touch the sun So big, so round Would I be truthful, yeah, in, Choosing' you as the one for me? Is this love baby, Or is it just confusion? My mind is so messed up Goin' round and round Must there be all the colours Without names, without sound, baby? My heart burns with feeling, but, My mind, it's cold and reeling Is this love baby, Or is it confusion? My head is poundin', poundin' Goin' 'round and 'round and 'round and 'round Must there always be these colours? Without names, without sounds My heart burns with feeling, but, My mind, it's cold and reeling Is this love baby, Or is it just confusion? You tell me baby, is this Love or confusion? Mama, we must get together and find out Exactly what we're tryin' to do Love or confusion? Confusion - 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 - Hound Dog
Letra
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, Scratchin' all the time, You ain't nothin' but a hound dog baby, Scratchin' all the time, You ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine. When they said you was high classed, Well, that was just a lie, When they said you was high classed baby, That was just a lie. You ain't never kill a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine. Waouhh!!! You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, Scratchin' all the time, You ain't nothin' but a hound dog baby, Scratchin' all the time, You ain't never, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine. - Driving South
- Hear My Train A Comin'
Disco 2
- 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... - Killing Floor
Letra
I should of quit you A long time ago I should of quit you baby A long time ago But you got me messin' round with you baby You got me cryin' on a killin' floor, yeah If I don't fallow, yeah My first mind If I don't fallow pretty baby My first mind I would have been gone since my second time Yeah Lord knows, right now I should've been gone Lord knows, I should've been gone You got me messin' round with you baby You got me cryin' on a killin' floor Yeah, that's all Ooh, you got me cryin' baby Ohh, you got me cryin' - Radio One
- Wait Until Tomorrow
Letra
Well, I'm standing here, freezing, inside your golden garden Uh got my ladder, leaned up against your wall Tonight's the night we planned to run away together Come on Dolly Mae, there's no time to stall But now you're telling me... I think we better wait till tomorrow Hey, yeah, hey (I think we better wait till tomorrow) Girl, what 'chu talkin' 'bout? (I think we better wait till tomorrow) Yeah, yeah, yeah Got to make sure it's right, so until tomorrow, goodnight. Oh, what a drag. Oh, Dolly Mae, how can you hang me up this way? Oh, on the phone you said you wanted to run off with me today Now I'm standing here like some turned down serenading fool Hearing strange words stutter from the mixed mind of you And you keep tellin' me that ah... I think we better wait till tomorrow What are you talkin' 'bout? (I think we better wait till tomorrow) No, can't wait that long (I think we better wait till tomorrow) Oh, no Got to make sure it's right, until tomorrow, goodnight, oh. Let's see if I can talk to this girl a little bit here... Ow! Dolly Mae, girl, you must be insane So unsure of yourself leaning from your unsure window pane Do I see a silhouette of somebody pointing something from a tree? Click bang, what a hang, your daddy just shot poor me And I hear you say, as I fade away... We don't have to wait till tomorrow Hey! We don't have to wait till tomorrow What you say? (We don't have to wait till tomorrow) It must have been right, so forever, goodnight, listen at 'cha. (We don't have to wait till tomorrow) Ah! Do I have to wait? Don't have to wait (We don't have to wait till tomorrow) It's a drag on my part (We don't have to wait till tomorrow) Don't have to wait, uh, hmm! Ah, no! (We don't have to wait till tomorrow) Don't have to wait, don't have to wait, yeah! (We don't have to wait till tomorrow) Don't have to wait, don't have to wait (We don't have to wait till tomorrow) Oh, oh I won't be around tomorrow, yeah! (We don't have to wait till tomorrow) Don't have to wait (We don't have to wait till tomorrow) Goodbye, bye bye! (We don't have to wait till tomorrow) Oh, what a mix up Oh, you gotta be crazy, hey, ow! Don't have to wait till tomorrow. - Day Tripper
Letra
(lennon/mccartney) Day tripper Yeah, Um ah um ah I got a good reason, for taken the easy way out I got a good reason, for taken the easy way out now She was a day tripper She was a day tripper, yeah One way ticket yeah One way ticket, yeah It took so long to find out, I found out Shes a big teaser She let me half the way down Shes a big teaser She let me half the way down She was a day tripper Trippin' bright and gay It took so long to find out, I found out Oh, can you hear me now Yeah I try to please her She only played one that stands I try to please her She only played one that stands She was a day tripper The day tripper, yeah Was a one way ticket One way ticket, yeah It took so long to find out, I found out Oh I found out Your out of your mind Day tripper x6 I got a good reason I got a good reason Yeah Baby you can... - Spanish Castle Magic
Letra
It's very far away It takes about a half and a day to get there If we travel by my uh, dragon-fly No it's not in Spain But all the same you know, it's a groovy name And the wind's just right. Hey! Hang on my darling Hang on if you wanna go Here it's a really groovy place It's uh, just a little bit of uh, said uh, Spanish Castle Magic. The clouds are really low And they overflow with cotton candy And battle grounds red and brown But it's all in your mind Don't think your time on bad things Just float your little mind around Look out! Ow! Hang on my darling, yeah Hang on if you wanna go Get on top, really let me groove baby with uh Just a little bit of Spanish Castle Magic. Yeah baby, Here's some Yeah, ok babe, ok It's still all in your mind babe Oww! Yeah! Ah! Hang on my darling, hey Hang on, hang on if you wanna go And it's happening, oh no, damn hey! That's right baby, listen A little bit of Spanish Castle Magic Hey! Little bit of Spanish Castle Magic Hey hey! I can't uh, sing this song, no Yeah, ok baby Get on baby Yeah It's all in your mind baby Little bit of daydream here and there Oh! Yeah! Ooh! Yeah! Ow! Ev'rything's gonna be alright! - Jammin - (with Stevie Wonder)
- I Was Made To Love Her
- Foxey Lady
- A Brand New Sound
- Hey Joe - (alternate take)
- 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 - Driving South - (alternate take)
- Hear My Train A Comin' - (alternate take)
- A Happening For Lulu
- Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Letra
Well, I stand up next to A mountain And I chop it down with the edge of my hand Yeah Well, I stand up next to A mountain And I chop it down with the edge of my hand Well, I pick up all the pieces and make an island Might even raise A little sand Yeah Cause I'm A voodoo child Lord knows I'm A voodoo child baby You better listen when I say I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time I'll give it right back to ya one of these days Hahaha I said I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time I'll give it right back one of these days Oh yeah If I don't meet you no more in this world then uh I'll meet ya on the next one And don't be late Don't be late Cause I'm A voodoo child voodoo child Lord knows I'm A voodoo child Hey hey hey I'm A voodoo child baby I don't take no for an answer Question no Yeah - Lulu Introduction
- 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 - Sunshine Of Your Love
Letra
It's getting near dawn, When lights close their tired eyes. I'll soon be with you my love, To give you my dawn surprise. I'll be with you darling soon, I'll be with you when the stars start falling. I've been waiting so long To be where I'm going In the sunshine of your love. I'm with you my love, The light's shining through on you. Yes, I'm with you my love, It's the morning and just we two. I'll stay with you darling now, I'll stay with you till my seas are dried up. I've been waiting so long To be where I'm going In the sunshine of your love. I've been waiting so long To be where I'm going In the sunshine of your love. I'm with you my love, The light's shining through on you. Yes, I'm with you my love, It's the morning and just we two. I'll stay with you darling now, I'll stay with you till my seas are dried up. I've been waiting so long I've been waiting so long I've been waiting so long To be where I'm going In the sunshine of your love.