Only Mr.Jimi could make his guitar sound like a war ...with bombs whistling down,and the shriek of mayhem. Viet Nam was the catalyst for the version. As for the crowd...it was early morning at the end of 3 amazing and I am sure exhausting days.Many people had already left Yasgur 's farm. For those still there it was not necessarily drugs. It was astonishment and awe on their faces when Mr.Jimi started playing. Incredible times they were indeed. !

This was his Protest against the Vietnam War.Jimi was a jump qualified Paratrooper with the 101st Airborne U.S.Army.

This is my favorite version of the national anthem ever! All that reverb was mimicking the chaos of "rockets" red glare and "bombs" bursting in air. Woodstock happened at the height of the anti war movement.

He was making all the sounds of bombs, machine guns, war to protest the Vietnam War .

This was Woodstock Music Festival. Jimi was the last artist of the 3 day festival in the early morning hours. There were over 500,000 people there with no violence. Look up "Santana" at Woodstock. It was during Vietnam protests. We felt we proved to "The Man" that we could gather peacefully. No need for war.

Jimi said in an interview: "We're all Americans ... it was like 'Go America!'... We play it the way the air is in America today. The air is slightly static, see." If only he was around to see things today.

noticed Jimi is left handed, but there wasn't a left guitar back then, so he turned it upside down and restrung the strings to fit him...a true genius

They don't call it the Jimi Hendrix experience for nothing... ✌💞

Crowd had been high for 3 days and just woke up. SRV idolized Jimi and covered many of his songs with much respect.

I said It before and I will say it again. Watch Hey Joe with Hendrix. He plays guitar with his tongue and his teeth. Watch it.

As a man who grew up listening to both Jimi and Stevie I can honestly say they are both monsters of their time. Depends on your mood as to who you listen to. No reason to fall into the who is better trap because they are both making Jesus rock out. Just saying.

He throws in a snippet of "Taps" at 5:17.

I once went to a funeral where they played the mans favorite song. It happened to be the Jimi Hendricks version of the Star Spangled Banner. I never saw the Star Spangled Banner bring so many tears to peoples eyes.

Changed how people played guitar. One of the GOATS. He's playing the national anthem to a crowd of hippies and no one has a problem.

0:15 These are hippies, my friend. They were high on either weed, lsd, or just life. Probably a combination of at least two out of the three for the majority.

Son, your reaction is priceless! Believe me, I had the same reaction 52 years ago when I watched Jimi play live 3 times in 1968!. He died in 1970, at the age of 27 from an accidental overdose of sleeping pills. He was placed in an ambulance sitting up with his head back, and was allowed to choke to death on his own vomit!!! No charges were ever brought against the ambulance attendant. He was my idol, and I was lucky enough to meet him. He was so cool and laid back that he seemed like a visitor from another dimension. I love Prince and Stevie Ray, but never forget that Jimi was a Prophet, and they were his disciples!

King of the Hippies. I so love every thing about him. His music, His style. The movie about him. Great reaction.

Jimi was in the army from 1961 to 1962. Got discharged due to an injury. Makes him playing "The Star Spangled Banner" even more Epic, and him a Hero for serving our country

Jimi was a paratrooper in the service. This was played as protest against war. Listen to Jimi Hendrix, Machine gun. He is the one and ONLY Guitar God. SRV was his student and although good as well, never went above the master.

I was there. Almost 12 years old but baby my ears are still ringing from this beautiful performance.

The crowd was stunned.....you gotta realize Hendrix was the biggest shock to music since Elvis......NOBODY sounded like Jimi and this was a very small glimpse of the difference between him and SRV

There is so much pain in his anthem.. You can just feel the anxiety and pain..

Hi Mr. Video... so true story: I found this video several years ago. My elderly Mom (born 1924) asked me what that was. I showed her on my desktop monitor. She sat quietly as we watched. At the end, I looked up to find her right hand over her heart and tears streaming down. I asked her what was wrong. She tearfully said, “it was so beautiful, I wish your Daddy had heard this “. She was so impressed by his talent and interpretation of our National Anthem. My Dad served in WWII in the Air Force. Jimi Hendrix love the guitar and loved his country. Unfortunately he also loved alcohol and drugs. A fatal mix of wine and 18 sleeping pills brought a tragic end to his genius. No one takes 18 sleeping pills by accident. We will never know why, at 27, this man would be so reckless. We can only appreciate his rock n’ roll heaven. Thank you! ❤️

I’d like to interview dude at 5:35 who’s just grinnin’ and taking it in. I wonder if he’s still alive? I’d love to hear his impression of it. Every time I see this footage I smile when I see his reaction. He knows what he’s seeing: history.

The best guitarist of all time.

i love how the crowed looks like the audience looked in Back to the Future when Marty played Chuck Berry at the school dance before they had ever heard anything like it lol Hendrix was literally inventing a lot of what he was doing here and it was just beyond anything this audience was used to. Stevie went on to copy what Hendrix invented

Have you ever seen Hendrix play his regular stuff, like "Purple Haze", "Hey Joe" "The Wind Cries Mary", "Voo-Doo Chile" etc. This guy was Stevie Ray Vaughn's idol. Check out Jimi's act for real./ He shocked the world in 1967. No one had ever seen anything, or anyone like Jimi before. He played behind his his back, with his teeth, and he was the first to do that shit. Do yourself a favor, and watch some Jimi Hendrix video. Monterrey Pop Festival in 67, California. Stockholm Sweden in 68, and a festival in Atlanta , along with Woodstock. Oh yeah, Hendrix learned to play his guitar at 9 yrs old, and played it upside down. He was left handed with a right handed guitar. Damn Man! We lost Jimi at the age of only 27 years old.

People slipping the Star Spangled Banner into their guitar solos was something that was still going on into the 80s- But it all started with Jimi. Jimi was scheduled to headline, and was supposed to have played the night before, but due to logistical difficulties caused by the way way bigger-than-expected crowd, Jimi didn't play until the morning of the third day. (They had to fly him to the stage in a helicopter) The show was supposed to have been over already, and many people had left the night before. The people who stayed had been tripping their balls off on LSD for two days, so they were pretty worn out by this time. There was a Woodstock movie, which was highlights of the major performers, which has long since been available on home video. There is also a special edition DVD of Jimi Hendrix's entire set. Both are worth checking out whenever you've got the time.

Okay look, Stevie played it, Jimi invented it. There is no comparison!

The crowd may have been stoned...HOWEVER, they were more than likely just sleepy: Hendrix started his play set at 9 a.m.

Theis was at around 7am on day three of Woodstock. So let's just say, shrimps, acid, pot, was what the crowd was feeling. He did it to wake them all up.

Jimi Hendrix - Machine gun One of the best things ever recorded

I love Jimi man since I was 9 yrs old always gonna be the best

This was a protest expression on the war and the state of the country through art. This was the iconic highlight of the concert in Woodstock.

One of my favorite Jimi performances. It is totally brilliant. It makes me feel happy.

Listen you can hear the helicopters and bombs. Still brings chills all these years later.

Unfortunately, this was the last performance of the weekend. Most of the crowd was gone when he went on, and exhausted.

Great reaction. This is why people say he didn't just play, he made love to that guitar. You definitely picked it up

"We're not trying to take away the greatness that America is supposed to have, but we're playing it [ Star-Spangled Banner ] the way the air is in America today... The air is slightly static, isn't it?" - Jimi Hendrix

One of the best to ever do it. We lost this guy too early. 🎼🎶🤘😎

Jimi AND Stevie were the best guitarists that ever lived. I was lucky to see Stevie 4 times and it was a religious experience every time. The first time was at an outdoor park in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the mid 80s with Lonnie Mack and Greg Allman. There were 2 cops there, both on horseback, mostly posing for pictures. We brought in a large container with homemade punch and shared with all. It was a great vibe and music. Long for the good ole days.

It's so easy to see this with our jaded world view. Seen it all, been there, done that...... to have seen this for the very first time... must have been mind blowing!!!

My favorite quote by jimmy Hendrix. "When the power of love over comes the love of power, the world will know peace." He died at 27. Too soon. Very intelegent man for being so young.

Damn, he was a beautiful soul. ❤

Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix Incredible

Jimi's greatest hits 1. Crosstown Traffic 2. Fire 3. Are You Experienced? 4. Purple Haze 5. Stone Free 6. Dolly Dagger 7. Foxy Lady 8. Red House I guarantee you'll love every one of these. I used to drive a '78 Olds Cutlass with a bad ass stereo and I jammed out to Jimi cruising around. Peace out

So many babies conceived in that field. Summer of love for real.

I`m not American but will stand for this version. !..!

"Hendrix began to slyly use the music's own martial bombast to reflect the violence carried out under his nation's flag...turning the music into a literal interpretation of the lyrics: bombs bursting in air, rockets lighting up the night...the ugliness behind the American glory the song is meant to represent." ^The best description I've ever read of this rendition. Jimi was the last to perform at Woodstock, which ran overtime into Monday morning August 18th...you're seeing a crowd of people (which had shrunk significantly from the original half a million people) who spent the past 3 days high on peace, love, and music (and lots of LSD and weed) seeing a literal god perform. I can never decide between Jimi and Stevie as to who's my favorite. They're both it for me, just wish they had had a chance to play together😍 The 51st anniversary of Woodstock is coming up (August 15-18), you should definitely check out performances from Richie Havens, Santana (the full version of Soul Sacrifice, NOT the one where they cut out the drum solo), Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Jefferson Airplane, Ten Years After...I could go on and on (clearly😂)✌🌻💜

Jimmy Hendricks was the man who created the distortion effect as well as many other guitar effects pedals that most guitar players use today. The man was a true creative genius.

An ancient time when real men stood on stage and played rock n roll music and were worshipped like gods. He followed up the anthem with purple haze, you need to watch both together to find the true meaning. Glad you got to see and react to the tv interview. Great job as always.

I saw Jimi live. The crowd always stood their with their mouths hanging open. It was disbelief. You couldn't believe what he was doing even while you were watching him do it.

Jimi and his band were scheduled as the last performance of the Woodstock festival, Sunday night, but due to several delays, they eventually played on Monday morning, 9:00 am, when most of the audience had already left. My sister and her boyfriend were there and got to experience that performance. Lucky them.

lol that was the bombs bursting in air

As great as SRV is, I've never heard anyone who can make their guitar sound like 3 guitars at once so routinely and so easily. The way he could play rhythm and lead simultaneously is, for me, unparalleled. Idk... maybe I'm not experienced enough.

Thank you for reacting to this no one ever has beaten Jimi when it comes to this. SRV is a GOAT but Jimi was beyond talented.

Hendrix did such an amazing job.He was left handed and had to make his right handed guitar work for him. He was a Viet Nam war vet, who served in the 101st Airborne. No guitarist will never out do him, IMO. Unfortunately, he, as well as Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison, was a member of The 27 Club. Those super talents all died when they were 27. But no one before or since has been able to top his version of The National Anthem, which he thought was beautiful. He did his version out of respect. He stood.

A lot of acid was going around. Some bad enough that an announcer got on a mic warning everyone of it.

This is beautiful, jimmy is the greatest!!!! I have been wanting you to listen to jimmy play national anthem for a min man. Just lost power in hurricane. So this made me super happy

Mr. Video.... "The Earring" ??? Note the year was 69 , as usual Jimi was ahead of his time, it wasnt till 10 years later it came into fashion. It seems odd to me that as a Canadian that anyone would object to this version, I mean isn't the U.S. the land of the free where you can and are suppose to have free speech? I think it is beautiful, would love to see it played at the Super Bowl and see peoples reaction to it. You should also react to "Machine Gun" or "Who Knows" from his Band of Gypsies album.

Jimi is the absolute greatest! He was left handed but learned to play a right handed guitar upside down and he could not read music...he learned by ear. That is pure music coming from him! My favorites are Castles Made of Sand and Little Wing!

Jimi was the Astronaut, Henry Ford, Wright Bothers, ... TRAILBLAZER! He revolutionized, reinvented the electric and pop music guitar forever.

What's up with the crowd is they're being treated to this amazing rendition live at sunrise during the Woodstock festival. Several DJs got fired for playing this veesion of the national anthem because station owners perceived it as a transgression against American values.

Was the Highest paid performer at Woodstock! Soooooo way ahead of His time, sometimes I just imagine Him, Stevie, Tom P, and Prince on the stage together. After that concert it's a wrap, I can die now!

Yeah crowd was high on that THC and LSD mostly. But I wonder if they knew the significance of this live performance.

Jimi was lovely, and very articulate. It's nice to see this tidbit of interview as a reminder of what a regular American he really was. I know folks banter about his ability, but dude, that guitar was upside down. Plain and simple. Goat.

"Well, I might be living in the wrong time but I don't go by comparisons. I go by the truthfulness or the falseness of the whole thing. Forget about comparing, that's where we make our biggest mistake, is trying to put our ego against the other person's." - Jimi Hendrix..... don't bother comparing guitarists or artful expressions, just enjoy it for what it is. Peace my bro

Such a sweet humble guy. A real genius does not have to advertise it. I played this version when I was a kid back in the 70s. (Not as well as him but inspired ) People don't get pissed off when you play Jimis version now.

Today is the 51st Anniversary of Woodstock. I worked with a lady who had tickets for Woodstock. A three day pass of $24. She did get to see Hendrix play this live on Monday morning. She told me he was worth the wait.

The GREATEST GUITARIST IN THE WORLD Every sound you hear is made by his playing NO studio no wahwahs NOTHING but pure raw Jimi

One of the many iconic performances at Woodstock just keep digging and you'll see

I credit this young man for even caring to delve into Jimi Hendrix. When young folks learn that hip hop or trap did not create music I consider that a win. Thank you, Mr. Video for diving deep. [P.S. - yes, those sounds were an interpolation of the sounds of bombs, jets and air raids. When Hendrix did this song Vietnam was at its height. It was an unjust war and we had to watch scenes on the nightly news of body bags on the battle field and airplanes full of military coffins being delivered to U.S. soil. It was traumatic, especially since the war was ultimately deemed senseless.]

Jimi was a snake charmer, his finger play brought organisms... this is a style alot of guitarists try to emulate, truly the best and left handed with the strings strung wrong... Great reaction.

After this song, he launched into "Purple Haze" and then what is called "Instrumental Solo" on the album. The solo is actually "Villanova Junction" and, given that man is imperfect, it is as close to perfection as mankind is capable of coming.

I was lucky enough to see not only the shirt he is wearing here but also that famous guitar. As an old broad I had tears. An exhibit at the RockNRoll Hall of fame about politics and music. Another RIP of the 27 yr old club.

"kick his ass, Jimi.....kick his ass"! OMG! You always making me laugh!!! Mr' Video RULES!!!!!

This was played early in the morning on the third day of the festival and it woke all the hippies up😂

Roy Buchanan live austin tx Roy's bluz.....come on you deserve to see this

Check Prince’s performance at the Super Bowl while it’s RAINING or the live performance of While my guitar gently weeps...dude was something!!!!

Jimi too good! Unique and creative.

"Don't eat the brown stuff!" Bad mescaline! Several years ago on my way into Ashville, North Carolina during the 4th of July. This came on the radio just as I entered the Jellico Pass. Appalachia will never be the same for me...I laughed my ass off at the irony!

Jimi volunteered for the Army and was a member of the 101st Airborne Div. and served in Vietnam where he was injured during a training jump. He returned home and became active in the antiwar movement.

Jimi was brilliant. Many people thought otherwise but he was.

Jimi, SRV, Johnny Winter, Chuck Berry , Dick Dale....so many more♥️♥️

This is only version that should be played at sporting events. This song still reflects America today

God Bless America and God Bless Jimmy Hendricks Amen!!!!!

It was dawn of the morning after hard partying. Thus the crowd reaction. Wow man!

Jimi was the last act of the entire 3 day nutfest. 500,000 tired, and hungover people on an early Sunday Morning. Jimi played his regular act the night before. This was Jimi having fun. It also became iconic. Best to ever pick up a guitar.

Not only is he playing left handed. The guitar is upside down. Mr. Video, great reaction 👏. Jimie is awesome ❤️

He is the greatest! He strung his guitars upside-down and backwards because he is left handed they don't make lefthanded guitars. Brilliant is a good word for it.

Thank you for playing this. I was one who requested as well. And it was beautiful... not only beautiful, but profound. When Star Spangled Banner was written way way back in the beginning of US history ... we were getting thrashed by the English in this land. We vowed as long as our flag was still standing we would not surrender. It was being held up by men. And as they got killed other men came in to hold up the flag. So , “by the dawn’s early light...our flag was still there..”. we did not surrender to England. But in the 1970s context we were in Vietnam killing them and Vietnamese killing us... it takes on a different feeling, right? No one wanted to be in that war. Lots of Americans died or came home jacked up, physically and mentally. Lots of Vietnamese and their families died too. It was nasty and brutal and cruel and drugged. So it has a whole different feeling and Jimi captured it. And the placement of this performance was at the end of the Woodstock movie where we heard this for first time. Thanks for playing!!

Unorthodox is beautiful! Thank you for your service Jimmy R.I.P.🖤🖤🖤

Last day after many had left Woodstock. Jimi just played to the stragglers! Jimi was in the Army. 💞✌RIP

HEY JOE & FOXY LADY ARE SOME OF THE BEST JIMI HENDRIX PERFORMANCE AS FAR AS HIM BEING MOBILE AND SHOWING OFF LIKE SRV, BOTH ARE IN MY TOP 3 FAVORITE GUITARIST AND ARE WHO I STRIVE TO BE LIKE

Since Jimmy was the number one rock and roll artists of the time they put him on last which was Monday morning! This was the last song played at Woodstock in 1969!

He's doing it if I remember correctly, from the Woodstock movie, this performance was first thing in the morning 5 or 6 a.m. Imagine how strung out those hippies were 😳

Loved your reaction. At the Woodstock Festival people were camped out there. So this was first thing in the morning and many of them were just waking up. And yes there was plenty of marijuana and LSD involved here. What a way to wake up. I wish I was there just to witness this I was born a year later in 1970. I love Jimi Hendrix especially live. Thank you for sharing your reaction with us.❤️😀👍✌️🌼Love and peace

Woodstock. August 1969. A 3 day festival on Friday, Saturday and Sunday but ran late and it went into Monday morning. He was last to perform. Most had already left. At this point There were only about 3000 people left and they were worn out.

Love the respect u show Mr Jimmy

Dick Cavett had a great talk show and was saying to the sponsors and viewers that Jimi Hendrix had a right to play the National Anthem his way, even more so than most Americans because he served in the military during a time when rich young men were being left out of the draft during the Vietnam War. I remember his talk show and the guests that were on it. though I was nine when Jimi died, his music touched my soul, which is ageless. There is a difference between an excellent musician and an artist gifted by God. As a baby flower child, he, singer, Odetta, Aretha, The Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye, and others had a major effect on my appreciation of music. You understand because you are gifted.