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Kurt
@#$%& brilliant.
How the hell did they get OUT of there?
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jazzbass
Interesting that Mick chose to use the very seldom used live "whip the women" lyric.
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onlystones
He sung "whip the women" in Philadelphia in 1972. Boot is or was on youtube.
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tatters
This video uses the actual flatbed truck audio.
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Were people really already waiting in line to buy tickets at the precise moment the Stones were playing on Fifth Avenue? The news report makes it seem that way. I wonder where the hell I was while all this was going on. Probably 20 miles away in a high school classroom on Long Island. One of those moments that makes me wish I was just a little older.
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onlystones
He sung "whip the women" in Philadelphia in 1972. Boot is or was on youtube.
I've found a couple Philadelphia 1972 boots on youtube, one clearly labeled July 20, the other labeled July 20/21.
In the July 20 version, it's definitely not "whip the women." They did two July 21 shows, and maybe he sang the rarer lyric in one or both of those shows. But I can't find it.
I understand him making the song more politically correct. I'm surprised though that Mick did so in its first live performance, then allowed the single and album to be released with the more incendiary lyric, then seemingly never, except for lip synching and the flatbed, using the studio wording when performing that song.
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Redhotcarpet
ONe of the best version ever ever ever. Some of Micks best vocals. Some of the best proof of how important Preston was. I wanna be in the Rolling Stones 1975.
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onlystones
He sung "whip the women" in Philadelphia in 1972. Boot is or was on youtube.
I've found a couple Philadelphia 1972 boots on youtube, one clearly labeled July 20, the other labeled July 20/21.
In the July 20 version, it's definitely not "whip the women." They did two July 21 shows, and maybe he sang the rarer lyric in one or both of those shows. But I can't find it.
I understand him making the song more politically correct. I'm surprised though that Mick did so in its first live performance, then allowed the single and album to be released with the more incendiary lyric, then seemingly never, except for lip synching and the flatbed, using the studio wording when performing that song.
He sings the line for the 9/23/70 Paris show and Leeds '71 as well.
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jazzbass
I knew about Paris '1970. It was the only version I was aware of prior to seeing this clip on the flatbed. So, additionally Leeds '71 and Pittsburgh 1972.
Is that all? Was the flat bed the last time he used the "whip the women" lyric?
I understand that it is a politically incorrect lyric to sing, but poetic license should apply and prevail. (no more offensive that Stray Cat Blues underage reference) So the question is why does he change the lyric in concert 99.9% of the time when it can be heard all over the world daily on the radio in its original form? If he and/or the Stones were overly concerned way back when they would've cut a studio version with the pc lyric.