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Jimi Hendrix — Belly Button Window
Album: The Cry Of Love
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Released: 1971
Length: 3:32
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Well. I'm up here in this womb
I'm looking all around
Well, I'm looking out my belly button window
And I see a whole lot of frowns
And I'm wondering if they don't want me around

What seems to be the fuzz out there?
Just what seems to be the hang?
'Cause you know if ya just don't want me this time around,
yeah I'll be glad to go back to Spirit Land
And even take a longer rest,
before I'm coming down the chute again
Man, I sure remember the last time, baby
They were still hawkin' about me then
So if you don't want me now,
Make up your mind, where or when
If you don't want me now,
Give or take, you only got two hundred days
'Cause I ain't coming down this way too much more again

You know they got pills for ills and thrills and even spills
But I think you're just a little too late
So I'm coming down into this world, daddy
Regardless of love and hate
And I'm gonna sit up in your bed, mama
And just a grin right in your face
And then I'm gonna eat up all your chocolates,
and say "I hope I'm not too late"

So if there's any questions,
make up your mind
'Cause you better give or take
Questions in your mind
Give it a take,
you only got two hundered days

Way up into this womb
looking all around
Sure's dark in here
And I'm looking out my belly button window
And I swear I see nothing but a lot of frowns
And I'm wondering if they want me around
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Absolutely my least favorite Hendrix song. I could go the rest of my life without hearing this again and I would be OK with that. 
Posted 4 months ago by nelamvr6    [ Reply ]
 espheim wrote:

What kind of human would rate this piece of art below 7?


Someone who doesn't like Jimi Hendrix?  My grandmother, for example.
Posted 10 months ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
 espheim wrote:

What kind of human would rate this piece of art below 7?


A deaf one
Posted 1 year ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
 dmcanany wrote:

Would this garner even close to a 7.5 rating if it weren't Jimi?




Your comment gets a 2.0 rating!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 dmcanany wrote:

Would this garner even close to a 7.5 rating if it weren't Jimi?


Yes!  Listen to the lovely guitar work.  Read the lyrics.  Be amazed by the stereo mix (better achieved with headphones).  Then you'll realize that good music is good no matter the composer or performer.

Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Wow.  I suppose this message will always be timely.
Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 dmcanany wrote:

Would this garner even close to a 7.5 rating if it weren't Jimi?



Yes
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
Sounds very bluesy
Posted 2 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
 dmcanany wrote:

Would this garner even close to a 7.5 rating if it weren't Jimi?



Learn about first principles and don't be second guessing 
Posted 3 years ago by Shipp    [ Reply ]
200 days. Quite precise 
Posted 3 years ago by Shipp    [ Reply ]
 mistabird wrote:
großer JIMMI    {#Notworthy}
 
Jimi James w/ 1 M
Posted 3 years ago by surfrider4life    [ Reply ]
What kind of human would rate this piece of art below 7?
Posted 3 years ago by espheim    [ Reply ]
 dmcanany wrote:
Would this garner even close to a 7.5 rating if it weren't Jimi?
 
Does that matter?  It is Jimi, and it is awesome.
Posted 3 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
a very rare Hendrix turn to hear

well done
Posted 3 years ago by Stetsonman    [ Reply ]
If you have something to ask you only got give or take 200 days
Must have been busy getting out.
Aug 22 - Nov 27 1970 93 days.
RIP Jimi. See you next time.
Posted 4 years ago by Shipp    [ Reply ]
200 days  quite precise
Posted 4 years ago by Shipp    [ Reply ]
Highly prophetic
Posted 4 years ago by Shipp    [ Reply ]
Would this garner even close to a 7.5 rating if it weren't Jimi?
Posted 4 years ago by dmcanany    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Pro Life indeed :)

Apparently it's  written from the perspective of Jimi in his mother's womb, looking out the "bellybutton window" and wondering if his parents want him to be born (see last verse of lyrics).
As such, some interpret it as a "pro-life" song.
 

Posted 4 years ago by lindaurq    [ Reply ]
'you only got two hundred days'. How right he was. kinda of spooky.
Posted 5 years ago by Shipp    [ Reply ]
 OggieDogness wrote:
What the hell is a bellybutton window? LOL 
 
Apparently it's  written from the perspective of Jimi in his mother's womb, looking out the "bellybutton window" and wondering if his parents want him to be born (see last verse of lyrics).
As such, some interpret it as a "pro-life" song.
Posted 5 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 Shipp wrote:
yea he's just about right. about 200 days left at the time.
cool
 
I think Jimi was talking about 200 days being the average (give or take) length of a pregnancy and the belly button window would be the window from inside the womb looking out.
Posted 5 years ago by konakid    [ Reply ]
What the hell is a bellybutton window? LOL 
Posted 5 years ago by OggieDogness    [ Reply ]
cool that he knew. something to think about.
Posted 5 years ago by Shipp    [ Reply ]
Was just imagining the band "up here in this" "Spirit Land" ... Jimi jamming with Mark Hollis. Now you play this. Radio Magic. Thanks RP!
Posted 5 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
normally not a Hendix fan, but this is a great blues song
Posted 5 years ago by Henkjan    [ Reply ]
I've always had a soft spot for Jimi Hendrix "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)"  Electric Ladyland  album. Nevertheless, this is not a bad song at all {#Laughing}.
Posted 6 years ago by robijn    [ Reply ]
 Shipp wrote:
yea he's just about right. about 200 days left at the time.
cool
 
How is that fact "cool"?  Seems like a real downer to me.  It would have been cooler if he was still around making music.
Posted 6 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
Damn. He was good.
Posted 6 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
yea he's just about right. about 200 days left at the time. cool
Posted 6 years ago by Shipp    [ Reply ]
This is Jimi at his most funny and thoughtful; and playing the blues in a way that reminds me of Lightnin' Hopkins. Definitely not the least important of the oeuvre, in fact it's one of the songs that stands up the best after listening to thousands of hours of Hendrix.
Posted 7 years ago by GTT    [ Reply ]
I've often noticed how much he sounds like Chris Youlden of Savoy Brown in this one. The guitar-work in this one is really subtle but highly sublime, dig...
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Now there's something you don't hear every day: Jimi Hendrix singing a navel ballad.
Posted 7 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
This is a giant, who stands on the shoulders of other giants, paying homage to those shoulders he stands on. As one should.
Posted 7 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
 NelsonBlack wrote:
This song has to be one of the least important of Jimi's ouevre. If you want an obscure, but mellow Jimi song where he just "jammin' that's all," play "Pali Gap." Now, that's a 10-rated song.

 
"Pali Gap" is in my Top 3 Jimi songs of all-time.
In no particular order...  {#Think}
Posted 7 years ago by hindsightseer    [ Reply ]
This song has to be one of the least important of Jimi's ouevre. If you want an obscure, but mellow Jimi song where he just "jammin' that's all," play "Pali Gap." Now, that's a 10-rated song.
Posted 8 years ago by NelsonBlack    [ Reply ]
i think his voice fits perfectly with his music ...... all part of the Hendrix experience!!
Posted 9 years ago by bobcanna1    [ Reply ]
 chirpie wrote:

I always thought Jimi never was fond of his own singing.

 
That's right - if you listen to Spanish Castle Magic - at one point he he says "I can't sing this song". Personally, I like his voice.
Posted 9 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
 ScottN wrote:
By Jimi standards, imo, so-so song.  But played in the overall context of the full range of RP's palylist, nice to hear.

 
Nicely put!
Posted 10 years ago by BBoyes    [ Reply ]
 jbunniii wrote:
I'm sure he could do better than this.

 
He did :)
Posted 11 years ago by spiggy    [ Reply ]
I'm sure he could do better than this.
Posted 11 years ago by jbunniii    [ Reply ]
By Jimi standards, imo, so-so song.  But played in the overall context of the full range of RP's palylist, nice to hear.
Posted 11 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
Every other guitar player at the time tried out a WahWah pedal and sounded silly.  Jimi just sounded cool.  Inimitable.
Posted 11 years ago by joelbb    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Great song from my fave Jimi album (which, out of interest, I bought on CD here in NZ in 1994) - the playlist this morning has been awesome! {#Music}
Posted 11 years ago by Nakigrrrl    [ Reply ]
Awesome and beautiful music. The lyrics I wished I understood the meaning behind. The album, Cry of Love, was Jimi's last studio produce album before he died. Somewhat like happened to Michael Jackson's legacy, this album, Cry of Love became involved in a bitter family law suit over the legal rights to Jimi's fortune and music. After I graduated from college in 1979 I started building my CD library and of course looked for a few reissues of my favorite LP's. I was flabergasted that Cry of Love never made it to a CD, but........voila, one day about 10 years ago I discovered to my surprise all of the content of Cry of Love which was reissued under a different title, First Rays of the New Rising Sun. The songs are in a slightly different order than the 2 sided LP, but with the help of my CD burner, I was able to copy and rearrange them into their original  order that I was used to, and even scanned the original artwork off my old LP cover and printed my own personal CD crystal case. Awesome. Cry of Love or as you can get now as First Rays of the New Rising Sun, is definitely one of Jimi's finest, most melodic works he ever produced. The song, "Drifting" is one of my favorite tunes in the whole world.  Hope it finds your ears someday soon. Peace, love, tranquilty. Thank you Jimi.
Posted 12 years ago by Kokoloco53    [ Reply ]
 CWKeeney wrote:
God bless you, RP!  This is my favorite Hendrix song.  I have never heard anyone else ever play it!
 
Don't recall this one.  Good fun!
Posted 12 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
großer JIMMI    {#Notworthy}
Posted 12 years ago by mistabird    [ Reply ]
Jimi!!!!!!
Posted 13 years ago by jberko    [ Reply ]
Just not something I like. Not a fan.  {#No}
Posted 13 years ago by 2Hawks    [ Reply ]
 Otomi wrote:

The lyrics seem to have several levels of meaning and, like most art, lend themselves to distinct interpretations, depending on the mind of each person experiencing the work. Reincarnation is certainly a theme. While the possibility of abortion is hinted at, the fetus (not child, since he's still in the womb) seems rather indifferent about his birth and about the alternative of going back to "spirit land".

What Jimi sang was this, more or less:

Well I'm up here in this womb
I'm lookin' all around
hmm mm mm
well I'm lookin' out my belly button window
and I see a whole lot of frowns
and I'm wonderin' if they don't want me, around
what seems to be the fuss out there
just what seems to be the hang
'cause you know if you don't
want me this time around
yeah, I'll be glad to go back to spirit land
and even take a longer rest
before a comin' down the chute again
man I sure remember the last time, baby
they were still talkin' about me then
so if you don't want me now
make up your mind
where or when
make up your mind
if you don't want me now
give or take
you only got two-hundred days
cause I ain't comin' down this
way too much more, again
you know they got pills for ills, and
thrills, and even spills
but I think you're just a little too late
so I'm comin' down into this world Daddy
regardless of love and hate
I'm gonna sit up in your bed Mamma
and just a grin right in your face
and then I'm gonna eat up all your chocolates
ha, and say I hope i'm not too late
if there's any questions make up your mind
give or take
if there's any questions make up your mind
give or take
you got only two-hundred days
and I'm lookin' out my belly button window
and I swear I see nothing but a lot of frowns
and I won't live if they don't want me, around.

 
Myself, I always thought it was about Jesus's Second Coming, sitting in the womb thinking about whether the world was ready for (or even cared about) his return.
Posted 13 years ago by g-rod    [ Reply ]
 SchoepTone wrote:
Jimi the guitarist didn't deserve Jimi the singer.
 
I always thought Jimi never was fond of his own singing.
Posted 13 years ago by chirpie    [ Reply ]
God bless you, RP!  This is my favorite Hendrix song.  I have never heard anyone else ever play it!
Posted 13 years ago by CWKeeney    [ Reply ]
Amazing, poetry. 9
Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
Jimi the guitarist didn't deserve Jimi the singer.

Posted 14 years ago by SchoepTone    [ Reply ]
It's nice to hear this song being played.  I don't think I've ever heard this played on any type of radio until now.  Thanks Bill!
Posted 14 years ago by nelsonha    [ Reply ]
Never heared this song before! Very nice!  9!

Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
This song is awesome
The Human Fetus Blues

And I'm wondering if they want me around.


Posted 14 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Cheese and rice, man.  I gave this a 3?  
 
3 minus at least 2 seems much more appropriate.


Posted 14 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Not worth having to suffer through.  {mute}

Posted 14 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
fergie348 wrote:
Hi Bill - in memory of Alex Chilton, maybe you can shuffle some Big Star into the mix today, or maybe the Replacements song about him?

https://music-mix.ew.com/2010/03/18/alex-chilton-obituar/

{#Notworthy}
Oh, man - I'm shocked! He was such an icon, and a bizarre character in a neighborhood full of them. RIP, Alex.

Posted 14 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
Hi Bill - in memory of Alex Chilton, maybe you can shuffle some Big Star into the mix today, or maybe the Replacements song about him?

https://music-mix.ew.com/2010/03/18/alex-chilton-obituar/

{#Notworthy}
Posted 14 years ago by fergie348    [ Reply ]
I'm glad so many others get him to make up for me totally not getting Jimi.
Posted 14 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
 Dave_Mack wrote:
I don't understand Bill's fascination with this song.  There's so much Jimi to play, but it's this one every other time.
 
And it's a throwaway for sure.

Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Who is playing the other guitar?
Posted 14 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Some old news for you:
Jimi is a 10,
Actually a category of his own!


Posted 15 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
I don't understand Bill's fascination with this song.  There's so much Jimi to play, but it's this one every other time.
Posted 15 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
 Hannio wrote:
 Otomi wrote:

While the possibility of abortion is hinted at, the fetus (not child, since he's still in the womb)


Orwellian logic.
 
Either that or an attempt at using unambiguous terminology.
Posted 15 years ago by Otomi    [ Reply ]
 Misterfixit wrote:
... other highlights that appear on "The Cry Of Love" CD include "Beginning" (which contains a riff almost identical to the Stones "Bitch"), "Highway Chile," and "Izabella,"

 

I agree with most of what you say...but beginning, highway chile, and izabella on Cry? Hmmm ...

And, don't forget Hendrix In the West!

Posted 15 years ago by krich58    [ Reply ]
 Otomi wrote:

While the possibility of abortion is hinted at, the fetus (not child, since he's still in the womb)



Orwellian logic.
Posted 15 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
ho hum
Posted 15 years ago by AdyMiles    [ Reply ]
He had the Blues!
Posted 15 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Thanks for posting the lyrics...I have a very difficult time understanding lyrics to songs and seeing them written really helps (for someone very deaf, I really do like music...)

 Otomi wrote:

The lyrics seem to have several levels of meaning and, like most art, lend themselves to distinct interpretations, depending on the mind of each person experiencing the work. Reincarnation is certainly a theme. While the possibility of abortion is hinted at, the fetus (not child, since he's still in the womb) seems rather indifferent about his birth and about the alternative of going back to "spirit land".

What Jimi sang was this, more or less:

Well I'm up here in this womb
I'm lookin' all around
hmm mm mm
well I'm lookin' out my belly button window
and I see a whole lot of frowns
and I'm wonderin' if they don't want me, around
what seems to be the fuss out there
just what seems to be the hang
'cause you know if you don't
want me this time around
yeah, I'll be glad to go back to spirit land
and even take a longer rest
before a comin' down the chute again
man I sure remember the last time, baby
they were still talkin' about me then
so if you don't want me now
make up your mind
where or when
make up your mind
if you don't want me now
give or take
you only got two-hundred days
cause I ain't comin' down this
way too much more, again
you know they got pills for ills, and
thrills, and even spills
but I think you're just a little too late
so I'm comin' down into this world Daddy
regardless of love and hate
I'm gonna sit up in your bed Mamma
and just a grin right in your face
and then I'm gonna eat up all your chocolates
ha, and say I hope i'm not too late
if there's any questions make up your mind
give or take
if there's any questions make up your mind
give or take
you got only two-hundred days
and I'm lookin' out my belly button window
and I swear I see nothing but a lot of frowns
and I won't live if they don't want me, around.

 


Posted 15 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
aka ... Abortion Era Fetus Blues

Posted 15 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
American women,,,,,,
Posted 15 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]

The lyrics seem to have several levels of meaning and, like most art, lend themselves to distinct interpretations, depending on the mind of each person experiencing the work. Reincarnation is certainly a theme. While the possibility of abortion is hinted at, the fetus (not child, since he's still in the womb) seems rather indifferent about his birth and about the alternative of going back to "spirit land".

What Jimi sang was this, more or less:

Well I'm up here in this womb
I'm lookin' all around
hmm mm mm
well I'm lookin' out my belly button window
and I see a whole lot of frowns
and I'm wonderin' if they don't want me, around
what seems to be the fuss out there
just what seems to be the hang
'cause you know if you don't
want me this time around
yeah, I'll be glad to go back to spirit land
and even take a longer rest
before a comin' down the chute again
man I sure remember the last time, baby
they were still talkin' about me then
so if you don't want me now
make up your mind
where or when
make up your mind
if you don't want me now
give or take
you only got two-hundred days
cause I ain't comin' down this
way too much more, again
you know they got pills for ills, and
thrills, and even spills
but I think you're just a little too late
so I'm comin' down into this world Daddy
regardless of love and hate
I'm gonna sit up in your bed Mamma
and just a grin right in your face
and then I'm gonna eat up all your chocolates
ha, and say I hope i'm not too late
if there's any questions make up your mind
give or take
if there's any questions make up your mind
give or take
you got only two-hundred days
and I'm lookin' out my belly button window
and I swear I see nothing but a lot of frowns
and I won't live if they don't want me, around.


Posted 15 years ago by Otomi    [ Reply ]
Typical uncomprehending comments on Jimi Hendrix. No wonder the boy did drugs! Scanning the posts I see maybe one or two that register what should be obvious: "Belly Button Window" is a protest song and the protest is against abortion. Duh! As for the music itself, it's a quintessentially Hendrix realization, with the coiled wah in the guitar evoking an uncanny suggestion of the close uterine environment. The vocals are somber, reflective and disillusioned, as they should be in any song whose perspective is fearful and whose prospect is death. Adopting the perspective of the unborn child looking out on a world that can only frown back at him makes the song, just from an artistic angle, a fascinating piece of writing.The fact that abortion rights came hard on the whole sixties call for freedom - with Jimi leading that call as often as not- appears to have caught the Voodoo Chile a little at unawares. The premise of the subjective perspective in BBW is implicitly pro-life. This is a child, not a "fetus," addressing us. Not the first time Hendrix's conservatism put him at odds with the established anti-establishment, however. He foresaw the bloodbaths in Indochina and quoted the Bible against his own fans' adulation, and his interest in Wagner baffled the Rolling Stone. And judging by these comments, his genius remains as elusive as ever for whole sectors of liberal America.


Posted 15 years ago by GJTryon    [ Reply ]
VERY cool.

Posted 15 years ago by HarrO    [ Reply ]

In the context of the album this is a relaxing coda that helps bring the listener down from the intense peak of songs like "Straight Ahead" and "Astro Man". It's also an appropriate epitaph, closing Hendrix's first posthumous release.


Posted 15 years ago by Otomi    [ Reply ]
 RobotDeath wrote:
This song is what Alan Douglas hath wrought. Its not good or even up to Jimi's standards, but because he's dead we have to like it.

There's better unreleased stuff than this.
 
You bet. This is pure crap.

Posted 16 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I dig this so much. Too cool.
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
This song is what Alan Douglas hath wrought. Its not good or even up to Jimi's standards, but because he's dead we have to like it. There's better unreleased stuff than this.
Posted 17 years ago by RobotDeath    [ Reply ]
RedGuitar wrote:
To think that he could still be with us today......
I don't know. Hendrix was a genius, but that train wreck was going to happen somewhere I'm afraid.
Posted 17 years ago by CafeRacer    [ Reply ]
Hendrix may have taken his share of drugs, but it was mishandling by ambulance attendants that killed him. They strapped him down in such a way that he couldn\'t clear his throat, and so choked on his own vomit. Such an ignominious way to go. Granted, he had taken some sleeping pills, but they were a European variety and he misread or misunderstood the dosage. To think that he could still be with us today......
Posted 17 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
\"The Cry Of Love\" was the first of the posthumous releases in the Jimi Hendrix catalog and probably the best as it collected most of the studio tracks that were either completed or very near completion before Hendrix died. Some of these tunes, like \"Angel\" and \"Ezy Rider,\" have become well-known pieces in the Hendrix canon, but they sit alongside lesser-known gems like \"Night Bird Flying\" and the Dylanesque \"My Friend.\" As we all know by now, Jimi Hendrix left behind more unreleased material than just about any other rock artist. Some tracks have rated as all-time classics (\"Angel,\" \"Drifting,\" etc.), while other highlights that appear on \"The Cry Of Love\" CD include \"Beginning\" (which contains a riff almost identical to the Stones \"Bitch\"), \"Highway Chile,\" and \"Izabella,\" a track premiered on a Dick Cavett TV show a year before Jimis untimely death. If youre a newcomer to Hendrix, dont start here, but if youre a serious Jimi fan searching for some interesting obscurities, \"The Cry Of Love\" CD is definitely worth the price if you can find it. Jimi Hendrix was unable to read or write music, so he recorded extensively in the studio-this explains why there are so many different versions of his songs that have been released at one time or another-and many of these different versions are so strikingly different that they are practically unrecognizable aside from sharing the same title. And though the Hendrix family has released \"First Rays Of The New Rising Sun\" and \"South Saturn Delta\", albums meant to be the definitive last word, they dont adequately replace the \"Cry Of Love\", \"War Heroes\", \"Midnight Lightning\" or \"Crash Landing\" CDs. As a matter of fact, many songs included on these out of print discs are otherwise unavailable on CD and thats a shame. So, again, I recommend grabbing this disc as well as the others Ive mentioned here if you are lucky enough to find them available as they have been permanently deleted. Good luck!!
Posted 17 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
I agree that this is not his best. Which is why I gave it a 9 instead of a 10....
Posted 17 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
Pure drivel. I believe this to be one of those Alan Douglas-produced LPs that never should have seen the light of day. I have another "cut-out bin special" Jimi CD in my collection that only goes to show that not everything an artist produces has value. From a historical or curiousity perspective, sure, but not from one that's musical. And I agree with others here that Jimi's excessive drug intake did not, in the long run, do anything for his creativity, never mind his judgement.
Posted 17 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Odyzzeuz wrote:
I have no idea what this song is supposed to be about.
Perhaps about the cosmic voyage of a baby about to be born, and maybe not wanting to leave the comforting refuge of the womb? Hence Womb with a View: Belly Button Window. Get it? Kind of like the kid is on an Odyzzy? Homerically speaking, of course.
Posted 17 years ago by fretman    [ Reply ]
I have no idea what this song is supposed to be about.
Posted 17 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Yea it's unfinished, but I like this album. Think of it like Jimi is jamming in your living room.
Posted 17 years ago by fbt    [ Reply ]
firedog13 wrote:
We love you Jimmy, to bad you loved drugs more than your fans.RIP.10.0
dude, that's harsh. without drugs you wouldn't be enjoying this right now. Bill Hicks put it so well: "If you don't believe that drugs have done good things for people, go home and burn all your records. Because the musicians that made that fine music that you've enjoyed throughout the years ... reeeeeeeeeaaaal fuckin high".
Posted 17 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
Arianrhod wrote:
(should be beer not wine) Here's to radiostations that don't put artist in a box
Or in the case of this song, stations that don't play songs by guys who were in a box when the song was put out.
Posted 17 years ago by heyjoe3577    [ Reply ]
GOD
Posted 17 years ago by jonnybolo    [ Reply ]
song gives me goose bumps, its about abortion i think
Posted 17 years ago by harmaton    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 17 years ago by brewgoat    [ Reply ]
(should be beer not wine) Here's to radiostations that don't put artist in a box
Posted 17 years ago by Arianrhod    [ Reply ]
We love you Jimmy, to bad you loved drugs more than your fans.RIP.10.0 nigelr wrote:
A nicely relaxed Jimi track, with just a smattering of his usual guitar genius. Gotta be a 9, for me.
Posted 17 years ago by firedog13    [ Reply ]
A nicely relaxed Jimi track, with just a smattering of his usual guitar genius. Gotta be a 9, for me.
Posted 17 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
I will revise my rates later because I'm in a "receptive" mood. This is close close close to 10 right now. man
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Is it any wonder he faded into oblivion...?
Posted 17 years ago by SpamNRice    [ Reply ]
wow that's pretty average for him.
Posted 17 years ago by mattc296    [ Reply ]
I wanted you around Jimi! Come down to shoot again! We'll let you take the floor again! No questions!
Posted 17 years ago by Ebabeleba    [ Reply ]
even when Jimi is just aimlessly strumming and mumbling some line he is so fine.
Posted 17 years ago by Alifreckles50    [ Reply ]
eman wrote:
Jimi...it's all good ...and then i'm gonna sit up in yer bed and eat all yer chocolates...
best line in a wonderfully creative song!
Posted 17 years ago by bmccall17    [ Reply ]
hendrix was great. he only approved of the release of are you experienced, axis, and ladyland. unfortunately alot of mediocre product, like this, was released posthumously and enriched the record companies.
Posted 17 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
SpaceCase wrote:
Most Aimless?? I think writing a song from the point of view of a baby inside a woman still is quite outstanding......
I get the impression that this is a sentient fetus who has the feeling that he/she may be aborted, and says that if you don't want me, I will go away.
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
babygirl614 wrote:
Ah, this one does nothing for me. The concept of a "belly button window" hasn't aged well.
If that's true, then how did we end up with six billion belly buttons on the planet? And that's only one species of mammal!
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Boy: Can I put my finger in your belly button? Girl: Okay....Hey! That's not my belly button! Boy: That's not my finger.
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
SpaceCase wrote:
Most Aimless?? I think writing a song from the point of view of a baby inside a woman still is quite outstanding......
WORD. The wet-behind-the-ears-crowd needs to grow wup.
Posted 17 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
Odyzzeuz wrote:
Not my favorite. This is Jimi at his most aimless.
Duhh
Posted 17 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
Ok, this is Jimi so a 7, but man, that is just odd.
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
Odyzzeuz wrote:
Not my favorite. This is Jimi at his most aimless.
Most Aimless?? I think writing a song from the point of view of a baby inside a woman still is quite outstanding......
Posted 17 years ago by SpaceCase    [ Reply ]
Not my favorite. This is Jimi at his most aimless.
Posted 18 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Jimi...it's all good ...and then i'm gonna sit up in yer bed and eat all yer chocolates...
Posted 18 years ago by eman    [ Reply ]
kctomato wrote:
He was supposed to start work with some jazz artists when he returned to the US. Too bad - I heard rumors of Gil Evans and Miles Davis wanting to possibly work with him.
They were more than rumors: Jimi was supposed to have cut an album with Gil Evans just before he died. I have the album which Evans recorded of Hendrix's music. The guitarist wasn't exactly in the Hendrix vein as I recall (Ryo Kawasaki). It's a great jazz album, though. You have to hear "Foxy Lady" sung, if you will, on tympani. I'm not making that up. And it works!
Posted 18 years ago by OperaNrocks    [ Reply ]
Innie or Outie?
Posted 18 years ago by honeygirl    [ Reply ]
there was an LP Called Nine to the Universe that i had on vinyl Great Jimi Jazz I have not been able to find it on cd. I think was a glimpse of where he was headed. anybody out there want to up-load a tune?
Posted 18 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
mafe wrote:
It would rock if "Bring it on home" by Led Zeppelin played after this.
Posted 18 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
very nice song! 9 points for jimi
Posted 18 years ago by Seventh_Son    [ Reply ]