Showing posts with label The Rolling Stones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Rolling Stones. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

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What's It Called?

What's The Story?
You could almost say that their lead singer has moves like Jagger.
Miss You is from their best-selling album, Some Girls.

Who's To Blame?
Either a parent or an uncle. Who else gets at you early enough in life to beat the Stones into you?

Why ♥ It?
That refrain. Case closed. It gets played on the keys, the harmonica, the guitar, and most notably, is sung. There's some great funky bass, and I'm sure there are lyrics being sung or some such thing. But that's not why this song is one of the all-time greats.
This song is so much centered around that one part that, when a band I saw this weekend that covered it, I kept trying to exclaim to friends how much I enjoyed the band and their cover of...
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What's the name of that song again?
You know, that Stones song.
I had this conversation 3 or 4 times before someone actually knew, although everyone knew exactly what song I meant when I hummed it.
It takes a special kind of song to be so ultimately recognizable without any knowledge of the title.

Monday, October 4, 2010

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What's It Called?

What's The Story?
Angelique Kidjo is a world music singer, described by Wikipedia as afropop, from Benin. This Rolling Stones cover is from her 2007 album Djin Djin, recognized for its impressive lineup of guest appearances.

Who's To Blame?
Alternative radio.

Why ♥ It?
I won't lie: despite being a resident of the world, I don't do world music generally. Great stuff, but generally doesn't catch. However, as awesome as the original Stones version of Gimme Shelter is, the song really does well with a bigger sound and tribal interpretation, two things this version brings to the plate. Joss Stone's vocals are chilling, and the horn work is excellent.
If I ever end up wrapping my closed-minded North American head around world music, you can point it back almost exclusively to this song.