Little Miss Lover Lyrics
Little Miss Lover
Where have you been in this world for so long?
Well, I love a lover
That feels like you, would you like to tag along?
Well, I really don't need any help little girl
But I think you could help me out anyway
Aw, sucker today
[Verse 2]
Would you believe baby
I've been looking for a soul that feels like you
For some time
Excuse me while I see
If the gypsy in me is right
If you don't mind
Well, he signals me ok
So I think it's safe to say
I'm going to make a play
Aw, yeah
[Bridge]
You see me walk towards you baby
Hey, aw yeah
Aw, give it to her!
Oh, get into it
Hey, hey, little miss lover
Well now, there's so much
You and me can discover
And I think we should start
(Hey, little miss lover)
See we should start right now, baby, hey, hey
(Hey, little miss lover)
Little miss, little miss, little miss lover
(Hey, little miss lover)
Oh baby, oh, look at me and say
(Hey, little miss lover)
So good, little miss lover
(Hey, little miss lover)
Hey baby
(Hey, little miss lover)
Go, it is very man good
(Hey, little miss lover)
Hey, lover
About
This was the 12th song off of The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s album Axis: Bold as Love. "
Little Miss Lover" was recorded in Olympic Sound Studios in London on October 1st 1967. It was originally planned to be the single to follow “The Wind Cries Mary” but was instead kept on the album.
It was the first to feature use of a muted “wah wah” effect on the which many guitarists used in the future. However this made the song difficult to perform and it was rarely featured in live sets.
The song features powerful bass line played by Redding which compliments Jimi’s “wah” guitar riffs and muted strings. Hendrix’s singing has a blues type sound and works well with the pattern established by the drum’s and bass.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Muting guitar strings while rocking a wah-wah (Dunlop Crybaby) pedal is not a terribly difficult thing to do. It’s the famous intro sound at the beginning of Hendrix’ ‘Vodoo Chile – Slight Return’ before the main riff kicks in.
The trick is to get the right balance between muting (dampening) without actually depressing the strings onto the fretboard, and rocking the treble sounds on the pedal to get the desired effect. Trial and error as well as using your ear will give good results after a while of practice. Also, using a good quality and correctly calibrated pedal helps too.
I don’t imagine it would be any harder to do this ‘Live’ than any other setup you’d encounter.
- 1.EXP
- 6.Little Wing
- 7.If 6 Was 9
- 10.She’s So Fine
- 11.One Rainy Wish
- 12.Little Miss Lover
- 13.Bold as Love
