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illyad1960
Been listing to this track for some time. I remember it as a bootleg, but the official version with the lyrics is pretty impressive. Wonder why Jagger/Richards took 40 years to release it. Its inclusion on any of the post Some Girls LPs would have been an improvement on any of the releases.
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ProfessorWolf
i love the song too
but i don't think its even in the top ten best outtakes from some girls
which is why i think it took 40 years for mick to do something with it
they just have so much better material to work with from the outtake of some girls
they arguably still do
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ProfessorWolf
i love the song too
but i don't think its even in the top ten best outtakes from some girls
which is why i think it took 40 years for mick to do something with it
they just have so much better material to work with from the outtake of some girls
they arguably still do
I'm still thrownt that they never finished Mist Roads.
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Doxa
I have never been any big fan of "Fiji Jim", but I have really started to appreciate the song the more I listen the TATTOO YOU bonus album. And I do listen that a lot. With its simple, repetitive structure it reminds me of Dylan's way of doing rockers, building a story over it. It swings and rolls like their best rockers from that era do. Jagger's vocals are really strong. Funny lyrics too. A compact piece, and gives good SOME GIRLS era vibes.
Strange that they didn't include it on SOME GIRLS bonus album. They filled it with country stuff and EMOTIONAL RESCUE material when they had this pure, energetic SOME GIRLS rocker in the can (one good thing is that they didn't, since Mick seems to sing better these days than at that time, as odd as it is).
- Doxa
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Doxa
I have never been any big fan of "Fiji Jim", but I have really started to appreciate the song the more I listen the TATTOO YOU bonus album. And I do listen that a lot. With its simple, repetitive structure it reminds me of Dylan's way of doing rockers, building a story over it. It swings and rolls like their best rockers from that era do. Jagger's vocals are really strong. Funny lyrics too. A compact piece, and gives good SOME GIRLS era vibes.
Strange that they didn't include it on SOME GIRLS bonus album. They filled it with country stuff and EMOTIONAL RESCUE material when they had this pure, energetic SOME GIRLS rocker in the can (one good thing is that they didn't, since Mick seems to sing better these days than at that time, as odd as it is).
- Doxa
I forget exactly when but Mick had said something like, "I should've held on to this track for later" etc regarding the EOMS extra tracks.
Little dude - later is HERE.
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gotdablouse
Separately was a Mick Taylor that he released under his name (like Leather Jacket) no chance this will ever appear on a Stones recording !
But yeah, "Misty Roads" (aka The Way She Held me Tight) is a mystery, "I Need You" a bit less although it has some potential.
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Doxa
I have never been any big fan of "Fiji Jim", but I have really started to appreciate the song the more I listen the TATTOO YOU bonus album. And I do listen that a lot. With its simple, repetitive structure it reminds me of Dylan's way of doing rockers, building a story over it. It swings and rolls like their best rockers from that era do. Jagger's vocals are really strong. Funny lyrics too. A compact piece, and gives good SOME GIRLS era vibes.
Strange that they didn't include it on SOME GIRLS bonus album. They filled it with country stuff and EMOTIONAL RESCUE material when they had this pure, energetic SOME GIRLS rocker in the can (one good thing is that they didn't, since Mick seems to sing better these days than at that time, as odd as it is).
- Doxa
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Doxa
I have never been any big fan of "Fiji Jim", but I have really started to appreciate the song the more I listen the TATTOO YOU bonus album. And I do listen that a lot. With its simple, repetitive structure it reminds me of Dylan's way of doing rockers, building a story over it. It swings and rolls like their best rockers from that era do. Jagger's vocals are really strong. Funny lyrics too. A compact piece, and gives good SOME GIRLS era vibes.
Strange that they didn't include it on SOME GIRLS bonus album. They filled it with country stuff and EMOTIONAL RESCUE material when they had this pure, energetic SOME GIRLS rocker in the can (one good thing is that they didn't, since Mick seems to sing better these days than at that time, as odd as it is).
- Doxa
Careful, Doxa, as "Fiji Jim" may not be the best example for this theory as it was one of the tracks Chris Kimsey dug out for possible use as "Voodoo Lounge"-era single b-sides (of these, only "So Young" made the grade back then). So it's well possible that Mick's vocals on Fiji Jim are already 30 years old by now!
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Doxa
I have never been any big fan of "Fiji Jim", but I have really started to appreciate the song the more I listen the TATTOO YOU bonus album. And I do listen that a lot. With its simple, repetitive structure it reminds me of Dylan's way of doing rockers, building a story over it. It swings and rolls like their best rockers from that era do. Jagger's vocals are really strong. Funny lyrics too. A compact piece, and gives good SOME GIRLS era vibes.
Strange that they didn't include it on SOME GIRLS bonus album. They filled it with country stuff and EMOTIONAL RESCUE material when they had this pure, energetic SOME GIRLS rocker in the can (one good thing is that they didn't, since Mick seems to sing better these days than at that time, as odd as it is).
- Doxa
Careful, Doxa, as "Fiji Jim" may not be the best example for this theory as it was one of the tracks Chris Kimsey dug out for possible use as "Voodoo Lounge"-era single b-sides (of these, only "So Young" made the grade back then). So it's well possible that Mick's vocals on Fiji Jim are already 30 years old by now!
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GasLightStreet
May 2021
spring: THE ROLLING STONES. London, RAK Studios.
MJ (voc, gtr, harm) mixes and overdubs leftover studio tracks for the upcoming
Tattoo You re-release (see 211022A). Additional overdubs by RW (gtr), Matt
Clifford (keyb). Incl.
- Come To The Ball III (MJ/KR) -Windmill with vocals, see also 730127A
- Drift Away III (Mentor Williams) -see also 740208A
- Fast Talking, Slow Walking IV (MJ/KR) -with new vocals, see also 740208A
- Fiji Jim IV (MJ/KR) -with new vocals, see also 771010B
- It's A Lie IV (MJ/KR) -with new vocals, see also 790621A
- Living In The Heart Of Love III (MJ/KR) -see also 740208A
- Shame, Shame, Shame II (Jimmy Reed) -with new vocals, see also 771010B
- Start Me Up VI (MJ/KR) -Never Stop with new vocals, see also 771010B
- Troubles A' Comin III (Eugene Record) -with new vocals, see also 790122A
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Love the lyrics , as they are so anti PC . Great tune and the Stones Rock it !Quote
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illyad1960
Been listing to this track for some time. I remember it as a bootleg, but the official version with the lyrics is pretty impressive. Wonder why Jagger/Richards took 40 years to release it. Its inclusion on any of the post Some Girls LPs would have been an improvement on any of the releases.
I agree with you and have posted about how this song is among the best (to me) things released by the band in recent times. Jagger's vocals on the song are new, but most, if not all, of the band's track is from 1978. Man it cooks and swings!!!
We're gonna call up Fiji Jim,
call up Steve and Duane
There's a cat on bass whose gonna bust the place
Or else, go down in flames
We've already drunk four cases of wine
Snorted an ounce of cocaine
Got a keg of beer? Bring it over here
A six-pack or champagne
Sure , as he takes better care of his "instrument" these days and is not party hardy as he was in those days back then . So of course better voice and vocals !Quote
Doxa
I have never been any big fan of "Fiji Jim", but I have really started to appreciate the song the more I listen the TATTOO YOU bonus album. And I do listen that a lot. With its simple, repetitive structure it reminds me of Dylan's way of doing rockers, building a story over it. It swings and rolls like their best rockers from that era do. Jagger's vocals are really strong. Funny lyrics too. A compact piece, and gives good SOME GIRLS era vibes.
Strange that they didn't include it on SOME GIRLS bonus album. They filled it with country stuff and EMOTIONAL RESCUE material when they had this pure, energetic SOME GIRLS rocker in the can (one good thing is that they didn't, since Mick seems to sing better these days than at that time, as odd as it is).
- Doxa
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TravelinMan
Who plays slide on this? It sounds like Keef but I've been told it's Wood.
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TravelinMan
Who plays slide on this? It sounds like Keef but I've been told it's Wood.
The chunky riff guitars sound like Keith, the twangy (Strat) two sound like Ronnie (the ones that sound like cats) and Keith (bendy honk sounding guitar/grinding twangy high notes ala Stray Cat Blues).
The snarly slide guitar (right speaker on TY deluxe) sounds like Keith.
Middle and low mixed slide is Ronnie.
Acoustic is probably Mick.
On piano... McLagan was there.
Difficult to tell if this one is before they added more guitars as the second video reveals, because it's obviously the live vocal but there's more than two guitars on it.
A different mix, a little more guitar work done, perhaps, but the vocal is the live vocal.
Less guitars initially... can hear the mix being messed with. Doesn't sound like there's any slide guitar in this one. If Mick is playing acoustic live, this may very well be the live take.
The official TY deluxe version almost sounds nothing like the song! The riffing guitars are gone, buried, it's all bendy twangy pull nose hair eye watering slide guitars.