The Rotary Connection Burns The Midnight Lamp [The Vault]

Above, The Rotary Connection's stellar version of Jimi Hendrix's warped "Burning of the Midnight Lamp", which you may recognize as being sampled in Jay-Z's "Hova Song." The Rotary Connection, led by a very young Minnie Riperton, take what's arguably one of Hendrix's lesser singles and crank up the majestic. They pile on the strings and vocals, particularly Minnie's voice—which is striking in any octave, though she spends most of the song hanging out with Yma Sumac in the stratosphere. The Ro...

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