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Identity of the woman who inspired the song

In this article, it is stated that the song might be about Kathy Etchingham, Jimis girlfriend from 1966-1969. I'll add a sentence to the article. Saemikneu (talk) 13:17, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

But in this article (The Guardian) and this one (Los Angeles Times) the song is described as being about Lithofayne Pridgon (1940–2021), more likely than Kathy Etchingham. O'Dea (talk) 21:26, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

cover versions

where's the usual list of cover versions? just heard one on KALX, prompting me to recall the cure taking a run at it, early 80s, as a b-side iirc. the one I just heard was a live rendering by 'odd job' featuring shelley hirsch.

https://www.discogs.com/it/artist/724750-Odd-Job-2

duncanrmi (talk) 21:39, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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 [[Kathy_Etchingham#1960s_London|In this article]], it is stated that the song might be about Kathy Etchingham, Jimis girlfriend from 1966-1969. I'll add a sentence to the article. [[User:Saemikneu|Saemikneu]] ([[User talk:Saemikneu|talk]]) 13:17, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
 : But in [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/22/lithofayne-pridgon-jimi-hendrix-original-foxy-lady this article] (The Guardian) and [https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2021-07-20/lithofayne-pridgon-a-muse-to-musicians-and-likely-inspiration-for-jimi-hendrixs-foxy-lady-dies this one] (Los Angeles Times) the song is described as being about Lithofayne Pridgon (1940–2021), more likely than Kathy Etchingham. [[User:O&#39;Dea|O&#39;Dea]] ([[User talk:O&#39;Dea|talk]]) 21:26, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
-== Infobox type ==
-Hello {{U|Tkbrett}}: While it's true that FL was released as a single, is it really best known as one? The [[:Template:Infobox song#type|template guidance]] includes:
-{{Blockquote|If an album track was later released as a single, '''use the most notable or best known'''. For example, "[[:Stairway to Heaven]]" was released as a promo single in several markets and as a digital single in 2007, but became best known as a song from Led Zeppelin's fourth album. [emphasis in original]".}}
-Reprise held off on releasing ''[[:Axis: Bold as Love]]'' in the U.S. for six weeks because of a competing album of some recordings of Hendrix as a backing guitarist had been released by another label. FL was as a stopgap release; for some reason, JHE's fifth UK single "[[:Burning of the Midnight Lamp]]" didn't see an American release until a year later. As with most of Hendrix's U.S. singles, FL made a rather mediocre showing in the charts (No. 67), largely due to the audience's shift to albums (unlike the UK, all of his singles had been or were soon to be released on albums).
-It's not a big deal, but the article has always used "song" rather than "single" for the type. Do you have any additional info regarding the single?
-—[[User:Ojorojo|Ojorojo]] ([[User talk:Ojorojo|talk]]) 14:12, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
-:I don't have any further info regarding its single release. My main concern was getting the chronologies to match up, since if you go to the "[[The Wind Cries Mary]]" and "[[Up from the Skies]]" you see "Foxey Lady" in the infobox there. I don't have much in the way of Hendrix literature, so I'll defer to your best judgement on this one as you have a lot more experience with these articles. If we remove "type=single" it keeps the chronology, but only specifies it as a "song" rather than a "single". Another issue is that the US single was released a "Foxey Lady", but I'm not sure how to get the chronology to write that, rather than "Foxy Lady". <span style="font-weight:bold;text-shadow:1px 1px 40px black">[[User:Tkbrett|<b><span style="color: #000000;">Tkbrett</span></b>]][[User talk:Tkbrett|<span style="color: #FF0000;"> (✉)</span>]]</span> 14:22, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
-::Yet another chrono problem! Let me try a couple of things and we'll see. —[[User:Ojorojo|Ojorojo]] ([[User talk:Ojorojo|talk]])
-:::Is this what you were looking for? The [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Foxy_Lady&oldid=1050065180 page now] has it as a song at the top but a single for the chronology, which I think looks right. <span style="font-weight:bold;text-shadow:1px 1px 40px black">[[User:Tkbrett|<b><span style="color: #000000;">Tkbrett</span></b>]][[User talk:Tkbrett|<span style="color: #FF0000;"> (✉)</span>]]</span> 15:16, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
-::::Infobox headers should all be one color, so tried blue. —[[User:Ojorojo|Ojorojo]] ([[User talk:Ojorojo|talk]]) 15:23, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
-:::::It looks like only {{para|type|song}} will produce blue in the extra chrono, but it also adds italics, which I tried to fix, but{{nbsp}}... left as "Foxy Lady" for now. —[[User:Ojorojo|Ojorojo]] ([[User talk:Ojorojo|talk]]) 15:45, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
-::::::I've toyed around with it for a bit and I can't seem to figure it out either. Is it a part of the MOS anywhere that the entire song infobox should be the same color? I haven't seen it anywhere. <span style="font-weight:bold;text-shadow:1px 1px 40px black">[[User:Tkbrett|<b><span style="color: #000000;">Tkbrett</span></b>]][[User talk:Tkbrett|<span style="color: #FF0000;"> (✉)</span>]]</span> 17:28, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
-:::::::I seem to remember that it was brought up during infobox song/single merger discussions, but can't find it. [[:WP:INFOBOXSTYLE]] mentions "not to add extraneous style formatting over that in a default infobox without good reason" and "should not be arbitrarily decorative". Frankly, I never understood why some felt that it was necessary to distinguish types in an infobox. The subject is the song and leave the single/promo/demo/remix details for the main body. —[[User:Ojorojo|Ojorojo]] ([[User talk:Ojorojo|talk]]) 17:47, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 == cover versions ==