The Threat from the East
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@michaellnbnj

5y↑7.8K

Merry Clayton's voice crack on the word "murder" at 3:00 might be the best "happy accident" ever recorded. You can hear someone else in the studio react to it with a "Whoo." They knew it was a magical music moment.

@mmoran3

5y↑1.3K

That was Mick yelling in approval as Merrys voice cracked. Afterwards said she would do it again and hit the note, Mick was like.. NO!.. THAT IS PURE GOLD!!!!!!.. It was at night and a pregnant Mary was literally in her hair curlers in the bed when the stones rep contacted her at home to do the song. Mary originally said no she wasn't getting out of her comfy bed. It was Mary's husband that convinced her to go, as it was paying good money. It being late at night and her being tired helped to contribute to one of the best voice cracks ever recorded.

@groovemachine2025

5y↑431

First time I noticed, now I will always look forward for this part

@brianbestel4279

5y↑257

Cheers Mike - great comment!. I think when she cracks the top note, there's an ultra high pitch note which pierces through exactly in tune - but way up to the ceiling. Mick hears it the moment. Diamond stuff.
I love the way she reminisces in this clip. https://youtu.be/ChONufP0FEs

@johnnyflorence219

5y↑223

This part always gives me goosebumps and the desire war cry. Badass part.

@Duocity

5y↑185

Most definitely the climax of the song. Every time I listen I wait for that single part.

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@lawrencenjawe9875

2y↑3.5K

Gimme shelter has one of the most memorable opening riffs of any tracks in the history of rock. No doubt about it. HAUNTING!!!

@andymatthews7617

2y↑46

A FANTASTIC CLASSIC.

@wynditurner2826

2y↑27

True 🤗✌😎

@mcmanustony

2y↑22

and if you listen to it 4,536,544 times you finally figure out where the 1 is....

@vitesse_arnhem

2y↑20

This and “Long Cool Woman”

@lvelazquez5595

2y↑8

Amen to that💖

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@FriedHeggis

26w↑916

You know things are bad when this song starts to make sense again

@blashblash62

24w↑54

"War and Children, its just a shot away"

@user-sj3cg2vr7k

24w↑6

😮😢

@ravagex8725

24w↑23

Palestine National Theme

@amyjohnson4449

23w↑36

FREE PALESTINE

@christopherpetroff9882

23w↑1

Indeed.

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@Pulsonar

22w↑268

I can never get enough of that dark multi-layered guitar riff intro by Keith Richards echoing around Merry Clayton’s soaring vocal. It never grows old, I’ve loved it since I heard it as child in the early 70s. It’s the greatest intro I’ve ever heard in a rock song, it will never be bettered 🙏🏽

@P.Convenience

17w↑6

I'm with you 100%. Best song intro of all time

@roadrunnerproductionshavas1591

16w↑9

Its sad that the back up singer merry clayton went home after singing this song and lost her baby because of it.

@Pulsonar

16w

@@roadrunnerproductionshavas1591 I heard about that, Merry is an unusually resilient woman with a formidable reputation for working relentlessly. She put tremendous effort into recording sessions with the Stones for Gimme Shelter, during her pregnancy. The Stones were reeling from Brian Jones death in summer 1969 and not in a great financial situation at the time, and the deadly Altamont concert disaster nearly destroyed them as a band later that year. But I would like to think that they gave Merry their support in some way after she suffered that huge baby miscarriage trauma. She made Gimme Shelter a huge hit for the Stones, and it came with a great sacrifice on her part. She survived a serious car accident in her mid 60s which left her a double leg amputee, but she’s still busy in the music industry as if the accident (2014) was just a blip, at 75 years of age! This is a woman of great character who deserves so much more.

@Marcus280898

15w↑6

The vocal at the beginning is actually Mick Jagger singing in falsetto.

@jamesbrice6619

15w↑3

@roadrunnerproductionshavas1591 how did she lose her baby?

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@isaacmercado4679

3y↑1.4K

That fucking opening riff. That riff alone makes this song so memorable.

@davetighe

3y↑36

Played this on the beach with my mates in Cornwall in 1969, one of the guys had brought a portable battery driven record deck. Utterly amazing, still the best intro to any song ever in the history of intro's.

@siddheshmisale3904

3y↑10

Absolutely brilliant

@sameerhafeez7029

3y↑5

@@davetighe agreed

@jimlarkin7859

3y↑4

Agree on the opening riff . Sadly Heaven did not inspire it!

@Mike7478F

3y↑6

10/4

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@SavageGreywolf

3y↑1K

Merry Clayton's vocals are absolutely haunting on this track. Incredible performance.

@funnynameforme4091

2y↑34

fun fact when they recoreded this song she was like 8 months pregnant

@jackwhealen8138

2y↑28

Not only was Merry pregnant this session was so intense when she got home she miscarried.

@michealbrophy2226

2y↑17

That is a myth

@triryche3

2y↑14

I was going to say imho she is very underrated on this song!

@joanhilton5286

2y↑4

Is there anything better

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@clare1855

26w↑435

This opening riff still sends chills. Absolutely haunting

@theone8173

25w↑10

Thought it was just me,this song hit so different as of today October of 23. Wars out upon us,and Children our hurt/dying smh. We need change

@patlaw398

25w

Ur a jewy 🍣 stop the holocaust in the Middle East ☠️

@gianniscossa3548

24w↑3

La base ritmica, evidente all' inizio e che perdura durante tutto il pezzo, mi pare un 2 + 3 caraibico, tipo guaguancò cubano : decisamente originale per un brano rock.
Di per sè è già stupenda ma quando poi entra la cantante tocca delle vette inarrivabili in quanto a potenza espressiva, ogni volta mi fa accapponare la pelle !
Un ' ottima versione live, secondo me, è stata eseguita nello storico concerto a La Habana, sono riusciti a rendere onore a questa incisione pressochè perfetta !
Assolutamente inquietante, la mia canzone preferita degli Stones.
❤

@patlaw398

21w

Wtf ...try learning English

@myk1_sp

17w↑7

It sticks to you and never lets go, it's legendary.

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@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral

24w↑115

Merry Clayton, what a voice. What a song. One of the greatest ever made.

@fhgfgh8794

2y↑2.2K

Merry Clayton absolutely killing it on backing vocals!

@gunman462

2y↑101

She is amazing! I hate it when they fix small imperfections and smooth things over in the studio nowadays.

@siyarizol9531

2y↑64

finally, someone who admires Merry Clayton because of she involved.

@josephagnello9335

2y↑45

@@siyarizol9531 I ADMIRED HER WHEN I FIRST HEARD THIS IN 1972 !!!!
I KNEW THIS SONG WOULD BE GREAT !!!!!

@karendalsadik7119

2y↑54

@@gunman462 she lost her baby because of the effort.

@gunman462

2y↑99

You call it background vocals, i say mick Jagger was the backup in this case lol

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@wutang2530

2y↑1.2K

2:43 - 3:10 gives me goosebumps every time. They way Merry Clayton’s voice cracks as she’s singing takes it to another level. Masterpiece. I also really enjoy her version of the song.

@rohan_3128

1y↑22

I can easily tolerate the cracking sound but autotune destroys the authenticity of singing

@malikbenslimane2873

1y↑90

You could hear a voice screaming "OOH", After that Murder voice crack.

@borisborisov500

1y↑47

@@malikbenslimane2873 supposedly it's mick jagger, an audiophile site told me

@RCAvhstape

1y↑55

@@malikbenslimane2873 I think that's Mick cheering her on in the studio.

@allisonhayes9529

1y↑2

It's fkn maddd hey

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@Woodsy443

20w↑47

The part where merry’s voice cracks is beautiful. So happy they kept that, as well as mick’s “whoooo”. That’s heart. Something you don’t see in new music.

@user-ty2on3lo1e

So cool that you noticed this... I just made a comment as well.

@liverpoolscottish6430

25w↑147

Perhaps the greatest opening riff to any song- EVER? Outstanding.

@user-qo9jn6ni4l

19w↑4

Nicht vielleicht es ist das BESTE

@psychedpanda3333

10w↑1

Perhaps?

@cius96

Nope, that would be Love Spreads by the Stone Roses. That riff will never be topped

@dapawaz8310

Can u hear me knocking is a strong contender.

@patlaw398

Ur perhaps the most inane dbmfer ever ☠️

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@Captain_Laser

5y↑2.1K

The intro is majestic. I'm always blown away. Wow

@firedawg2240

5y↑63

Best Intro of all time

@lynnprince7725

5y↑29

My favorite part.

@mickeygoh25

5y↑13

I'd say one of the top 10... I don't like The Rolling Stones as much as I like other legendary bands like Zeppelin, Floyd, The Beatles, The Who...

@caprice459

5y↑1

@@mickeygoh25 then maybe...JUST MAYBE, it's in your personal top 10 best intros

@mickeygoh25

@@caprice459 Isn't music taste or preference naturally personal?

You made this emphasis as if I was so definite in saying Gimme Shelter is ONE OF THE PUBLICLY RECOGNISED TOP 10 ELECTRIC GUITAR INTROS OF ALL TIME?

Well, maybe I didn't make it clear. Or, maybe it's YOU BEING PARANOID.

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@johnwheat1542

2y↑883

Everything about this song screams ‘Classic’, but Merry Clayton’s vocals elevate it from greatness to the level of absolute Masterpiece! Just amazing!

@TheBob3759

2y↑8

Well said John.

@pussycat387

2y↑6

Love it.

@melissamahoney6090

2y↑10

My favorite Stones song. Perfection

@TheWiseMonkey8888

2y↑3

2:42 ... interesting vocality...

@sistamaryclarence

Facts and the fact she did it while pregnant in the middle of the night

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@zipcode9

27w↑184

Spectacular song, especially for the conflicts this world is experiencing right now. Pray for peace, people.

@ildarahmetov8344

27w↑4

Да, теперь я понимаю что чувствовали люди во время Карибского кризиса. Хочется забыться в объятиях любимой в ожидании грядущего шторма.

@patlaw398

26w↑3

Peace thru strength n sometimes u gotta destroy the village in order 2 save it ☠️

@patlaw398

26w

This isn’t some college campus overflowing with privileged leftists...it’s called reality n with ur mindset we’d all b dead or wishing we were 💀

@agent_sus3273

25w↑2

@@ildarahmetov8344 Now I understand how people felt during the Cold War…

Yeah I know I sound like a gen Z when I say that

@patlaw398

22w↑2

Try working 4 a livin n ditch the black or gender studies degree 🗑

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@stevenbrower-pr1nd

28w↑135

The back up vocals make this song what it is... gives me chills

@patlaw398

27w↑1

The 1st 50 seconds mark this tune...the rest is fluff 2 get it past 3 minutes

@HariNandanSingh-pu4hs

22w↑4

The backing vocals make the song more than what it is. The music is a masterpiece in itself, from intro to outro.

@lewisner

16w↑1

Check out "Isn't it time" by the Babys. Great backing vocals.

@TheNecropolis20

13w

me to gives me chills

@scizessita

3y↑407

If this isn't the greatest rock and roll song in all of human history, you'll have to tell me what is.
May Charlie Watts be resting in eternal peace.

@nenisguevaragomez8122

3y↑7

To me it is one of the greatest.

@KidFresh71

2y↑12

Definitely one of the greatest- maybe Stairway to Heaven (Zep) or Brick in the Wall (Floyd) or Revolution (Beatles) or Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) could be considered… heck, Emotional Rescue is my favorite Stones song so that’s up there too

@exclamationpointman3852

2y↑4

I just came from a cover version, i wanted to hear the parts in a live setting: man the drummer MESSED THE SONG UP!!!! He was going all over the place and it sounded like a DIFFERENT SONG!!! I was about to rip that drummer but I hate talking bad and discouraging people do I kept quiet; but man - RIP to Watts - AND thankful to him that he knew the importance of
>>> KEEPING TEMPO <<<
and the whole structure of a song!

@noahwessel1303

2y↑6

stairway to heaven or november rain

@massimomoratti9491

2y↑10

@@noahwessel1303 November rain 😂? You gotta be kidding

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@tyrannosaurusburke

3y↑837

With all due respect to the Stones, Merry Clayton's vocals give me chills, especially when she sings the "Rape, Murder" part.

@sofiejade1579

3y↑22

Have you ever heard the story behind it? My high school teacher told us about it (I’m in tenth grade, it’s a like, life skills jobs corse). It’s awesome to hear!

@dellataberes3865

3y↑6

Me too ❤️

@chrisawesome3091

3y↑3

@@sofiejade1579 wts the full story?

@apwolery

3y↑25

@@chrisawesome3091 pick up the book A Little Devil in America. There’s a wonderful chapter, “I Would Like to Give Merry Clayton Her Roses” that talks about it. Also, it’s a great book.

@chrisawesome3091

3y↑3

@@apwolery alrighty

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@timgroucott2858

31w↑50

Everyone's sentiments here are so "spot on" , I hit 70 this week (to my surprise) and remember seeing The Stones at Bingley Hall Stafford UK when I was 18. They have made a massive impact on so many lives... thank you guys so very much and Charlie may God bless you .

@patlaw398

31w

Have a lil self- introspection...they have made a Negative impact on so many lives including death ☠️

@stevenpaleck884

31w

I saw them in Fort Collin Colorado back in the 70's with chaka khan and rufus best concert of my life window pane bro remember that,lol.

@RyanJamesHampton

29w

Wow

@iholkih360

11w

Masterpiece, you won't find anything like this in the 21st century

@patlaw398

10w

U won’t find any real White ppl who want ANYTHING 2 do with blacks or jews in any century ☠️

@richardjoslin2549

27w↑35

For me, possibly the very best Stones' track - just sublime.

@CuntyMcShitballs100

3y↑2.5K

Rip Charlie. Love his drumming on this song.

@sdabestani

3y↑38

I suck at rhythm when i played musical instruments (all my life) but his drumming on this unlocked something in my head in my teens and I never had that problem again. Hell it made me a better dancer. Charlie helped me find my beat.

@nickramirez6488

3y↑12

😢

@jellobiafra2810

3y↑18

I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)!
Oh Man! Say it ain't so!
Not just the loss of a great Rock 'n Roll 'pocket-groove' drummer with a jazz background.
THE END OF THE ROLLING STONES! 😭
Say it ain't so!
RIP Charlie.
- Dave B.

@Jingle123a

3y↑5

I love it too!!

@LetMyPeopleG0

3y↑16

He lived long, well and happy

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@leevi-lh4zl

4y↑12.7K

Vietnam war - the only war that has its own soundtrack

@pup1008

4y↑312

Good but.... this was never played out there

@nedserd9254

4y↑791

@@pup1008 yea it was I was there blasting it

@pup1008

4y↑76

@@nedserd9254

Through what?

@akshatprakash871

4y↑245

@@pup1008 Radio, probably.

@pup1008

4y↑325

@@akshatprakash871

It was never really played out there "Rainbow," "Paint it Black," "Under my Thumb," "Jumping Jack Flash" yes, but this was then an obscure album track. It wasn't really until the 80's when it was used in films & adverts that the band even included it on set lists at concerts.

So no. I don't think the guy or the 26 year old in his avatar did have it "blasting out" there!

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@user-bl4lq8ee3d

10w↑4

私は56歳ですが、中学の時にこの曲を聴いて以来、様々な音楽を聴いてきたが、この曲は決して古くならず、私の中での最高傑作なのです。二番目はセルジュ・ゲンズブールの「ジュテームモアノンプリュ」です。傑作って作者自身が特別に力を入れたり意識したりした訳でなく、偶然生まれるものだと思います。

@ArthriticBabe

16w↑28

100 years from now, this tune will still send shivers down the spines who listen to it with Mary Clayton's powerful voice! 🎶❤🎶.✌️

@M.B.Bosazzi

16w↑1

She lost her baby ,while recording this tune

@Ringer139

16w

WHAT

@ArthriticBabe

16w

@@Ringer139 pardon?

@ArthriticBabe

16w

@M.B.Bosazzi How sad I had no idea!🙏 😓
Powerful voice that lady has..

@65SteveC

5y↑1.1K

To me this is the best song the Stones ever recorded. Just an absolute masterpiece

@johansterk354

5y↑8

Likewise

@angriff3626

5y↑7

Word

@monique33469

5y↑7

Agreed

@sonoyta5386

5y↑3

Ja man

@ravarstullius6397

5y↑3

Start me up

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@camillomarques

3y↑1.1K

R.I.P Charlie Watts, this world won't be the same without you.

@LadyTeePrinceLover

3y↑3

😓

@callaghanbrakepads6823

3y↑14

There are so many great drummers in heaven.(maybe) 🤟🏼Buddy Rich, Kieth moon, Jon Bonham, Neil Peart, Jimmy Sullivan( The Rev), Vinnie Abbott, Joey Jordison, and now Charlie Watts. I know there's so many more but those to me are legends and legends never die!! 🤟🏼🤟🏼

@craigbalderson9145

Amen

@Da_FB

@@callaghanbrakepads6823 oh my god that’s so many people, I just think of the bands lol

@haumea420

Ain’t that the truth😭

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@JillWinstead-bz9gh

5w↑2

God bless our wounded warriors I thank each and every one of the Soldiers that fought for our freedom.Even the fallen that yet draw breath

@C0H87

8w↑5

Everything about this song works. Micks snarling vocals totally in command from start to finish. Bills bass the pulsating heartbeat of the record. Charlie’s precision drums adding raw power. And of course Keith’s haunting guitar, the ethereal spirit of the track hovering over all of it from its haunting start to sublime fade out. Just a band at the top of its game untouched. I could listen to this a million times and still get something new from it.

@jasonschermerhorn3753

2y↑1.1K

When Merry Clayton cracks her voice on "murder" it sends chills up my spine. Every.....single......time.......I.......hear.......it.

@torreador1972

2y↑32

It's the best apocalyptic warning on vinyl ever

@scotw1949

2y↑5

You nailed it

@ew332

2y↑25

she lost her baby the nex day in a miscarriage.

@torreador1972

2y↑8

@@ew332 😢 I never knew that

@elon_bust

2y↑39

You can hear someone yelling “whoo!” in the studio right after

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@bhavikmistry6243

3y↑1.1K

The Gimme Shelter intro is the best intro to a song ever

@evelangdon3086

3y↑11

Adding Merry Clapton to this song really put the cherry on top! The Rolling Stones knew how to push people to perform onto the next level! Check out Kaz Bielinski’s single “Love Never Dies” where he pushes his music to a whole new next level! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vosjfyBXJM

@johnmac91

3y↑15

One of my two favorite intros, the other being the intro to Layla.

@bigscaryman7421

3y↑14

@@johnmac91 intro to money for nothing as well

@rokpodlogar6062

3y↑8

i beg to differ. dire straits - money for nothing has one of the best intro build ups in rock history.

@melisazachouliti9389

3y↑15

Yes but the intro guitar of all along the watchtower by Jimmy Hendrix is as good or even better for me.

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@jenniferbrusstar3011

28w↑66

I believe this is one of the best Rock songs I have ever had the pleasure of listening to!

@patlaw398

26w↑1

I believe this is one of the most inane posts I’ve ever had the displeasure of reading 💀

@SOC675

24w

@@patlaw398dickhead

@kenkovar2647

33w↑45

The stones are a timeless band and this song is on top of the timeless hit parade... war is just a shot away.... but it does not have to be ! Love is just a kiss away... yes it should be!😎

@patlaw398

33w

Go ask bidenx to stop sending 🇺🇸 taxpayers cash to the Ukraine n help out our fellow 🇺🇸 in Maui ✅

@patlaw398

33w

Try leaving a decent tip for once in ur life n stop spewing leftist talking points ☠️

@Rawker101

1y↑2.7K

Does anyone else get chills when Merry Clayton's voice breaks? Because I sure do.

@shaunwier8532

1y↑84

Mick knew

@KitaKatt1988

1y↑54

They thought it was fear and it was her heart breaking

@alpscarlett8897

1y↑16

Ooh yeah don’t get t just especially with the topics in the song

@artvandelay48

1y↑44

Best part that shit goes crazy

@KitaKatt1988

49w↑5

@Mav Jerm suiker 😍🥰

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@MagnoliaHBR

2y↑268

My father passed away May 19, 2021. He was 73. We bonded so much over classic rock and he seemed to be really into The Rolling Stones the last year of his life. What an era of music. Hendrix, The Who, Neil Young, Beatles….. our conversations never got old. Miss him.

@CarlJohnson-wk3rv

2y↑7

It’s good you miss him. It shows how much you care about him and he cared about you. Hope you’re doing okay brother 🤙

@househead95

2y↑5

My dad is similar age. Has the most amazing vinyl collection. Full of similar stuff. I was brought up on it. What an era. Never to be repeated. Sorry for your loss x

@richardyoung7415

2y↑4

Magnolia HBR, I,M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS MY FRIEND, YOUR FATHER HAD A GREAT TASTE IN MUSIC AND HE,S PAST THAT ON TO SO REMEMBER EVERY TIME YOU PLAY A STONES RECORD HE,S THERE WITH YOU IN YOUR HEART, MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU MY FRIEND. ✌️😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@allamaraine8066

2y↑3

Rest In Peace to your pop, man. Keep your chin up, brother. I feel you. 🍻

@samanthab1923

2y↑2

Value those. My son is 25, just asked me about a Bad Co. song on the radio. Then he said sounds like the guy from the Firm 😂 that’s my boy.

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@johnosullivan6439

21w↑13

Superb tune, and Merry Clayton is out of this world.

@hollyroxy25

35w↑20

Love how when her voice cracks, you can hear Mick yell “yeah”!! ♥️

@roxannemcdaniel2693

3y↑278

That vocal crack around the 3-minute mark is one of the most wonderful accidents ever recorded. It makes the song for me.

@dawur222

3y↑21

Even more when you hear they cheer the girl up afther that second crack.

@-darrell

3y↑12

There's a great interview with Merry Clayton & Mick Jagger that includes the raw recording of this. Will definitely make your hair stand up

@gracetalbott3656

3y↑6

Gives me goosebumps every damn time I hear that

@johnstairs

3y↑4

Speedy recovery Merry

@jonathanmichaelsmith9012

3y↑9

Listen carefully and you'll hear, "whoa", after.

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@rongalley9433

1y↑461

When I first heard Gimme Shelter, back in the day, it was the best song I ever heard, years later nothing has changed, it stands alone. Absolutely brilliant

@tracyhennings7589

1y↑3

You bet! It's been my favorite too!

@BoycottChinaa

1y↑1

I always tell people it's the greatest song recorded if they ask..

@Camille_Anderson

1y↑2

agrer with you 💯👏 it reinterpreted what i felt about the Stones brilliance, i didn't think they could elevate their status any more until i heard this at 17yrs old. Decades later it's still my favourite.

@jeffwatts1126

1y↑6

Im a major Stones fan, seen them 60 times. There is no other song ever written, by them or by others, that can touch Gimme Shelter. The impending doom of the time, the impending doom of today, forever relevant, this song

@JA-qi1fb

48w↑1

It has been my ringtone & heard daily 😊

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@bobs.5609

12w↑10

Those vocals... Those lyrics hit so hard. Her energy is unmatched. This song has feels for decades.

@rafaeltrindade7009

33w↑25

Love the opening guitar bends on this song so much, they’re beautiful

@tomevans6582

3y↑209

RIP Charlie Watts passed away today. True gentleman & rock legend will be missed

@MichaelAlso

3y↑391

RIP Charlie Watts. When those drums kick in at 0:39. What a force.

@helenjeanotterstroem7240

3y↑14

Best opening instrumentation in the world

@1060michaelg

2y↑1

@@helenjeanotterstroem7240 Agree...it's hard to think of a more atmospheric instrumental. I would even say it is so evocative that it is cinematic.

@robharding5345

13w↑14

Some stones songs are timeless, this one in particular has a life all of its own !

@beckwil0852

7w↑4

In my opinion, this is the best Stones song ever. I was 16 and this album got played to death. Great album.❤

@jewlyaena1269

2y↑290

This used to be my dad’s favorite song, we always listened to the Stones until his death last month. Rest in peace dad❤️

@jeangalsworthy6869

2y↑6

Your Dad had excellent taste in music. I'm sure you've inherited it if you listen to tracks like this. May he rest in peace and may you have many happy memories.

@James-nz2tk

2y↑3

Rest In Peace your dad.
Love from Australia.❤️

@jaycampbell9144

2y↑3

Sorry for your loss, God bless!

@markjaeckel8839

2y↑3

I löst my dad in 2003. It still hurts. And I still miss him.
So sorry for your loss.

@eduardoarredondo1674

2y↑3

Sorry for your loss.

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@chrismanjaro3247

5y↑394

Gimme Shelter is the anthem for the apocalyptic ending of the 60's, the decade which can never end.

@peteedafotocactus_f5.613

5y↑6

I absolutely agree with you my friend.

@slyfox8631

5y↑5

I still dress like this, was born in 85?

@pauldudakadanielthomson8890

5y↑1

Paul Dud
6 minutes ago (edited)
I always, thought this was one of Mick Jagger's sarcastic pro-drug addict's songs. I never could hear the lyric clearly, like in many Rolling Stones songs. Instead it is a slam song to the 19 year olds that were drafted into Vietnam war and the ones that survived and alive today must hate this song. I think our U.S.A. should have let Germany kick England's ass during WW ll , then helped them afterward. Had the Jagger's survived , then Mick Jagger might have had more respect for Veterans. I always heard ''Whoa children it's just a shot away'' and not ''War children'' !

@pyroshell5652

4y↑7

@@pauldudakadanielthomson8890 Soooo.... you're a neo-nazi?

@andrewpidlnypyj639

Well ahead of everything going
Still applies today

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@kerrykrupa3244

29w↑21

Easily their best song. Chills every time. Love it.

@effzehMenzotti

6w↑2

The hole album is a masterpiece! No doubt the one for the lonley island.

@thomasclendening2664

1y↑1.1K

I used to sit in my car in my high school parking lot and listen to this song full blast before starting school every morning. I'm now 68 years old and I still listen to it for motivation. It's one of the most moving songs of all time.

@Fake_DeadRat

49w↑25

how the time passes right man

@danielgarza-sh5bz

49w↑2

@tonyhernandez9988

48w↑8

When you need a kick in the butt !☺️

@JaJaBi

47w↑34

Listening to this in school right now, funny to think someone was doing this exact same thing 50 years ago

@dinomander3603

47w↑12

@@JaJaBi that's what I do too, got to carry out good traditions but not I'm a car since Im only 14, but I listen to it while riding my bike to school

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@geraldinenolan6312

38w↑211

Musically I think this is one of their best songs. Richards knew how to hold down! Lyrics are truthful. RIP Charlie Watts. Brilliant underestimated drummer.

@cndreeves

38w↑4

Following the guitar on this is a great way to spend time. Peerless

@Charles-Maurice-de-Talleyrand

38w↑9

Keith has always been such a master of the loose and sexy groove. His tone is incredible.

@KittyGrizGriz

37w↑5

Nothing ‘underestimated’ about Charlie aka the fabulous time keeper Watts. Is this ‘term’ new lingo for the way~over~used ‘underrated’, tell me it ain’t so…

@geraldinenolan6312

37w↑4

@@KittyGrizGriz you've got a point... but I still say under estimated cos he never sought out the glory.... a different type of rock and roller! He came across as humble. And I loved the fact he had a jazz band

@LoneTinaja

26w↑1

Their greatest song.

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@veritas41photo

29w↑10

A Keith Richards masterpiece. One of the Top 100 rock songs of all time. [I don't know if that is official, but it should be].

@a3dpntr

22w↑14

Metaphysical! The lyrics and melody are poetic genius. Timeless masterpiece!

@user-sz8km9dy5v

22w

😅😅

@hd3434paddles3636

3y↑262

one of their best. that woman doing back up vocals is incredible.

@IggyPelman

3y↑60

Merry Clayton. Was awaken at midnight by friend and great producer, Jack Nitzsche, to come down to the studio and sing. She was pregnant, did it anyway, and had a miscarriage on her return home. This song has a lot of weird stories attached to it.

@jorgyr36

3y↑17

@@IggyPelman if this is true.. God damn!

@larryhall4583

3y↑20

Only reason i listen to this song is that southern gospel vibe vocals 💘

@wakingohiomama9110

3y↑16

Omg yes merry Clayton my favorite aunt was named after her. AMAYYYYYZING!

@justrude66

3y↑23

That's Merry Clayton. You can find a video here on YouTube about how she did that in one take in the middle of the night. She blew the boys away.

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@summeralloe5822

3y↑113

Merry’s voice crack is insane. Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.

@TheIsagregorio

3y↑1

Same here.

@franklinloll2229

3y↑2

They rang her in the middle of the night and said " come do a session " ( she was a session vocalist ). Maybe she hit that joint a few times.

@dianaprobst3157

3y↑2

The whole song is intense, because of her vocals. She makes the song.

@jimheflin1446

shes a babydoll mmmmm

@DoubleADwarf

"Yeah!"

@paulgarcia9825

15w↑11

The 60s changed the culture and the music of Western Christian civilization. A complete transformation and upheaval of the very foundation of the West. Still recovering from it. The artists created during this time were legendary, I.E. Mick and Jim Morrison and Stevie and Janice Joplin,Jimi Hendrix, the list goes on and on. Truly the golden age of music.

@gregoryhagen8801

13w↑1

The next musical revolution would happen in the 1980's.✌

@stevieohlsson8896

14w↑21

Someday 1000 years from now a guy will enter a club and hear that magical opening riff and feel the same way as I still do ( with goosebumps).

@jjackomin

2y↑2.1K

100 years from now this song will still send shivers down my spine.

@SiggyCloud

2y↑8

100 years from now you'll more than likely be dead...Get them bones rattlin!

@jjackomin

2y↑29

@@SiggyCloud Rattling them old bones already

@jasonlewis4440

2y↑14

Hey, if god has a great music taste than maybe.. just saying

@titteryenot4524

2y↑24

You’ll be trading the Stones for bones by then, sunshine.

@jjackomin

2y↑11

Well, that might be the case, but I will take every opportunity to transfer my consciousness into something a little more permanent. If I manage that I will be certain to come and lay flowers on your grave, worm fodder. Any preference of flower type or color?

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@robertpettinari8657

4y↑548

Man I get goosebumps when Merry Clayton's voice cracks.

@WedgePee

4y↑4

Not surprised.

@bryangrubb3426

4y↑16

I get them almost throughout the entire song!

@crypastesomemore8348

4y↑3

Robert Pettinari you and everyone else who heard the song buddy lol

@bornrich1402

4y↑3

Meee too

@elizabethluv2947

4y↑1

I get goosebumps too

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@rickyrickardo8347

24w↑15

One of the greatest rock songs of all time!

@AndrewDardi

24w↑8

Music and Lyrics here are something of unique in History of Rock music. There are just few examples of songs that never get old and this is one. Unfortunately violence has returned with rage nowdays and like Jagger says "it's just a shot away". Everlasting words . Jimmy Miller production has been just perfect. A fantastic song and piece of Art in music.

@mcbillygoat

2y↑202

Hands down, my favorite Rolling Stones song. Mick Jagger’s best effort in the studio. Keith and the Stones are all on point as well and Merry Clayton makes this song epic.

@salsuper4605

2y↑1

Yes. Don't forget under my tumb

@concernedcitizen3926

2y↑2

Amen, brother. It's a song about choices: War, rape, murder . . . . or Love.

@peterkasper7520

2y↑1

almost nobody in the comments is mentioning Brian Jones. He was the head and arranger of the songs in the recording studio. After he died the Rolling Stones songs took a dive.

@1994g0

1y↑1

Richards`s guitar introduction is peerless.

@Yodaismycopilot

1y↑1

My favorite is Loving cup on Exile. But Gimme Shelter might be the most definitive songs of the 60's

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@paulquinn7980

3y↑502

Rest in peace Charlie you are quiet man no gossip

@joanbear4785

3y↑9

Charlie is up in Heaven playing with all the greats

@conspiracyfifteensixteenth5756

27w↑5

THEY ALL CONTRIBUTED A JEM OF A PERFORMANCE...MASTERPIECE!

@happygo1866

24w↑9

This song screams Vietnam! Best live band ever.

@rogerbourke5570

2y↑919

I am over 90 years old and I still listen to the Stones. This song reminds me of when I was in the Korean War (1950-53).

@alexisarrizon6799

2y↑74

God bless you Sir and thank you for your service to the country.

@LFSPharaoh

2y↑44

this song came out in '69 though.

@Packerman1468

2y↑49

@@LFSPharaoh it just reminds him

@ayyblyat9450

2y↑187

@@ppg4667 I am a 170 year old man and this song reminds me of when I was defending Fort Sumter in the Civil War.

@joebenson528

@@ayyblyat9450

how many blues belly invaders did you take?

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@henrikstoraker826

49w↑642

This song is such a masterpiece and will never get old.

@markusaurelius777

17w↑5

Got that right !!!

@jddr555

16w↑5

Got that right

@carloolivari1072

15w↑5

"Good music doesn't age"

@richardyoung7415

14w↑4

IT WAS GOOD THEN AND IT'S STILL GOOD NOW, A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL MY FRIEND'S. ✌️😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@stephaniemazzella5985

7w↑5

Haunting.. it's happening right now and I'm 74 My world is in my prayers 💖🙏

@Irish875

25w↑7

I don't want to tell you how long this Stones masterpiece has mesmerized and chilled me. But damn, we're talking universal, classical, just fooking good music.😎

@patlaw398

24w

U ain’t ☘️ dude ur probably a brit or worse ☠️

@stevekidd1886

4y↑539

My husband loved this record, they played it at his funeral this week.

@katiieeardley

4y↑55

I'm so sorry for your loss- I hope that you'll be able to listen to The Rolling Stones, watch his favorite films and simply member all of the beautiful memories you have together with a smile. After all, grief is only so painful because we were lucky enough to have loved somebody so fantastic in the first place. Take care, I'm pouring a glass of wine and toasting to your husband as I'm listening to this song <3

@elizabethmcleod246

4y↑18

So sorry for your loss. Great tune.

@RuthlessDJs

4y↑23

Sending condolences from a stranger to another, I too have a deep connection to this song, my parents used to play all their music when I was younger and the stones being one of their favourite bands(mothers) I was always looking into my fathers record collection, it was when I was 16/17yrs if she my mother knocked upon my bedroom door to give me the sad news my grandfather (her father) had passed away, I remember closing the door pressing play on my tape deck and this is the song that came on, I hope you carry great memories into tomorrow and keep those cherished moments forever. ❤️

@debbierigby6304

4y↑6

Omg .xx hope you're ok .

@debbierigby6304

4y↑3

@@RuthlessDJs wow just wow..captured every emotion..bless you....xxx

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@BurstofVerseProductions

4y↑2.8K

The greatest background vocal in the history of rock & roll.

@j_freed

4y↑47

Roderic Reece - you mean there is also a lead vocal, I don't notice that - hey it's mick jagger!

@codysmith5602

4y↑57

You do have a pretty killer back up vocal if mick Jagger is your support

@seang8420

4y↑74

Gives me goosebumps everytime I hear her voice 😎

@ambersisco7828

4y↑18

yes unfortunately she wasnt his taste physically so he toured with different ones

@gabrielquintero2581

4y↑2

8ts ihust a suot way.

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@user-po6wr2nr7o

24w↑9

This song saw me thru some really tough times and the great times, I want it played when I pass away!!

@philipduffy1119

5w↑1

wow a truly brilliant song,sang with emotion and brings a tear to my eyes,cant stop playing it

@wileycousins9209

2y↑795

A Timeless Masterpiece. As relevant today as when it was released in 1969. I still get chills listening to it.

@drawyournameshow6400

2y↑6

Lol my mom and me tell people all the time that this bands way better than the Beatles. This band put it on ! These guys forever have became a defining roll in rock culture and music. This is where is set the bar. If they ain’t the stones they ain’t worth it. Lol
I really like the stones CCR , gotta get ya some Marshall Tucker band in there , some Jim Croce in there and gotta have my Led Zeppelin and of corse the greatful dead.
I throw on some Sly and the family Stone once in awhile , I also like Al Green , way before he became a Christian enthusiast- I do enjoy some love making music man… you know what I mean , gotta love the music my mom grew up to. The music of the greatest generation that ever lived.

@drawyournameshow6400

2y↑4

World won’t ever be as peaceful as it was in the 1970s. Ain’t never gonna be like that ever again. It’s just dust in the wind brother

@AnnaLVajda

2y↑3

Indeed.

@JB-ud2fr

2y↑5

Im 39 years old and I only just heard this song 2 years ago. To say it was released in 1969 amazes me its such a brilliant timeless track 👏

@lewisjones4130

2y↑7

GOODFELLAS CASINO & THE DEPARTED BROUGHT ME HERE RIP RAY LIOTTA!

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@TheTioram

3y↑497

I’m 50 years old and still get good bumps while listening to this song. It brings up so many memories of me growing up in west-Berlin hearing my parents play the stones day in day out. Under my thumb, paint it black, street fighting man, she’s a rainbow and so many more classics that will never loose their magic. The Rolling Stones at their very best. Time flies

@justonpearson935

2y↑13

Reminds me of Germany too... at a Kaserne north east of Frankfurt on Fulda Gap flying choppers after reunification and into Balkan missions and then 9/11/2001 and spearheading Iraq War in 2003 while having just left Germany after years and getting into 101st Airborne Division. I was in Kentucky/Tennessee at ft Campbell for two weeks and flew back to Germany that I had just left, refueled and ended up in Kuwait right on iraq border 28feb2003... by march17th of that year, every second of every day became "just a shot away"... things get finicky and strange in War, but hell, when can one have so much adrenaline legal by ones own government? We were bullet magnets in the air those first few weeks, but by may, we were victorious... whatever that means...

@usabro410

2y↑7

@@justonpearson935 glad you made it back safe brother. the Middle East was no joke during the 80's- 2000's

@jimmyjohnson7249

2y↑3

I really loved reading this. Peace.

@pup1008

2y↑3

"Good bumps?" 😃

@bhkfdbfb

2y↑1

Time is fleeting..

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@andykettle77

32w↑15

IMO one of the best songs ever written!!

@patlaw398

31w

R u a public school system loser or employee ❓

@andykettle77

31w

@@patlaw398 Neither. You?

@patlaw398

31w

Then try not postin like 1

@andykettle77

31w

What difference does it make to you and your life?

@patlaw398

31w

U finding a theme there u fuckin genius...even Malcolm Little (aka X) said in numerous taped vids that the Greatest Threat to the black race was a liberal jew 🩸

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@johnkuthe1

33w↑12

I LOVE The Rolling Stones! 🙂

@lisaiannuzzi8868

3y↑60

Ravishing in raw power, with a gritty urgency; and that scream of desperation, hitch and all. Best rock song ever.
I picked up the needle and played it over and over again in my first year in college, till I wore the LP out. Now, as a retired physician,
I still never tire of hearing it, esp the introductory riff.

@The8bitdin0

4y↑1.9K

This song has aged like fine wine. And I mean a VERY fine wine.

@tootygroody6026

3y↑22

Like REALLY fine wine.

@etam8099

3y↑16

It still rocks even today

@giuliogrifi7739

3y↑10

Yeah...in the sense that it sounds always better... year after year !

@yavuz6661

3y↑5

Well, I fine you a good wine then.

@murdaface6606

3y↑6

For sure! When I listen to this song everyone in a 1.5 mile radius also listens to this song with me! Whether they like it or not, they’ll learn to love it if not!

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@jonathancantrell858

6w↑2

As the last vestiges of the post Cold War era are swept away, songs such as this become increasingly relevant once again.

@chriscornelius2518

34w↑16

Always had stones playing during my childhood in the 80s and rhe youngest of 7. Anyways I never really knew this song too much until recently. I think it is one of the best songs i have ever heard. Through research, came to realize it is regarded as one of the greatest songs of all time. It is gritty.

@braydenkatcher

4y↑1.4K

No joke, that voice crack at "Rape, Murder" is one of the most important things in music. You can even hear someone saying "Woah" in the background because they knew they were making rock history. Not that I blame them, I would've done the same. Like if you would've done that too. Also have a great day!

@TimmyTickle

4y↑122

Apparently it was Mick saying “woah”... he then insisted it be left in the final product

@braydenkatcher

4y↑14

@@TimmyTickle cool i didnt know that

@MiTmite9

4y↑27

Except that person was saying "Whoa," not woah.

@Lucy-qt1jl

4y↑33

Apparently Merry Clayton on vocals had a miscarriage after recording this.

@braydenkatcher

4y↑7

@@MiTmite9 well its the same thing really

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@cooperjackson614

5y↑168

Merry Clayton brings the backing vocals. She KILLS IT!

@hannahclement5688

cooper jackson 🤪🤪

@mikaelaltairbruneau474

4y↑1

You're damn right she does

@dmarshall34

4y↑4

@@mikaelaltairbruneau474 Her son is a friend of mine

@mikaelaltairbruneau474

@@dmarshall34 that's awesome

@religiousabuse

as in the baby she was pregnant with when she sings this? she lost the child. phrasing man

@Richard-oz9ju

35w↑4

I've always been a Stones fan but have only just started to listen to them through head phones ,I'm 70 now and WOW what have I been missing all these years ......

@patriciatricano7772

9w↑1

The very best Stones song! And Merry Clayton... a Goddess! Leaves me with goosebumps every single time! (And that is thousands of times!!) This song never gets old!!

@OutswingersandNicks

3y↑416

The opening riff contains everything the universe has to offer.

@markb20

3y↑17

Well put! The majestic yet haunting riff is absolutely the best Stones song opening ever, and one of the best in rock history.

@corylefebvre8488

3y↑7

Goosebumps every time. And I've seen them live 5 times. Its unreal

@maximilianootero5110

3y↑1

Totally agree 🤝

@heartshapedpunk

3y↑2

No discussion about damn facts!

@christiankeil7845

3y↑1

At least you remember what it has to offer

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@benoosha4947

1y↑101

Some of their music from the late 60s had a dark brooding presence and this is a prime example. It mirrored the times and still does now. Epic track.

@patlaw398

40w

There connections with Anita Pallenberg r downright Satanic

@user-vc3ol7zm6i

5w↑2

The entire song is great and her part sends it over the top

@rossb450

28w↑15

Like everything else in this world, they just don't make music like this anymore. Song is simply a masterpiece. Got to see them on their Bridges to Babylon tour in Atlanta. They were awesome! 😀

@patlaw398

26w

Is atlanta even functional as a 🇺🇸 city or is it really just africa with a accent ❓

@stevephillips6309

4y↑389

One of the best tracks The Rolling Stones wrote.

@daveconlin8342

4y↑31

One of the best tracks anyone ever wrote.

@julia_749

4y↑6

It's my fave song from the band :3

@stevengregory6932

4y↑6

One of the best songs any band wrote. Perfection.

@elizabethsparks5994

4y↑2

I agree but unpopular opinion, I still like Laugh, I Nearly Died a liiitle bit more. That's my favorite track by the Stones fo'sho

@molassio1989

4y↑2

Its one of my favourite songs of all time, if not my favorite song.

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@marioandretti7358

2y↑85

Simple, honest, straightforward, and piercing. No additional taste enhancer needed. Just absolute classic!
RIP with great respect to Charlie Watts

@andreasraab5294

It is not simple at all.
If it was simple, it could not match maximally.

@andreasraab5294

2y↑1

@Hunter Vonnegut I do not love. And I do not love the Stones . I just was fascinated
by this clip/song. Nevertheless I am grateful. Thanks for your attention and recommentation.

@Cyrus_got_verified

@@andreasraab5294 he meant the lyrics

@MatthewLeeFranklin

12w↑14

I never knew the words until seeing this yesterday. I thought it was "woah children" and "just a shout away"

@isiso.speenie5994

10w↑2

I thought it was " More Children, it's just a Shout away" because it came across that way really bummed me out even though I liked the voodoo hypnotic guitars and timing !😢

@user-kj9pb9jc3v

15w↑9

Phenomenal work of art.

@gratefulcharlie732

3y↑459

One of the greatest songs ever written
As appropriate now as it was in 1969

@redefined4657

3y↑13

gimme shelter no.
gimme vaccine. yep

@kazthehero5053

3y↑4

1969.....nice...

@hanajinks1044

Relevant, as opposed to appropriate.

@stephencollins9062

3y↑4

@@redefined4657 ram your vaccine 😁

@bananaman1397

That’s not a good thing

@hanson2205

2y↑112

Iconic track from the 60's Vietnam era with Merry Clayton adding a nice twist to the vocals that make this song one of the most memorable in music history

@innobius4898

2y↑3

she wanted to retake it because of the vocal cracks but they thought it was perfect as is.

@taraparadise6004

This song is nothing without her voice. Simply incredible!

@jhthorn7174

3y↑135

Children we are fading away. Mile marker when Stone's drummer dies.

@martymartin9186

4y↑386

Whenever Martin Scorsese passes away, I guarantee you that this song’s popularity will re-emerge in memory of his films Goodfellas, Casino and The Departed.

@missunderstood6862

4y↑4

Legend....

@martymartin9186

4y↑5

Nripesh Dhungana Same...but we all gotta go one day 😔

@orangemonsoon1883

4y↑2

Good call bro

@t.hussain921

4y↑1

Come on, he has 8 more years in him.

@ttmp22

4y↑1

@Nripesh Dhungana It won’t. Legends never die.

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@Oto000dot

28w↑9

I'm not a big Rolling Stones fans but I think this one is one of best song ever made.

@MrScott156

6w↑1

A absolutely PERFECT song!

@PJCochrane

4y↑1.4K

This song has always sounded apocalyptic to me, almost like the end of days, set to music...

@Deaf_Notes

4y↑50

Idk why but I felt like this song would go well in one of the borderlands games

@what3424

4y↑14

NAM

@mr.meeseeks2509

4y↑33

Have you heard of; war, rape, and murder? They are all hand in hand, welcome to reality.

@Staszu13

4y↑4

It is

@Staszu13

4y↑6

@@mr.meeseeks2509 That's a Scorsese line if ever I heard one.

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