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[Michael Bailey]

Jay Herzog wrote:
> When I saw surf guitarist supreme Dick Dale a few years ago he quoted
> the tune of Hendrix's "Three Stones from the Sun" (from whence the
> line "may you never hear surf music again" originates).
>
>
I always heard something like "[planet is] strange and beautiful, but your
people I do not understand - to them I say, put an end, and you'll never hear
surf music again" - but I have a terrible ear, especially for music lyrics
(about half the stuff in "'scuse me while I kiss this guy" sounded right to me)

a bit of Hendrix geekery:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Stone_From_The_Sun
With the track sped-up by a factor of two (or playing the 33 1/3 RPM
LP at 45 RPM), one can clearly hear what is said, especially at the
beginning of the song. The version heard on The Jimi Hendrix
Experience: 1966-1967 begins with the overdub session for the
dialogue, including Hendrix and Chandler's first "verse" at regular
speed, including two incomplete outtakes:
Hendrix : Star fleet to scout ship, please give your position. Over.
Chandler : I am in orbit around the third planet of star known as sun. Over.
Hendrix : May this be Earth? Over.
Chandler : Positive. It is known to have some form of intelligent species. Over.
Hendrix : I think we should take a look,(Jimi then makes vocal
spaceship noises).
On the original mono version (titled "3rd Stone From The Sun") the
last line is buried by a normal speed overdub of Jimi saying "War,
speak water" followed by a very quiet "Speak" (He later used this
unusual phrase in 'Freedom' - "You've got my heart, speak electric
water") this was removed from the Stereo version in favour of
revealing the last line - "I think we should take a look"
The later stereo mix reveals more slowed talk e.g. "Yeah, a acid drop
can make people fly" etc.
Towards the end of the song, which was the only instrumental on the
album, Hendrix, in a taunt to the popular music of the period, says,
"To you I shall put an end, then you'll never hear surf music again."
The aforementioned overdub sessions reveals two additional sentences:
Hendrix: ...Then you'll never hear surf music again. That sounds like
a lie to me. Come on, man; let's go home.
As per Dick Dale, according to the liner notes of Better Shred Than
Dead: The Dick Dale Anthology, the line "Then you'll never hear surf
music again." was Hendrix's way of encouraging Dick Dale while he was
undergoing treatment for colon cancer


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