1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)

1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)

Song infobox
Name = 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)
Artist = The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Album = Electric Ladyland
Released = October 16 1968
track_no = 11
Recorded = 1968
Genre = psychedelic rock, acid rock, experimental rock
Length = 13:39
Writer = Jimi Hendrix
Label = Reprise
Producer = Jimi Hendrix
prev = Rainy Day, Dream Away
prev_no = 10
next = Moon, Turn the Tides...Gently Gently Away
next_no = 12"1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)" is a song by Jimi Hendrix, performed by the Jimi Hendrix Experience on their 1968 album "Electric Ladyland". "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)" is often cited as one of Jimi Hendrix's most psychedelic songs (however, Hendrix and his band never played the song live).The song features an intro in the Dorian mode with a recurring phrase.

At 13 minutes 39 seconds, it is the second longest song in the Jimi Hendrix Experience's studio catalogue, surpassed only by "Voodoo Chile."

The song details a science fiction scenario of an apocalyptic war and the protagonist/Hendrix' desire to "take our last walk through the noise to the sea" with his female companion in order to escape the destruction. [cite web |url=http://www.searchlyrics.org/jimi_hendrix/1983_(a_merman_i_should_turn_to_be).html |title=JIMI HENDRIX Lyrics : 1983 (A MERMAN I SHOULD TURN TO BE) Song |accessdate=2008-07-06 |quote=So my love, Catherina and me/decide to take our last walk through the noise to the sea/Not to die but to reborn,/away from lands so battered and torn] The song segues into Moon, Turn the Tides...Gently Gently Away, which represents their descent together into the ocean depths. [cite web |url=http://www.searchlyrics.org/jimi_hendrix/1983_(a_merman_i_should_turn_to_be).html |title=JIMI HENDRIX Lyrics : 1983 (A MERMAN I SHOULD TURN TO BE) Song |accessdate=2008-07-06 |quote=So down and down and down and down/And down and down we go]

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