Episode 147: “Hey Joe” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Rose's Version of the Animals
The band shocking blue used that melody for their 19 69 number one hit, venus. Joe martin had picked the song up valenti, but didn't know who had written it and told rose he thought it might be an old appellateon murder ballad or something. Rose took the song and claimed writing crodit in his own name. But no evidence of the song has ever shown up from prior to roberts's copyright registration.
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