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im sitting here watching his austin city limits performance as we speak and he plays "Voodoo Chile" not "voodoo child (slight return)" so im removing it. just pick up the dvd at best buy or at least look at in when you are in the store. it says right on the box "voodoo chile" thanks goodbye 74.192.29.148 (talk) 17:57, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Voodoo Chile/Voodoo Child

According to this 'pedia there are two songs, Voodoo Chile Blues, and Voodoo Child (Slight Return), but on the album Electric Ladyland spells em both Chile, so i was wondering whether this article should be renamed?

JimHxn 20:02, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No...it's Child the second time! In fact, in the inlay you can see Hendrix's original notes, with "Chile" changed into "Child".
Another Hendrix fan 18:59, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

I've just checked the original release vynal cover (the one with the naked chicks), and it says in plain, legiable, Roman script: 'Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)' JimHxn 17:43, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There are 3 titles that I know of:

Voodoo Chile Vodoo Chile Blues Voodoo ChilD (Slight Return)

I have just uploaded an image of the original vynal of Electric Ladyland, showing the title as voodoo chile:

JimHxn 20:31, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dunno, I think it's a common mistake, I'm pretty sure the real tilte is Voodoo ChilD (Slight return)

But that image is the original vynal! Thus, it must be correct! JimHxn 19:23, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The original acetate of this album (came before any vinyl version) was entitled "Electric Landlady" Dinlo juk 19:58, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This says that at 1.35 you can hear him saying "I need help" - I slowed it down and listened to it and at this point I hear him saying "Might even". Is there a reference for this? 203.184.33.239 05:29, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Minor variations, perhaps, but they are the same song. I'm suggesting the pages be merged. backstabb 19:17, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm no Jimi Hendrix expert, but I have my copy of that album with me right now and I am looking at it and on mine, it says "Voodoo Child (Slight Return) with a D. (Admittedly, I always wondered why on one it's Voodoo Chile and on the other it's Vodoo Child.) Pippin the Mercury (talk) 13:58, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Origins and recording

Someone makes reference to Jimi introducing the song and relating it to the Black Panthers. I don't know why that has been singled out. Jimi often referred to it as the new American anthem. -- Mickraus 18:45, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merge

  • Strongly Disagree - Is the rationale for a merge with Voodoo Chile based upon the above unpublished analysis/original research? If you consult a reliable source, such as the published Hendrix discography in (Shapiro, Harry & Glebbeek, Ceasar (1990). Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy St. Martin's Press.), you'll see that the original release was Reprise 2RS 6307 with the title "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" and only the British version, Polydor 63 008/009, had the title "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)". The Reprise track listing with "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" can also be verified on the All Music Guide.[1] The name confusion was noted by Ruhlmann, William, of the AMG while pointing out the correct title of "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)".[2] "Voodoo Chile" and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" are two distinct songs each with a different melody and lyrics and are both individually notable on their own, so the suggestion to merge fails the good reasons to merge at: WP:MERGE. dissolvetalk 20:37, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strongly Disagree - These are two completely different songs, obviously the person who suggested this has never listened to Hendrix. If I remember correctly, it is Voodoo Chile (A Slight Return) not Child —Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.185.137.19 (talk) 16:21, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Citation

I'd like to know how to cite the existence of a CD. A Citation Needed tag was placed by my comment in the Covers Section regarding The Best of Top of the Pops '70 CD containing a cover of "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)". Other than citing the label and catalogue number, which I had done already, what further citation is needed? -- Mickraus (talk) 12:36, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Slight Return?

Would be great if there were an explanation of what this meant. Thanks - Vranak (talk) 20:29, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've always thought of it as similar to "reprise". -- Mickraus (talk) 12:15, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removed erroneous note of a Clapton/Winwood live cover

I removed from the list of cover versions an entry which stated that Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood played this song in their Feb 25, 2008 appearance at Madison Square Garden. They played "Voodoo Chile" not "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.90.21.82 (talk) 21:13, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]



Title

HEY i've removed some vandalism from the page. please excuse my lack of heading on this, but i don't have any idea on how to do it. the person stated that 'hendrix had a huge dick like an annaconda flapping in the wind'. I removed the line.


Reference called for

Unsure of how to implement reference for Jack Casady and Steve Winwood: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6595946/voodoo_child_slight_return Nantucketnoon (talk) 21:58, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Heavy metal

At the risk of starting a genre war, I would like to add heavy metal as one of this songs genre. My reason is this: Voodoo Child (slight return) sounds strongly like a heavy metal song. Both the guitar riffs and Hendrix's solo have a mid-70s, post-Black Sabbath, pre-Van Halen kind of feel to them. Specifically, the guitar riffs have the same kind of deep, distorted sound most heavy metal guitar riffs are known for. 

 This brings me to my next point. People have said Led Zepplen is one of the first heavy bands. People also say that some of their songs, like Whole lotta love and Heartbreaker, are some of the first heavy metal songs. while I don't disagree with ether of these points, the two songs I mentioned have more in common with 70s hard rock than heavy metal. And yet both songs are almost always referred to as heavy metal, and I think it is somewhat unfair to cite two songs as heavy metal when they barely classify as such, when one song that actually SOUNDS like heavy metal isn't even acknowledged for it.

 I'd like to add Heavy metal and if someone has a counter-point to my argument, please feel free  to criticise me.
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