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Taylor1But the Gulf War didn’t happen until 1990-1991?.So the lyrics were not written in 1988Quote
gotdablouse
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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Gazza
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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Taylor1But the Gulf War didn’t happen until 1990-1991?.So the lyrics were not written in 1988Quote
gotdablouse
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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Taylor1But the Gulf War didn’t happen until 1990-1991?.So the lyrics were not written in 1988Quote
gotdablouse
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" ;-)
They could have been, It's a recurring theme.
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Taylor1But the Gulf War didn’t happen until 1990-1991?.So the lyrics were not written in 1988Quote
gotdablouse
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" ;-)
"According to Jagger, the music for “High Wire” dates back to pre-Steel Wheels days: “It was one of those things that I played for people, but no one seemed to pick up on it.” The tune got a new lease on life when the Stones decided to record a brand-new studio track for the live album. “I didn’t know if it was going to come off,” Jagger admitted, “whether it was anything that anyone would want to hear. But it really just sounds like the Rolling Stones.”
Jagger wrote the lyrics at the end of December, as talk of an impending gulf war started to heat up, and the Stones cut “High Wire” during the second week of January, shortly before the bombs started falling in Baghdad"
[www.rollingstone.com]
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Taylor1But the Gulf War didn’t happen until 1990-1991?.So the lyrics were not written in 1988Quote
gotdablouse
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" ;-)
They could have been, It's a recurring theme.
Or maybe re-written like 'Ghost Town' ?