"Tonight tonight the strips just right, I wanna blow 'em all out of their seats, so come out now everyone And we'll go racing in the street,"
Not just Bruce’s greatest ballad but his greatest song with the most beautiful piano intro from Roy Bittan.
The song, with its narrative about a guy in a dead-end job whose outlet is racing his car and winning money gambling on the outcome, fits seamlessly into the Springsteen narrative of the people that he grew up with. He writes and sings from the heart and about things that he understands.
Springsteen has said that this song commemorates the racing in the street that occurred outside Asbury Park, New Jersey. Springsteen songs from the 1970s often celebrated the car, another great track being Thunder Road, There seems to be something in the American male psyche that celebrate the car or the freedom that having a car affords you.
What can get lost on the narrative of this song is the part played by the girlfriend. There’s a lot of sympathy and understanding for the protagonists girlfriend in this song, which again, is a trait of Springsteen in his writing.
I love this song because it sounds “true”. It’s authentic and real and brilliantly, understatedly performed. The perfect Springsteen song. Hell, just a perfect song.
NB - I tried to post a YouTube of the track, but failed (yet again). Will try again later[/img]
Great Choice - I don't think there is a bad track on this album, although if I was to choose one track it would be Darkness On The Edge Of Town
"Tonight tonight the strips just right, I wanna blow 'em all out of their seats, so come out now everyone And we'll go racing in the street,"
Not just Bruce’s greatest ballad but his greatest song with the most beautiful piano intro from Roy Bittan.
The song, with its narrative about a guy in a dead-end job whose outlet is racing his car and winning money gambling on the outcome, fits seamlessly into the Springsteen narrative of the people that he grew up with. He writes and sings from the heart and about things that he understands.
Springsteen has said that this song commemorates the racing in the street that occurred outside Asbury Park, New Jersey. Springsteen songs from the 1970s often celebrated the car, another great track being Thunder Road, There seems to be something in the American male psyche that celebrate the car or the freedom that having a car affords you.
What can get lost on the narrative of this song is the part played by the girlfriend. There’s a lot of sympathy and understanding for the protagonists girlfriend in this song, which again, is a trait of Springsteen in his writing.
I love this song because it sounds “true”. It’s authentic and real and brilliantly, understatedly performed. The perfect Springsteen song. Hell, just a perfect song.
NB - I tried to post a YouTube of the track, but failed (yet again). Will try again later[/img]
Great Choice - I don't think there is a bad track on this album, although if I was to choose one track it would be Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Darkness is my favourite album of all time and I have four 100 / 100 tracks from the album to add to this thread. I just wanted to spread them out a bit. The title track just might be one of them.
Despite the controversy and modern sensibilities around the lyrics to this song, (which I totally get by the way) it’s still one of the greatest track one, side ones of all time.
With the addition of Mick Taylor to the band this is the strongest line up that the Stones ever had. There’s a groove that runs through the whole album and this track sets the tempo for that.
This really is masterpiece with one of the greatest guitar riffs ever played. This is the Stones playing great blues and the use of the sax (more on that on later tracks as well), is inspired. The energy on the song and the whole album is, as someone described it, “gritty and groovy".
Just to address the lyrics, Keith Richards has defended the song as being about the "horrors of slavery," but others have labelled them gross and sexist. In 2021, the Rolling Stones removed "Brown Sugar" from their US tour setlist. Mick Jagger has stated he "never would write that song now" and would "probably censor [himself]" because the lyrics are so raw.
Couldn't find an album version that I could load so I've shared this rather good live version
Another one of the 100 / 100 songs from Sticky Fingers. A fantastic country-rock ballad and a great counterpoint after the first two songs.
It’s a song that feels incredibly emotional to me with a beautiful melody and great acoustic guitar from Keith. You also must pay tribute to Mick’s vocals. Painfully beautiful.
It’s one of those songs that hard to quantify why I love it so much. On the surface it’s incredibly simple compared to other Stones songs, a little like Yesterday (The Beatles) but it grabs you somewhere deep inside and doesn’t let go.
Haven't found a YouTube video that I can post successful yet. Will keep trying
Another one of the 100 / 100 songs from Sticky Fingers. A fantastic country-rock ballad and a great counterpoint after the first two songs.
It’s a song that feels incredibly emotional to me with a beautiful melody and great acoustic guitar from Keith. You also must pay tribute to Mick’s vocals. Painfully beautiful.
It’s one of those songs that hard to quantify why I love it so much. On the surface it’s incredibly simple compared to other Stones songs, a little like Yesterday (The Beatles) but it grabs you somewhere deep inside and doesn’t let go.
Haven't found a YouTube video that I can post successful yet. Will keep trying
Keith Richards gave Gram Parsons a demo of Wild Horses in 1969. It was recorded by The Flying Burrito Brothers, and was released as the last track on their second album, Burrito Deluxe, in 1970...a full year before Sticky Fingers.
This version features:
Gram Parsons - Lead Vocal
Chris Hillman - Bass, Vocals
Bernie Leadon - Guitar
Sneaky Pete Kleinow - Pedal Steel Guitar
Michael Clarke - Drums
Leon Russell - Piano
Final note: The Rolling Stones are one of the greatest alt country bands of all time. Maybe THE greatest. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
Of her mystery
And crashing through the walls
Of dying history
Another one of the 100 / 100 songs from Sticky Fingers. A fantastic country-rock ballad and a great counterpoint after the first two songs.
It’s a song that feels incredibly emotional to me with a beautiful melody and great acoustic guitar from Keith. You also must pay tribute to Mick’s vocals. Painfully beautiful.
It’s one of those songs that hard to quantify why I love it so much. On the surface it’s incredibly simple compared to other Stones songs, a little like Yesterday (The Beatles) but it grabs you somewhere deep inside and doesn’t let go.
Haven't found a YouTube video that I can post successful yet. Will keep trying
Keith Richards gave Gram Parsons a demo of Wild Horses in 1969. It was recorded by The Flying Burrito Brothers, and was released as the last track on their second album, Burrito Deluxe, in 1970...a full year before Sticky Fingers.
This version features:
Gram Parsons - Lead Vocal
Chris Hillman - Bass, Vocals
Bernie Leadon - Guitar
Sneaky Pete Kleinow - Pedal Steel Guitar
Michael Clarke - Drums
Leon Russell - Piano
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