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Rolling Stones — Sympathy for the Devil
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lovvorhn
Posted: May 11, 2013 - 08:38
 
Ahhh...yeahhh!

cosmiclint
(romeotuma's hotel room)
Posted: May 11, 2013 - 08:37
 
Woo hoo!

Toke
(Bournemouth UK)
Posted: Apr 10, 2013 - 04:31
 
 philinnz wrote:
do they have a lot of owls in the background going hoo hoo all the time?

WWWWhhhoooooo WWWWWhhhoooooo   ???

 


philinnz
(Wellington, New Zealand)
Posted: Feb 21, 2013 - 01:32
 
do they have a lot of owls in the background going hoo hoo all the time?



1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Feb 06, 2013 - 08:50
 
  Rock radio burned this out way too fast.  Pearl Jam's Black has similarities. 

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Jan 21, 2013 - 14:09
 
Beyond classic. But just as this is one of the most notable songs in the entire history of R&R (like many other '60s-'70s Stones songs), it also serves as a measure of how less-than-classic (and maybe just a notch or two above mediocre, more reputation than revolution) the Stones became after about 1980. Maybe they spoiled us with Dandelion She's A Rainbow Get Off My CloudCan't You Hear Me Knockin', but IMHO a lot of that post-Some Girls output was atypical c-r-a-p. 

suesblues
(Sydney, Australia)
Posted: Jan 06, 2013 - 00:32
 
agree with previous comment - early RS music is superb. What a shame Mick Jagger behaved like such a d*ck in his older years .... {#Bananapiano}

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Dec 20, 2012 - 09:21
 
It's kind of funny, Mick and Keith are known as performers, but some of their songwriting is as good as it gets. This is one, 'Wild Horses' is another. Entirely different styles as well.

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Dec 20, 2012 - 09:19
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Come on dude, that would be like having the Rama Lama without the Ding Dong!
 
Well put.

gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Dec 20, 2012 - 09:18
 
 bentonian wrote:
Heard it a thousand times, still gives me goosebumps.
 
And makes a great ringtone for your smartphone.

jim1964
(1379 miles to Wall Drug)
Posted: Dec 05, 2012 - 16:01
 
 chris_the_man wrote:
Is there a version without the whoo whoo too?I like to hear how that effects the song
 
Sympathy for the Devil (originally titled One Plus One by the film director and distributed under that title in Europe) is a 1968 film shot mostly in color by director Jean-Luc Godard. This very strange movie shows them in the studio recording a number of different versions this song.

bentonian
(Longmont, CO)
Posted: Dec 05, 2012 - 15:48
 
Heard it a thousand times, still gives me goosebumps.

dkwalika
(Upper Midwest)
Posted: Nov 04, 2012 - 06:31
 
 They did a new version, fairly recently, more electro-funk-dance, that you might like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt9BeOAR2Cs

On_The_Beach wrote:

Come on dude, that would be like having the Rama Lama without the Ding Dong!
 



On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet)
Posted: Oct 03, 2012 - 22:35
 
 chris_the_man wrote:
Is there a version without the whoo whoo too?I like to hear how that effects the song
 
Come on dude, that would be like having the Rama Lama without the Ding Dong!

chris_the_man
(amsterdam netherlands)
Posted: Oct 03, 2012 - 22:29
 
Is there a version without the whoo whoo too?I like to hear how that effects the song

mistabird
(frei republik allgäu)
Posted: Oct 03, 2012 - 22:26
 
{#Bananajumprope}

Lichenia,
(uk)
Posted: Sep 17, 2012 - 02:49
 
 crazyossi wrote:

Only three ? {#Bananapiano}


 



I bet you gave it your all and thats the main thing

crazyossi
(Wittenberge , Germany)
Posted: Sep 02, 2012 - 09:23
 
 kingart wrote:
I sang this at a karaoke bar one night. 
I really got into it. ... 
Three people left the room.
 
 
Only three ? {#Bananapiano}



JIan
(SW Desert, AZ, USA)
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 15:11
 
 Lichenia, wrote:
Best stones track of all time
 
I tend to agree with this statement, Lichenia! {#Yes}  Or at least among the best, in my view...

Lichenia,
(uk)
Posted: Aug 01, 2012 - 22:35
 
Best stones track of all time

orquidea
(Baquería)
Posted: Jul 16, 2012 - 04:43
 
Just waiting to go to my house... with  this song I'm chair dancing in my office hahaha... of course my boss not here....{#Bananasplit}

DanO-1
(Sandia Park, New Mexico)
Posted: Jul 01, 2012 - 12:15
 
 kingart wrote:
I sang this at a karaoke bar one night. 
I really got into it. ... 
Three people left the room.
 
 
LOL The bar I hang out in has a gong hanging from the ceiling and one can "gong" someone during karaoke if they are just butchering a song...but you have to buy the person a beer if you do. Most of the time it's worth the $4.           

stunix
(Narrowboat nr Caen Locks)
Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 13:53
 
 coyotexxx2 wrote:
The bass line in this is absolutely kick ass. 
 
yup, and the salt shaker.    ............. s'bout it really!

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 13:49
 
I sang this at a karaoke bar one night. 
I really got into it. ... 
Three people left the room.
 

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 13:49
 
The very definition of godlike - oddly enough...

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 13:49
 
 Cynaera wrote:
I'm very much enjoying all the background information on this song.  Sadly, I look around at the world today, and not much has changed for the better, overall (although there have been, to quote Darden Smith, "Little Victories.") This song is as timely now as it was when it first came out - perhaps even more so.  And I can still listen to it, shudder in dread for the future, and rate the song a 10.
 
Miss you so much, Ann...

rest in peace...

 

ziakut
(The Windy City)
Posted: May 13, 2012 - 19:06
 
This has its place in rock 'n roll...but I certainly dislike this in a big, big way. If the ending of this song was at the beginning...it would be much  better. I will now exercise my use of the PSD button!

Bobert_ParkCity
(Park City Utah)
Posted: Apr 28, 2012 - 20:48
 
Killer. Lyrics too.

wlpendley
(New Mexico)
Posted: Apr 28, 2012 - 20:46
 
Gods and devils — lots of sympathy here...

That_SOB
(In at least 2 places at once)
Posted: Feb 25, 2012 - 11:18
 
Genius never loses it's polish. 10

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Feb 25, 2012 - 11:15
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:
 I never leave the house without my lambskin rug.

 calypsus_1 wrote:

The Rolling Stones by rising70
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_first_rays/

Copyright All rights reserved
Three guys on the right have pretty squinting eyes. The other two guys look pissed like they weren't invited to party.
 



aspicer
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Feb 08, 2012 - 16:38
 
Godlike. Period.

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Feb 08, 2012 - 16:37
 
This was when I realised that Mick and Keef could write significant lyrics, rather than lerve and perve.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Feb 08, 2012 - 16:36
 
 2cats wrote:
I don't see any romeotuma comments.  I thought this would be right down his alley.
 


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...

 

On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet)
Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 20:07
 
 I never leave the house without my lambskin rug.

 calypsus_1 wrote:

The Rolling Stones by rising70
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_first_rays/

Copyright All rights reserved



ScottN
(Condo in Gaza full time now. Thank TFSM I saw the divot where the landmine was placed.)
Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 18:24
 
 rpdevotee wrote:
This is one of my favorite songs of all time...
How many bands can pull off singing a song about the devil!? 
It is so sincere and true to the heart...it makes for a lasting artistic piece. 
I agree...sublimely simple piano intro to one the best R&R songs ever.


rdo
(DC)
Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 18:15
 
 h8rhater wrote:

The song is inspired by one of Jagger's favorite books, The Master and the Margarita,

 
And mine.

pierpod
(Paris, France)
Posted: Dec 07, 2011 - 02:22
 
Incontournable titre des stones, une progression lente, des riffs répétitfs, bref un must, je me rappelle lors d'un concert des stones à Paris , sur un hippodrome , au moment ou keith entamme son solo rageur, un gros orage s'abat sur la ville, musiciens et public trempés mais heureux, comme si le diable voulait aussi participé à la fête.{#Sunny}.

Cynaera
(In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.)
Posted: Nov 05, 2011 - 11:23
 
I'm very much enjoying all the background information on this song.  Sadly, I look around at the world today, and not much has changed for the better, overall (although there have been, to quote Darden Smith, "Little Victories.") This song is as timely now as it was when it first came out - perhaps even more so.  And I can still listen to it, shudder in dread for the future, and rate the song a 10.



Snoopy2
(A Snoopy Lovin' House)
Posted: Sep 05, 2011 - 16:28
 
Luv dis song!!!!

rpdevotee
Posted: Sep 03, 2011 - 11:30
 
This is one of my favorite songs of all time...
How many bands can pull off singing a song about the devil!? 
It is so sincere and true to the heart...it makes for a lasting artistic piece. 

calypsus_1
Posted: Aug 19, 2011 - 18:31
 

The Rolling Stones by rising70
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_first_rays/

Copyright All rights reserved



sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Aug 05, 2011 - 07:01
 
 Ag3nt0rang3 wrote:
Sorry guise, this song never gets old for me.
 

I'm with you!{#Cowboy}

Ag3nt0rang3
(Canada)
Posted: Aug 05, 2011 - 07:00
 
Sorry guise, this song never gets old for me.

Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx)
Posted: Aug 03, 2011 - 01:44
 
I think it's time to have sympathy for my ears and put a rest on this song.  It used to be one of the few Stones songs I liked, but with each play another nail is put in that coffin. 

Not hearing this song would make me go "Whoo wooo!" 1 bazillion times like you hear it on this track. 

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Jul 19, 2011 - 07:09
 
The performance of this song on the Live a Beacon Theatre was fresh after all these years.

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Jul 14, 2011 - 15:10
 
Ya know,,,,,

The first 11,324 times I hear this song, I thought it was ok, maybe even good.

But I gotta tell you ,,, this is the 4,344,569 time I've listened to it, and dam if it doesn't wear on you.
I mean, you'd think they would mix it up a little and change the words or something.

give it a rest


coyotexxx2
(Enjoying Paradise)
Posted: Jul 14, 2011 - 15:10
 
The bass line in this is absolutely kick ass. 

kcar
Posted: Jun 12, 2011 - 23:17
 
 h8rhater wrote:

Art, irony, and satire clearly escape you.

Everything about this song, from the lyrics to its construction, is evidence of the mastery of the world's greatest rock and roll band and one of rock and roll music's most prolific writers.

The song is inspired by one of Jagger's favorite books, The Master and the Margarita, acclaimed as one of the great Russian literary works of the 20th century.  The book is a damning indictment of the stultifying and atheistic Soviet social system that tells the tale of a visit by the devil to a Soviet society.   The author, the playwright Michail Bulgakov, had his work banned by Stalin.

From a site describing the history of the song's construction:  The atmosphere and the construction of the song fit also perfectly with the book. The band worked with rather unusual instruments for a rhythm & blues band - like congas and maracas - and after a long process of re-working it became a samba, which Jagger called "hypnotic" and Richards even "insane." Like in the novel Satan dances a cheerful victory dance on the ruins of human civilization.

Charlie Watts, the drummer of the band, described it as follows: "The combination of instrumental colors is pretty awe-inspiring. Start with the basic rhythm section - congo rhythms and maracas and such, then add some honky tonk piano. Then there is Keef expressing Satan's personal joy through the famous razor sharp shards of guitar solo. And don't forget the frenzied, high pitched "woo-wooooo" vocal harmonies from the natives. On top of all this is Mick as an exceptionally articulate and expressive devil who, let us say, really enjoys his work. He is articulate not just in his choice of words, but in the melodic development and precision, the care taken in picking the exact right phrases and pauses to tell the tale for maximum impact. You know, when a magic man like this comes along, the only thing you can really do is follow him and become his willing servant." 
 
I shamefully admit that I started but didn't finish "The Master and Margarita", but the first chapters are darkly hysterical and brilliant.  Well worth checking out. 

Sympathy For the Devil—for me, the song that defined the Stones. The live version on "Get Yer Yas Yas Out" is even better. "Midnight Rambler" on that album is like an incitement to riot.



myersei
(Denver, CO)
Posted: Jun 12, 2011 - 23:00
 
One of the greatest contributions to music ever made!