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| “1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)” | |||||
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| Song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |||||
| Album | Electric Ladyland | ||||
| Released | October 16, 1968 | ||||
| Recorded | 1968 | ||||
| Genre | psychedelic rock, acid rock, experimental rock | ||||
| Length | 13:39 | ||||
| Label | Reprise | ||||
| Writer | Jimi Hendrix | ||||
| Producer | Jimi Hendrix | ||||
| Electric Ladyland track listing | |||||
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"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. 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.[1] The song segues into Moon, Turn the Tides...Gently Gently Away, which represents their descent together into the ocean depths.[2]