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Not surprised. Its the only song of theirs most of the stadium probably knew. The Stones aren't wrong when they imply the fans only know their biggest hits. IMO the song "votes" should be of equal obscurity, and when you throw something like Black in the mix its a total blowout and giveaway slot to a warhorse.Quote
Nikkei
To be fair, the Twitter hashtag #StonesColumbus WAS flooded with Paint It Black requests by people who posted pics from the show shortly thereafter.
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Rockman
Jamaican style version of .... Back Ta Zero ....
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jazzbass
Heartbreaker would be my vote. (and hope) Likely though will be Paint it Black or Shattered. Both have been played this tour (at club gigs) I don't think they'll play another Sticky Fingers song for the fan vote, because the fan vote follows the SF segment. (At least at the San Diego show) So, 50/50 for Shattered/PIB would be my guess.
That would figure. They like to repeat themselves these days.
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andrea66
Voted for Hearbreaker. I am afraid that Paint it Black will win, because of the famous gap between iorrians and normal audience
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HotStuff92
I've heard people claim that the song votes are rigged in some way, but is there any actual evidence to support that claim?
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jazzbass
Heartbreaker would be my vote. (and hope) Likely though will be Paint it Black or Shattered. Both have been played this tour (at club gigs) I don't think they'll play another Sticky Fingers song for the fan vote, because the fan vote follows the SF segment. (At least at the San Diego show) So, 50/50 for Shattered/PIB would be my guess.
That would figure. They like to repeat themselves these days.
Not the US shows they haven't been played at.
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HotStuff92
I've heard people claim that the song votes are rigged in some way, but is there any actual evidence to support that claim?
Yes. In Norway,they rehearsed "Let's Spend the Night Together" during the set list run-through in the exact spot that it ended up being played as the 'vote winner' well BEFORE the voting had even closed. It could have actually been before the voting had even opened. I can't remember the exact details but,you could look it up. Probably right on this web-site. I'm talking the first show of the 2014 European tour. Just one example.
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HotStuff92
I've heard people claim that the song votes are rigged in some way, but is there any actual evidence to support that claim?
Yes. In Norway,they rehearsed "Let's Spend the Night Together" during the set list run-through in the exact spot that it ended up being played as the 'vote winner' well BEFORE the voting had even closed. It could have actually been before the voting had even opened. I can't remember the exact details but,you could look it up. Probably right on this web-site. I'm talking the first show of the 2014 European tour. Just one example.
That's true. They played it on the last run-through in the exact spot indeed. This was the day before show day. People were allowed to vote right up till the show started. Fake vote.
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HotStuff92
I've heard people claim that the song votes are rigged in some way, but is there any actual evidence to support that claim?
Yes. In Norway,they rehearsed "Let's Spend the Night Together" during the set list run-through in the exact spot that it ended up being played as the 'vote winner' well BEFORE the voting had even closed. It could have actually been before the voting had even opened. I can't remember the exact details but,you could look it up. Probably right on this web-site. I'm talking the first show of the 2014 European tour. Just one example.
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HotStuff92
I've heard people claim that the song votes are rigged in some way, but is there any actual evidence to support that claim?
Yes. In Norway,they rehearsed "Let's Spend the Night Together" during the set list run-through in the exact spot that it ended up being played as the 'vote winner' well BEFORE the voting had even closed. It could have actually been before the voting had even opened. I can't remember the exact details but,you could look it up. Probably right on this web-site. I'm talking the first show of the 2014 European tour. Just one example.
Also, the winning song has often been used to showcase either a guest artist or Mick Taylor, who just happen to be ready to go on stage as Jagger calls the tune. The result is meant to be a mystery to the band until Jagger does that, but this is clearly not the case - aside from anything else, the Stones are a very cautious band on stage these days and would not put themselves in the position of having to chance their way through a song they hadn't properly rehearsed (despite what Silver Train in Brisbane might suggest).