Jimmi Hendrix and PJ.

protctnsrve
protctnsrve Posts: 2
edited January 2010 in Other Music
My friend and I are having a debate about PJ's "Yellow Ledbetter" and Jimmi Hendrix's "Little Wing". I have tried to tell him that Yellow Ledbetter is loosely based on and inspired by Little Wing but he refuses to believe me. Does anyone know where I can find evidence to back up my claims. I would also like to hear what you have to say so he and I can put this debate to rest....Thanks
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  • DirectionOfTheEye
    DirectionOfTheEye Posts: 40
    google it? I just tried and got a wikipedia result...you could probably find more if you tried harder if you don't trust wikipedia...
  • ryanrunning
    ryanrunning Posts: 427
    protctnsrve wrote:
    My friend and I are having a debate about PJ's "Yellow Ledbetter" and Jimmi Hendrix's "Little Wing". I have tried to tell him that Yellow Ledbetter is loosely based on and inspired by Little Wing but he refuses to believe me. Does anyone know where I can find evidence to back up my claims. I would also like to hear what you have to say so he and I can put this debate to rest....Thanks


    i tried to do this for a paper last semester, but there simply isnt any artice or interview that says it. you could say it uses the sameblues progression and such, but thats about it
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  • DewieCox
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    I think it's a quote from his "60 Minutes" article from Guitar World. GW picks a guitarist then they select "an hour of music that rocks my world". Each song has a comment with it and the one for Little Wing was somethin along the lines of "YL is my homage."

    I found this lookin for it. Whoa!!

    http://www.astrotheme.com/portraits/pp32g56U36u2.htm
  • craigb
    craigb Posts: 806
    DewieCox wrote:
    I think it's a quote from his "60 Minutes" article from Guitar World. GW picks a guitarist then they select "an hour of music that rocks my world". Each song has a comment with it and the one for Little Wing was somethin along the lines of "YL is my homage."

    I found this lookin for it. Whoa!!

    http://www.astrotheme.com/portraits/pp32g56U36u2.htm

    Wow. Mike McCready, the guitarist from PEALR JAM!!!!
    .....I wouldn't figure that the particular astrologist could spell "Pearl". :?
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  • Evacuation Rules
    Evacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    protctnsrve wrote:
    My friend and I are having a debate about PJ's "Yellow Ledbetter" and Jimmi Hendrix's "Little Wing". I have tried to tell him that Yellow Ledbetter is loosely based on and inspired by Little Wing but he refuses to believe me. Does anyone know where I can find evidence to back up my claims.

    Can your friend HEAR?
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    craigb wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    I think it's a quote from his "60 Minutes" article from Guitar World. GW picks a guitarist then they select "an hour of music that rocks my world". Each song has a comment with it and the one for Little Wing was somethin along the lines of "YL is my homage."

    I found this lookin for it. Whoa!!

    http://www.astrotheme.com/portraits/pp32g56U36u2.htm

    Wow. Mike McCready, the guitarist from PEALR JAM!!!!
    .....I wouldn't figure that the particular astrologist could spell "Pearl". :?

    It's as if the OP were to spell Jimi wrong ;)
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  • Pepe Silvia
    Pepe Silvia Posts: 3,758
    DewieCox wrote:
    I think it's a quote from his "60 Minutes" article from Guitar World. GW picks a guitarist then they select "an hour of music that rocks my world". Each song has a comment with it and the one for Little Wing was somethin along the lines of "YL is my homage."

    I found this lookin for it. Whoa!!

    http://www.astrotheme.com/portraits/pp32g56U36u2.htm


    i remember something in GW years ago about PJ and Mike said he pretty much stole Alive from some Kiss song but it's ok because they took it from a Doors song....
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  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    Assuming your friend has actually heard both songs and still argues that there is no connection whatsoever between the two...I would say he is dunderhead and probably will never be convinced. Or possibly he is deaf
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  • protctnsrve
    protctnsrve Posts: 2
    Evacuation Rules wrote:
    protctnsrve wrote:
    My friend and I are having a debate about PJ's "Yellow Ledbetter" and Jimmi Hendrix's "Little Wing". I have tried to tell him that Yellow Ledbetter is loosely based on and inspired by Little Wing but he refuses to believe me. Does anyone know where I can find evidence to back up my claims.

    Can your friend HEAR?
  • uninnocent-
    uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    Pepe Silvia wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    I think it's a quote from his "60 Minutes" article from Guitar World. GW picks a guitarist then they select "an hour of music that rocks my world". Each song has a comment with it and the one for Little Wing was somethin along the lines of "YL is my homage."

    I found this lookin for it. Whoa!!

    http://www.astrotheme.com/portraits/pp32g56U36u2.htm


    i remember something in GW years ago about PJ and Mike said he pretty much stole Alive from some Kiss song but it's ok because they took it from a Doors song....

    'alive' solo was stolen from kiss' 'she' (alive ii version) which was ripped from the doors' 'five to one'.
  • Kloddz
    Kloddz Posts: 2,573
    protctnsrve wrote:
    Does anyone know where I can find evidence to back up my claims.
    Listen to the songs?

    Edit: Lame of me to dig out a 3 day old thread only to then find out that my comment has been submitted 2 threads above me...
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