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Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: runaway ()
Date: June 17, 2024 17:45

Sympathy for the Devil

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: dcba ()
Date: June 17, 2024 17:46

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schillid
Moonlight Mile

It's not that sinister (rather beautiful and dream-like) and to me it ends on an optimistic tone, unlike GS or Morphine.

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: RITA ()
Date: June 17, 2024 17:56

love in vain

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: SoulSurvivor1990 ()
Date: June 17, 2024 18:29

Lots of interesting answers in this thread!

I think my answer may have changed, there’s a pretty convincing argument for Sister Morphine. Love in Vain is another good one, that one feels so empty and hopeless.

Agreed that Moonlight Mile really isn’t that dark, I think the ending implies that the narrator made it home and is being swept up in a torrent of passion.

I think the darkest albums are Let It Bleed and Goat’s Head Soup. Let it Bleed just seems like it was recorded from the depth of hell at times, especially Rambler and Shelter. I do think “it’s just a kiss away” could be interpreted as a hopeful ending, but it could also be something else entirely. Live with Me and the title song are so squalid and nasty.

GHS feels like a gloomy, rainy day after a long night of heavy partying, just laying around in absolute sleaze and not wanting to come to terms with whatever ails you.

Undercover has dark subject matters, but isn’t as successful in creating the right atmosphere the whole way through.

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: franzk ()
Date: June 17, 2024 18:49

2000 Light Years From Home has a gloomy vibe and lyrics

Mother's Little Helper has a quite dark matter when you think about it

Coming Down Again which Keith wrote about his addiction while on heroin

Gunface has pretty dark and violent lyrics

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: Sighunt ()
Date: June 17, 2024 18:59

Great thread! One could argue that the bulk of the Stones recorded output is dark. However, I find much of the material on Undercover to be pretty dark compared to a lot of their other works. But my vote for single darkest song (im referring to the studio version which is more menacing and sinister than the live version) has to be Midnight Rambler with lyrics like "I'll stick my knife right down your throat and baby it hurts" I would argue is pretty dark...



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Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: schillid ()
Date: June 17, 2024 19:02

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schillid
Moonlight Mile

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dcba
It's not that sinister (rather beautiful and dream-like) and to me it ends on an optimistic tone, unlike GS or Morphine.

Darkness can certainly reveal different moods including sinister and/or beautiful and dream-like.
And GS's lyrics do end hopefully: "Love, sister... It's just a kiss away"

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: waterrats ()
Date: June 17, 2024 19:08

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1963luca0
Stray Cat Blues

I'll second that

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: DaveG ()
Date: June 17, 2024 19:15

A lot of possibilities, but for me Midnight Rambler, hands down. The theme, the pace, the lyrics, everything about it is dark and frightening.

And, I would also consider these:

Can't You Hear Me Knocking - "Hear me prowlin'/gonna take you down" etc.
Paint it Black
Gimme Shelter

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: dcba ()
Date: June 17, 2024 19:18

There is a bootleg version of "Too Much Blood" where Jagger ad-libs in free form... he's pretty scary.
The acoustic version of "Claudine" has a "4 a.m. in a damp basement with unpleasant people" vibe. Pretty sleazy too.

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: buffalo7478 ()
Date: June 17, 2024 19:27

For me, it's either Paint It Black or Gimme Shelter. Though GS does tell us that love is the way thru it all. PIB is just dark, dark, dark.

Stray Cat Blues, seducing an underaged girl, and maybe her friend, is maybe the sleaziest.

I love all 3. PIB and Stray Cat showed: this is not the Beatles

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: sweet things ()
Date: June 17, 2024 19:56

I Got The Blues
Sway
Whole Wide World
Sister Morphine

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: souldoggie ()
Date: June 17, 2024 19:57

Not as dark as others that have been listed, but I'll throw in another three that a case could be made.....

Crazy Mama
Hey Negrita
Mean Disposition

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: SoulSurvivor1990 ()
Date: June 17, 2024 20:16

Not sure how Whole Wide World is. That’s maybe the most positive, life affirming song they’ve ever done.

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: sweet things ()
Date: June 17, 2024 20:46

Maybe you should listen to the lyrics. Most of their songs are edgy. That’s why I love them.
Life’s just hit and run…

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: perkmo ()
Date: June 17, 2024 22:42

Sister Morphine
Monkey Man

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: SoulSurvivor1990 ()
Date: June 17, 2024 23:09

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rattler2004
I Am Waiting…not obvious but listen closely

Oh, this is such a good choice. Subtly unnerving and the lyrics are creepy as hell.

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Date: June 18, 2024 03:42

It is kind of a subjective question.
To me 'Just wanna see his face' sounds spooky. Especially with 'Ventilator' right before.
Also 'I don't Know Why; bc of it's connotations.
'The Lantern' is not quite dark, more dusk.
Good topic.

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: GasLightStreet ()
Date: June 18, 2024 04:16

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SoulSurvivor1990
Lots of interesting answers in this thread!

I think my answer may have changed, there’s a pretty convincing argument for Sister Morphine. Love in Vain is another good one, that one feels so empty and hopeless.

Agreed that Moonlight Mile really isn’t that dark, I think the ending implies that the narrator made it home and is being swept up in a torrent of passion.

I think the darkest albums are Let It Bleed and Goat’s Head Soup. Let it Bleed just seems like it was recorded from the depth of hell at times, especially Rambler and Shelter. I do think “it’s just a kiss away” could be interpreted as a hopeful ending, but it could also be something else entirely. Live with Me and the title song are so squalid and nasty.

GHS feels like a gloomy, rainy day after a long night of heavy partying, just laying around in absolute sleaze and not wanting to come to terms with whatever ails you.

Undercover has dark subject matters, but isn’t as successful in creating the right atmosphere the whole way through.

I realized after posting my choices that I missed a lot of other tunes.

It's a bit astounding, really, because some songs that don't seem "dark" are - like Hey Negrita, Too Much Blood, Blinded By Love, Thief In The Night, Living In A Ghost Town, No Use In Crying, Bitch, Fingerprint File, Stray Cat Blues or Hand Of Fate.

Probably loads of others.

At least in the way I'm interpreting "dark".

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: slew ()
Date: June 18, 2024 04:47

There are a lot of dark STones songs but I have to say Sister Morphine. the lyrics, the vibe and that haunting guitar.

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: saltoftheearth ()
Date: June 18, 2024 12:38

without any doubt, @#$%& blues.

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: Rockman ()
Date: June 18, 2024 12:43

Blue Turns To Grey ......



ROCKMAN

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: Rip This ()
Date: June 18, 2024 13:53

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waterrats
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1963luca0
Stray Cat Blues

I'll second that

no question....doubt they ever play this live again ever.

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: Jalfstra ()
Date: June 18, 2024 17:59

Break the Spell from Steel Wheels gives me the creeps.

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: sweet things ()
Date: June 18, 2024 18:15

The early songs are pretty dark. Play With Fire and Heart Of Stone.

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: treaclefingers ()
Date: June 18, 2024 18:33

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saltoftheearth
without any doubt, @#$%& blues.

Partially because the questioned posed is never really answered.

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: Sici ()
Date: June 18, 2024 18:52

Family

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: keefriffhards ()
Date: June 18, 2024 19:46

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1963luca0
Stray Cat Blues

Good point, we have to compare sticking a knife down your throat, to rape murder, feeling sympathy for the devil and underage sex.
It's all dark stuff, doesn't get darker.



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Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: HalfNanker ()
Date: June 18, 2024 20:42

Schoolboy Blues

Re: What’s the Darkest Stones Song?
Posted by: Witness ()
Date: June 18, 2024 21:50

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TravellinMan
For me, it's Down in the Hole.

For me, probably this is the choice.

I can't give link with this mobile. But apart from the Track talk for the song, there was once a thread called "Down In The Hole", started October 19, 2021. On page 2 of that thread, you may find a post from BitchKeepsBitchin. Well worth to search and read, I think, in relation to this subjectmatter.

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