Fire is a song originally recorded and released by Jimi Hendrix and appears on the album Are You Experienced released in 1967. The song has several sexual overtones despite a lyric of modest origins.

Purple Haze is a song written and recorded by Jimi Hendrix, appearing on the album Are You Experienced released in 1967. Purple Haze has become one of the iconic songs for drug use and experimentation during the 1960′s, and is considered by many to be Jimi Hendrix’s signature song.

Often considered a misconception, the song released by Jimi Hendrix, The Wind Cries Mary, is not a reference to marijuana. Rather the song was written following an argument between Jimi Hendrix and then girlfriend Kathy (Mary) Etchingham.