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Crackin’ Up
(Ellas McDaniel)

El Mocambo Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 4 & 5, 1977,
Sounds Interchange Recording Studios, Toronto, Canada, March 6 - 8, 1977 and
Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York, May 25 - June 20, 1977

Mick Jagger - vocals
Keith Richards - electric guitar
Charlie Watts - drums
Bill Wyman - bass
Ron Wood - electric guitar
Billy Preston - keyboards
Ollie E. Brown - percussion

You're always hollerin' ‘bout where I've been
You're always screamin' ‘bout the money I spend
What's wrong with you, oh yeah
You're crackin’ up

I caught you, woman, a long time ago, boys
Keep your hand out of my pocket, keep your foot out my door
What's wrong with you, oh yeah
You're crackin’ up

I used to do your cookin', your laundry too
Now what more for a woman could a man like me do
I’m fed up, oh yeah
You're bugging me

Oh yeah, oh, you’re crackin' up, oh my my

Oh yeah

Produced by The Glimmer Twins

First released on:
The Rolling Stones - “Love You Live” 2LP
(Rolling Stones Records COC 2-9001) US, September 16, 1977



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2010-12-01 17:17 by René.

Every white band had "reggae-songs" on the set-list at that time, my favorites on "Love you Live" were Mannish Boy...both Jagger and Keith worked with Peter Tosh...My fav.bands at that time were Patti Smiths,The Brittish Punk Bands and Ramones...

2 1 2 0

it's not a reggae song (despite they made it sound like that), that's Bo Diddley man

I love Mona above all but that's such a cool cover though. funniest song on LYL that adds some dynamic and laugh

I remember in the past I've never been able to figure out the lyrics...

correction:
I feel, oh yeah -> I'm fed up, oh yeah

Amused,

Interesting to hear that early Stones' version - what is the source? Availability?

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Every white band had "reggae-songs" on the set-list at that time, my favorites on "Love you Live" were Mannish Boy...both Jagger and Keith worked with Peter Tosh...My fav.bands at that time were Patti Smiths,The Brittish Punk Bands and Ramones...

Mannish Boy a reggae song???

I love this song - both versions. A special thank you to miss lady sssoul for turning me on to the old version a few years back.

Wasn't looking too good, but I was feeling real well.

I love Keith's (surely?) background vocals

4SW: description says "Live, 23/07/1964".

So it does! Was listening, not looking ....
Shouldn't be too hard to find location.

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I love Keith's (surely?) background vocals

4SW: description says "Live, 23/07/1964".

Top Gear, BBC Radio, July 17, 1964. Only known recorded version.

Mathijs

I'm more than sure they recorded this at Chess... just no version circulating. they had to!

The 1964 version is quite charming, even if not among their best from that time...

That 1964 version is off the hook fun!!!

The 1964 version is on Beat Beat Beat At The Beeb Vol. 2 (probably still around for download on Hot Stuff if you look).

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The 1964 version is on Beat Beat Beat At The Beeb Vol. 2 (probably still around for download on Hot Stuff if you look).

Here in mp3:
[www.iorr.org]


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

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Amused
it's not a reggae song (despite they made it sound like that), that's Bo Diddley man

I love Mona above all but that's such a cool cover though. funniest song on LYL that adds some dynamic and laugh

I remember in the past I've never been able to figure out the lyrics...

No, it's not reggae - the Bo Diddley/Ron Wood version reminds me of a different African (actually Ghanaian) source:

The love you live version is a very typical reggae stones song that was very influenced bya their relationship with P. Tosh. This love to reggae music began with Luxury, and is very late 90s Rolling Stones sound with the Ron Wood influence

I have never heard the Stones version from 1964, its really good!

One of my fav LYL tracks; they cover it with such zest and sparkle. LYL has been criticized as being sloppy, but not the El Mocambo tracks, baby ... they swing like a motherfvcker. And Crackin' Up is a highlight.

That whole gig, would love to have been there, if only for the fun they were having between the numbers. "Bill Wyman just likes to take pictures of girls' legs." ... "It's a bottom pincher, Keith..."

Great stuff.

Drew



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