I just saw the little video clip of "As tears go by". You can't hear very much. But what I hear is just a foozled version. What for are they doing it? The song is all about being sweet and fingerpicked. It's obvious Keith can't play it anymore, he's just strumming it like every 16 year old could do it. What's the pint in doing that? Just to please some fans that want to hear "songs that have never been played live"? In my opinion some songs should never be played live.

Then again the songs wasn't ever meant to be a proper Rolling Stones song. After Marianne Faithfull's success they released it just on the American market (single and wacky "album" DECEMBER'S CHILDREN). They even went as far as recording an Italian version of it with Mick Jagger singing "Con le mie lacrime" but no other Stones involved!
They had a #1 in the UK with "Little red rooster" but they didn't release in the UK (too black & bluesy) but one year later they released "As tears go by" in the US. They would never have dared to release it in the UK.

I suggest they'd leave that song to Marianne Faithfull or to junkies like Johnny Thunders (R.I.P.). And I hope they won't play it in Europe unless Keith is going to rehearse it or undertake some serious finger surgery.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2005-11-11 18:42 by F.U.C. the Captain.

Great song. Love its simplicity. Back in the 60s and 70s, just about every starting guitarist played two songs over and over again. House of the Rising Sun and As Tears Go By.

Imo the video clip sounded very good.


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where's the vid clip?

I like it also, it's pretty good. Great acoustic guitar parts.

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I 've found the video quite nice and it seemed to me that Keith was not strumming but playing some arpeggios.

YET ANOTHER IDIOT IN THE BOARD (YAII, you dont like anything, shout up!, shut up!, it was awesome!, i hope they play it again.

Maybe it was awesome. But the sound on the videoclip is awful. Even I can play it better.

Sure you can, Cap; but you´re not the Stones

I like the song, including Marianne's original and her sombre re-make from a few years ago. Never liked the strings on the RS version. It is - can be - a powerful song, but the strings version doesn't really fit on the otherwise raw, punky, speed-driven Dec. Children...

It is amazing how many posters state that they can play songs parts better themselves than the Stones can !!!
There are so many ego idiots on this board who obviously think they are superstars.
What a Shame that they are bit part players and not the real thing.

lots of axe-slingers can technically beat the Stones....but they don't have that magic "feel".............the "real" talent is in the songwriting

Leonard Keringer Wrote:
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> .the "real" talent is in the
> songwriting

it was

what a incredible ballad,,,would of liked 2 hear chuck doin the strings part ,,which is the heart of the tune imo ,,but other than that ,,,i sure wish i was there

T&A Wrote:
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> Leonard Keringer Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > .the "real" talent is in the
> > songwriting
>
> it was
>
> you are sooo frustrated man
>

How can you say this after they just released a great album full of great new songs. I think you just like to be a pain in the ass, dont ya??

The clip was good...no doubt. Keith and Mick looked very cool.

it´s a great song! i´d love to hear it live. it´s one of these songs that you learn first when you start guitar playing. even in school we used to sing it among many other classics such as let it be....most younger people know only 4 stones song.. "as tears go by", "angie", "satisfaction" and "anybody seen my baby?" before 2002 i had also only known these songs. they had to do it!

F.U.C. the Captain Wrote:
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> I just saw the little video clip of "As tears go
> by". You can't hear very much. But what I hear is
> just a foozled version. What for are they doing
> it? The song is all about being sweet and
> fingerpicked. It's obvious Keith can't play it
> anymore, he's just strumming it like every 16 year
> old could do it. What's the pint in doing that?
> Just to please some fans that want to hear "songs
> that have never been played live"? In my opinion
> some songs should never be played live.
>
> Then again the songs wasn't ever meant to be a
> proper Rolling Stones song. After Marianne
> Faithfull's success they released it just on the
> American market (single and wacky "album"
> DECEMBER'S CHILDREN). They even went as far as
> recording an Italian version of it with Mick
> Jagger singing "Con le mie lacrime" but no other
> Stones involved!
> They had a #1 in the UK with "Little red rooster"
> but they didn't release in the UK (too black &
> bluesy) but one year later they released "As tears
> go by" in the US. They would never have dared to
> release it in the UK.
>
> I suggest they'd leave that song to Marianne
> Faithfull or to junkies like Johnny Thunders
> (R.I.P.). And I hope they won't play it in Europe
> unless Keith is going to rehearse it or undertake
> some serious finger surgery.
>
>
>
> Edited 1 times. Last edit at 11/11/05 18:42 by
> F.U.C. the Captain.

STUPIDEST post of the day.
Thank you, Captain, that was a good one !

It was great in Hollywod and even better in San Diego. If you don't like that song as they perform it now then you are missing something. Even better than "She Smiled Sweetly" at Roseland ballrom, and that means a lot.

Bjornulf

based on the short video clip, that had to be an incredible moment for any Stones fan...can't see a reason to complain there...nicely done version of a gorgeous song IMO.

monkey_man Wrote:
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> even in school we used to
> sing it among many other classics such as let it
> be....most younger people know only 4 stones
> song.. "as tears go by", "angie", "satisfaction"
> and "anybody seen my baby?"

On what planet is this?

cc

I don't understand how some of you can call a person idiot or stupid for writing a personal thought. Being a good stones fan doesn't mean that you like all what they do or all what they think or say. Without critics there is no way to do things better!