Memo From Turner, dvd vs vhs

A definitive performance by Mr Jagger, in either version. The man's voice is like ripping aluminum. Also, I'd question the comment on IMDB that Keith Richard refused to play on this because of the sex scenes between Jagger and Pallenburg-- NONE of the other Stones appear in the soundtrack. It would seem that their services were not needed.

The song was remixed for the DVD release, from stereo into mono. It's missing the comment "here's to Old England", which you can see Mick mouth as he disappears through a side door. And the remix was obviously done by someone who knows what he's doing-- it's smoother, and I'm sure on a VU meter it retains a more uniform profile. Actually, as someone who's done audio, I prefer it as a piece-- it's more compact, the energy is less diffused, it sounds a little more under control.

HOwever-- there's a lot of charm in the VHS version, which sounds like Talent Night from a local pub in the bowels of Hell. It seems to come out of nowhere and rip the top of the skull off the film, which I believe was the intent. I mean, do we really want this part to sound under control?

Finally, after a couple of decades appreciating this film, I'm only now realizing that, when Jagger wrote this piece, he was deliberately trying to reference the film-- "oh Rosie dear", "the baby's dead", and "you all work for me." He was thinking of the fact that he IS Harry Flowers in this scene. But on top of that, this was when Allen Klein was moving in on the Stones and I can't help but think that it's a bit of a kiss blown in his direction.