I had one of those now you hear it now you don't moments last night. I swear I heard a live version of Stop Breaking Down coming from someones car. It was brief but I heard some killer horn lines, really funking up the tune, New Orleans style..just awesome.

I almost jumped in the truck to try to run the guy down to find out what I was hearing.

Anybody aware of a killer live version of this tune floating around out there? One with amazing horn lines complementing the groove and countering the melody and reinforcing the funky backbeat? Maybe I just have stones on my brain and was hearing something that doesn't exist. Thanks.

peace

It sure doesn't sound like the Stones's live version

Where did Robert Cray join them to play this song?

Miami 1994.

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DandelionPowderman
It sure doesn't sound like the Stones's live version

I swear I thought I heard Mick singing, hard to mistake his voice but the song was definitely much more swinging and up tempo finky than any version I've heard them do.

If it wasn't them, it sure makes me think they could do a fantastic version of it with the sax players truly spicing it up. I know you can hear it dandie....think Rocks Off, syncopated sometimes stacatto horn lines over the top of a swinging rhythm section.

I've been searching like mad trying to find it and the closest I can come up is this version by Widespead Panic. The groove was similar but the horns were much more active, not just riffing on the bass line. And I heard more than one of them, perfect for Karl and Tim to pull off together.

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peace

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Miami 1994.

The Mick Taylor version:

video: [www.youtube.com]

The Eric Clapton and Billy Preston version:

video: [www.youtube.com]

The Jeff Healey version:

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Maybe someone who's sitting on a killer unknown soundboard tape of an unknown private Stones concert where they played Stop Breaking Down?

Thanks The Sicilian and terraplane, I've checked out all those versions and while sweet weren't even close to amazing groove I heard for about 10-15 seconds.

I figure if no one in this crowd knows about it, it probably doesn't exist. If it was in the Stones vault I'm sure Don Was would have creamed his jeans and made sure it was released on the Exile re-issue.

I beginning to suspect it was some live Widespread Panic recording, their version is the closest thing groove wise to what I've heard .

Thanks guys.

peace