Bold as Love “describes Hendrix’ inability to express his feelings to a former girlfriend in any conventional way. hes saying we’re all as bold as the love we have for something. (re: another post about JM). He is the greatest. Who else knows everithing about the song but Jimi? Jamie, Tambourine Man’; June 21, 1965, Lyricapsule: Nirvana Drop ‘Bleach’; June 15, 1989, Lyricapsule: Derek and the Dominos’ First Gig; June 14, 1970, No Such Thing (Live At C.W. He does this for all the color/emotions he mentions. Jimmy hendrix had a hard time just putting his feelings and emotions into lyrics so he used colors to describe how he was feeling. It’s likely where the reviewer got that notion. Maybe I’ll start writing the blog a little….retirement IS coming. The emphasis the narrator provides on this point (with alliteration and repetition of the green theme) feels to me like breadcrumbs dropped purposely to warn listeners to look out for symbolism behind colors the rest of the way. This song is about the importance of brushing your teeth, exfoliating, trying your hardest, never being discouraged, caradiovascular exercise, yoga, making your bed, keeping your room clean, keeping your nose clean, spreading smiles, encouraging the discouraged, listening, understanding, loving, giving, caring, following the right guides and recognizing the deceivers taking advantage of the believers, keeping your finger and toe nails clipped short, keeping your nose hairs trimmed, keeping your earwax levels down to necessary levels, never serving food that has fallen onto the floor to anyone, and proper diet. Emboldened by love also means feeling her shove at your back. Wow, this girl is dumb. Its Jimi Hendrix, I dont know where the hell you get that idea from. John Mayer covers Jimi Hendrix’s Bold as Love on his Continuum CD. he cant settle down with the one he loves because her colors (feelings) are in order,his are jacked up. Not that different than our conversation (though they used more four letter words than we did). I’m not convinced of that theory but it sure sounds good. The active verb of towering is a word choice that helps here with the image of an attack or siege. The song, which closes the album, was written by Jimi Hendrix and produced by band manager Chas Chandler. This leads us to why Jimi tells the listener to “just ask the Axis”. Yeah, man, like, rainbows are sooo groovy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Additional versions have been recorded and released by alternative rock band The Pretenders, for 1993's Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix, jam rock group Phish, for 1999 live album Hampton Comes Alive, blues-rock singer Joan Osborne on her 2002 album of 1960s soul music covers How Sweet It Is, and blues guitarist Robben Ford, for the 2005 tribute album Gypsy Blood: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix Vol. It’s beautiful. “ask the Axis (or Axes)” Could it mean the guitars? maybe he was in love and didnt know how to express it. Each color of the rainbow representing an emotion. Recommended by The Wall Street Journal Now to the queen in the green gown. Perhaps the “war” mentioned is referencing Vietnam, perhaps an internal conflict. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 . But this is my own personal opinion, and could easily be interperated differantly, which i think is the genious behind his song. Maybe this will do the trick. Look at the bottom left of the unfolded album cover and there is Krishna and Arjuna with chariot. Thank you everyone for this VERY helpful discussion!!! The voice might be one and the same. He puts it to a happy melody to contrast the dark meanings behind the lyrics. He is saying that all the wisdom to manage the many emotions of humans comes from the heart which is the seat of love and the divine spark that is Love. he recognises that she is also a ‘rainbow’ of emotions but that he loves every part of her. It’s a little long but not as long as JH’s. The colors are different Greek gods, of course. I think that Bold as Love refers to the combined emotions in the rainbow that make up the person and how they feel/emote. Love is not only the juice the mortals are running on, but its also why they run. I think that the Axis is the “inner self”. Hendrix could ave easily found a popular and recent publication of “Mysticism” by Iliade which details all of these things in one book. Mitchell Pavillion). They're all bold as love Still having discussion on this after 5 years. Interesting. This is very similar to the same reasons that the crusades were carried out. The rainbow being the energy and oneness of everything. CD he did with the John Mayer Trio. Jimi’s version will always be the best because he sings from actual exeprience and the deep emotions generated by real love. Who is John Mayer anyway? They quietly understand Maybe drugs helped him to enhance what he was already feeling but I think its about the politics of war. What is an Axis, but a cross on a graph. i ❤ Jimi and this is my favourite song! Shrew I can’t open the “these” link you passed me above. Thanks and bye for now. But very unsteady for the first go round but one could just as easily argue that all of these things are illusory , Good point Jenfera. If you made a song that described an event in painstaking detail, perhaps you couldn’t connect to that piece because of details in the art that differed from your own interpretation. Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors? When he says “all of these emotions of mine keep holding me from giving my life to a rainbow like you” he’s saying that he’s too hung up on his feelings to give himself completely to his love. Have you been diagnosed with a mental disorder like say: ADD or ADHD?? In fact I'm trying to say it's frightened like me one is the calm passionate one the other one has the fire in it to ruin things but to also bring it a passionate taste. What do you think about it? the range is where it comes from. If you listen to the lyrics in bold as love he’s just telling you which colours match so when he says ‘turquoise armies lay opposite a ready’ he is saying a red Ab (G#) not ‘a ready’ I tend to think like Jenfera, that Johnny Boy covered Bold As Love because of the guitar licks but he seems to be a bit of a Hendrix fan, in general, as he also covered “Wait Until Tomorrow” on the Try! 18-May-2007 Written by: Allison Zimmer. Yes! The once happy turquoise armies lay opposite ready Side note: While searching for the image on google…the first image I found for BRC’s drink was linked to a very,very, very, very nasty image. All individuals have emotions. like your reading of the song too! Jimi Hendrix did loads of drugs, mostly downers. he dont want to mislead her. Mike, Hi Josh. Read more. The Axis who has been defeated knows and respects this great strength. Hendrix was an original and everybody was doing “protest” songs. We’re all emboldened by Love, especially the kind sent down from above. Or maybe even asian! Author YuriR [a] 67. [3] As with the rest of the album, "Bold as Love" was produced by Chas Chandler and engineered by Eddie Kramer. brc clicks her red heels together and repeats over and over… “There’s no place like home.”, Shrew puts on her red heels and repeats over and over…”John is single again, John is single.”, I found another site where people were discussing the meaning of this song… http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=18483. This blog really helped me with some new ideas for those. ( Log Out /  It shows his political beliefs through his creative adventure of emotions that he creates. I also think that Jimi saw music in colors or auras and it’s what inspired Bold as Love. I saw them both several times. The guitar on Blod as Love, in my mind, reflects the words and feeling of the song. The lyrics I believe are meant to be powerful, and have a general direction, but also to be flexible and different for all listeners. Of surrendering to Krishna’s desire for Arjuna to fight against his relatives, especially his grandfather the great warrior Bhisma. Tell me your thoughts on the Mayer vs. Hendrix versions as well as your interpretation of what Jimi was trying to say and maybe, why John Mayer chose to include it on Continuum.