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Chris Fountain
I see posts that date back to 2005. Opinions with respect to song haven't changed much. Wow - 15 years.
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backofmyhand
my favorite stones song
there is a version of foo; to cry with mick taylor on guitar any one have a link?
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Hairball
It's an embarrassing song to the Stones legacy.
I love the guitars though, and the groove by Charlie and Bill really gets going strong midway.
But it's Micks vocals that ruin it for me . They are silly and contrived, wanting to sound like the singer from KC and the Sunshine band.
KC and the Sunshine Band? They sang "That's the Way I Like It", " Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "Keep It Comin' Love", and "Get Down Tonight."
None of those songs are as introspective or melancholy as "Fool to Cry." KC and the Sunshine Band was a feel-good dance band. "Fool to Cry" is soulful, the ruminations of a hard-working man with a young daughter who finds solace in the arms of a woman on the poor side of town. The song dances on the edge of tragedy. You can feel the man's sorrow and his regret for what might have been, not to mention his love for his little daughter. No way could KC and the Sunshine band put all that in a song. No way!
What about KC's "Please don't Go" ???
Exactly exactly. "Please Don't Go" blows "Fool to Cry" out of the water.
yeah, hate to say it but I love Please Don't Go...over Fool to Cry.
It's the other way around, Stones inspired KC as this song was released in 1979, Black And Blue was released in april 1976.
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flilflam
Always did like this great song. My only criticism is that it is about a minute too long. Watts drumming towards the end of Fool to Cry is inspired.
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Hairball
It's an embarrassing song to the Stones legacy.
I love the guitars though, and the groove by Charlie and Bill really gets going strong midway.
But it's Micks vocals that ruin it for me . They are silly and contrived, wanting to sound like the singer from KC and the Sunshine band.
KC and the Sunshine Band? They sang "That's the Way I Like It", " Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "Keep It Comin' Love", and "Get Down Tonight."
None of those songs are as introspective or melancholy as "Fool to Cry." KC and the Sunshine Band was a feel-good dance band. "Fool to Cry" is soulful, the ruminations of a hard-working man with a young daughter who finds solace in the arms of a woman on the poor side of town. The song dances on the edge of tragedy. You can feel the man's sorrow and his regret for what might have been, not to mention his love for his little daughter. No way could KC and the Sunshine band put all that in a song. No way!
What about KC's "Please don't Go" ???
Exactly exactly. "Please Don't Go" blows "Fool to Cry" out of the water.
yeah, hate to say it but I love Please Don't Go...over Fool to Cry.
It's the other way around, Stones inspired KC as this song was released in 1979, Black And Blue was released in april 1976.
Absolutely. I think KC's song was the first number one of the 1980s or something. It was a weird turn from the rest of their disco catalogue and I don't think we heard from them again.
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Hairball
It's an embarrassing song to the Stones legacy.
I love the guitars though, and the groove by Charlie and Bill really gets going strong midway.
But it's Micks vocals that ruin it for me . They are silly and contrived, wanting to sound like the singer from KC and the Sunshine band.
KC and the Sunshine Band? They sang "That's the Way I Like It", " Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "Keep It Comin' Love", and "Get Down Tonight."
None of those songs are as introspective or melancholy as "Fool to Cry." KC and the Sunshine Band was a feel-good dance band. "Fool to Cry" is soulful, the ruminations of a hard-working man with a young daughter who finds solace in the arms of a woman on the poor side of town. The song dances on the edge of tragedy. You can feel the man's sorrow and his regret for what might have been, not to mention his love for his little daughter. No way could KC and the Sunshine band put all that in a song. No way!
What about KC's "Please don't Go" ???
Exactly exactly. "Please Don't Go" blows "Fool to Cry" out of the water.
yeah, hate to say it but I love Please Don't Go...over Fool to Cry.
It's the other way around, Stones inspired KC as this song was released in 1979, Black And Blue was released in april 1976.
Absolutely. I think KC's song was the first number one of the 1980s or something. It was a weird turn from the rest of their disco catalogue and I don't think we heard from them again.
They have been playing shows, at least up to 2018? And have a huge following for smaller venues. They have a great catalog but not extensive. So they usually throw in a few cover songs during their concerts -
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Hairball
It's an embarrassing song to the Stones legacy.
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Hairball
Lol...Crazy Mama should have been the A side!
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Hairball
It's an embarrassing song to the Stones legacy.
No it's not. That's just an ignorant opinion. It was a Top Ten single in the UK and US. There's a reason it's on every comp from TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE onward.
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Justin
I love this song and could listen to it once a day for the rest of my life and wouldn't bother me. Wish they'd play it more often. Great Mick performance like in Worried About You or Far Away Eyes.
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yorkshirestone
This isn’t my video (I was much further back in GA) but thought this was a fabulous performance of the song in London 2018.