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Jimi Hendrix - Fire

Jimi Hendrix - Fire Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Are You Experienced?
Released: 1967

Fire Lyrics

[DJ]
"The Jimi Hendrix experience sounding off again now,
With one of Jimi's own called 'Fire'"

You don't care for me
I don't care about that
Gotta new fool
I like it like that

[Chorus]
I have only one burnin' desire
Let me stand next to your fire
Let me stand next to your fire
Let me stand baby
Let me stand next to your fire
Oh, let me stand
Let me stand next to your fire
You got to let me stand
Let me stand next to your fire

Oh shucks
Yeah

You say your mom ain't home, you can't let me in
Well, I had to before I don't need you again

[Chorus]

Ah yeah move over rover
And let Jimi take over
Yeah you know what I'm talking 'bout

That's what I'm talking about
You try to gimmie your money
You better save it babe
Save it for your rainy day

I have only one a burnin' desire
Let me stand next to your fire
Let me stand next to your fire
Yeah let me stand
Let me stand next to your fire
Oh, let me stand
Let me stand next to your fire
You know what I'm talken about

Writer/s: BECK, WILLIE / WILLIAMS, JAMES L. / JONES, MARSHALL / BONNER, LEROY / PIERCE, MARVIN / MIDDLEBROOKS, RALPH / SATCHELL, CLARENCE
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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Fire

The main lyrics in this song ("Let me stand next to your fire") came from a time when the band had just finished a gig in the cold around Christmas, 1966. They went to bass player Noel Redding's mother's house in Folkestone, England, and when they got there, Jimi asked Redding's mother Margaret if he could "Stand next to her fire" to warm up. The family dog, a German Shepherd, lay by the fire, which inspired the line, "Move over Rover, and let Jimi take over."

This lyrical lightening bolt was a breakthrough for Hendrix, who had just started writing songs at the request of his manager Chas Chandler. Writing riffs was easy for him, and it turned out he had a talent for crafting lyrics as well, as he was able to turn a simple line into a fiery tale of lustful passion. (This story is verified in Mat Snow's Mojo story on Hendrix that ran in the October, 2006 issue.)

Hendrix is legendary for theatrics like setting his guitar on fire and playing it with his teeth (not at the same time). This was the song he was (appropriately) playing when he set it on fire for the first time. It happened at a concert in London in March 1967, two months before the Are You Experienced? album was released. Hendrix was low on the bill (below Engelbert Humperdinck), and looking to garner some media attention. When he ignited his guitar, he created a buzz that grew to a roar as his career took off.

Hendrix set fire to his guitar once again at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. At that show, he didn't do the bit during "Fire," he did it after playing "Wild Thing."

The Red Hot Chili Peppers often covered this song in their early years. They decided to play it again at Woodstock '99 in Rome, New York and were accused of deliberately encouraging the rioters. While they played it, the crowd tore the place up and set fires (yes, Rome was burning). (thanks, Tom - Trowbridge, England)

Gary Moore covered this on his 1999 release A Different Beat. (thanks, Mike - Victoria, B.C., Canada)

In the movie Wayne's World, Wayne falls in love with the bassist from an all-girl band (Tia Carrere) after seeing them cover this song at Gasworks. (thanks, Jamin King - Puyallup, WA)

Arthur Brown - Fire

Arthur Brown - Fire Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Released: 1968

Fire Lyrics

I am the god of hell Fire and I bring you:

Fire
I'll take you to burn.
Fire
I'll take you to learn.
I'll see you burn!
You fought hard and you saved and learned

but all of it's going to burn.
And your mind
Your tiny mind
You know you've really been so blind.
Now's your time burn your mind.
You're falling far too far behind.
Oh no
Oh no
Oh no
You gonna burn!

Fire
To destroy all you've done.
Fire
To end all you've become.
I'll feel your burn!

You've been living like a little girl
In the middle of your little world.
And your mind
Your tiny mind
You know you've really been so blind.
Now's your time burn your mind
You're falling far too far behind.

Fire
I'll take you to burn.
Fire
I'll take you to learn.
You gonna burn, burn, burn
Fire
I'll take you to burn

Writer/s: HOWLETT, LIAM/GAD, PABLO/FREDDY, DADDY/BROWN, ARTHUR L.
Publisher: EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group, GOWMONK, INC., Ultra Tunes, Reservoir One Music, Walt Disney Music Company
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Fire Song Chart

Brown was born Arthur Wilton in Yorkshire, England. Bridging the gap between Screaming Jay Hawkins and Alice Cooper, his incendiary hit was a sensation in 1968, but the flames burned out fast, as "Fire" proved to be his only hit.

Brown often performed this song while wearing a flaming hat. He was known for his zany and outrageous stage act, as witnessed by British beat writer Charles Fox on the album notes: "At first-with Arthur Brown being lowered by crane on to the stage - it looked like being just another piece of zaniness. But once Brown began his (not legible) dancing, his face concealed inside a glistening helmet and visor, a saffron robe floating from his shoulders, one became aware of a uniqueness. He belongs to a tradition which goes beyond Music Hall, right back to Mummers' plays. Yet there is a sinister element, too, and one which recalls the smell of seaweed and the rattle of spades and pails. For somehow Arthur Brown contrives to be both the malevolent Punch and-in drag, with grotesque wig and flowered gown-a psychedelic Judy. The effect is disquieting, especially when joined to the singing-fastish blues, and sung exceptionally well, with a voice that can swoop and screech and flutter. So far the Hippies have done little except to opt for smugness instead of hypocrisy. Arthur Brown could easily be the first genuine artist to come out of our local underground. He's disconcerting, even faintly perverse, but distinctly original and very, very English."

Carl Palmer, who went on to join Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, was Brown's drummer. Palmer was 17 at the time and appeared in the video. (thanks, Maeve - Cincinnati, OH)

Vocalist Brown and organist Vincent Crane are the genius behind the band. Their album is a unique insight into actions that lead to a miserable life. All cuts on the album were penned by Brown and/or Crane (they wrote "Fire" together) except for "I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin Jay Hawkins and "Money" by James Brown.

This song was often attributed to "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown" when actually that was the album title. The artist is simply Arthur Brown.

The group's organist, Vincent Crane, who was also a member of Atomic Rooster, also provided the orchestral arrangements.

The album was produced by Kit Lambert and Pete Townshend. Although the group is considered a "one hit wonder," there is a lot more to this album. "Fire" makes more sense when heard as it was meant to be, preceded by "Prelude-Nightmare" and "Fanfare-Fire Poem." (thanks, David - Lubbock, TX, for above 5)

At the famous Mothers Of Invention concert of December 4, 1971 at the Montreux Casino, a guy with a flare gun shot into the ceiling and a fire broke out. When the small fire was first noticed, Mark Vollman the announcer was joking "The fire?... Arthur Brown in person Ladies and Gentlemen!" Later the casino burned down to the ground, an event documented in the song "Smoke On The Water." (thanks, Eberhard Hasche - Berlin, Germany)

At a concert in Lewes, England on August 25, 2007, Arthur Brown's act went awry when the fire in his flaming hat spread to Brown. He wasn't seriously hurt, but it did disrupt the performance. (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France)