"Wait Until Tomorrow" is a song by

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from their 1967 second album '' Axis: Bold as Love''. Written by

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, the song details the scenario of a male protagonist addressing his female love with whom he plans to leave home, only to be shot dead by her father. Despite not being released as a single, "Wait Until Tomorrow" has been recognized as one of the strongest songs on the album.

Background and style

"Wait Until Tomorrow" was one of the first "situation song written by Hendrix and is said to be influenced by

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artists such as

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(with whom Hendrix performed before forming the Experience) and stylistically similar to guitarist

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. A "head-on boy–girl song", "Wait Until Tomorrow" was one of the final songs recorded for the album on October 26, 1967, before the album was completed with the recording of title track " Bold as Love" three days later. In an

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review, Matthew Greenwald described the progression and style of the song:

Reception

Reviews of ''Axis: Bold as Love'' have generally mentioned "Wait Until Tomorrow" in a positive light. Matthew Greenwald of allmusic identifies the "playful song" as "one of the low-key highlights" of the album, while Parke Puterbaugh of ''

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'' describes it as a "taut, funky, could've-been-hit." In reviewing the album for the

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, Chris Jones summarised "Wait Until Tomorrow" as "a wry, funky little tale," while

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reviewer "Broken Arrow" comments:

References

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