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Silver Dagger
What a spooky song. Where the hell did this one come from? With that crazy marimba it's like a cross between some pilled up mod jazz and pre-psychedelic r'n'b.
It really shows the Stones going off in their own direction and not keeping an eye on their main rivals The Beatles.
I mean who else does this one sound like? The Kinks? Not really. The Small Faces? I don't think so. The Who? No crashing power chords!
So apart from the staggering singles We Love You and Let's Spend The Night Together/Ruby Tuesday 1967 is considered by rock critics to be the Stones lost the plot.
Not for my ears though - for me this song and most of Between The Buttons and Satanic Majesty's were bold experiments in trying to find an original sound which resonated with the general public. That didn't happen until Beggar's Banquet when they ascended to rock's Mount Olympus but Yesterday's Papers was a groovy adventure on the way. Love it.
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LeonidP
Okay, at best. Probably my least favorite in Between The Buttons.
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DandelionPowderman
The first song Mick wrote by himself, apparently.
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wonderboy
I guess they had been off the road for a few months and were too exhausted/stoned/losing Brian/distracted by swinging London to really focus on the music.
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DandelionPowderman
<The first song I ever wrote completely on my own for a Rolling Stones record>
- Mick Jagger
From timeisonourside.com
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DandelionPowderman
<The first song I ever wrote completely on my own for a Rolling Stones record>
- Mick Jagger
From timeisonourside.com
The differences between the melody of the very basic demo and the finished release is quite notable.
One wonders what might have influenced such obvious changes.