BBC left red-faced over ‘inappropriate’ Hendrix number

The BBC has apologised after it followed a radio news report on the trial of Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius with a song about a man shooting his girlfriend.

The bulletin, which included details of the case, was played on 6Music at 9am and was followed by the Jimi Hendrix Experience version of ‘Hey Joe’.

The much-covered track, which was originally recorded by LA folk-rockers The Leaves, includes the lines: “Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? I’m going out to shoot my old lady, you know I caught her messing around with another man.”