So the Rolling Stones do great covers of a few great Temptations songs, like "Ain't Too Proud To Beg", "Just my Imaginations", and "My Girl".

It's a wonder that the Stones ever again tried other Temps' songs after My Girl. That track by the Stones, IMO, is just embarassing to listen to. Anyone DISagree?

I agree fully.

"Out Of Control" should be considered too as it's almost a copy of "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone".

What other Temps song should they cover?

I'll say "Cloud Nine" or "Can't Get Next To You".

Can't Get Next To You
would be good I imagine

They played Can't Get Next To You on Voodoo Lounge tour
Also they played Walk and Don't Look Back once on Licks tour



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The same "WADLB" that Tosh and Mick did? I didn't know that was a Temps song.

No, Elmo; same here - we're too young,
missed the charts lower regions of 1964-65....
[en.wikipedia.org]
and lyrics [www.seeklyrics.com]

Thanks, Bro. I have the Stax version of "Don't Miss Your Water" that Tosh later covered (very well too). Didn't know about WADLB. Did Tosh write that? Co-write with Mick?

Noh, see my links. Temptations work.
Relation reggae artists - early soul is fascinating.

Thanks for the links Bro. Who knew?

I'll disagree. I like the Stones version of My Girl. It's a good fit for the Flowers album. I also like their version of Under the Boardwalk, which I think alot of people don't care for.

The Temptations compulsary listening....I kid you not...





ROCKMAN

Elmo Lewis Wrote:
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> Thanks, Bro. I have the Stax version of "Don't
> Miss Your Water" that Tosh later covered (very
> well too). Didn't know about WADLB. Did Tosh write
> that? Co-write with Mick?


Smokey Robinson co-wrote it in the mid 60's

The Stones live cover of "Cant Get Next to You" is basically a cover of a cover. It uses the same arrangement as Al Green's version.

The Stones also used a few bars of "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" on the studio version of "Out Of Control" (as well as The Doors' 'Riders on the Storm')

The Stones' covers of Aint Too proud To Beg and Just My Imagination are superb, especially the latter. Still prefer the originals, though but the Stones' covers are just brilliant in a different way. 'My Girl' though is a turd of a cover, although maybe when Mick's voice matured a few years later they could have done a decent version of it.

The Temps were part of the all-star jam at the RNRHOF induction in 1989 which featured the Stones and many others in the usual chaotic superstar bun-fest finale. The medley included Aint too proud to Beg, My Girl and get Ready.

few bands have ever accummulated a collection of great singles as good as those guys. They were fabulous. Too many of them died way before their time.



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thats interesting Gazza, I thought I heard some similarites between Papa was a rolling stone and OOC.



I actuaqlly think the stones ATpTB is better than the temps.



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I used to listen to the the Stones Aint Too Proud Over and Over and pretend I was playing the drums along with it. I'd imagine I was playing with a band in some dive bar like in the Blues Brothers where your behind chicken wire and the aucience is throwin bottles.

schillid Wrote:
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> It's a wonder that the Stones ever again tried
> other Temps' songs after My Girl. That track by
> the Stones, IMO, is just embarassing to listen to.
> Anyone DISagree?


I thought the Stones didn't intend to release it and that releasing it on the Flowers album was a move by their American record company.

schillid Wrote:
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> Can't Get Next To You
> would be good I imagine

Maybe it was before your time. They did it already in Washington 94!!

I absolutely love The Temptations and I absolutely love The Stones, but any of the Stones covers of Temptations songs has resulted in an insult to both bands, in my opinion.

Declan



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Good info, Gazza. Thanks!

DD Wrote:
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> I absolutely love The Temptations and I absolutely
> love The Stones, but any of the Stones covers of
> Temptations songs has resulted in an insult to
> both bands, in my opinion.
>
> Declan

Yeah, Walk And Dont Look back is a shameful song...

Seriously.
Does anyone else (or Mr Wiz fro Oz) have more pics of Temptations
and more additional info... Think we bumped into a gold mine here.
In my narrow-minded mind I thought this was some kind of disco band...

I didn't know that they covered CGNTY, but it sure isn't because it was before my time! I first saw the Stones in 1969.

rknuth Wrote:
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> schillid Wrote:
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> > Can't Get Next To You
> > would be good I imagine
>
> Maybe it was before your time. They did it already
> in Washington 94!!

They played Can't Get Next To You
13 times on Voodoo Lounge Tour (Twice in Washington)

rknuth Wrote:
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> schillid Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > Can't Get Next To You
> > would be good I imagine
>
> Maybe it was before your time. They did it already
> in Washington 94!!

Did they play it in NY?

I saw VL in NYC at MSG, and I might have forgotten hearing that song. (I think I might be getting older or something.)

My original point was just about My Girl (which I think is mediocre) and the great covers of temps songs they do after. I had a felling that there where 1 or 2 songs i'd forgotten...

From LOVE YOU LIVE By Hendrik Mulder site:
Can't Get Next To You played:

19-Jul-94
Toronto
Canada

01-Aug-94
Washington, DC
USA

03-Aug-94
Washington, DC
USA

06-Aug-94
Birmingham, AL
USA

10-Aug-94
Indianapolis, IN
USA

12-Aug-94
East Rutherford, NJ
USA

14-Aug-94
East Rutherford, NJ
USA

20-Aug-94
Toronto
Canada

28-Aug-94
Cleveland, OH
USA

27-Sep-94
Memphis, TN
USA

14-Oct-94
Las Vegas, NV
USA

01-Dec-94
Detroit, MI
USA

27-May-95
Amsterdam
The Netherlands

I must be getting really old
looks like it wasn't even MSG where I saw VL... it was Giants Stadium.



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"I Wish It Would Rain"

RE: "I Wish It Would Rain"

Nice version by the Faces on the old live album.

Elmo Lewis Wrote:
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> RE: "I Wish It Would Rain"
>
> Nice version by the Faces on the old live album.

is that the lp with the drawing on the cover.....Tetsu on bass?

It's the officially released Live album - Coast to caost - Beginners and Overtures - something like that.