Little Wing

musicismylife78

Gets my vote for one of the greatest songs ever recorded. Indeed Stevie Ray Vaughan's cover of it deserves a listen, but Jimi accomplished power and poignancy with a 2 minute song. Very powerful song.

First time I ever heard it, i was walking and listening to my ipod. I stopped, in the middle of the street to bask in this track

This song proves that Jimi, although he could blow your mind with a all out psychedelic rabble rouser like Machine Gun, but also could tune and tone it down with this brilliant song

Hendrix may have created more complex songs, but this to me is his masterpiece, a tame, 2 minute masterpiece, without crazy psychdelic flourishes

El_Kabong

it is a great song, someone posted a clip fo some asian girl playing a really good version of it a while back

hey baby/in from the storm from rainbow bridge is amazing, too

and ssb from woodstock...the bombs, siren, taps....brilliant

i like matt.c

Cheguevara6 wrote:

First time I ever heard it, i was walking and listening to my ipod. I stopped, in the middle of the street to bask in this track

Fisrt time I heard it, I was in the car listening to my Ipod and I had to take it back because I couldn't believe what I had just heard. It's so amazing!
I think my brain just went "what the hell was that?"

keeponrockin

My favourite song to play by far. I like doing an extended take on Jimis, although SRV's is fucking awesome.

FinsburyParkCarrots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nePm-L0aa-E

wavescamecrashing

i love little wing, by jimi. every time i heard it i get all teary eyed, its so beautiful. Thanks fpc!

the corrs version is an abomination though.. its a lounge version, which imo takes away the power of the song, not feeling it. though the corrs are talented musicians, i have never got into thier music, and this hasnt changed my mind. i happend to find it after i listend to the posted lw on youtube...

fada

As good as Jimi is (was) , mitch mitchell was brillant on this track as well

ahitchhikerinmyrvm

I got to know this song as an Eric Clapton cover, from the Rainbow Concert (an excellent Clapton show if you like him, with some guests (Ronnie Wood) - it was his return show after his drug induced seclusion, back in the day)

Anyway, they do an awesome version of Little Wing.

Jeremy1012

Cheguevara6 wrote:

Gets my vote for one of the greatest songs ever recorded. Indeed Stevie Ray Vaughan's cover of it deserves a listen, but Jimi accomplished power and poignancy with a 2 minute song. Very powerful song.

First time I ever heard it, i was walking and listening to my ipod. I stopped, in the middle of the street to bask in this track

This song proves that Jimi, although he could blow your mind with a all out psychedelic rabble rouser like Machine Gun, but also could tune and tone it down with this brilliant song

Hendrix may have created more complex songs, but this to me is his masterpiece, a tame, 2 minute masterpiece, without crazy psychdelic flourishes

iPod's existed the first time you heard little wing? aren't you in your 20s?! you missed out as a kid. I remember the first time I heard little wing. I was about 8. blew my tiny little mind.

Pearl Jam and toast

El_Kabong wrote:

it is a great song, someone posted a clip fo some asian girl playing a really good version of it a while back

that was me

She did a great job too..

Jimi's is still the best, no question. Stevie's is great, guitar playing is magnificant, but like the original post said Jimi brought you through a range of emotions and the very instant the solo starts and you hear him say "fly on.. little wing" it feels like you've been launched flying into the night sky. And all in little more than two minutes. Jimi wins.