Jimi Hendrix

This song was assumed to be inspired by Lithofayne "Faye" Pridgon, Hendrix's girlfriend in the mid-1960s. According to The Los Angeles Times the song's title references a kitten he gave Pridgon, and later a poodle, both named "Foxy." Other suggested inspirations for the song are: Heather Taylor, who eventually married Roger Daltrey, the lead singer for The Who. Kathy Etchingham, another of Hendrix's girlfriends at the time. Hendrix opened for The Monkees on their 1967 tour. When he played this, the young girls who came for The Monkees and had no interest in Hendrix shouted "Davy!" when Hendrix sang "Lady," resulting in "Foxy Davy," and turning it into a tribute to their idol, Monkees lead singer Davy Jones. This was featured in the movie Wayne's World. It is used in a scene where Garth (Dana Carvey), sings it while thinking about his dream woman, played by Donna Dixon. In the booklet for the Experience Hendrix CD, Hendrix was quoted as saying this was the only happy song he had ever written. He said that he usually just doesn't feel happy when writing songs. The title of this song has two alternate spellings: "Foxey Lady" (for release in America) and "Foxy Lady" (for release in the UK). Hendrix recorded this on December 13, 1966. That same day, he made his first TV appearance on the British show Ready Steady Go. His group The Jimi Hendrix Experience had been together only 2 months at that point, but things moved very quickly. Three days later, their first single, "Hey Joe" was released. The Cure's bassist Michael Dempsey sang this on the band's debut album, Three Imaginary Boys. Frontman Robert Smith admitted it was an awkward take on Hendrix' tune and wished it hadn't been included on the record.