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georgelicks
Both are fun and groove songs with some tongue in cheek and political content, a classic "Mick without the Stones" stuff.

Nowadays, with Youtube and Spotify, he can release a couple of singles each year if he wants, the whole 2013-2016 period with loads of demos written and ZERO release was a waste of time, IMO.

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bitusa2012
BOTH sound like a new version of Undercover to me.

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bitusa2012
BOTH sound like a new version of Undercover to me.

The entire album!? Yer right on a lot of aspects.

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peoplewitheyes
Bitusa, you're about to get told (by, ahem, 'someone') that the song is called 'Undercover of the Night'

Just wait for it...

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peoplewitheyes
Bitusa, you're about to get told (by, ahem, 'someone') that the song is called 'Undercover of the Night'

Just wait for it...

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georgelicks
Both are fun and groove songs with some tongue in cheek and political content, a classic "Mick without the Stones" stuff.

Nowadays, with Youtube and Spotify, he can release a couple of singles each year if he wants, the whole 2013-2016 period with loads of demos written and ZERO release was a waste of time, IMO.

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bye bye johnny
Mick Jagger Gets Political, Addresses U.K. 'Anxiety' on Two New Songs

‘’We obviously have a lot of problems," Rolling Stones singer says of "England Lost" and "Gotta Get a Grip." "So am I politically optimistic? … No"

By Jon Blistein

Mick Jagger unveiled two politically charged new songs, "England Lost" and "Get a Grip." The Rolling Stones singer said he penned the tracks in response to the "anxiety [and] unknowability of the changing political situation." He added, "We obviously have a lot of problems. So am I politically optimistic? … No."

"England Lost" boasts a bluesy breakbeat and finds Jagger recounting the story of a disappointing soccer match, which serves as an analogy for this "difficult moment in our history." He continued, "It's about the unknowability about where you are and the feeling of insecurity. That's how I was feeling when I was writing. It's obviously got a fair amount of humor because I don't like anything too on the nose but it's also got a sense of vulnerability of where we are as a country."

The noir-style video for "England Lost" follows a jittery businessman who discovers he's being followed after leaving work. A chase ensues as the man runs through London then out into the countryside where things get even weirder. The man is hit by a bicyclist, then a car, then dashes into the ocean where he's apprehended by two men who drag him ashore. The townspeople surround him and a little girl tells him flat out, "Pull yourself together."

"Gotta Get a Grip," is a grittier dance rock tune, though it too has a sinister edge. The video is set in an opulent nightclub where extravagance and excess reach a boiling point and explode into chaos while Jagger rails against everything from greed to xenophobia. "Everybody's stuffing their pockets, everybody's on tape," he sneers. "The news is all fake/ Let 'em eat chicken and let 'em eat steak/ Let 'em eat shit, let 'em eat cake."

Of the track, Jagger said, "The message I suppose is – despite all those things that are happening, you gotta get on with your own life, be yourself and attempt to create your own destiny."

Jagger said he wrote "Gotta Get A Grip" and "England Lost" in April and chose to release them as standalone tracks rather than waiting to put them on a full album. "It's always refreshing to get creative in a different fashion and I feel a slight throwback to a time when you could be a bit more free and easy by recording on the hoof and putting it out there immediately," he said. "I didn't want to wait until next year when these two tracks might lose any impact and mean nothing."

Jagger also spoke about his current musical tastes, noting he'll often make playlists filled with recommendations from young family members with old favorites. "I listen to R&B and pop and strange mixes of old and new and then like everyone I make my own random playlists," he said. "The last things I added to a list were Kendrick Lamar, Skepta, Mozart, Howlin’ Wolf, Tame Impala, obscure Prince tracks and classic soul stuff from The Valentine Brothers. I really like Kendrick Lamar; he’s also talking about discontent and he really nailed it. I thought his stuff, and what [British rapper] Skepta is doing, are very interesting and pretty much on the button.’" Skepta will appear on a "reimagined" version of "England Lost."

[www.rollingstone.com]

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Jagger said "It's always refreshing to get creative in a different fashion and I feel a slight throwback to a time when you could be a bit more free and easy by recording on the hoof and putting it out there immediately," he said. "

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peoplewitheyes
Bitusa, you're about to get told (by, ahem, 'someone') that the song is called 'Undercover of the Night'

Just wait for it...

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peoplewitheyes
Bitusa, you're about to get told (by, ahem, 'someone') that the song is called 'Undercover of the Night'

Just wait for it...

If we're going to be so pedantic...it's NOT called

"Undercover Of the Night" - it's

"Undercover (Of the Night)"

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bitusa2012

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peoplewitheyes
Bitusa, you're about to get told (by, ahem, 'someone') that the song is called 'Undercover of the Night'

Just wait for it...

If we're going to be so pedantic...it's NOT called

"Undercover Of the Night" - it's

"Undercover (Of the Night)"

Dunno, I remember seeing it as "Undercover (Of The Night)" somewhere, with a capital "T", for what it's worth...

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stone4ever
Mick saying here that he has only had a few sessions in the studio with just Keith so far.
This new Stones album really is far from finished.
At least Mick sounded upbeat about working with Keith, don't write these guys off yet, it can still happen, they can still be great again together.

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stone4ever
Mick saying here that he has only had a few sessions in the studio with just Keith so far.
This new Stones album really is far from finished.
At least Mick sounded upbeat about working with Keith, don't write these guys off yet, it can still happen, they can still be great again together.

Can you give a quote as I don't have time or patience to listen to entire interview.
Thanks.