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Rockman
As for the much debated lyric, it was prominently displayed on a sheet of paper in the Stones in Exile documentary. .... Exactly




Still from Stones In Exile .........................

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Rockman
Ha!! ...Geeez I thought it was "cut" for years & years
then with that bit in Stones In Exile figured shit I musta got it wrong .....

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Rockman
As for the much debated lyric, it was prominently displayed on a sheet of paper in the Stones in Exile documentary. .... Exactly




Still from Stones In Exile .........................

Half of the Exile documentary is fake, and this looks fake too.

Listen to it with headphones and it clearly is 'cut'. I have believed for years it's '@#$%&', but it isn't so in reality.

Mathijs

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Rockman
Ha!! ...Geeez I thought it was "cut" for years & years
then with that bit in Stones In Exile figured shit I musta got it wrong .....

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I thought I tride to explain it when I wrote: "Secondly, it makes sense, nthey are living in France, Mick is high society hob knobbing with the elite at the Cannes film fest."

Whereas "...kissing cut in can..." doesn't seem to make as much sense. I can see how someone might think that is referring to a cut that is in the can, movie talk of stuff included or excluded from the final cut, and link that to the Deitrich movies line, but I think the link to their life styles, hence "Exile On Main Street" theme is move compelling of a link to "kissing cvnt in Cannes..."

I guess I still don't see what "cvnt" has to do with high society hobnobbing? or kissing it... do you mean like kissing ass? It would certainly seem dishonest to trash the people you choose to hang out with, regardless of their class, but on the rest of the album the lifestyle they pretend to have is more low-down or down-home, even working-class--you know, sh!t-on-the-shoes, torn and frayed, nitty-gritty, turd-running, etc.--so maybe this is actually more honest. If it does to refer to the international jet set.

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Casino Boogie is a fine track, although not one of my top 5 from Exile. It's got a cool swagger to it and fits the album very well. A great, loose, rollicking boogie. Just doesn't qualify as a masterpiece, in my book.

Drew

I think what makes 'Exile On Main Street' so great, drewmaster, is that in a sense the Stones don't give any impression of being constrained in any way. The 'Beggars Banquet' - 'Sticky Fingers' albums are brilliant, and as brilliant as 'Exile' in many ways, but they are very tidy albums, where one gets the impression the Stones had one eye in crafting great individual songs, to ultimately result in creating a wonderfully impressive whole - commercial aspirations always being a central part. There is a self consciousness to be found on those albums which is pretty much lacking on 'Exile', which i believe in some ways represents their rock 'n' roll, blues, soul and country roots that much more authentically. The Stones just seems so utterly relaxed and masterful on everything they touch on 'Exile', whatever their primary influence may be, and it marks perhaps the clearest division between what their main rivals the Beatles primary assets always were (great songcraft, and experimentation) and what have been the Stones (the rawness and essence found in the roots of popular music). 'Casino Boogie' may not be the greatest Stones song in its construction, but it's a great representation of what they do best - it's their true forte, and in that regard it does rank with their best.

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BTW RE: “ Starbucker, Star,Star Etc” I was sure the line was “Two Ton Kisses” not “Two Tone”,

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BTW RE: “ Starbucker, Star,Star Etc” I was sure the line was “Two Ton Kisses” not “Two Tone”,

I always thought it was "two-tongue".

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Rockman
.... So where are we now Tele ??? ...

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Rockman
.... So where are we now Tele ??? ...

I don't know about you, Rockman, but I'm sticking with "cut".

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skl127
Dietrich movies, close up boogies, kissing @#$%& in Cannes
Grotesque music, million dollar sad


Let's clear this up once and for all

The lyric is:

DIETRICH MOVIES, CLOSE UP BOOGIES, KISSING CUT IN CANS

CUT as in a film cut

and CANS as in film that is 'in the can'

It's not that other rather rude word that everybody seems to think it is

Just listen to it loud on headphones - you'll hear it is unmistakably CUT in CANS

The lyrics here have a a FILM feel to it i.e. CLOSE UP, GROTESQUE MUSIC, MILLION DOLLAR SAD, and has nothing whatever to do with that other rude 'word'


Cheers

Me prefers the rude word ...

C

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skl127
Dietrich movies, close up boogies, kissing @#$%& in Cannes
Grotesque music, million dollar sad


Let's clear this up once and for all

The lyric is:

DIETRICH MOVIES, CLOSE UP BOOGIES, KISSING CUT IN CANS

CUT as in a film cut

and CANS as in film that is 'in the can'

It's not that other rather rude word that everybody seems to think it is

Just listen to it loud on headphones - you'll hear it is unmistakably CUT in CANS

The lyrics here have a a FILM feel to it i.e. CLOSE UP, GROTESQUE MUSIC, MILLION DOLLAR SAD, and has nothing whatever to do with that other rude 'word'


Cheers

Me prefers the rude word ...

C

The words are "kissing cvnt in Cannes," Cannes being the city in France, famous for its film festival.

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The Ghost Of Good taste
A filthy funky masterpiece. Exhibit 1 in the "why The Rolling Stones are amillion times better than the Beatles" argument - because they were lowdown and nasty. "Casino Boogie" rolls so hard, it rocks.

...and I agree with the posters that have pointed out the beauty of the sax solo - one of my favorite moments in 1970's rock n roll.

Viva Casino Boogie!

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This offers an explanation as to why it is thought to be cut instead of...

I am very sure that this what Mick sings. Hollywood kiss scenes put on celluloid rather than obnoxious people kissing each other during the Cannes film festival. Also fits with the Marlene Dietrich context.

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