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Sympathy For The Devil vs. Paint it Black vs. Gimme Shelter


My top 3 Stones songs. Which do you think is best?

Paint It Black for me, but it’s close.

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All 3 were awesome when I sat 2nd Row for the Stones at the TWA Dome back in 1997. The radio plays Sympathy for the Devil too much and not enough Paint it Black and not often do I hear them play Gimme Shelter

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Ah nice, I haven’t seen them live, doubt I will now. 97 would have been a good time to see a Stones show.

I saw a doco on them a few years back and I remember them talking about recording Gimme Shelter. The female vocal was done in a few takes and they woke her up at midnight to come in and record, she was a few months pregnant at the time. The sad part was hearing she lost the baby shortly after that.

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Gimme Shelter LIVE was Amazing. That chick who did the backup vocals was incredible. Also, another old Stones song I enjoy is titled "Wild Horses"

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Wild Horses is a beautiful song, there’s a few covers of that one by other artists that I really like too.

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Mine: -
Sympathy for the Devil
Brown Sugar
Jumping Jack Flash

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Angie and Satisfaction are also up there.

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For me: -
It’s Only Rock n Roll
Undercover (of the Night)
Start Me Up

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Ooh and Miss You. Beast of Burden is another one I love. I could go on for a while!

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I have all their albums and saw them live, just before Charlie Watts passed away, so I’m a bit of a fan.

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Of the three you mentioned..."Gimme Shelter" would probably be my favorite. But all three are great songs...you can't go wrong with any of those!

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I agree! I don’t really listen to the radio so none are too overplayed for me, I just go to those three when I’m in a classic rock mood.

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"Paint it Black" is a great rock song. The other two are too drawn out and r&b for my general listening pleasure.

"Dandelion" is another great Stone's song.

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Fair enough. I admit the “woo woo” in Sympathy can get a bit much on repeat listening.

Dandelion is good too. I also like Can I Get A Wintess as far as really early stuff goes. I’d say that’s their best cover version.

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Gimme Shelter by far!

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It’s just a shot away!!

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I like them all, but I'll give it to Gimme Shelter.

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Yeah, to be honest it changes depending on my mood.

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I like them all! Paint it Black is my favorite of the three.
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Used really well in that series Westworld too.

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"Gimme Shelter"

Well, since one has a few here - and the Stones are on my mind - some personal faves.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZnkyoZf33M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_Y5J0ka4_k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgsKt45sN9g

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