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jbwelda
I never understood why the put out the song "Emotional Rescue" at all, and really gobsmacked they put it out as a single...and named the album after it. That song is so ridiculous I was (and remain) embarrassed by it. That part with Jagger doing the Casanova little rap kinda thing, so funny. Maybe it was supposed to be funny and I just didn't get it.
sorry for being off topic.
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jbwelda
I never understood why the put out the song "Emotional Rescue" at all, and really gobsmacked they put it out as a single...and named the album after it. That song is so ridiculous I was (and remain) embarrassed by it. That part with Jagger doing the Casanova little rap kinda thing, so funny. Maybe it was supposed to be funny and I just didn't get it.
sorry for being off topic.
jb
Agree - horrible song.
I was embarrassed for being a Stones fan, and embarrassed for the Stones for releasing it.
The falsetto is creepy and the bass line is retarded.
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jbwelda
I never understood why the put out the song "Emotional Rescue" at all, and really gobsmacked they put it out as a single...and named the album after it. That song is so ridiculous I was (and remain) embarrassed by it. That part with Jagger doing the Casanova little rap kinda thing, so funny. Maybe it was supposed to be funny and I just didn't get it.
sorry for being off topic.
jb
Agree - horrible song.
I was embarrassed for being a Stones fan, and embarrassed for the Stones for releasing it.
The falsetto is creepy and the bass line is retarded.
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Rocky Dijon
Good point. "Cook Cook Blues" also ignores a credit for Kimsey as producer as I recall. Odd for both UNDERCOVER and STEEL WHEELS.
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Rocky Dijon
And I believe "So Young" in 1994 credited Chris Kimsey as producer, but not The Glimmer Twins.
This is madness.
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Rocky Dijon
As for the "Emotional Rescue" brouhaha, I get opinions are subjective but in a world where "Streets of Love" was a single, someone is going to maintain "Emotional Rescue" was their worst single ever? You're awful bright, you're awful smart...
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Rocky Dijon
And I believe "So Young" in 1994 credited Chris Kimsey as producer, but not The Glimmer Twins.
This is madness.
As for the "Emotional Rescue" brouhaha, I get opinions are subjective but in a world where "Streets of Love" was a single, someone is going to maintain "Emotional Rescue" was their worst single ever? You're awful bright, you're awful smart...
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GasLightStreet
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree. Streets Of Love is THE worst Stones single ever. There's no accounting for taste - and some people have some awful bad tastes.
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jbwelda
I never understood why the put out the song "Emotional Rescue" at all, and really gobsmacked they put it out as a single...and named the album after it. That song is so ridiculous I was (and remain) embarrassed by it. That part with Jagger doing the Casanova little rap kinda thing, so funny. Maybe it was supposed to be funny and I just didn't get it.
sorry for being off topic.
jb
Agree - horrible song.
I was embarrassed for being a Stones fan, and embarrassed for the Stones for releasing it.
The falsetto is creepy and the bass line is retarded.
It's genius. Great groove, great melody, chicks dig it and it, just like Miss You, is memorable and easy to hum/whistle/sing.
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jbwelda
I never understood why the put out the song "Emotional Rescue" at all, and really gobsmacked they put it out as a single...and named the album after it. That song is so ridiculous I was (and remain) embarrassed by it. That part with Jagger doing the Casanova little rap kinda thing, so funny. Maybe it was supposed to be funny and I just didn't get it.
sorry for being off topic.
jb
Agree - horrible song.
I was embarrassed for being a Stones fan, and embarrassed for the Stones for releasing it.
The falsetto is creepy and the bass line is retarded.
It's genius. Great groove, great melody, chicks dig it and it, just like Miss You, is memorable and easy to hum/whistle/sing.
"Genius"...lol.
Guess you had to be there with me in a record store in June 1980 when it was released as a single - anticipation was high, but the results were cringeworthy. As for Miss You, I agree it's a great groove, great melody, the chicks dig it, and is memorable and easy to hum/whistle/sing. In fact Miss you became an anthem for the summer of '78 being played constantly on the radio and by high school party bands. Emotional Rescue on the other hand was like a turd that stained the album as a whole. As the first impression of a new Stones album, it failed miserably. Not saying it's their worst single ever, but it's down near the bottom.
As for Think I'm Going Mad - great tune.
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Hairball
Guess you had to be there with me in a record store in June 1980 when it was released as a single - anticipation was high, but the results were cringeworthy.
Emotional Rescue on the other hand was like a turd that stained the album as a whole. As the first impression of a new Stones album, it failed miserably.
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jbwelda
And this Streets of Love? I have to confess I have never heard it.
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Rocky Dijon
In other words, if you were there in June 1980, you really know it was a huge hit despite your dislike of it. "A miserable failure" would be all of the singles starting with "High Wire" that failed to even crack the Top 40.
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Rocky Dijon
There isn't a right and wrong with opinions.
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Chris Fountain
It's sad that I'm the only one in this forum whom likes Emotional rescue and even the album. I played Emotional Rescue(song) five times in a row at the pool last week. It's ok I will go it alone.
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Hairball
Anybody Seen My Baby was another stinker of an opening single, though not as horrible as Emotional Rescue or Streets of Love.
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Rockman
wait till jb stumbles on Green Ice …..
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Chris Fountain
It's sad that I'm the only one in this forum whom likes Emotional rescue and even the album. I played Emotional Rescue(song) five times in a row at the pool last week. It's ok I will go it alone.
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Rocky Dijon
There isn't a right and wrong with opinions.
Preaching to the choir.
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SomeGuy
Having said that, one could wonder if 'taste' and 'The Rolling Stones' necessarily should go together.
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Hairball
Anybody Seen My Baby was another stinker of an opening single, though not as horrible as Emotional Rescue or Streets of Love.
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GasLightStreet
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree. Streets Of Love is THE worst Stones single ever. There's no accounting for taste - and some people have some awful bad tastes.
What people consider to be bad taste depends on who you're asking and is, in and of itself, also a matter of taste