Jimi Hendrix

Genre: -

LSI Rank: 504 (-86) history

Search this artist

Moderator: YoungLust

Options: add lyrics
add album
add news
edit biography; this song :
edit

Buy this music

Poll for November 09
"Have you ever donated something to a charity?"
	yes
	no

suggest a poll \| old polls

Song score

Rhythm	9.8
Melody	9.8
Instruments	9.8
Lyrics	9.8
Vocal	9.7
This song has been reviewed 26 times. Overall score for this song, 9.8.

Song video: No video found

Top 10 Jimi Hendrix songs

Purple Haze lyrics

All Along The Watchtower lyrics

Little Wing lyrics

Drifter's Escape lyrics

1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be) lyrics

Manic Depression lyrics

Hear My Train A Comin' lyrics

Voodoo Chile lyrics

...And The Gods Made Love lyrics

Room Full Of Mirrors lyrics

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower Lyrics

9.8
brilliant
26 reviews
add review

Song details
Title	All Along The Watchtower
Artist	Jimi Hendrix
Album	Electric Ladyland (1968) , Track 14
Genre
Rank	5,977 (-728) history
Referring urls	top 10

Song lyrics

Send "All Along The Watchtower" ringtones to your cell

There must be some kind of way out of here,
said the joker to the thief
there's too much confusion,
I can't get no relief.

Business men, they drink my wine,
plow men dig my Earth,
none with a level on the vine,
nobody out of it is worth. hey

No reason to get excited,
the thief he kindly spoke,
there aren't many here among us,
who feel that life is but a joke,
but you and I, we've been through that,
and this is not our fate,
so let us stop talking falsely now,
the hour is getting late.

All along the watchtower,
princess kept the view,
while all the women came and went,
barefoot servants too.

Outside in the cold distance,
a wild cat did growl,
two riders were approaching,
and the wind began to howl.

All along the tower,

All through the watch, all along the watchtower

Send "All Along The Watchtower" ringtones to your cell

lyrics submitted by Juan Hernandez

lyrics corrected on 06-11-2004

Showing reactions 1-25 of 30

Page 1 of 2

Select page : [1] 2 next »

add review Song reviews
01-11-2004 15:26 necro1
5 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this was originally bob dylans song but jimi completely made it his own and was a new generation of music after dylan hearing hendrix's version he then started playing it the way jimi did that is pure talent this man was not human
17-12-2004 02:26 Seargent_Pepper
9 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal o man i cant believe only 2 people have tuned in on this-this is in my opinion hendrix's second best solo and its top 5 of any solo all time
11-01-2005 01:13 dont_fake_this
18 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal onyl 3 ppl now thats pathetic. this deserves everyone to discuss it. defanatly the #2 song of hendrix. and im already a dedicated fan but now i am even more dedicated.
20-02-2005 04:52 AGI21391
29 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal if this is jimi's second greatest hit then what was his first?
21-03-2005 20:38 Xinko
25 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This was a very, VERY good song. Truely another hit by Jimi.
30-04-2005 00:24 so_kissme
26 posts	Has anyone seen "Withnail & I"??? This song appears in it - it's a hilarious film!!! (And of course this is a class song as well!!!!)
09-05-2005 14:50 CreamShit
138 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Jimi was one of the gratest musicians EVER, and this song is in my opinion one of his best! Too bad he drowned in his own vomit... does anyone know when that was?
09-05-2005 15:57 super_carrot
725 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I LOVE this song got to be one of the best covers ever
31-05-2005 18:43 Nacilme
472 posts	Amazing cover!
31-05-2005 19:00 aratquariel
128 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Yep...amazing
27-07-2005 15:47 _ANARCHY_
1,003 posts	Withnail & I is the one of the best films ever made. This is a great cover too.
27-07-2005 15:48 Arizona13ay
147 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Good Song didnt Know It Was A Cover though
31-08-2005 03:59 Fndr
69 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal awsome performance from jimi on this song
06-09-2005 16:37 PinkFloyd
26,195 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Heard this on Forrest Gump, amazing song.
05-10-2005 21:51 drummerdude
884 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Jimi is the best thing since the F*cking earth
13-11-2005 03:35 Chrisrocks53
13,570 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal My fave Hendrix song.
02-12-2005 22:51 Roxy_Ryan
21,758 posts	I prefer Hendrix's version of this song because he sings and performs it so much better than Dave Matthews Band. His voice just suits the song... top notch.
02-01-2006 01:41 Juliie
96 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal ugh.. not f-ing true. DAVE MATTHEWS IS BETTER.. by far
02-01-2006 02:00 Masterful_Ally
15,628 posts	It's funny that someone mentioned Withnail & I, I've just finished watching it for the bajillionth time and was thinking about this song. Fantastic, Bob may have written it but Hendrix truly made it his.
04-01-2006 23:54 Roach_Detective
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Let's face facts, Jimi was the best guitarist out there. I used to be a huge jimi critic but, I caved to the truth... Jimi was a god. if you listen to the sheer skill, melody, percision, and just overall flow of his music and just understand how difficult that is and the grace he did it with, you'll be ashamed for comparing him to anyone other than his contemporaries and friends. Dave Mathews as NOTHING on jimi. I'm sure if you asked his sorry south african ass about it, he'd admit it. Also, this is Jimi's only "hit". he was a one-hit wonder as far as billboards were concearned. His only song to break the top 10, and it isn't his. Makes me sad to see the way he was overlooked at the time but he's gone now and all we have is his legacy of music.
22-02-2006 18:48 Loberman
20 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Hey Arizona, eat my shit. This is the greatest song in all aspects. If you knew anything about Jimi Hendrix you would know that this is a cover, and how the hell can you give this song a 3 in lyrics and vocals, IDIOT, Roach Detector u r right, this man was the best, incomparable to anywone other than himself, and i cant believe the critics overlooked the man for such a long period, Selfish Bastards! This song rocks anyway. It was the first song i ever heard by Jimi Hendrix, I actually heard while watching Platoon, when i was about 7 years old, but i was obsessed. 8 years later i am still exited to hear his music when i get home from school. Jimi rest well in your grave, rest well. PS If you dont got nothing good to say about sombody dont say it at all ARIZONA
22-02-2006 19:01 The_Crow_Reborn
334 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Its a great song and all,dylan is the man. But "Bold As Love" in my opinion is his greatest song to date! 1. BOld As Love 2. Fire 3. Hey Joe 4. All Along The Watch Tower 5. Castles Made Of Sand
22-02-2006 20:23 Mien
1,324 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal "...There aren't many here among us/Who feel that life is but a joke/but you and I, we've been through that/and this is not our fate/so let us stop talking falsely now..." Divine.
22-04-2006 05:12 Psycho_Rocker
1,103 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this is by far my favorite hendrix song
13-06-2006 01:11 themoat
3 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal BABABABOOYAH! This song owns.