Track Talk: Flip The Switch
Date: May 10, 2010 09:04
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Flip The Switch
(Mick Jagger / Keith Richards)
Ocean Way Recording Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US,
March 13 - July 1997
Mick Jagger - lead vocals, backing vocals
Keith Richards - electric guitar, handclaps, backing vocals
Charlie Watts - drums
Ron Wood - electric guitar
Waddy Wachtel - electric guitar
Jim Keltner - percussion
Jeff Sarli - upright acoustic bass
Joe Sublett - baritone saxophone
Blondie Chaplin - tambourine, backing vocals
Bernard Fowler - backing vocals
A scrap of flesh and a heap of bones, one deep sigh and a desperate moan
Three black eyes and a busted nose, I said: oh yeah, oh yeah
Take me up, baby I'm a-ready to go, yeah
Switch me up, baby I'm a-ready to go, yeah
Break me up, baby I'm a-ready, baby, baby I'm a-ready to go
Chill me, freeze me, to my blood
I'm not going to burn in hell, I cased the joint and I know it well
Maybe my carcass would feed the worms, but I'm working for the other firm
Shake me up, baby I'm a-ready to go
Fix me up, baby I'm a-ready to roll, yeah
Set me up, baby, baby, baby I'm a-ready, baby I'm a-ready to go
Chill me, freeze me, to my blood, flip the switch
I got my money, my ticket, all that shit, I even got myself a little shaving kit
What would it take to bury me, I can't wait, I can't wait to see
I got a toothbrush, mouthwash, all that shit, I'm looking down in the filthy pit
I had the turkey and the stuffing too, I even saved a little bit for you
Lethal injection’s a luxury, I wanna give it to the whole jury
I'm just dying for one more squeeze, oh yeah, oh yeah
Pick me up, baby I'm a-ready to go, yes
Take me up, baby I'm a-ready to blow
Take me up, baby if you're ready to go
Baby I got nowhere to go, baby I'm a-ready to go
Chill me, freeze me, to my bones, flip the switch
Produced by Don Was & The Glimmer Twins
First released on:
The Rolling Stones - “Bridges To Babylon” CD
(Virgin Records VJCP 25333) Japan, September 26, 1997
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2010-12-01 18:28 by René.