Crosstown Traffic (song)
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| “Crosstown Traffic” | |||||
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| Single by The Jimi Hendrix Experience from the album Electric Ladyland |
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| B-side | "Gypsy Eyes" | ||||
| Released | US November 21, 1968, UK April 11, 1969 | ||||
| Format | Single & Lp track | ||||
| Recorded | Record Plant Studios, New York, July 1967, December 1967, January 1968, April–August 1968 | ||||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, blues-rock | ||||
| Length | 2:26 | ||||
| Label | Reprise Records, Track Records, Polydor, Barclay records, MCA | ||||
| Writer(s) | Jimi Hendrix | ||||
| Producer | Jimi Hendrix | ||||
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience singles chronology | |||||
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"Crosstown Traffic" is the 3rd song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience from the album Electric Ladyland.
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[edit] Composition & Lyrics
It features a makeshift kazoo made with a comb and tissue paper.
The song appears to talk about a girl that stuck with the character, he says he is to much for her, but she doesnt mind and eventually becomes an annoyance.
It compares people with cars and life with the road
[edit] Charts
- US Chart: #52
- UK Chart: #37
[edit] External links
[edit] Trivia
- The song is one of the soundtracks from the movie SWAT
