The speaker thinks, "that girl put a spell on him," doesn't even know if he is "comin' up or down," and is, "actin' funny, but don't know why."
One story says that its title was derived from the Philip José Farmer novel Night of Light; another says it was named for a product of Owsley Stanley, and another credits its author's synesthesia. It was written at the urging of Chas Chandler, who was searching for a follow-up success to 1966's "Hey Joe". The speaker thinks, "that girl put a spell on him," doesn't even know if he is "comin' up or down," and is, "actin' funny, but don't know why." Appearing on the 1967 debut album Are You Experienced?, it contais the oft- misheard lyric, "excuse me while I kiss the sky." For 10 points, what is this song by Jimi Hendrix about a colorful fog?
One story says that its title was derived from the Philip José Farmer novel Night of Light; another says it was named for a product of Owsley Stanley, and another credits its author's synesthesia.
“{Purple Haze}”