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"Crosstown Traffic" is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience which is about a girl who is hard to get rid of. Getting through to her that she's not wanted is like getting through crosstown traffic.
The lyrics are similar to many Blues songs in that they are filled with sexual references in clever metaphors: "I'm not the only soul, who's accused of hit and run, tire tracks all across your back, I can see you've had your fun."
This song includes a famous kazoo riff, which Hendrix originally performed using a comb and a piece of cellophane. Instead of using sounds of car horns like the Lovin' Spoonful did on "Summer in the City," the kazoo simulated the traffic nicely. (Thanks, Lee - Buckley, Wales, for above 2)
Dave Mason from the group Traffic sang on this. That's him singing the high part on the word "Traffic."
Chas Chandler produced the original tracks, but Hendrix remixed them when he started producing his own music in 1968. (Thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France)
Trivia[]
- This song was used in a Big Rock Ending test which adds a big rock ending despite the song never having this in the final releases.
- This version's song name is "Crosstown Traffic BRE TEST", with the file name "_bre_test".[1]
- The artist name on this version is known as "Jimi and the Hendrices".
Video[]
Rock Band 3 - Crosstown Traffic by The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Full Band Expert - 720p HD
| Songs in Rock Band 3 on Nintendo DS |
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| "Been Caught Stealing" • "Bohemian Rhapsody" • "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" • "China Grove" "Cold as Ice" • "Combat Baby" • "Crazy Train" • "Crosstown Traffic" • "Get Free" "The Hardest Button to Button" • "Here I Go Again" • "Humanoid" • "I Got You (I Feel Good)" "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" • "Just Like Heaven" • "Lasso" • "The Look" • "Midlife Crisis" • "Misery Business" "Need You Tonight" • "Oh My God" • "Portions for Foxes" • "Rock Lobster" • "Roundabout" • "Sister Christian" "Walking on the Sun" |