“Foxy Lady” is a cover/rendition of the The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s song of the same name (Hendrix' version is sometimes seen titled “Foxey Lady”). The Cure’s Robert Smith expressed his interest in Jimi Hendrix in a 2004 Uncut Magazine interview:
Most of the kids that took up guitar at school wan...
[Intro: Robert Smith, Jimi Hendrix and Lol Tolhurst]
When you're ready
So do we... is it two verses and then [incomprehensible]?
No, Lol, no
This is a good intro!
[Verse 1: Michael Dempsey]
You know you are a cute little heartbreaker
You know your eyes swim, little lovemaker
[Chorus: Michael Dempsey]
I want to take you home
I won't do you no harm
You've got to be all mine, all mine
[Verse 2: Michael Dempsey]
I see you come down on the scene, foxy
You make me want to get up and scream, foxy
[Chorus: Michael Dempsey]
I've made up my mind
I'm tired of wasting, tired of wasting all my precious time
You've got to be all mine, all mine
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus: Michael Dempsey]
I've made up my mind
I'm tired of wasting all my precious time
You've got to be all mine, all mine
Foxy Lady was written by Jimi Hendrix.
Foxy Lady was produced by Chris Parry.
In a fanzine, Robert Smith explained:
Michael (Dempsey) wanted to sing a song – and I didn’t like the idea of him singing my words – so we picked a cover version. This one was chosen because it was unlikely at the time!
In 2004, Smith told Mondo Sonora:
I remember perfectly that I insisted “No, w...