Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter

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December 08, 2017, 03:19 PM

Sigmanic

Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter

This is one of my favorite Stones tunes, and I always loved the female voice in this song, but never knew the history. Pretty cool backstory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChONufP0FEs

December 08, 2017, 03:25 PM

r0gue

Never even knew that's what she was saying. Cool story

December 08, 2017, 03:47 PM

1967Goat

Neat! Thanks for posting.

December 08, 2017, 03:55 PM

TMats

Suffice to say there’s a lot more to the story than that. She had a miscarriage after the all-night recording session, and that’s just part of the story.

When her voice cracks, the second time she sings, “Rape! MUR-der, it sends chills up my spine, just like it did all those years ago.

December 08, 2017, 04:27 PM

6guns

I enjoyed that. Thanks for posting.

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December 08, 2017, 04:39 PM

FishOn

The Mick Taylor years were the Stones at their darkest and best. Nobody could touch 'em '69-'72.

December 08, 2017, 04:47 PM

zimman20

Never knew, thanks for posting! Powerful voice, awesome!

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December 08, 2017, 05:11 PM

Ripley

The greatest rock song IMO.

December 08, 2017, 05:51 PM

rduckwor

Makes the hair stand up on your neck! Stunning vocals!

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December 08, 2017, 06:38 PM

dwood4

Way cool. Thanks

December 08, 2017, 07:22 PM

shovelhead

Merry also did her own version of Gimme Shelter also. That can be found on YouTube.

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December 08, 2017, 07:38 PM

Dresden

The song is what I always play on takeoff. Merry Clayton made it! I did like Angelique Kidjo's cover of it.

December 08, 2017, 08:24 PM

justjoe

Amazing.

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December 08, 2017, 08:36 PM

Cookster

Fantastic back-story to one of the greatest and epic rock'n roll songs ever!!

Click the 'YouTube' link embedded in this mini-biography article about Merry Clayton to hear her belt it out!! WOW!!

Thank you OP!!
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December 09, 2017, 02:31 AM

I also appreciate being reminded of this song. Wikipedia provides more details about the song and Merry Clayton's contribution : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimme_Shelter

Oh, FishOn, you may already know this, but Mick Taylor had not joined the band yet for that recording. But per previous discussions, Mick Taylor displayed his talents well on "Can't You Hear Me Knocking".

December 09, 2017, 06:10 AM

msfzoe

Brings back a lot of memories.
Thanks for sharing.

December 09, 2017, 06:21 AM

ramtough

quote:
Originally posted by FishOn:
The Mick Taylor years were the Stones at their darkest and best. Nobody could touch 'em '69-'72.

No one has ever touched them. They are undoubtedly the world's greatest rock n roll band.

December 09, 2017, 07:19 AM

Sunset_Va

Documentary on some backup singers, Merry Clayton included:

20 Feet from Stardom

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_Feet_from_Stardom

December 09, 2017, 07:51 AM

soncorn

I really enjoy this.

I am also a huge fan of The Battle of Evermore by Led Zeppelin.

Sandy Denny's vocals are amazing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Evermore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88b0OYxdtyM

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