The Wind Cries Mary

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The Wind Cries Mary
Single by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Released	May 12, 1967 (UK), August 23, 1967 (US)
Recorded	October 26, 1966-April 3, 1967
Genre	Blues Rock/Psychedelic rock
Length	3:16
Label	MCA
Producer(s)	Chas Chandler
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
The Jimi Hendrix Experience chronology
	Are You Experienced? (1967)	Axis: Bold as Love (1967)
Alternate cover
US Album Cover

"The Wind Cries Mary" is a song originally recorded by Jimi Hendrix on his 1967 album Are You Experienced. The track is considered a good exhibit of psychedelic blues rock, as the song is in the key of E major, with a guitar solo primarily involving the E major pentatonic scale. One of Hendrix's first hits in England, the song was recorded at the end of the "Fire" sessions. Today, the song is considered a classic and continues to receive decent airplay around the world.^{[citation needed]}

It is a common misconception^{[citation needed]} that Hendrix wrote the song about marijuana use, as "Mary Jane" is a slang term for marijuana (a literal translation from Spanish). The song is said to have been inspired when Hendrix and his then girlfriend, Kathy Etchingham, had an argument over her cooking; after she stormed out of their apartment, Hendrix wrote "The Wind Cries Mary", as Mary was Etchingham's middle name.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

• Live Performance - Stockholm 1967
• Live Performance - Monterey 1967