Talk:Purple Haze
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purple haze is one of the best jimi hendrix songs ive ever heard
I heard a rumor from somewhere that said that the purple haze was smoke bombs that they used in the Vietnam war. Can anyone back this up. RENTASTRAWBERRY FOR LET? röck 00:13, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
- Yes. This is true. They were used to mark helicopter landing zones.
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[edit] Remove advert use and LSD reference
I think these should be removed, the use of the song in an advert is not relevant and the LSD paragraph, if true, needs a reference. LDHan 21:59, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
- I agree with you on the LSD-thing, but how's the use of a song in a commercial irreleveant? --
SoothingR 22:04, 29 December 2005 (UTC) - I cut the LSD bit, which is blatant crap. The advert, on the other hand, is justifiable as trivia. Deltabeignet 22:35, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
Wait, isn't purple haze supposed to be marijuana? LSD isn't smoked... marijuana does create a sort of haze from its smoke. Plus, purple could be a reference to the color of THC crystals or the purplish color of south asian canabis plants, called Kush. Jolb 12:44, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Another interesting fact
If you listen closely to the words that are spoken in the break for a small guitar interlude about in the middle of the song, theres a voice over top of guitar. Its muttered, can't completely figure out what it says, seems like a hidden message to me...anyway, intriguing.
- Yeah; From the First Time I heard the Song, I've always wondered what the hell was being spoken. Think you'd have to do some effects; reduce the music. G.AC, 17 July 2006, 13:40.
- Personally I would imagine its just studio talk
[edit] Contended lyric
'The song's lyric "'Scuse me while I kiss the sky" has been widely misheard as "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy."'
Is there any specific source for which lyric is correct? I'd personally consider the latter more likely to be correct, given that Hendrix is reported to have faked homosexuality to be discharged from the U.S. Army (see Early life of Jimi Hendrix#Military service).
Alternatively, both could be correct, in the same way that Pharoahe Monch's appearance on Mos Def's 'Oh No' contains a lyric which is both ese and essay.
-- Sasuke Sarutobi 03:33, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Original Lyrics
Anyone see the paper with the drafted lyrics on the album? Makes references to Jesus and fetus' and whatnot
[edit] Purple Haze in Other Media
I didn't put this on the main page because I can't remember exactly what the commercial was for. In the late 80s, probably early 90s, there was a commerical that said something like "Put on your 3D glasses" and it showed a gumball (actually was in 3D if you had the red/cyan glasses) while Purple Haze was playing. May have been for Nutrasweet???
