Bob Dylan wrote the original song, but when he heard Jimi Hendrix's cover, he said, "I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way ... Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way."

Can't believe this reaction video has been so overlooked? Sorry guys. Hendrix was an absolute legend. This song was recorded in 1968 I believe. This song was actually written by Bob Dylan. Probably my favorite song performed by Hendrix but he had SO MANY incredible songs.

Hendrix will always be the greatest guitar player ever!

I love watching people appreciate Jimi Hendrix, who is absolutely the best!

best wah wah solo ever....EVER ...that section of the song gives me chills every time!

53 years after “Hey Joe” was released in 1968, I heard the song on FM Radio TWICE in the past week. Jimi Hendrix was the best. Period.

Bob Dylan may have been the original songwriter but when he heard Jimi's cover of it he loved it so much he GAVE the song to Jimi.. talk about recognizing greatness..

They asked Bob Dylan what he thought of Jimi Hendrix having such a big hit with his song and he replied, " That's Jimi's song. It was always Jimi's song.

Only 95 views at the time of writing this comment? Was this blocked at one point? This video should have way more views, Hendrix is a legend. I usually watch all your reactions, and I even missed it. If you ever do more of his stuff, "If 6 was 9" is fantastic. All along the Watchtower was original written by Bob Dylan.

JIMI HENDRIX STARTED "HARD ROCK" THE BEST GUITAR PLAYER. PLAYED RIGHT-HANDED GUITAR UPSIDE DOWN LEFT-HANDED.

2 riders were approaching - the Joker and the Thief. They were coming to the kingdom to get the good life no matter what. Great lyrics. Jimi is the best.

Hendrix was Stevie Ray Vaughan's idol. They are best ever

This is a cover of a Bob Dylan song - thus the thought-provoking lyrics. Great cover - and Hendrix is the best guitar player - ever! lol Enjoy

This song was written by and first recorded by Bob Dylan, on his "John Wesley Harding" album. Jimi released his version on his 1968, double album, "Electric Ladyland". Upon hearing Jimi's version, Bob Dylan said, "It's his song now".

Jimi at the filmore east live 1970 and Woodstock performance!

Please react to Jimi Hendrix song, Little Wing.. Most beautiful song ever. And of course Jimi's guitar playin' will blow your mind.

All that guitar is pre computers. Amazing!

This is a song you really should listen to with headphones!

This was during a time music was rapidly changing, For Woodstock and the Vietnam war. Guitar music was evolving from guys that stood like statues and slowly strummed a quiet song to a few guys like Hendrix that could make the strings literally talk to them. Many of the songs during that time directly or indirectly spoke to the ongoing war. Watch towers as mentioned in the song were raised look out posts built along the “wire,“ barbed wire perimeter’s surrounding more permanent bases housing US soldiers and used to spot and slow down North Vietnamese attackers. Americans were use to fighting wars all out with overwhelming force, goals and carefully worked plans but because of politicians were forced to fight as if one hand were tied behind there back and got bogged down in guerrilla warfare. Battles would be fought to take ground only to abandon it and walk away. Fighters pilots would watch Chinese ships unloading supplies for the VC and be denied targeting for fear China would enter the war. Americans grew tired of seeing friends, neighbors and family go off and die for no gains or clear goals and seemingly no end. If Jimmy Hendrix had not gotten into drugs and overdosed there is no telling what amazing music we would have heard from him. I grew up as rock was born. I remember the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show, Elvis, The Temptations, Jan and Dean, The Beach Boys and the ever expanding and evolving styles of music with Rock leading the way. Woodstock and the Vietnam war are areas you should at least spend an afternoon studying as better understanding where we came from will help understand an appreciate how we got here and learn from the past and make terms such as watch towers a little more meaningful. High ground most often provides a military advantage but for the men in the watch towers the VC knew exactly where to aim and couldn’t have felt very advantageous to our soldiers.

A watchtower is the towers used to proect a castle or fortress that the guards can look and watch for anyone approaching....

My Favorite by Jimi...thx!

A word master and a guitar master come together.

My favorite jimi song

Mr Hendrixs took this great tune over left handed upsids down wowed

Jimi 4ever!!

Although Bob Dylan wrote this song after this performance from Jimi it always became Jimi's from then on.

You guys rock. Thanks.

Girl, you are such a beautiful girl with a beautiful spirit. Don't ever change. Stay true to who you are. Having said that. What u know bout Hawaii 50! 🤣

Glad you guys get the message

You have to listen with headphones to get the special effects. A Watchtower watches over a castle or a prison

The wind cries mary

Watchtowers are usually associated with castles..or prisons..

jimi is all man i love this

Love jimi Hendrix

watch tower is what you would see on a castle back in the day... air traffic control tower or "ATC" would be the ones at the airport

he performed in hawaii check it out!

All along the watchtower was written by Bob Dylan but it became Jimmy's song

Jimmi was from the psychedelic era

You guys are great! I was a 14 year old fledgling guitarist back in ‘68 when I first heard this song. It stopped me dead in my tracks. From that moment onward I became his student. There are so many good reasons why Jimi is a legendary guitarist, too many for this commentary. But this song exemplifies some of those reasons. His solos are filled with many types of emotions, emotions of longing, of fear, of anger, and of warning. That’s what he was capable of back then so you can begin to imagine how far ahead of his time he truly was. 2 points of interest: This cryptic song was written by Bob Dylan in ‘66 which he recorded on an album entitled “John Wesley Harding”. But it was Jimi’s rendition that brought it to a worldwide level. He took Dylan’s lyrics and amplified the song’s serious message with his music in a way that made people stop what they were doing and listen. How powerful is that? The opening chords of the song are powerful. To get that sound, he used an acoustic 12 string guitar. A 12 string has this rich, full, almost orchestral sound when played. He opened the song like that to grab people’s attention. To that I would say…mission accomplished. A few other Hendrix tunes to consider reactions: - Manic Depression - Crosstown Traffic - Villanova Junction (From Woodstock Festival) (Live) - Red House (Are You Experienced CD) *Best Blues solo IMO - Fire (Are You Experienced CD) Cheers!

It's hard to point to too many cover songs that surpass the original, but most (Including author Bob Dylan) would agree this one clearly does.

Doubt this'll get seen on an older vid but y'all should react to Devlin ft ed sheeran the watchtower

Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix= WOW!

It's Vietnam

Y'all so crazy

I hear absolutely no surfers

Sound like they are planning a heist

"Foot Soldiers" Not "Surfers" lol.

Go deep and check out 1983...a merman i should turn to be

Watch towers are prison towers or war towers

Vietnam vibes, give me the apache chopper 🇺🇸

The guitar reminds you of Hotel California

A lot of bible references in this song. There are videos that get into meanings.

Only 4 likes?

In his lifetime Hendrix had three albums - and this was his last and greatest album. Yet you are talking about someone who recorded everything he ever did. People still find stuff of his. Back in the day people took tape recorders and recorded shows. Not all of the recording are any good. Not all of the studio works were finished when he died. However, regarding your "Hawaii" observations - consider listening to an album called "Rainbow Bridge" which was a live concert in Hawaii. His studio version of the Star Spangled Banner is a stark contrast to his versions at Woodstock and the Atlanta Pop Festival. While I can't find Hendrix's version on KZfaq, here's a halfway decent cover of "Pali Gap" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o8-CZ8l0meDTcoU.html

Isn't The Watchtower the Jehovah witness magazine?

THIS HENDRIX PYSCHEDELIC ROCK BEAT SEEMS TO HAVE AUGURED CONSCPICUOSLY THE MUSIC TEMPO THAT WOULD BECOME IN THE 2000's ESP. FOR THESE AMERICAN HIP-HOP RAPPERS WITH THE SEEMING SIMILARITY IN THE MUSIC TEMPO OR BEAT AS THEY RAP THEIR WAY THROUGH, THOUGH BORING AT TIMES. Yeah man !

Bob Dylan wrote this song

Maybe it about jehova witness

SORRY CAPS R BROKEN BOB DYLAN WROTE THIS SONG BUT JIMI HENDRIX KNOCKED THIS OUTTA THE PARK ALSO, ALONG THE WATCHTOWENEB DNEJENENE SNDJ D EJEN W2 E 3B3 RBRNK

I know Bob Dylan wrote and sang this song first but I didn't like Bob Dylan version.

Bob dylan. Wrot song jiml made il better

Dont talk over the songs .

It would be nice if it was about the song and not you guys