All Along the Watchtower

All Along the Watchtower is one of Jimi Hendrix’s most popular songs, a song he didn’t write himself. Originally the song was written and released by Bob Dylan in 1967 on his John Wesley Harding album, then given to Hendrix by Dylan’s publicist and released as a part of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s third and final album called Electric Ladyland. (All Along the Watchtower, n.d.) The Hendrix version (released 6 months after Dylan’s original recording) became a top 20 single in 1968 and ranked 47th in Rolling Stones magazine 500 greatest songs of all time (All Aong the Watchtower , 2011). As the original version of the song is a slow folk feel, Hendrix amped it up making it heavier rock ‘n’ roll. Dylan was so impressed with the way Hendrix recorded it, Dylan then played the song Hendrix’s way. (Owinski, 2012) All along the watchtower is made up of only three versus and instrumental solos with a repeating single set of chords, with a constant change of sound. The lyrics are said to be more like poetry set to music, fitting to Dylan’s style of music (All Along the Watchtower , 2000).…

Jimi Hendrix’s cover of Bob Dylan’s, “All Along the Watchtower,” was a greater success than the original begging the question: since the songs are lyrically identical, which musical techniques boosted Hendrix’s cover to the top charts? Among these techniques are choice of instrument and tonal variations between the two songs. Hendrix preserves and arguably adds on to the original meaning behind the song through these variations in musical technique. Hendrix faced the risk of appearing…

From the start of Bob Dylan’s original “All Along the Watchtower” there is this whiny, claustrophobic feeling. This contrasts the rebellious and loud cover that Jimi Hendricks made famous. Using the same lyrics these two musical mavericks created an atmosphere that perfectly represents the split personality of the late 60’s and early 70’s. A tale from two sides, using more of a classic folk style, Bob Dylan’s lyrical prowess is shown in full while Hendricks used his experience and skill to…

My answer for this question was “the 'towers' so to speak that are at each cardinal point representing the elements. Some traditions use them, some do not.” Some people misjudge this word, and even the search bar does it for the Jehovah Witness's publication that they put out, however, it is “The Watchtower” and this is talking about the plural Watchtowers. The watchtowers are where the watchers or guardians live. The guardians can be a wide range of things depending upon your tradition, also…

many other attributes to express his talents. While most of his songs were important, I think his version of “All Along the Watchtower” had the biggest impact on the decade and the ones to come. Using the lyrics, sound, and overall package, I will explain how big All Along the Watch Tower’s influence had on music and the culture. Hendrix released the song on September 21st, 1968 and within months…

Operation Watchtower provides an exceptional reference to illustrate American commanders’ application of operational art in the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) during World War II. This paper analyzes the roles of Admiral Earnest J. King and Major General Alexander Vandegrift as operational artists during planning and execution of Operation Watchtower. Their understanding of the link among lines of operation, decisive points, operational reach, culmination, and risk directly contributed to…

Barbed Wire Sunday. The original purpose of the wall was to keep so called fascists out of East Germany. Germany did not want the fascists undermining the socialist state in any such way. After the wall was already up, the German troops continued to reinforce the wall with concrete in some places and “death strips” in others. These deathstrips were around 27 miles long and consisted of watchtowers, guard dog runs, and even trip-wire machine guns. Families were separated with no option of…

And How do you feel when others treat you badly because of your religion?” Her response was, “The Watchtower has profited the lives of many individuals by accomplishing the many objectives in her life. Jehovah’s Witnesses are by and large earnest, clean-living individuals that commit their lives to serving Jehovah in the way endorsed by the Watchtower, through consistent lecturing and meeting participation. Being a Jehovah’s Witness does not make a similar level of issues of society that…

answer his ringing cellular phone. It is a call from the East Rio Grande watchtower; a spotlight controlled by an immigration agent in the tower reveals a group of immigrants attempting to cross the river. The watchtower calls Charles to take care of it. He rubs his eyes and looks across the quarters to the small digital clock sitting on the desk amongst the clutter; it reads 1:37AM. Charles looks around the room – dimly lit by a small lamp – he doesn’t see Manuel anywhere – Manuel’s bed sheets…

The Vietnam war was quite a long-lasting war that started in 1954 and ended in 1975. One of the main reasons that caused this war was that the north part of Vietnam wanted to spread communism throughout all the country. The United States got involved in the war, because they opposed that communism would spread throughout all of Vietnam. The US was at the side of the south part of Vietnam. This war was called the "American War" that took place in Vietnam. The Soviet Union and China supported the…