May This Be Love
Her cover of Jimi Hendrix, the centerpiece of Bitter.
Meshell Ndegeocello, from Bitter (1999)
- Written by
- Jimi Hendrix
- Released
- 1999
- Length
- 5:17
- Album
- Bitter
The sixth track on Bitter is a cover of a Jimi Hendrix song. Pitchfork called it the centerpiece of the album and described how the original's electric crackle becomes something smooth. She replaces the bridge with an ambient whirlpool of sound and recites Hendrix's words instead of singing them, while strings curl out of the keys.
More songs by Meshell Ndegeocello
Leviticus: Faggot, Who Is He and What Is He to You, Make Me Wanna Holler
Sources
- Bitter (Meshell Ndegeocello album), Wikipedia
- Meshell Ndegeocello: Bitter, Pitchfork (2023-06-18)
- Bitter (US CD), Discogs