Jimi Hendrix - Star Spangled Banner

[NaturalDoll4b]

jimi did start playing the national anthem then said fuck it!

[NaturalDoll4b]

@natenathannathaniel that selfish bastard!

[Akorps666]

nice

[jokkergar]

good,but not the best

[chocolatecherry1001]

Mediocrity at its best.

[GizmoFan1]

@chocolatecherry1001 You're calling Jimi Hendrix mediocre?!

[MistaBuckness]

@chocolatecherry1001 are you smoking dog terds? jimi hendrix was voted the NUMBER 1 GREATEST GUITARIST OF ALL TIME by the legendary magazine (rolling stones) pretty sure thats not mediocre moron go freebase your last dog terd u fkin idiot how dare you disrespect hendrix this kid must be "Joe" lmao

[spanien178]

Ich finde es Hamma obwohl ich diese Art Musik sonst nicht mag :D

[thunder1road]

I was there during the Vietnam war -- and this is what America sounded like.

America is still crazy but unfortunately we don't have anyone today with the talent of Mr. Jimi to turn our craziness into classic music ....

[IAMEPICFAIL1]

@thunder1road we got one Bruce Springsteen

[IAMEPICFAIL1]

@IAMEPICFAIL1 not in this guitar skill but everything else

[isthisusernameavalib]

God is a damn good guitar player

[packertheis]

the 47 people who disliked this aren't american

[austinsuarez8]

@packertheis youre damn right

[masherbrody1]

this is disrespectful tpo are countrys anthum.....a true american should play it correctly and if they arnt an american dont play it.

[ghengix]

@masherbrody1 Your spelling and grammar is disrespectful to the English language. A true commenter should spell correctly and if you can't, then don't comment.

[MrScottJJohnson]

@masherbrody1 And a true faggot would complain about it.

[blamotheclown5]

@masherbrody1 this version of the song is disrespectful to nothing it shows Jimi Hendrix's respect for america and by you commenting negatively to this song is disrespectful to America and to Jimi Hendrix

[hcporeotics]

@masherbrody1 he is just showing his artistic ways by showing the reality to the anthem so deal with it!

[chujea90]

Garbage...lots of experimental noise with little context...I'll give him an A for passion but he had little to no self-control. Would have loved to hear him play it with more respect to the song and emotion to the notes. He has never been a fav of mine....he just came along and brought a different sound people were unfamiliar with...I would listen to Les Paul over JH any day of the week....clean, clear, and very versatile.

[nleotta005]

@chujea90 i dont no what kind of drug ur on but this is SOOOO far away from being garbage!!!!! hes an outstanding guitar player and this is a great version of this song!

[chujea90]

@nleotta005 just a matter of taste and opinion. Funny you should mention drugs...maybe that is what I'd need to be on in order to really grasp and appreciate Jimi's drug enduced playing and song writing.......come to think about it, wasn't that the "anthem" of his day and pretty much all rockers..."Drugs, sex, and rock-n-roll"...notice what always came first? Well...'nuff said.....

[tigerag29607]

@chujea90 with little context are you serious? the noises he was making was actually intended to sound like war, and in contrast with the normal star spangled banner and the vietnam war at the time it made this controversial and interesting.

[jackielantern6]

"Will you turn that disrespectful junk off?!"

"Respect the classics man, it's Hendrix!"

[welcomee80]

Good

[CJT556]

I wanna play this at max volume through a mega phone if the west borough baptist church ever comes to town...

[butterp7]

@natenathannathaniel LMAO funny!!...

[rob12271]

i can play better than that lol

[stylophobia]

If you like this you`ll love" Jimi Hendrix : a Stylophonic tribute". The Stylophone is a wild beast.....

[MegaShakinah]

I need some weed for this one...

[Ctuckbaseballable]

Acitapalomita is talking about how the best guitarists and whatnot are black but to stop the racism? Who gives a fuck. The best musicians can be whatever fucking color they want you're listening to the music.

[lewars1912]

Interesting though by far the best version is the one he did at Woodstock.

[TheWolfeleven]

I dont like it

[flandz]

it's satirical. ANARCHY IN THE USA

[mikesnotworking]

@Freistaat1918: Stravinsky wasn't actually arrested. The Boston police just confronted him and told him Massachusetts could fine him.

[dfox5396]

@joeadzhiyev what'd u exect from a guy on acid? either way, hes amazing

[TheGaldinon]

and jimi hendrix guitar god

[Primitive26]

This is the shit! Yes, gives me chills every time too! Hendrix was a genius!

[gamehero57]

This gave me chills.

[MacTaunus]

Einmal so spielen und dann sterben........

[Freistaat1918]

Stravinsky got arrested for this his interpretation, look it up. They should have arrested Hedrix, too

[fredjackamikoons]

@Freistaat1918 Hendrix had served his time after volunteering and honorably serving his country in the United States Army Airborne. He is playing the sound of war with our National Anthem. Sp5 Fred Jack Miles 1st Special Forces Group Vietnam, 1968

[queenzeppelinfloyd]

.... And the fillers r representative of the fireworks

[queenzeppelinfloyd]

@joeadzhiyev wow hendrix is probably the best guitarest ever and he made this song his own. He did all the fills and everything so u really imagine and picture a story going on in ur head. Ik u said u like hendrix, and u might have a different style of music or what u like idk but this is one of the best songs ever and hendrix is a rock guitar god!

[BurniW]

Jimi Handrix hat tolle Musik gemacht, aber das ist Schrott!

[SuperSpeeed22]

@BurniW wenn das jemand unbekanntes gespielt hätte, dann wäre es Schrott, aber da es von Jimi Hendrix ist, ist es genial haha verstehst du was ich meine :D ?

[Krebs06]

@BurniW

du hast leider überhaupt keine ahnung von musik.. ganz im ernst.. es gibt keinen song mit mehr aussage als der diesige..UND DAS OHNE TEXT!

[kittypie070]

Happy 4th y'all!

[ruissman]

Bruce Kulick and KISS did a better job on KISS Alive III

[ffjkhguhgft]

I totally agree tribunaflunk. The guy was a fucking genius! He blended the background o blues (his origins) with psychadelia. Completely new, innovative sound. Much imitated...never equaled. R.I.P. Jimi...in "The Twilight Zone."

[cacranb]

God Bless America

[shaikhymx]

Happy freaking fourth of July?????? de lo poco que hay que celebrar ahora, quizas es la rendicion de Hendrix a un trillado,y violado concepto de libertad para todos; el famoso himno de USA!!!, el Imperio es bueno para quien da todo por el, pero no da mucho a cambio a menos que se deje atras toda dignidad y humildad...asi que .....Happy fucking fourth of july!!

[gigilistens]

I know a lot of people think it sounds warbly, but if I remember correctly - he played this WITH HIS TEETH -- not BaD!!

[W6CSAhamradio]

@gigilistens Jimi could play a guitar with anything and make it sound good lol

[Ricky10106]

Sounds like he got a lot of people thinking I think Hendrix got what he wanted.

[swamisMotelBand1]

is this really jimi?

[1Legendsrule]

Respect the classics, man!

[ElPepperoni]

@joeadzhiyev <-- ha he doesn't get it :)

[F1000X]

@joeadzhiyev Jimi Hendrix was an artist, his solos went beyond the confines of rock&roll as a genre, and into the realm of avant garde. In many of his live performances he jumps into arhythmic solos that challenge your perception of music. If you listen closely to some of his performances of this you can recognize an imitation of war planes (specifically the sound of Stuka dive bomber) with bombs exploding afterwards. Additionally the sound of gunfire. You should read about him. Pure genius.

[joeadzhiyev]

@F1000X it sounds like ass to me! he is not bad and i like his all along the watch tower solo but i dont understand why this piece of crap gets so much recognition. anyone could play that crappy part he adds in the middle.

[NullaLatro]

@joeadzhiyev ... are- are you retarded?

[sanjurodog]

@NullaLatro ...he's one of those people that stands in front of a Monet, and says, "I can do that!"

[zimeron1]

@joeadzhiyev can you?

[joeadzhiyev]

@zimeron1 no because i can actually play good music on the guitar. i wouldnt be capable of making a crappy solo fill in the middle of something because i would just be able to make it sound good.

[W6CSAhamradio]

@joeadzhiyev Dude are you serious? Its Jimi doing a great song his way.

[Reznov65]

@joeadzhiyev you sem to be very close minded cant you see that this is his way of showing his love for the country by playing this and adding things to make it fit his style of patriotism?

[TheSmellyHedgehog]

@joeadzhiyev Do you want some herp with that derp?

[manuel8887]

@joeadzhiyev You're kidding right??? I don't know if you get it but those "retarded fills" are supposed to be sounds of bombs dropping and sirens and all kinds of sounds that depict "chaos" or just mess... It's on purpose...

[sailingjacobe]

@joeadzhiyev It's Jimi Hendricks. That's it... Just Jimi Hendricks...

[queenzeppelinfloyd]

Hendrix... Absolutely amazing! I love this song and basically all of his songs. I was watching the movie cars and theres a scene where the hippy bus was playing this song and it was hilarious. Getting off topic, I love hendrix! Wow I was born in the wrong era

[ZackRayTodd169]

@AbsoluteZeroMusic Hendrix is the best and if u can't exept it then die in a hole

[hoghash78]

That was great, But I didn´t hear the money shot.

[FreakishDonQuixote]

awesome

[toadfan64]

WTF I swear I had watched a video of him performing this at Woodstock, or did the cocks at YouTube delete that video?

[ox455]

@MultiShades whoa?

[Residentevil2nut]

@MultiShades trollololol



[101rudi]

is this the original ?== no? ok

[rollingstopp]

wouldnt it have been GREAT to have heard him sing this -- vocally--also

[hardkace42]

there's a lot of silly comments on this many versions on jimi's thoughts of the America of 1969 im sure if you heard this live it would blow your minds people! jimi was so clued up on what was happining at this time in America!

[youengels]

how can someone post the star spangled banner video to this video... i think he did not rly get the messege ..

[SaltRamone]

@BlogRful

Well said dude, well said. Thumbs up..

[BlogRful]

There must be a word for the level of stupidity demonstrated by the previous two posts.

[broman444]

OSAMAS DEAD

[tpd9qc]

Hell yeah, Jimi. Rocking to you and toasting to the men and women that got Osama.

[THES3XYMAN101]

I love Jimi Hendrix, but this is just ear rape

[hardkace42]

@THES3XYMAN101 if you think its rape then stop the loving! becouse you just don't get the messge!

[THES3XYMAN101]

@hardkace42 it's good when he's playing the actual song, but after every last note, he goes all homocidal makes it sound like 2 aliens driving a race car are probing someone while totally baked on meth and crashing into a brick wall along with another car that they probed. I will admit, it's unbelievable he was able to do this.

[hardkace42]

@THES3XYMAN101 Now you get it! what ever fuels your imagination, is good for you! this was part of a concert in 69 in stockholm one very good concert and one not so good i think jimi had some issues with the audeince booing the opening act! jimi always played his emotions threw his guitar!

[UnsospectingVictim]

Welcome Mr. Di Benedetto

[DontOrderTheSoup]

just to think now black people can only play drums

[hed2myshoos13]

@DontOrderTheSoup look up Eric Gales

[s3n0ra]

@DontOrderTheSoup Black People can so anything they put their minds to :)

[metalliqe]

@s3n0ra

moron

[baconbut95]

@DontOrderTheSoup

Slash is accaully black.

[alicitapalomita]

@DontOrderTheSoup O yeah? How about the bass? The best bass guitarists in the world are black. That don't count for nothing? Jimi knew bass though guitar-guitar was his instrument of choice and man was he good. :) The voice is not an instrument? Last time I checked quite a few great black singers. As for guitarists, B.B. King lives on, man. Watch him play, one of the best guitarists alive, rocking it out at 85 better than just about anybody. Stop yo racism. Jimi would be sad.

[iMuzicFreak]

@DontOrderTheSoup I'm black and I play guitar, therefore, stfu.

[FretLegendSmithy]

I wish my name was Hendrix. God, what an awesome name.

[Freaky0Nina]

it should sound shitty. If you hear exactly you will notice that it sounds like bombs and war.i think jimmy wanted to tell us that war isn so beautiful as itdescribed in the original hymn. But when i read your comments, i see some of you may never get that.

[ChannelxxAUSTRIAxx01]

This sounds shitty...

[strokemonkeys1]

very patriotic in a time when rock & roll was hated yet the stars never shined ass bright ass wen JIMMY played the anthem God Bless You JIMMY

[Noodles37UK]

Should've played God Save The Queen cos the Brits gave him stardom. Even though I hate the old bitch lol!

[Tayshaun100]

My band and i did a tribute to jimi hendrix in front of our entire school. Please check it out and let me know what you think.

[Damnumopnglow]

Shoulda played the New Zealand national anthem. Coz we're better than America

[E555killa]

@Damnumopnglow Why is it better?

[Damnumopnglow]

@E555killa Why not?

[Rowenhood9]

@E555killa its better because this actually has a meaning. some of the high pitched noises and squeals represent people screaming and ambulance sirens, while some of the low, distorted, grinding sounds are bombs and gunfire.

[bigred078941]

@randomadrian17 ITS FAGGOT! # getAlife.!

[ashcash3127]

He's soo badd ass!!rip jimmy!!!

[Macsk8ing]

He should of played the African anthem, some fucking pride he should had for being a blackass.

[larrydempsey72]

he fucking killed this shit!!!!!!! RIP JIMMY

[2776brando]

What 29 faggot bitches didn,t like this masterpiece...... 

[sylvenia]

@2776brando I didn't, because he totally ruined it with his completely random string of notes solo. i don't care how good someone is, if they're playing a song like our national anthem, don't try to "make it yours" because it's NOT yours, it's the national anthem of the united states of america. so yeah, excuse me for preferring the good ol' traditional Star Spangled Banner that's been played and sung for countless years. Call me a faggot, a dumbass, or whatever, i don't care.

[DisturbedDeified]

@RandomAdrian19 calm down the man was a legend and is considered the greatest guitarist of all time by most of the clear minded people which doesn't qualify you as your mind is clouded with vulgarity and need to respect other people and their choices they make

[jimistreets]

This is very cool! The first show from this night was about the worst I ever heard Jimi play. On video it looks like he just doesn't give a crap. Makes fun of the audience, turns his back on them, generally seems completely uninspired. I read once that between shows, Jimi got ahold of some hash, then proceeded to come out and play his ass off during the second show! Too bad they didn't videotape THAT show. The audio is mind-blowing!!

[jimistreets]

Three things that have the ability to transform people into vulgar, raging, arrogant a-holes: Bad drivers. Alcohol. YouTube. Can anyone explain to me why people use the comment box on a JIMI HENDRIX video to display for all the world to see just what complete jerks they are? Makes one wonder if they are a-holes all the time. Do they cuss-out people they don't know? Do they verbally or physically abuse their wives and kids? Do they have any friends at all? They must get their asses kicked daily

[xZchS]

USA! haha

[applefreak426]

Why are there thos 29 people who dislike this fucking awesome Interpretation of the national anthem by Jimi Hendrix?

Thumbs up if u guys think so too

[MrVincent1323]

Its artistic expression jackholes...the fact that he can pick up the gutiar an produce are national anthem is nothing less than amazing...all you HATERZ can sit on a potato........

[blufor33]

Jimi Hendrix disgraced our Anthem with this horrible rendition. Play it straight up.

[ChewbaccaFetus]

@jancivil meaning no disrespect to jimi but whatever was coming out of my speakers was pretty unapeasing to me, thats all, you feel me dawg?

[0WeZzY0lOvEr0]

@ChewbaccaFetus Well, you Obiously have NO taste in music at ALL. so if you didnt like it, then why did you listin to it man! and no, on one ''feels ya dog'', all i feel is that you disrespecting him, even though you put no disrespect, it still has no effect on the pple who read your dum-ass comments, He died, have some respect, and your speakers are most likely messed up like you or somthing bc all i heard was pure geniusnesS! so go get a good taste in music, ass-hole.

[28beardman]

For all the 29 faggots that dislike this song, you need to get out of the freakin U.S.A.

[TsumeBeta038]

@28beardman lol amen

[emiguitarhero]

with all the respect americans deserve..

you go in the united states walking on the street, and every people can take the anthem and sing it as they want.. the banner, they use it as underwear.. americans are not having respect of their own country, thats not ethic at all.. usa is such a beautiful country, but they should take a look on that.

The anthem is what represents a country, so you dont represent a country by singing the anthem with an electric guitar..

[monsterunion11]

Okay!! for the people that just are criticizing that he was on drugs or that it sounded bad LISTEN UP!he was not on drugs and he did it on purpose. For people who look at his music artistically if you notice all the noise starts on"And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air" if you pay attention he did this song after the vietmanese war ended. He represented the bombs screeching , drums were representing explosions and gunshots also to represent screaming people and the cries of battle

[TheNightOwl1981]

I´m not american, but hey who needs Christina Aguilera to sing this? Play Jimi Hendrix "Star spangled Banner"in the Superbowl! Epic win!

[gkjr1]

What idiot posted that this is about criticism? This is simply a redo, and an amazing one, of a song, "the star spanged banner". Guess what the star spangled banner what about? Not about criticism, about a war that gave the country you live in what it has, and how people fought for it. THAT is what the song is. Dumb&%$#s

[jgotoff]

i can guarantee that jimi was so messed up on a gross assortment of drugs when he performed this

[ChewbaccaFetus]

not to be disrespectful or anything but this sounded like poop, its like the speakers were taking a shit on my face.

[Weltbevoelkerung]

@ChewbaccaFetus

Thats what it supposed to be.

[jancivil]

@ChewbaccaFetus why do people always qualify a dispespectful, or condescending, you-name-it remark they're about to make with that bullshit??? 'not to be a dick, but [insert direct proof of being a dick]...' 'not to be condescending or anything, but [follow with pure condescension]'....

[RandomAdrian19]

It sounded like a rhino getting butt fucked by a British ambulance !!!!!!!

[0WeZzY0lOvEr0]

@RandomAdrian19NO ONE CARES WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF IT, SO Y DONT U GO BUTT FUCK UR DAD AND QUIT WRITING RUDE-ASS COMMENTS, OKAY? GOD! Y DONT YOU GET A LIFE AND QUIT DISRESPECTING JIMI HENDRIX! ASS-HOLE!

[RandomAdrian19]

@0WeZzY0lOvEr0 Well if no one cares then why are you the one bitching?

[0WeZzY0lOvEr0]

@RandomAdrian19 bc i stand up 4 jimi bc hes on sucha higher class than u, so i not gunna waste my time on a lozer who lives on youtube. geta life and get over yourself! bu-bye, dick-ass!

[RandomAdrian19]

@0WeZzY0lOvEr0 Thats right stick up for the dead guy I'm sure hes proud lol, your pathetic dude.

[0WeZzY0lOvEr0]

@RandomAdrian19man!, i said i wasnt gunna waste my time with a fagett.

[RandomAdrian19]

@0WeZzY0lOvEr0 Once again you fail! You cant even spell fagot lol!!!

[0WeZzY0lOvEr0]

@RandomAdrian19 i tryed to spell it as easy as possible for you, you know bc all you could come up with is a spelling error,i mean rele, just stop, i dont like fighting with somone who wastes my time, so bu-bye, (and i can spell how-ever i want to) fagett!.

[RandomAdrian19]

@0WeZzY0lOvEr0 God makes some strange fucking people like yourself. We may never know the reasons why god does such stupid shit to be honest.

[SlipNFall2g1c]

HAHA fucking love it, thats uncensored Hendrix for you, no editing, just jammin. Also if you really wanna see Hendrix rip it up, look up Machine Gun...

[tribunalfunk]

There should be a galaxy named after this dude.

[flamingRose100]

@tribunalfunk Hendrix galaxy ftw

[nickisawsome1231]

@tribunalfunki can see it now like a couple hundred years in the future............. "dude where are are" .. "in the hendrix galaxy"...... "that explains why iv heard voodoo child the entire time iv been here"

[ashatteredspirit]

@walkerth58 with all due respect sir, you don't seem to have any idea about guitar playing. if you did, you'd have thought at least twice before making this comment.

[OlaNaTungee6]

awesome!!!!!!

[jonbrov1]

that is the national anthem getting butt raped....jimi style!!!! XD

[butteheim]

fuckin´hippie!

[unclebarrzo23]

@butteheim so fuck if he is and he a fantasic hippie singer then

[MrKosmaka]

So, that's what 2 tabs of acid sound. Pretty neat.

[MegaGovnar]

jimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii­iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii­iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii you rocked

[imurbrain]

@loulou2563 then since your not from the usa go find a master guitarist and have him play yours?

[FCO0710]

this is hideous. I love it

[btn1100]

they should let you dislike the dislike button for this song

[RocketHeadTV]

@btn1100 Fail

[godofpeach90]

@btn1100 hahaha well put bro.

[Pullman40]

This sucks uncle Ted has got him beat this sounds like crap dope head

[XxMARKSMAN39xX]

@Pullman40 Y do you think ted nugent played it then?