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Swayed1967
Great vocals. Mick can’t write a bad song for his falsetto voice – the demise of the Stones after 1981 can be traced I think to his forgetting that. Fool To Cry, Beast of Burden, Emotional Rescue and Worried About You immediately come to mind but, correct me if I’m wrong, no girlie singing since Tattoo You.
Feel On Baby, Winning Ugly, Sweet Thing and Use Me are a few that come to mind..
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HMS
Best song on the otherwise subpar B-side of Tatto You.
When I first heard it as a youngster I was totally blown away. I still like it very much, but I dont think you can call it a classic. It´s dated, but still very good - but once again: NO CLASSIC.
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drewmaster = master of words
Tops & Worried are first class indeed but I can easily do without Heaven, No Use In Crying & Waiting On A Frind, never liked those three songs, always thought of them as a waste of disc space more or less. The inclusion of Heaven, No Use in Crying & Waiting On A Friend for me makes Emotional Rescue a better album than Tattoo You.
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Title5Take1
I'm only aware of one Worried About You (non-live) official release. Where are these others from?
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stanlove
Could be a great song but ruined a little with the falsetto. WHY..
The Toronto Live version from 77 is the only one I will listen to because he got away from the falsetto nonsense.
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I always thought it was incredibly BRAVE for the Stones to put out an album with two sides as radically different as Tattoo You had. They hadn't strung together anything resembling that before. Yes, you could say Exile had done something similar -- Rock/blues (1), Country (2), Gospel (3), Rock/blues (4), but an entire side of ballads? Wow.
Not a choice that would naturally scream #1 on the charts.
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IMO, Worried About You is one of the most electrifying and brilliant and cathartic tracks in the Stones’ entire catalog. It’s a lush, theatrical tour-de-force right from the start, with that electric piano and Charlie’s gently-ticking drumbeat creating a feeling of hushed, breathless anticipation.
Then Mick enters, baring his soul in a fragile, utterly naked falsetto; the vulnerability and depth of his performance here is simply a wonder to behold. One of the most remarkable vocal performances ever recorded. At the same time, almost imperceptibly, Keith saunters in, delivering some gorgeous, reggae-tinged guitar licks, while Bill lends a remarkable bass-line that heightens the mood of wistful sadness. Keith then adds a gorgeous bluesy riff, and the song begins to blossom like a rare and precious flower. Those rugged Glimmer Twin harmonies in the chorus contrast beautifully with Mick’s delicate falsetto.
After the first chorus, the feeling of wounded desolation ratchets up, as Mick’s words so vividly capture the incalculable pain that a cold and heartless lover has inflicted upon him. We are inexorably drawn in, absolutely mesmerized by the greatest performer in history, who by now has us completely in the palm of his hand.
It's when the second chorus subsides, however, that the song truly takes off into the stratosphere: that incandescent, scorching, transcendent guitar solo from Wayne Perkins, brilliantly distilling in just 35 seconds all the pain and darkness that Mick has been so desperately trying to exorcise. Holy Mother of Mercy, what a solo; absolutely stunning in its force and precision.
But as mind-blowing as Perkins’ solo is, it is Mick’s subsequent volcanic eruption that is truly the track’s climax. Mick now unleashes one of the most cathartic and heartfelt outpourings of emotion I’ve ever heard, finally purging all the pent-up frustration and heartache and fury that he’s kept locked inside for God knows how long. And oh, what sweet, sweet release. The falsetto wails that follow are the icing on the cake.
Finally, the glorious, strutting outro brings the song to a deeply satisfying close.
Well, talk is cheap. All these words cannot really do justice how much I love Worried About You. I do know that it makes me feel more alive and free than just about anything else on this planet. As in so much of the Stones’ best work, there is such a profound spiritual undertow to this track that its impact on me is akin to an out-of-body religious experience. It nourishes the very core of my being, transporting me to another dimension, liberating my spirit, and releasing me from all my worldly cares. This is why I love the Rolling Stones with all my heart.
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HMS
Best song on the otherwise subpar B-side of Tatto You.
When I first heard it as a youngster I was totally blown away. I still like it very much, but I dont think you can call it a classic. It´s dated, but still very good - but once again: NO CLASSIC.
There's no hope for you.
Dated? HA! Subpar B-side of the album? Only a fool would see it that way.
Go listen to that dated trash you think is so great and leave the great songs and albums to people with taste.
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HMS
Best song on the otherwise subpar B-side of Tatto You.
When I first heard it as a youngster I was totally blown away. I still like it very much, but I dont think you can call it a classic. It´s dated, but still very good - but once again: NO CLASSIC.
There's no hope for you.
Dated? HA! Subpar B-side of the album? Only a fool would see it that way.
Go listen to that dated trash you think is so great and leave the great songs and albums to people with taste.
he's having a piss with us. no one in the world prefers dirty work to tattoo you. maybe in a dark, alternate universe...but shirley not here.
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HMS
Best song on the otherwise subpar B-side of Tatto You.
When I first heard it as a youngster I was totally blown away. I still like it very much, but I dont think you can call it a classic. It´s dated, but still very good - but once again: NO CLASSIC.
There's no hope for you.
Dated? HA! Subpar B-side of the album? Only a fool would see it that way.
Go listen to that dated trash you think is so great and leave the great songs and albums to people with taste.
he's having a piss with us. no one in the world prefers dirty work to tattoo you. maybe in a dark, alternate universe...but shirley not here.
Not at all.
I can honestly say that I like DW more than TY. Although TY has some songs on it that are superior, DW as a whole is better. TY is a ragged mixed bag and has no "corporate identity". A brilliant A-side and a average/subpar B-side doesnt make a real great album. It´s good for sure but no DW, which is truly great. One Hit for instance has more impact than Start Me Up, Harlem Shuffle and Winning Ugly each beats easily most if not the entire B-side of TY. Dirty Work and Had It With You are more impressive than Hang Fire and Neighbours.
Black Limousine, Slave, Little T&A, Worried and Tops are superior to most of DW´s tracks indeed but like I said as a whole DW is the better album.
Thinking of Harlem Shuffle, it´s their last great single, greater than Start Me Up,imo. Start Me Up came right on time, would it have been released two years later it would never have been a hit, I guesss.
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I'm only aware of one Worried About You (non-live) official release. Where are these others from?
They are most likely all the same take, just with different overdubs and rough mixes done for listening.
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DandelionPowderman
He's not singing about Keith..
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stanlove
LOL. Brilliant use of sarcasm...
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Paulhanrahan
Brilliant song - marvellous rendition Perth #1 14 On Fire!
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Swayed1967
Great vocals. Mick can’t write a bad song for his falsetto voice – the demise of the Stones after 1981 can be traced I think to his forgetting that. Fool To Cry, Beast of Burden, Emotional Rescue and Worried About You immediately come to mind but, correct me if I’m wrong, no girlie singing since Tattoo You.
Feel On Baby, Winning Ugly, Sweet Thing and Use Me are a few that come to mind..
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Swayed1967
Great vocals. Mick can’t write a bad song for his falsetto voice – the demise of the Stones after 1981 can be traced I think to his forgetting that. Fool To Cry, Beast of Burden, Emotional Rescue and Worried About You immediately come to mind but, correct me if I’m wrong, no girlie singing since Tattoo You.
Feel On Baby, Winning Ugly, Sweet Thing and Use Me are a few that come to mind..
There’s no remarkable falsetto on any of those songs except of course for Sweet Thing, which I didn’t count because it’s not a Stones song... since you mention it though it’s no coincidence that Sweet Thing is one of Mick’s better solo cuts. Forget the blues, Mick should sing at least part of every song on the new album in falsetto.
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Great vocals. Mick can’t write a bad song for his falsetto voice – the demise of the Stones after 1981 can be traced I think to his forgetting that. Fool To Cry, Beast of Burden, Emotional Rescue and Worried About You immediately come to mind but, correct me if I’m wrong, no girlie singing since Tattoo You.
Feel On Baby, Winning Ugly, Sweet Thing and Use Me are a few that come to mind..
There’s no remarkable falsetto on any of those songs except of course for Sweet Thing, which I didn’t count because it’s not a Stones song... since you mention it though it’s no coincidence that Sweet Thing is one of Mick’s better solo cuts. Forget the blues, Mick should sing at least part of every song on the new album in falsetto.
What do you mean by «remarkable»? I think Mick's falsetto on Feel On Baby is awesome. Perhaps you mean that he's singing falsetto on most of those other tracks, as opposed to now and again?
They even have echo-loop on Mick's falsetto on FOB
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Swayed1967
You sound like a Musical Authority but I’ll have to maintain that Mick does not sing FOB in falsetto.
But I wish he had.
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Forget the blues, Mick should sing at least part of every song on the new album in falsetto.