What songs have The Stones done..of an Instrumental only version with no voice lyrics either their music or someone elses?

Also what Musicians have impressed you most with an Instrumental only version of a Stones song with no voice lyrics?

My favourite recorded Instrumental song is GREEN ONIONS by Booker T & The MGs..the back ground music to American Graffiti.

2120 Michigan Avenue (Bill´s bass is wonderful on this one)

Stoned (straight blues)

Tim Ries ------- Moonlight Mile
Lyres ---------- Now I've Got a Witness



ROCKMAN

Harvey Mandel doing Sympathy For The Devil when he comes in with his forth and backwards guitar..

and most of the Tim Ries-stuff is great.

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electricmud
Harvey Mandel doing Sympathy For The Devil when he comes in with his forth and backwards guitar..

and most of the Tim Ries-stuff is great.

I'm a big Harvey fan but never heard of that one. What album is it on electric?

It`s an lesser known super-session 2LP album "Music From Free Creek" , recorded in 1969 and released in 1973 on Charisma ( In USA on Buddah). There are two more tracks with Harvey. Beside Harvey there were countless great musicians on these session (Clapton, Beck, B.Leadon, L.Ronstadt, D.John, T.Rundgren...), well search for "Music From Free Creek" ...It`s all just session work , just for fun, no special production or mixing, but great listen.







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Stones best one is still 2120

I can't remember which bootlegs it's on but there's an instrumental version of 'Yesterday's Papers' (along other instrumental versions) which I prefer to the BtB version complete with not very good lyrics. It would have made an excellent instrumental introduction to the album.

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colonial

My favourite recorded Instrumental song is GREEN ONIONS by Booker T & The MGs..the back ground music to American Graffiti.

WTF??

Yeah, I know Lucas used it...but I'd never think of that track--featuring original MG bassist Lewis Steinberg rather than Duck Dunn--as film music, just like I don't think of all those Stones tracks as background music to Scorcese movies. Since it's release, "Green Onions" has been part of the soundtrack to people's lives.

As far as best instrumental Stones song, I like the (bootleg ) instrumental versions of those Exile bonus tracks. And the version of "Dance" sans vocals that Keith preferred and clashed with Mick over did finally come out as the flip of a 12" promo single.

Are you looking for a 'real instrumental song' or just a version of a song where the lyrics were removed, or not yet added.

If you mean just "without lyrics" and not "never had any lyrics", then I'll vote for the instrumental-only outtakes of Ruby Tuesday and Let It Loose.

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Rockman
Tim Ries ------- Moonlight Mile
Lyres ---------- Now I've Got a Witness

Yes, I'd have to say that Tim Ries' Rolling Stones Project CDs are really superb, and I'm not a big jazz fan.

I remember listening to "Rip This Joint" with only Nicky & Charlie, fabulous, in those stereo systems that a had a "Karaoke" button, on many tracks it would bring instruments to the front that were hard to appreciate otherwise.

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DandelionPowderman
2120 Michigan Avenue (Bill´s bass is wonderful on this one)

Stoned (straight blues)

2120 SMA .... each time every time. Killer instrumental.

[ I want to shout, but I can hardly speak ]

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colonial
What songs have The Stones done..of an Instrumental only version with no voice lyrics either their music or someone elses?

Also what Musicians have impressed you most with an Instrumental only version of a Stones song with no voice lyrics?

My favourite recorded Instrumental song is by Booker T & The MGs..the back ground music to American Graffiti.

Booker T.& The MG's (1992) induction into "The Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame".Keith played GREEN ONIONS.I just seen it for the first time last night after watching it on "The Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame" (DVD 25 years Live) 9 disc.. I just brought it and its a really enjoyable DVD to watch it cost $100-

"Separately", a GHS outtake, is brilliant. Kind of jazzy.

Bitch - Herbie Mann.