I'm a Hendrix man myself but I like the Bass playing. Diahann Carrol was damn pretty and for a long time the girlfriend of David Frost, if I recall correctly.
The woman who ran out after Mike Douglas was Diahann Carrol. She is quite foxy looking! I had never heard this version of Hey Joe until I found this video. Funny, because I watched the Mike Douglas show and have seen the Standells perform on various shows. Gotta agree it is a good version of the song. BTW, anyone see that dried up prune of a woman sitting on the right side of the audience when the camera pans at about 2:28?
Sounds good. Who was the girl who ran out right after Mike Douglas appeared? Looks like Walter Slezak on the left, covering his ears. Thanks very much.
@13loomisst I think that was Shari Lewis (of Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop fame)
The lineup that day (Episode dated 27 May 1966) were Diahann Carroll, Shari Lewis, The McGuire Sisters, Ellie Frenkel Sextet , Walter Slezak & The Standells (uncredited)
Following up on TDS4UT's observation of the difference in the tempos. There is also two camps when it comes to the lyrics as well. The Leaves, Standells & Jimi Hendrix sing "Hey Joe, where you going with that GUN in your hand?" Whereas, Love and the Byrds sing "Hey Joe, where you going with that MONEY in your hand?" It would be interesting to know why each of the beforementioned artists chose the lyrics they did, however since a number of them have passed, we'll never know.
@1951vox I agree 100%, Vox Teardrop 12, a "Beatle" type large amp, maybe an AC30(?), and don't forget the classic VOX "Continental" organ, that was a trademark and legendary sound from that era. BTW, did VOX make another model of organ, besides the "Continental", that was also used during the era? Fill me in, if U know.
the Standells is the 1st version I heard , so to me they made the song famous but Hendrix was fabulous when he did his version..... they both come in 1st place to me.
There seems to be a difference of opinion as to the lyrics. Example: The Standells, The Leaves & Jimi Hendrix sing "Hey Joe, where are you going with that GUN in your hand?". At the same time, Love & The Byrds sing "Hey Joe, where are you going with that MONEY in your hand?". Censorship possibly?
Not to be rude but youre off your cracker if you think this is better than Hendrix. Hendrix made the song what it is, he really brought out the character of the lyrics. This version is way to upbeat and happy for what the song is about.
Hendrix performed it too slow and muddy. It sounded so different than most other versions. Since he made such a name for himself everyone connects this song with him.
I feel the Leaves got it right, speedy & punky, not drug laden.
@rugerguy08 I do. I think that Jimi Hendrix was a fabulous guitarrist but a boring singer. I do think, however, that The Standells' recorded version is quite better.
Not at all sure what you mean by boring, can't see any vocal gymnastics being playing here .. it's nothing but a straight forward version of the song. However at this tempo I can't take the singer seriously, unlike the Hendrix version it's impossible to believe that he really would shoot his old lady down, no more than you would if the Chipmunks played it.
@rugerguy08 Its music, the great thing about music is it always has something for everyone. Its just the vibs dont try to understand it, I like hedrix version more aswell, by I really enjoyed watching this version. Before Youtube I used to spent so much money on old bands I would never get to see live on DVD like Cream ect. Thanks to all the people that post vids like this one I get to see it and way more into the modern mainstream of the music industry.
@rugerguy08 Not everyone has ears shaped the same way.. I like every version of Hey Joe I ever heard from this era equally, they all have their own distinctions. Hendrix just happens to be the standout version because his way really sticks out in many ways.
There seem to be two camps on this song. You have Billy Roberts, Tim Rose, and Jimmy Hendrix playing slower versions of the song. YOu also have Arthur Lee and Love, David Crosby and the Byrds, the Leaves, and here the Standells doing fast tempo versions.
@SixtiesPopGold There clearly are multiple camps on this anthemic 12 bar blues song. I will always weigh in on the Hendrix version simply because it was the first and is emblazoned in my sixties steeped musical conscience; but I haven't found a version yet that does not resonate the right boes in my ears. I think the song itself, its disputed ownership, it's popularity, and the number of top artists that have covered it is fascinating. What is there that draws us to tune?
THANKS FOR POSTING THIS. THERE WERE SO MANY VERSIONS OF "HEY , JOE" , EVEN BY THE TIME THE STANDELLS RECORDED IT (AFTER LOVE AND THE LEAVES , WHOSE ARRANGEMENTS THEY DREW FROM - BUT , BEFORE HENDRIX , WHOSE ARRANGEMENT WAS RADICALLY DIFFERENT AND CONSIDERABLY SLOWER. ) , THAT IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SAY WHICH ONE I THINK IS THE BEST.
@pfordsq Hendrix way of doing it is the way it was meant 2 be recorded. This is some bullshit! It's not a happy song.Jimi's music fit the lyrics and did a better service, he captured the mood-MADE u feel this man's anger and sadness as he sook a cheating mate that broke his heart. Jimi made the song what it was and is now.. No1 would give a fuck about Hey Joe if it wasn't 4 Jimi. Only reason why this video is posted is because sum knucklehead is trying 2 prove other wise. Fuck THAT!!
@swppenpark53 I did'nt knock Hendrix's version . "Hey Joe" was already , basically , a standard by the time he covered it , though his arrangement was different from The Byrds , Love , or The Leaves , and the many versions recorded in their wake. And SixtiesPopGold (Above.) was right , The Music Machine's slow , moody version is seething with anger , and lyrics that deal directly with death , murder , and , possibly , suicide after the fact. I think it was based on Tim Hardin(?)'s version.
@swppenpark53 hendrix version is dull and full of sadness and guitar wankery. this and the leaves version is full of teenage angst and fuck you gonna kill my woman rock n roll attitude!!
@MJlonir9 my guess as why it is better known is because he was a black artist in the 60s who could play a wild guitar and write some originals and take acid onstage and light his guitar on fire. but this version of HEY JOE is just more rockin'. it has more balls and is fun at the same time a real F-U kinda 60s punk version
@Snakelings Sorry, but the recorded version of this is much better than Jimi Hendrix' version. I can't help but think that Hendrix was a poor vocalist.
@SixtiesPopGold Hendrix, like The Byrds, was a great adaptor of others material. He took this standard version every man and his dog did and turned into something way more passionate and powerful and original. He made it his own and that's every artist strives fror when covering others material. When people cover Hey Joe now, you think they do this or Hendrix version?
@myrecordcollection "Holy shit, Roger Ailes! That fat fuck who runs the Fox News propaganda machine used to work for the Mike Douglas Show!!!!????"
Yep, that's where he got his start. Dick Nixon appeared on the show in '68, met Ailes, and later hired Ailes as his media advisor. A black day for American media and politics.
@blasty109 Me, too. But I've always thought that Jimi Hendrix was a pretty boring singer. Hope you're not offended, but that's just how I feel. And I don't know about that comment "soulless, whitebread". Also, the album version of "Hey Joe" by The Standells is better.
@SixtiesPopGold Well to each his own , I suppose... Jimi isnt any great shakes as a vox - but it 's from the heart . When I make the "soulless whitebread" comment - its a bit like say Otis Reddings version of SOTDOTB as opposed to Michael Bolton's - MB sings OK but there no soul... The Standells can play their instruments etc and they sing OK But Hendrix got me (and a lot of others ) emotionally involved both with his rawness and sound .
@blasty109 nah, maybe the point was to be soulless & shake it up a bit, though I do prefer Jimi's version , its got a Rock vibe of that time to it instead thats all. Why would they come out & 'copy' Tim Rose' mid tempo, already popular, version?along with other similar tempo recordings of the same song. Alot of the white 'soulless' guys played much better lead guitar than nearly all those black blues Men they were paying tribute to (apart from the great Jimi Hendrix that is).
@blasty109 Would that be why so many of Hendrix fans were and are soulless whitebread fans? I generally do not see too many blacks in his audience. Could it be that the mixed race Hendrix was really more comfortable around the soulless and the whitebred if you pardon the pun. LOL! Now if you will excuse me old chap, this Hendrix fan is going to put the kettle on for a spot of tea. Cheers!
A great version, of a great song, by one of my all time favourite bands, The Standells. They looked like they were having a blast!
milbury55 1 day ago
Pretty lame!
Ewerb7 2 days ago
I'm a Hendrix man myself but I like the Bass playing. Diahann Carrol was damn pretty and for a long time the girlfriend of David Frost, if I recall correctly.
kentishtowncowboy 2 days ago
Listen to Willy DeVille's version, blow this one right out of the water!
hinamauka 2 days ago
The woman who ran out after Mike Douglas was Diahann Carrol. She is quite foxy looking! I had never heard this version of Hey Joe until I found this video. Funny, because I watched the Mike Douglas show and have seen the Standells perform on various shows. Gotta agree it is a good version of the song. BTW, anyone see that dried up prune of a woman sitting on the right side of the audience when the camera pans at about 2:28?
Classof67 2 days ago
@Classof67 The version on their second album "Dirty Water" is quite better.
SixtiesPopGold 2 days ago
Gotta love this for what it is ... and for when it was! To all you haters out there ... pshawww
myshilohranch 3 days ago
best version, and they are the band ( a member) who wrote it..
MrBusterfoot 5 days ago
Sounds good. Who was the girl who ran out right after Mike Douglas appeared? Looks like Walter Slezak on the left, covering his ears. Thanks very much.
13loomisst 1 week ago
@13loomisst condi rice.
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@13loomisst I think that was Shari Lewis (of Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop fame)
The lineup that day (Episode dated 27 May 1966) were Diahann Carroll, Shari Lewis, The McGuire Sisters, Ellie Frenkel Sextet , Walter Slezak & The Standells (uncredited)
info from imdb
boothl232 2 days ago
Class of 66
MrGordie09 3 weeks ago
this is the worst cover of hey joe in the entire universe you moron !!
goshmerlin 1 month ago
Remember when these guys show up at the Munsters... Ha ! Grampa had smoke coming out of his ears. Too Funny !
blueticecho 1 month ago
The Leaves did the best version-spring 1966.
TheClam88 1 month ago 2
Following up on TDS4UT's observation of the difference in the tempos. There is also two camps when it comes to the lyrics as well. The Leaves, Standells & Jimi Hendrix sing "Hey Joe, where you going with that GUN in your hand?" Whereas, Love and the Byrds sing "Hey Joe, where you going with that MONEY in your hand?" It would be interesting to know why each of the beforementioned artists chose the lyrics they did, however since a number of them have passed, we'll never know.
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Vox572X 1 month ago
Guess you have not heard Fever Tree's yet?
mlong1954 2 months ago in playlist HEY JOE
I love this Version it's the way we played it way back in 1966 and the Vox amps and the very cool white Vox Teardrop 12 string awesome!!!
1951vox 2 months ago
@1951vox I agree 100%, Vox Teardrop 12, a "Beatle" type large amp, maybe an AC30(?), and don't forget the classic VOX "Continental" organ, that was a trademark and legendary sound from that era. BTW, did VOX make another model of organ, besides the "Continental", that was also used during the era? Fill me in, if U know.
hkyoutoob 1 month ago
This band performed the song at hyper-punk speed for the amphetamine set. Hendrix made it sluggish to be in sync with heroin use.
tashload 2 months ago
That guitar riff was the most ripped off in the 1960's
theshatt1 3 months ago
Interesting, but nah.
talkinglens1 3 months ago
Hendrix has a great version, and The Leaves did the best 'garage band' version. This is not quite as good, in my opinion.
jimchig 3 months ago
the Standells is the 1st version I heard , so to me they made the song famous but Hendrix was fabulous when he did his version..... they both come in 1st place to me.
garry9156 3 months ago
And Sherry Lewis and that old guy in all the Humphrey Bogart movies????
stoker20 3 months ago
You can hear the engineers playing with the levels as they song progresses. Is that Mike Douglas and Leslie Uggams dancing ???? Very cool video!!
stoker20 3 months ago
There seems to be a difference of opinion as to the lyrics. Example: The Standells, The Leaves & Jimi Hendrix sing "Hey Joe, where are you going with that GUN in your hand?". At the same time, Love & The Byrds sing "Hey Joe, where are you going with that MONEY in your hand?". Censorship possibly?
60sSiempre 5 months ago
Not to be rude but youre off your cracker if you think this is better than Hendrix. Hendrix made the song what it is, he really brought out the character of the lyrics. This version is way to upbeat and happy for what the song is about.
72rocknrolla 5 months ago
Hendrix performed it too slow and muddy. It sounded so different than most other versions. Since he made such a name for himself everyone connects this song with him.
I feel the Leaves got it right, speedy & punky, not drug laden.
Well, maybe amphetamine laden.
tashload 5 months ago
My favorite version is the Leaves. This is a good version, but doesn't have the same energy. How many bands covered "Hey Joe" anyway?
flyingmerkel6 5 months ago
@flyingmerkel6 2,467 bands covered this song. It truely must be thought of as one of the genre's finest. Yes, the Leaves do it best. By far.
huskyjerk 4 months ago
Dig the stage invasion...
WhitstableWilliams 5 months ago
This is no discussion if Jimi's better or not.
Standells version is garagepunk (rock & roll) and Hendrix was progressive blues.
Please don't compare.
Both versions are magnificent
BelgianBeatArchives 6 months ago
this isnt that great....
QFunk69 6 months ago
How could anyone think this is better than Jimi's version? :P Just another Beatles knock-off; the mop-tops, raised drummer, suits...
JetBlack327 7 months ago
This is great version, but best is the slow tempo version by Johnny Rivers.
Sawmillman68 7 months ago
FUCK hendrix! this shit rules!!
burgerman 7 months ago
I can hear a saxophone at the end . Did this show have an in house band ?
brucey39 7 months ago
Leaves version is super killer!
recordguy4321 8 months ago
how could anyone think this is better than hendrix....
rugerguy08 9 months ago 4
@rugerguy08 I do. I think that Jimi Hendrix was a fabulous guitarrist but a boring singer. I do think, however, that The Standells' recorded version is quite better.
SixtiesPopGold 9 months ago
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but for the talent hendrix had... to be able to sing and play like he did... id say he was the man.. but to each their own.
rugerguy08 9 months ago
@SixtiesPopGold i like The Leaves version better
PinkFloydForever100 7 months ago
@SixtiesPopGold i agree the vocals with the standells is much better
239riders 6 months ago
@SixtiesPopGold
Not at all sure what you mean by boring, can't see any vocal gymnastics being playing here .. it's nothing but a straight forward version of the song. However at this tempo I can't take the singer seriously, unlike the Hendrix version it's impossible to believe that he really would shoot his old lady down, no more than you would if the Chipmunks played it.
TheRealPastabake 5 months ago
@SixtiesPopGold I like the leaves version the best
lkjlkjlkjlkjlkjlkj6 1 month ago
@SixtiesPopGold with you guy
DeepSoldier 3 weeks ago
@rugerguy08 im with you herdrix was a good singer too ? :)
hendrix7755 8 months ago
@rugerguy08 Its music, the great thing about music is it always has something for everyone. Its just the vibs dont try to understand it, I like hedrix version more aswell, by I really enjoyed watching this version. Before Youtube I used to spent so much money on old bands I would never get to see live on DVD like Cream ect. Thanks to all the people that post vids like this one I get to see it and way more into the modern mainstream of the music industry.
TrainingStream 5 months ago
@rugerguy08 Not everyone has ears shaped the same way.. I like every version of Hey Joe I ever heard from this era equally, they all have their own distinctions. Hendrix just happens to be the standout version because his way really sticks out in many ways.
zombievirals 5 months ago
@rugerguy08 Hendrix was crap.
MrBEB123 3 months ago
There seem to be two camps on this song. You have Billy Roberts, Tim Rose, and Jimmy Hendrix playing slower versions of the song. YOu also have Arthur Lee and Love, David Crosby and the Byrds, the Leaves, and here the Standells doing fast tempo versions.
TDS4UT 9 months ago
@TDS4UT The Music Machine also did a slow version, which I like very much.
SixtiesPopGold 9 months ago
@SixtiesPopGold There clearly are multiple camps on this anthemic 12 bar blues song. I will always weigh in on the Hendrix version simply because it was the first and is emblazoned in my sixties steeped musical conscience; but I haven't found a version yet that does not resonate the right boes in my ears. I think the song itself, its disputed ownership, it's popularity, and the number of top artists that have covered it is fascinating. What is there that draws us to tune?
davcnslt 5 months ago
Gee, its sounds much better than that rap crap they play on ipods
steve7138 9 months ago
THANKS FOR POSTING THIS. THERE WERE SO MANY VERSIONS OF "HEY , JOE" , EVEN BY THE TIME THE STANDELLS RECORDED IT (AFTER LOVE AND THE LEAVES , WHOSE ARRANGEMENTS THEY DREW FROM - BUT , BEFORE HENDRIX , WHOSE ARRANGEMENT WAS RADICALLY DIFFERENT AND CONSIDERABLY SLOWER. ) , THAT IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SAY WHICH ONE I THINK IS THE BEST.
pfordsq 9 months ago
@pfordsq Hendrix way of doing it is the way it was meant 2 be recorded. This is some bullshit! It's not a happy song.Jimi's music fit the lyrics and did a better service, he captured the mood-MADE u feel this man's anger and sadness as he sook a cheating mate that broke his heart. Jimi made the song what it was and is now.. No1 would give a fuck about Hey Joe if it wasn't 4 Jimi. Only reason why this video is posted is because sum knucklehead is trying 2 prove other wise. Fuck THAT!!
swppenpark53 8 months ago
@swppenpark53 I did'nt knock Hendrix's version . "Hey Joe" was already , basically , a standard by the time he covered it , though his arrangement was different from The Byrds , Love , or The Leaves , and the many versions recorded in their wake. And SixtiesPopGold (Above.) was right , The Music Machine's slow , moody version is seething with anger , and lyrics that deal directly with death , murder , and , possibly , suicide after the fact. I think it was based on Tim Hardin(?)'s version.
pfordsq 8 months ago
@swppenpark53 hendrix version is dull and full of sadness and guitar wankery. this and the leaves version is full of teenage angst and fuck you gonna kill my woman rock n roll attitude!!
burgerman 7 months ago
@burgerman I liked that part about "guitar wankery", LOL! I usually write "guitar masturbating" myself.
SixtiesPopGold 7 months ago
@burgerman Hendrix's version was dull? Why is it better known than this shit?
MJlonir9 6 months ago
@MJlonir9 my guess as why it is better known is because he was a black artist in the 60s who could play a wild guitar and write some originals and take acid onstage and light his guitar on fire. but this version of HEY JOE is just more rockin'. it has more balls and is fun at the same time a real F-U kinda 60s punk version
burgerman 6 months ago
are my eye playing tricks on me?? is that Dianne Carroll at about the 210 point??
timswift2 9 months ago
There is a reason Hendrix made this song famous. These guys are blah.. LOL
Snakelings 10 months ago
@Snakelings Sorry, but the recorded version of this is much better than Jimi Hendrix' version. I can't help but think that Hendrix was a poor vocalist.
SixtiesPopGold 10 months ago
@SixtiesPopGold Hendrix, like The Byrds, was a great adaptor of others material. He took this standard version every man and his dog did and turned into something way more passionate and powerful and original. He made it his own and that's every artist strives fror when covering others material. When people cover Hey Joe now, you think they do this or Hendrix version?
genericgeorge 7 months ago
2:20 -- Holy shit, Roger Ailes! That fat fuck who runs the Fox News propaganda machine used to work for the Mike Douglas Show!!!!????
myrecordcollection 10 months ago
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@myrecordcollection "Holy shit, Roger Ailes! That fat fuck who runs the Fox News propaganda machine used to work for the Mike Douglas Show!!!!????"
Yep, that's where he got his start. Dick Nixon appeared on the show in '68, met Ailes, and later hired Ailes as his media advisor. A black day for American media and politics.
DonJulioBlanco2002 10 months ago
Dig Mike, he's feelin it.
PaulJD2006 1 year ago
i live in philly the douglas show was the best saw many great artists on there
PREBE 1 year ago
Sorry I was brought up on JImi's version which is just a whole different feel - this is a real soulless, whitebread version (IMHO)
blasty109 1 year ago 7
@blasty109 Me, too. But I've always thought that Jimi Hendrix was a pretty boring singer. Hope you're not offended, but that's just how I feel. And I don't know about that comment "soulless, whitebread". Also, the album version of "Hey Joe" by The Standells is better.
SixtiesPopGold 1 year ago
@SixtiesPopGold Well to each his own , I suppose... Jimi isnt any great shakes as a vox - but it 's from the heart . When I make the "soulless whitebread" comment - its a bit like say Otis Reddings version of SOTDOTB as opposed to Michael Bolton's - MB sings OK but there no soul... The Standells can play their instruments etc and they sing OK But Hendrix got me (and a lot of others ) emotionally involved both with his rawness and sound .
blasty109 1 year ago
@blasty109 nah, maybe the point was to be soulless & shake it up a bit, though I do prefer Jimi's version , its got a Rock vibe of that time to it instead thats all. Why would they come out & 'copy' Tim Rose' mid tempo, already popular, version?along with other similar tempo recordings of the same song. Alot of the white 'soulless' guys played much better lead guitar than nearly all those black blues Men they were paying tribute to (apart from the great Jimi Hendrix that is).
alvin01 11 months ago
@blasty109 this was one of hendrix's fav songs growing up thats why he covered it
manz92 11 months ago
@blasty109 Would that be why so many of Hendrix fans were and are soulless whitebread fans? I generally do not see too many blacks in his audience. Could it be that the mixed race Hendrix was really more comfortable around the soulless and the whitebred if you pardon the pun. LOL! Now if you will excuse me old chap, this Hendrix fan is going to put the kettle on for a spot of tea. Cheers!
TDS4UT 9 months ago
@blasty109 Couldn't agree with you more.
TheRealPastabake 5 months ago
This version rocks!
There needs to be a Mike Douglas 60s pop review video like the Ed Sullivan series. I'm sure he had plenty of gems.
novapup2001 1 year ago
Great! Thanks for posting. That looks like a Vox 12 string he's playing.
ajahndallas 1 year ago
I think they stoled these stage moves from Paul Revere & The Raiders :)
rocksinger45 1 year ago
awesome,thanks!!!!!
saico66 1 year ago
awww this version gave up alot. drums and solo gone.
JakeANowhereMan 1 year ago