Jimi Hendrix's "All Along The Watchtower"

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Music Commentary, Music Interviews, Onesong, Comedy, Music

4.9 • 876 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Is “All Along the Watchtower” the ultimate cover? In part two of their Jimi Hendrix deep dive, Diallo and LUXXURY unpack his best-selling single. They compare it to Bob Dylan’s original, explore the track’s groundbreaking studio experimentation, and explain how Hendrix’s left-handed playing helped shape his unmistakable sound. Plus, find out what happens when a very intoxicated Brian Jones wanders into the recording session. One Song Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/40SIOpVROmrxTjOtH7Q1yw?si=01e0354a65b9460b Songs Discussed: “All Along the Watchtower” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Stars On 45” - Stars On 45 “Spanish Castle Magic” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Castles Made of Sand” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Little Wing” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Like A Rolling Stone” - Bob Dylan “All Along the Watchtower” - Bob Dylan “Crazy Train” - Ozzy Osbourne “Crosstown Traffic” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	there must be some kind of way out of here
0:11.3	said diallo to luxury
0:13.9	this interpulation
0:18.2	actually a cover
0:19.3	from Dylan to Jimmy.
0:23.7	And all alone, watchtower, Jimmy Hendrix part two.
0:31.6	And if you like what you hear right now, give us five stars not two.
0:40.9	Like that. right now. Give us five stars not two. I like it.
0:42.0	I like it.
0:42.2	One-note guitar solo.
0:45.3	Luxury, this is the second part of our two-parter on Jimmy Hendricks, and today's song
0:49.5	is a cover, like you just said.
0:51.7	It's a cover, and in fact, many people say today's song is the greatest cover of all time, the ultimate cover. Is it the ultimate cover? It could be. Maybe that's overstated. In my personal opinion, I think it's an incredible cover. I think that there's lots of great covers out there. There's some great covers out there, but I think the same way that people talk about the Godfather Part 2 sort of being the ultimate class act sequel.
1:11.4	I feel like this is the ultimate class act cover.
1:14.5	I think it's well put.
1:15.3	I can't add or contribute or improve upon that.
1:17.5	Let's just leave it right there.
1:18.6	Show's over.
1:19.4	But listen, it's definitely up there with the greatest covers of all time.
1:23.1	And that after Jimmy, this became the definitive version of the song, even for Bob Dylan himself,
1:27.9	who wrote and performed the original version, but after 1974 only played Jimmy's version live.
1:33.5	That's right. It's actually the only Jimmy Hendrick song to ever crack the top 40. It's his
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