Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze"

One Song

Hartbeat

Music Commentary, Music Interviews, Onesong, Comedy, Music

4.9 • 876 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

This week on One Song, Diallo and LUXXURY kick off a two-part deep dive into Jimi Hendrix’s legacy, starting with the track that put him on the map—“Purple Haze” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. They unpack the countercultural movement of 1967 that launched Hendrix into stardom and explore how he fused blues and psychedelic rock into something entirely his own. Plus, LUXXURY reveals the one thing every guitarist gets wrong about the song. One Song Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/40SIOpVROmrxTjOtH7Q1yw?si=f6500a0063d949a3 Songs Discussed: “Purple Haze” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Strawberry Fields Forever” - The Beatles “Light My Fire” - The Doors “Somebody to Love” - Jefferson Airplane “To Sir With Love” - Lulu “The Letter” - The Box Tops “Ode To Billie Joe” - Bobbie Gentry “Testify, Pts. 1 & 2” - The Isley Brothers “House Of The Rising Sun” - The Animals “Hey Joe” - The Leaves “Hey Joe” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Foxey Lady” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Hold It” - Bill Doggett “Taxman” - The Beatles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm not that funny, but I don't know why.
0:04.1	Excuse me while I kissed the sky.
0:08.7	Sorry for the drum fills.
0:10.7	I loved it.
0:11.8	It added something.
0:12.6	There was something missing in that little pocket, and you gave it to us.
0:15.5	So, luxury today, we're diving into the legacy of an artist whose impact is so deep,
0:19.5	we've decided to do not one, but two
0:21.8	episodes for him. That's right. He was one of the best guitar players to ever exist. But more than a
0:27.0	virtuoso, he was a creative visionary who masterfully balanced innovation and tradition combining blues
0:32.9	and psychedelic rock. That's right. We're going to start our two-partner today with a song that
0:37.3	thrust him into superstardom, a song that every guitar player has been playing wrong for decades. You heard us? You just know there's a guy out there going, uh-uh, I already knew that. No, no, no. This isn't for you. One guy knows, but many people don't know. We're going to get into it. We're talking one song, and that song is Purple Hays by Jimmy Hendricks.
0:57.8	Oh, that's my brain.
1:02.2	Leave the things that don't see the same.
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