Purple Haze – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
So what could the Purple Haze possibly be about? Released in 1967, Jimi Hendrix himself had this to say about the song: “The Purple Haze…was about a dream I had that I was walking under the sea.”
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Behind Blue Eyes – The Who
Released in 1971, Pete Townshend wrote “Behind Blue Eyes” about a 1970 concert. A female groupie tried to sleep with him, but he returned to his room on his own. He wrote it right after it happened!