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What was Marianne Faithful's contribution to that track?

According to Mick, only the words "Cousin Cocaine"

Marianne Faithful has always claimed to have written quite a bit of the song. Found this quote from an interview with Marianne:

Marianne Faithfull recalled writing the song to The Guardian newspaper in January 2013: "I just liked the name, and loved Lou Reed's work, 'Sister Ray and 'Heroin.' I liked the idea poetically. I thought it was like Baudelaire, but the song doesn't glamorise anything. It was a really interesting vision."

Are we certain that's Keith on acoustic guitar and not Mick Jagger?

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Are we certain that's Keith on acoustic guitar and not Mick Jagger?

That's what the credits say, but I still think it could be Mick.

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Never before and never since has the SOUND of the song so purely matched the lyric. It's a junkie's highs and withdrawals set perfectly, hypnotically and menacingly to music. I always think to myself 'what WERE they THINKING when they were laying this one down?"

Chilling track

Funnily enough and ironically, I've always thought the same of Lou Reed's Heroin. It's like you're on the ride.

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Are we certain that's Keith on acoustic guitar and not Mick Jagger?

That's what the credits say, but I still think it could be Mick.

Thank you 71. I always thought it was Mick and had never considered otherwise. It doesn't sound like Keith to me.

Here's the version with Marianne Faithfull on vocals.

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Are we certain that's Keith on acoustic guitar and not Mick Jagger?

That's what the credits say, but I still think it could be Mick.

Thank you 71. I always thought it was Mick and had never considered otherwise. It doesn't sound like Keith to me.

It's 100% Keith. There's no way Mick ever could play like that.

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Here's the version with Marianne Faithfull on vocals.

She sings in a young Leo Cohen style which makes me come to think of Cohens brilliant junkie-song 'The Butcher'...So here we go:

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Are we certain that's Keith on acoustic guitar and not Mick Jagger?

That's what the credits say, but I still think it could be Mick.

That surprises me. Have you listened closely to the little licks in there?

This is stuff Keith does all the time on acoustic, as well as on more mellow songs like WOAF and others.

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Are we certain that's Keith on acoustic guitar and not Mick Jagger?

That's what the credits say, but I still think it could be Mick.

That surprises me. Have you listened closely to the little licks in there?

This is stuff Keith does all the time on acoustic, as well as on more mellow songs like WOAF and others.

I bow to the wisdom of my superiors. I hadn't listened to the track before I posted. I haven't listened to it NOW. I had just always thought it might be Mick. I'm sure that when I listen to it I'll hear what you and Mathijs are talking about.

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Here's the version with Marianne Faithfull on vocals.

Truly Wonderful!><

What a drag it is gettin' old

This is a true bluessong in your face, somebody in despair in hospital after an accident with drugs or traffic, both are tragic and common in daily life, but I also feel a light up in the darkness of this beautiful track.

I always thought SF sounded disjointed, like a mishmash of songs. I reconfigured the song order and was amazed how much more sense the album made to me. I think it takes you on a musical journey that you do not get with the original vinyl. I know this sounds brash, but I no longer listen to the original song order. I especially like SM after the slow blues and before MLM.

BS; Bitch; CYHMK; Sway; DF; WH; IGTB; YGM; SM; MLM.

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I always thought SF sounded disjointed, like a mishmash of songs. I reconfigured the song order and was amazed how much more sense the album made to me. I think it takes you on a musical journey that you do not get with the original vinyl. I know this sounds brash, but I no longer listen to the original song order. I especially like SM after the slow blues and before MLM.

BS; Bitch; CYHMK; Sway; DF; WH; IGTB; YGM; SM; MLM.

I like it!! Reminds me of Tattoo You, of course ... the rockers on one side, the ballads on the other. Nicely done!

Drew

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Never before and never since has the SOUND of the song so purely matched the lyric. It's a junkie's highs and withdrawals set perfectly, hypnotically and menacingly to music. I always think to myself 'what WERE they THINKING when they were laying this one down?"

Chilling track

Funnily enough and ironically, I've always thought the same of Lou Reed's Heroin. It's like you're on the ride.

Exactly, and you can also include Cocaine by Cream.

Sticy Fingers is The Album in my ears. My favorite song from this album have change all the time. The variation is fantastic, if there is a record that is above every other records in the world, this is it and of course SM is one of the diamonds

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Never before and never since has the SOUND of the song so purely matched the lyric. It's a junkie's highs and withdrawals set perfectly, hypnotically and menacingly to music. I always think to myself 'what WERE they THINKING when they were laying this one down?"

Chilling track

Funnily enough and ironically, I've always thought the same of Lou Reed's Heroin. It's like you're on the ride.

Exactly, and you can also include Cocaine by Cream.

I believe you mean Clapton, not Cream, but point taken. It's actually a JJ Cale composition, and he did a great version himself.





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Are we certain that's Keith on acoustic guitar and not Mick Jagger?

Sure it is not Mick. There are some arpeggios, too difficult to play for him. It is the usual Keith-style ...

But the Faithfull version has MJ on acoustic guitar according to [en.wikipedia.org]

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Are we certain that's Keith on acoustic guitar and not Mick Jagger?

That's what the credits say, but I still think it could be Mick.

That surprises me. Have you listened closely to the little licks in there?

This is stuff Keith does all the time on acoustic, as well as on more mellow songs like WOAF and others.

I said "could", DP, not "is". But I think the credits are probably right.

Fantastic haunting song.

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I always thought SF sounded disjointed, like a mishmash of songs. I reconfigured the song order and was amazed how much more sense the album made to me. I think it takes you on a musical journey that you do not get with the original vinyl. I know this sounds brash, but I no longer listen to the original song order. I especially like SM after the slow blues and before MLM.

BS; Bitch; CYHMK; Sway; DF; WH; IGTB; YGM; SM; MLM.

I like it!! Reminds me of Tattoo You, of course ... the rockers on one side, the ballads on the other. Nicely done!

Drew

Awesome tune and super album. A classic for the ages.

I have sometimes wondered if "cool, cool" might actually be "cool, cruel" - perhaps no way to be sure by listening.

Censorship in pop-rock albums under Franco's regime"). A record could be censored for four reasons: politic, religion, sex or drugs. Many albums never were published in Spain for these reasons. Others had to be modified, e.g. Sticky Fingers by the Rolling Stones: the cover was censored as obscene and the song "Sister Morphine" for reasons of drugs; the Spanish edition has a different cover and includes two unreleased tracks instead of "Sister Morphine"; obviously, this issue is wanted by collectors around the world."



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Never before and never since has the SOUND of the song so purely matched the lyric. It's a junkie's highs and withdrawals set perfectly, hypnotically and menacingly to music. I always think to myself 'what WERE they THINKING when they were laying this one down?"

Chilling track

Totally agree. I remember hearing this one for the first time and it took my breath away.

This from a bunch of fairly young kids at the time? Fantastic track!

Great druggie song

The title alone is brilliant. Not one of my favorite tracks on that record but certainly one which sticks with you after you hear it. Dark and painful.

I think without Ry Cooder's playing it probably wouldn't have made the cut.

It may have been written before Keith was a full blown junkie but it certainly showed the fascination these guys were having for hard drugs, and probably influenced a lot of young listeners to further explore that road. I mean the Stones were so cool at that point and listening to that record and seeing the great photos of them on Sticky Fingers all kind of pointed to a clue to unraveling their coolness.....drugs, and their ability to flaunt them in the face of the man at that time was the ultimate cool. peace