THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
983-Jimi Hendrix Expierience-Crosstown Traffic.
1968- Number 37 single.
Best Bit-At 2.18.The guitar part just before the chorus impressed a young David Bowie so much, that he pinched it for ‘Starman.’
Jimi Hendrix (see also best songs 492) was born Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington, U.S.,he died at the age of 27 on September 18, 1970 in Kensington, London, England. Hendrix is held in the highest regard by both music journalists, and fellow artists alike, with many publications citing him as the greatest guitarist of all time. But it was probably his experimentation with ‘amplifier feedback,’ making the guitar sound like it had never sounded before, that sets him apart. His influence has led the way in the development of ‘Hard Rock,’ Heavy Metal,’ and ‘Grunge’ music.
‘Crosstown Traffic’ was taken from Hendrix’s third and final Album released during his lifetime,’Electric Ladyland,’ with it’s Hard Rock riff, it is an example of mixing ‘Blues’ music with ‘Psychedelic Rock.’ The songs lyrics are similar to many Blues songs in that they are filled with sexual innuendo, ‘Crosstown Traffic is about a girl who is hard to get rid of, getting through to her that she is not wanted, is like getting through crosstown traffic.
‘Tyre tracks all across your back, I can, I can see, you had your fun.’
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