JIMI HENDRIX - LITTLE WING REACTION

[@trianafoxwood7525]

Mitch Mitchell was a jazz child prodigy drummer.

[@fuzzydude66]

My all time favorite Hendrix tune. This one shows his lyrical side more than his musical side. Yeah, it has some great guitar riffs but the lyrics paint a beautiful and touching picture. His voice is so under appreciated. Thank you for reacting to this song, it made my day so much brighter!

[@THEJAYYSHOW]

Couldn't agree more!

[@RUARI-mi1yt]

probably the moist iconic guitar riff but ok

[@kylewess9210]

I mean absolutely no disrespect …I’m just sayin.. clearly you’re not a guitar player..& that’s kool.. but what he’s doing is brilliant…. But I feel ya….

[@HumblyServingGod]

Masterpiece, every single note is perfect.

[@gs8191]

Jimi's drummer was Mitch Mitchell, one of the great drummers of all time..

[@bensagal-morris8072]

This is one of those timeless melodies. These chords flow into each other so well. Showcases his ability to seamlessly blend rhythm and lead into one.

[@99cachorro]

Jimi had a perfect soul full voice for all he did. He may be known for his guitar playing but the voice was spot on

[@kevinsattler6603]

I was in my teens and the song came out. Loved it back then. Still love it today. Jimmy was an innovator so unique first time

[@THEJAYYSHOW]

AN ICON!

[@JimiBurleigh]

I have always loved SRV's homage to Jimi. Whether it's this one or "Voo-Doo Child" among others they are authentic to the spirit of the original and you can't really ask more than that of any Jimi cover. If you want to know just how much of an influence Jimi really was on SRV, just look at where the "whammy bar" is attached to SRV's guitar. It's at the TOP of the bridge plate, not at the bottom where it would normally be for a right handed player. If however you're a "lefty" in the years before left handed guitars were a thing so you just take a right handed Stratocaster and flip it over to play lefty the whammy bar is now a the top of the bridge plate. Which is where Jimi had it. There is no realy advantage to one side of the bridge plate or the other. It's merely a matter of personal preferemce, nothing more. All that to say that you really should investigate the music of Jimi Hendrix to compare the originals to their respective covers. You'll see what I mean about the whammy bar, too. His influence on the role of the electric guitar in modern music is unmatched. There is not a guitarist of the last 50 years that is not influenced by Jim Hendrix. It's like i hear/see people talking about the late Neil Peart. If Jimi isn't your favourite guitarist he's your favourite guitarist's favourite guitarist. Although in Jimi's case it probaly goes back an additional generation or so. As I have probably mentioned before I consider Jimi Hendrix to be the second most important American musician who has ever lived, behind only Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Robert Johnson fill out my personal "top 5" American musicians. Jimi is in good company indeed. At least in my book.

[@Wonky-Donkey]

The wind cries Mary is another good song with Jimi .

[@arroyo284]

Jimi was always improvising and plaing with sound. I believe that chime sound was a glockenspiel

[@htssoutboardsboatstrains9784]

This one and All Along The Watch Tower both favorites and as far as Jimi Hendrix, one of the BEST ever. Dave Mason was "back up" to his band and did some of these tunes later on.

[@robertasirgutz8800]

Me too. Love his voice. Mitch Mitchell is an amazing drummer.

[@christopherbarnett6098]

My all time favourite piece of music. Peace out.

[@subpotentmage8048]

Yeah :D!! *OG Hendrix*

[@THEJAYYSHOW]

YES YES!!

[@Bekka_Noyb]

One of my fave love songs! ♥

[@johnshelton2414]

JUST SOME OF FAVORITE MUSIC😎❤✅

[@hongfang2508]

Great song. It needs a Jimi jam and longer. Jimi was a great song writer, a talent often overlooked.

[@THEJAYYSHOW]

HE'S AMAZING!

[@marthaz]

All hail to the legend Jimi 😍 beautiful voice and one of the best guitarists of our lifetime. 🙏💞

[@davidzimmerli489]

Not only did Jimi master the electric guitar and create a brand new style of playing the instrument at a young age, he wrote these incredible songs! I saw him twice in 1968, and it was an "experience" I will never forget .... For me, he remains the greatest electric guitarist/performer in the history of popular music ....

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

I saw him once in '68, in S.F.

[@Alejo-1111]

How It was?

[@davidzimmerli489]

It was surreal. I still think about that concert to this day, and it seems like a dream. But it wasnt. It was a highlight of my youth ..... one which I will never forget.

[@m.ericwatson968]

Jimi was a tremendous songwriter, he knew exactly how long a song should be, he was so much more than the loud guitar bombast he is mostly known for

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Also, his lyrics were very insightful! "and the smell of a world that's burned" and "maybe it's just a change of climate" from "Up From The Skies." Also "If I don't see you no more in this world, meet you in the next one and don't be late" from "Voodoo Chile."

[@kgunitkeese17]

It wasn’t Jimi’s decision to have the song short. That was his manager Chas Chandler. Awful idea. The song could go as long as 8 minutes.

[@kylewess9210]

Never heard truer words… well put!

[@brasco96wired67]

Jimi was a very special player, singer and composer.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

LOVE this song and this album.

[@mr.goodenough3796]

Beautiful. Yes I agree Hendrix has a great voice. The live version from Winterland 68 is on KZbin and has a great long guitar solo at the end. ✌

[@THEJAYYSHOW]

Cool, thanks!

[@fingling8]

I agree about the voice. Apparently he didn't love his voice, but it comes across as warm and kind and creative. Truly pretty song. We're used to it now, but I wish I could remember how it sounded when I first heard it on release.

[@jaceeaster2246]

one of the best songs of all time, without a doubt!! so glad u reacted to it! more Jimi pls!

[@michaeldaugette802]

Jimi Hendrix was trendsetter and a visionary artist , there’s never been no one like him that has made such awesome music in such a short time that he was on this earth ! His music touches your soul !

[@josephrhodes4404]

That was Mitch Mitchell on the drums. Also, Skid Row did a cover(and music video)of this song as well. You should check it out.

[@kylewess9210]

Jimi..💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@darengraves1717]

There is also a great live version of this song on the “Hendrix in the west” album 🎸🔥🔥

[@elegantirony78]

Favorite Hendrix song. I love Drifting and Dolly Dagger too

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

I love Drifting and Angel

[@rancidcrawfish]

The live version from Winterland in October 1968 was fantastic. Hell, every song he played that whole weekend was phenomenal

[@wookiewarhol5080]

Underrated singer imo.. Legendary guitarist.. That is NOT debatable.

[@brulat]

I am so jealous of people who hear this song the first time. I still cry whenever I hear this song and I have heard it one thousand times.

[@georgeringley2667]

I'm so glad to have been around when this and allot of the other tunes you've reacted to. Rock on, Jimi.

[@omniversalll]

I think everyone has that one song that reminds them of their favorite place, this is mine. Makes me think of the dunes on Lake Michigan and staying until sunset - will forever love this song. Favorite of Hendrix's by far

[@emilybazeddi1914]

I read somewhere, can't quite remember where, that he is speaking of a gardian angel. Jimi is very unique.

[@mr.goodenough3796]

Yes, he has quite a few songs that touch on an angel of some sorts. I've heard it had to do with his mother passing away when he was 14 or 15, and he would Invision her coming to him as an angel.✌

[@emilybazeddi1914]

@@mr.goodenough3796 Mike Bloomfield has a great recording. I have heard it on youtube before. There is a beautiful singer on his very rough cover in a studio. Not for an album, I think it was just a jam session.

[@THEJAYYSHOW]

I LOVE JIMI!!

[@davisworth5114]

Jimi always said he learned more guitar when he played in Nashville for a year after he left the Army, and it really shows because this is major pentatonic music and it's country to the marrow. Jimi's ballad style playing here ranks his rock playing, IMHO. RIP Jimi Hendrix, a son of Seattle.

[@77Creation]

Country? Nah, bruh. Blues to the marrow. And Country music ITSELF originated in the Blues, ffs. Even the BANJO has African origins… That was an absolute culture vulture statement you made. Do better.

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

1983 A Merman I Should Be...check it...Electric Ladyland...

[@JimiBurleigh]

You're right that Jimi's voice gets overshadowed by the guitar playing. As was mentioned, so do his beautiful lyrics. The guitar riffs might seem rather simple in this song, until you try to play them. I've been playing guitar for 50+ years and to this day I can play the notes, but I've never really been able to play the music. The influence that Jimi had on how we think of the role of guitar within the context of a band or a combo is literally unmatched by any other American musician. Electric or acoustic, Jimi expanded the boundaries of the role of the guitar in modern music more than anyone before or since.

[@keithwilson9378]

must say you have the right version. so many have cover version its Stevy Ray Von . some can come close too Jimi s sound but never do it 100 percent . i feel Jimi was the best that ever did it . just think he was only around for few years so sad that he died so young . if he was still here he would still be blowing it away . and his style was so un othadox he just did what ever he wanted with guitar he was way ahead of the times

[@jimakcelik6486]

Song about his guardian-angel, his muse, his inspiration. Yes, you picked up the unique melody, Recording engineer said, "Jimi always kept an eye out for odd instruments that would be lying about the studio" and found the glockenspiel in Studio A. Jimi could play any instrument, and added the glockenspiel to the track.

[@richardrodriguez2120]

This one and The Wind Cries Mary are a Couple of his best IMO

[@todayistheday5498]

The main squeeze did a cover of this that is phenomenal

[@neonvandal8770]

Utterly beautiful Hendrix song - To me most of his softer songs ( Little Wing, Angel, Castles Made Of Sand) are about his mother. Apparently she was a very heavy drinker and was always out partying. She died very young because of the drink and he never really knew her as she kept leaving him with relatives. You can tell he really missed his moms love through his lyrics. Such a sad start in life, but his music expressed it all.

[@daveiop]

I always thought this was about Devon Wilson?

[@stevepederson6287]

Mitch Mitchell is such an underrated drummer.

[@mikecaetano]

Awesome! Jimi Hendrix is the goat! "Little Wing" is a beautiful song, but it's way too short! The Hendrix estate is also notorious for blocking his music on KZbin, so I hope your review stays up. And that's a double shame because it cuts off sharing his music with so many young people today, songs like "Little Wing", "Castles Made of Sand", "The Wind Cries Mary", "Foxy Lady", "Hey Joe", "If Six Was Nine", "Love or Confusion", "3rd Stone from the Sun", "Purple Haze" -- second rate covers abound on KZbin, but the genuine articles have largely been lost in the digital wilderness.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

YES! That's what I always tell reactors when they say they want to get into his music. I say to buy his records; start with Axis Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland. Then you will hear his brilliance.

[@baronvonsatan]

The chiming is coming from a glockenspiel, and Jimi played it on this recording.

[@trianafoxwood7525]

Good info thanks

[@paulbewlay4527]

This is one of Jimi's greatest songs...and, seeing a guitar behind you, look up the chord sequence. It's not too hard to play using any format, electric or acoustic, but the sequence is, shall we say, unusual. It comes out as bluesy, but I don't know of any other song that uses ANYTHING similar. I see you do SRV's version later; his version is taken from the Hendrix In The West live version by Jimi (you should listen to that one too), and expanded. Anyways, ENJOY, and keep great music alive!

[@guitarman8462]

Listen to : Hendrix live at the Filmore " Machine Gun " 🎸🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@lindakessler8768]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Mike-kv5pl]

You should definitely listen to BOLD AS LOVE. It's a great song. Unfortunately, it is just about impossible to find on youtube. It used to be on but I am sure it was removed by the powers that be.

[@searchthewind99]

RIP Hendrix's drummer, Mitch Mitchell.

[@thejoelrooganexplosion2400]

Dude ya gotta listen to Bold As Love next

[@kgunitkeese17]

Jimi Hendrix is considered the greatest guitarist in rock ‘n roll history. Most people go with Purple Haze, Voodoo Child or Foxey Lady as some of his best work. My personal favourite song is Little Wing because of how touching it is. But if there’s one thing that pisses me off about this song, it’s that it is way too short. You can blame Chas Chandler for that. Makes me want to smack him. This song should be no less than 5 minutes long. Side note: that chime is a glockenspiel and if I’m not mistaken it was Jimi that was playing.

[@mattordiway8631]

There are only a small handful of guitarists who can make you feel their music in your soul. Jimmy was one of the best.. gone way too quick. Wish there was a young kid out there that would hear this and bring this style back.

[@elkbomb]

more Hendrix please

[@gamexsimmonds3581]

Technically this song is by The Jimi Hendrix Experience which was Jimis band, let's not forget to give them credit as well. Jimi was the man though

[@bobschenkel7921]

Jimi Hendrix. Little Wing. Click. About Jimi's singing voice. Personally, he said he didn't like it, or how it sounded to him in his own head. Kind of like another famous singer from the same era, named James, Jim Morrison. Jimi's Drummer for quite a few years was Mitch Mitchell.

[@THEJAYYSHOW]

WELL I LOVE IT LOL

[@bobschenkel7921]

@@THEJAYYSHOW Agreed. 100%.

[@raeann63]

hendrix is unique but i really love sting's cover of "little wing" - bit more developed melody and arrangement - and sting's vocal is lovely ❤

[@mr.goodenough3796]

Sting said he decided he wanted to be a musician after seeing Jimi Hendrix perform and was overwhelmed by him.

[@danielwalker1538]

The Animals - A girl named Sandoz For the love of Eric Burdon 😃

[@robertvien5693]

I think those chimes might have been added later

[@richardj9016]

Jimi Hendrix can never let us down. True, but the Hendrix family who own the material, have done their best to send him into obscurity, by restricting his music from being played.

[@ed.z.]

Yes. He’s probably talking about you, here.

[@pookiemartinez1745]

Drifting and Angel aligns with Little Wing ( ͡❛ ͜ʖ ͡❛)✌

[@Mike-kv5pl]

Here is a great underrated Hendrix song to react to: LOVE OR CONFUSION: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnrYl5KJhduLY7s (Despite what the title says, it is NOT from the BBC sessions).

[@kylewess9210]

Jimi hated his voice.. he wanted to bury it more into the instruments, but his producer Chas Chandler put his vocals on top of the music…not in the middle.. I’d love to see your reaction to “hear my train “ from the Live at Winterland album.also the second show..”Rolling Stone”.

[@richardriemer8859]

😊

[@McCracken216]

You're right that Jimi had a very good voice, but he didn't think so and would ask the sound engineers to put his vocals way down in the mix.

[@marcimarcimarci5101]

i dont believe in god, but i do believe gods did walk amongst us... Jimi was one of them

[@kingmusa44]

I think that was xylophone in the back.

[@thseed7]

Check out "Castles Made Of Sand." Only song he did that is better than this IMHO

[@mattbarbarich3295]

Magic song, as was All along the Watchtower and The Wind Cries Mary among many others. Wish there's was black musicians today making music like this not that horrible clueless noise called rap etc.

[@revolutionday1]

Jimi was very insecure about his voice and his singing, so it seems like he was always holding something back..... I have heard him *growl* a bit, almost accidentally when pushing his voice, in a couple of live performances, and I wish he would've pushed a himself a little harder more often.