Highwire is probably my favorite track from the "modern" area. Great Keith-Riff.
I wonder if they every played or rehearsed it live.
Are afraid of being too political?

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Highwire is probably my favorite track from the "modern" area. Great Keith-Riff.
I wonder if they every played or rehearsed it live.
Are afraid of being too political?

That’s Mick.

In my opinion they will never play live: High Wire. I suppose : too political.

they played hang fire and sweet black angel live before

both pretty political

anyways i'm more fond of sex drive personally

or maybe i think it's better because of how much i like the video for it

especially charlie in it

Definitely one of their better modern songs.

LOVE HIGHWIRE DOOM AND Gloom also political

Thumbs up for Highwire from me too!
I often find the intro going round in my head. Right now, for example
Real earworm.

Bit of Highwire talk around the 2.00 min mark .....



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I wonder if they ever played or rehearsed it live.

Maybe during the shooting of the Promo-Video on 1-Mar-1991, NYC. Otherwise not played live or rehearsed - [TimeIsOnOurSide.com] , [NZentgraf.de] .

Wasn’t it all written by Mick about the Gulf War? The Gulf War is pretty muchancient history.Keith probably has no interest in playing it



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Rebecca de Ruvo, from Sweden with love - I remember I was in love with her (and all the other MTV Europe female VJ:s...). But I guess Commander beat me to it...

The last appearance of Bill in a Stones video?

Bill aint in the Highwire Video



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Bill aint in the Highwire Video

Surprisingly he returned for an appearance in the Sex Drive video

...... cant blame 'im ......



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Wasn’t it all written by Mick about the Gulf War? The Gulf War is pretty muchancient history.Keith probably has no interest in playing it

It's a Mick's song that comes from Primitive Cool sessions.



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Or the Wandering Spirit sessions since we now know thanks to Jimmy Rip that it was ready in 1988 !

But yes, it's a Mick song as he explained to RS when it was released in 1991. I'm sure the full quote is on "Timeisonmyside" ;-)

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Definitely one of their better modern songs.

I agree. Too bad Mick totally swallowed the media lies spread by the usual spin doctors. "Another Munich we just can't afford"... cmon Mick, Saddam wasn't a modern-day H!tler.

Errr...I haven't checked the lyrics recently but I'm pretty sure that he was actually critical of that "assumption" in the song and of that particular war in general, hence the banning by the BBC, probably the last time that happened to the Stones.

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Some remarks about the background of Highwire - Wikipedia.

Lyrics of Highwire - [Keno.org] .

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Wasn’t it all written by Mick about the Gulf War? The Gulf War is pretty muchancient history.Keith probably has no interest in playing it

Yes, it's based on the continuous live Air Strike Footage we saw back in '91 about the Gulf War....although I like the song it's a bit dated

video: [www.military.com]

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Keith Richards is playing four different guitars in the 'Highwire' video: buttercream maple fingerboard Fender Strat, buttercream maple fingerboard Fender Tele, black maple fingerboard ESP Tele, and a black rosewood fingerboard Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette.

Ron Wood is playing the same black maple fingerboard Fender Strat throughout.

I have no idea the brand of guitar Mick is playing. I recall seeing it in photos and videos from The Steel Wheels and Urban Jungle Tours.

On the Steel Wheels Tour, Mick's guitar had the brand name on the headstock. On the Urban Jungle Tour, that same guitar has a symbol on the headstock instead of the brand name.



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Definitely one of their better modern songs.

I agree. Too bad Mick totally swallowed the media lies spread by the usual spin doctors. "Another Munich we just can't afford"... cmon Mick, Saddam wasn't a modern-day H!tler.

Oh. So you don't take his point of view into consideration of what could happen, then. He even explains it in the video. Did you not watch it?

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Bit of Highwire talk around the 2.00 min mark .....

We worked on about 35 songs and whittled it down - but I don't do that anymore.

Mick, ya just said you still do.

WTF!

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Keith Richards is playing four different guitars in the 'Highwire' video: buttercream maple fingerboard Fender Strat, buttercream maple fingerboard Fender Tele, black maple fingerboard ESP Tele, and a black rosewood fingerboard Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette.

Ron Wood is playing the same black maple fingerboard Fender Strat throughout.

I have no idea the brand of guitar Mick is playing. I recall seeing it in photos and videos from The Steel Wheels and Urban Jungle Tours.

On the Steel Wheels Tour, Mick's guitar had the brand name on the headstock. On the Urban Jungle Tour, that same guitar has a symbol on the headstock instead of the brand name.

Kramer Elliot Easton Pro 2?

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Keith Richards is playing four different guitars in the 'Highwire' video: buttercream maple fingerboard Fender Strat, buttercream maple fingerboard Fender Tele, black maple fingerboard ESP Tele, and a black rosewood fingerboard Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette.

Ron Wood is playing the same black maple fingerboard Fender Strat throughout.

I have no idea the brand of guitar Mick is playing. I recall seeing it in photos and videos from The Steel Wheels and Urban Jungle Tours.

On the Steel Wheels Tour, Mick's guitar had the brand name on the headstock. On the Urban Jungle Tour, that same guitar has a symbol on the headstock instead of the brand name.

Kramer Elliot Easton Pro 2?

I did a Google image search with the guitar you mentioned and it's a match. Thank you for posting that. Much appreciated.

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Definitely one of their better modern songs.

I agree. Too bad Mick totally swallowed the media lies spread by the usual spin doctors. "Another Munich we just can't afford"... cmon Mick, Saddam wasn't a modern-day H!tler.

It was actually true this time...nobody can afford me my man!

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Definitely one of their better modern songs.

I agree. Too bad Mick totally swallowed the media lies spread by the usual spin doctors. "Another Munich we just can't afford"... cmon Mick, Saddam wasn't a modern-day H!tler.

It was actually true this time...nobody can afford me my man!

I didn't take it as Mick agreeing with them...in fact I read it the opposite. Look at the lyrics:

Highwire Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We sell them missiles, we sell them tanks
We give them credit, you can call up the bank
It's just a business, you can pay us in crude
You'll love these toys, just go play out your feuds
We got no pride, don't know whose boots to lick
We act so greedy, make me sick sick sick

[Pre-Chorus]
So get up, stand up, out of my way
I want to talk to the boss right away
Get up, stand up, who's gonna pay?
I want to talk to the man right away

[Chorus]
We walk the highwire
Sending the men to the front-line
And hoping they don't catch the hell-fire
Of hot guns and cold, cold knives

We walk the highwire
Sending the men to the front lines
And tell them to hotbed the sunshine
With hot guns and cold, cold knives

[Verse 2]
Our lives are threatened, our jobs at risk
Sometimes dictators need a slap on the wrist
Another Munich we just can't afford
We're going to send in the 82nd Airborne

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Definitely one of their better modern songs.

I agree. Too bad Mick totally swallowed the media lies spread by the usual spin doctors. "Another Munich we just can't afford"... cmon Mick, Saddam wasn't a modern-day H!tler.

I think you've totally missed the message of the song

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Errr...I haven't checked the lyrics recently but I'm pretty sure that he was actually critical of that "assumption" in the song and of that particular war in general, hence the banning by the BBC, probably the last time that happened to the Stones.

Exactly.

The song wasnt 'banned' for the sentiment. Songs were temporarily banned at the time for having lyrics that might be insensitive. Even old songs like 'Rock The Casbah' and (believe it or not) Phil Collins' 'In The Air Tonight' were removed from radio playlists for the duration of the war.



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Or the Wandering Spirit sessions since we now know thanks to Jimmy Rip that it was ready in 1988 !

But yes, it's a Mick song as he explained to RS when it was released in 1991. I'm sure the full quote is on "Timeisonmyside" ;-)

But the Gulf War didn’t happen until 1990-1991?.So the lyrics were not written in 1988