Joel Milian 9/9/12
Purple
Haze
By
- Jimmy Hendrix, 1967
Purple haze all in my brain
Lately things just don't seem the same
Actin' funny, but I don't know why
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky
Purple haze all around
Don't know if I'm comin' up or down
Am I happy or in misery?
Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me
Critique:
This song by Jimmy Hendrix can easily be interpreted
to fit the description of the effects Marijuana has on the individual’s body
and the experience that it contains. Although Hendrix stated that the song was
a product of a dream in the present day, Purple Haze is another word for the
drug LSD and a type of Cannabis. I feel that the lyrics of this song are a
critique. Hendrix is describing an experience and how it makes him feel. Since there
are lyrics in the song in which Hendrix asks a question, I feel like he is questioning
an audience but at the same time talking to himself. There are literary devices
in this song. The use of diction with words such as “happy, misery, actin funny
and seem” all refer to effects. The tone of the song seems to have an uplifting
and almost calming tone to it. End Rhyme is also a present device throughout
the song. The words at the end of every two lines rhyme. The line “Scuse me
while I kiss the sky” can possibly show how enriching he feels.
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