What I love most about the video is that they're not trying to actively show how cool they are to the viewer, they're just grooving to the music. Absolutely love this song, both the sound as well as the message.
Great pick, Craig! One of my favorite Stones songs. Especially because of Sonny Rollins' sax work on the track. Fun fact: the building in front of which Mick & Keith are waiting is the building on the cover of Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti album. 96-98 St Mark’s Place, Lower East Side, NYC. Additional fun fact: Peter Tosh is waiting with Mick & Keith on the stoop. Thanks Craig & Harri.
I alway liked this videos because of the Peter Tosh cameo in the beginning of the video sitting on the stoop. You should check out his duet with Mick Jagger “don’t look back “. He was also opening shows for the stones during this era
In 1964 The Rolling Stones released their first studio album, approaching 60 years later and they’re releasing a new album and going out on tour…amazing!
Such a cool tune and video, from the 1981 album, Tattoo You" though the music was originally written in Jamaica in 1973 by Keith and Mick. Sonny Rollins on sax 🎷🎷🎷and Nicky Hopkins on piano and with Charlie's subtle drumming and Bill's soulful bass, the instrumentation is so satisfying on this tune. Mick's vocals are the icing on the cake. Great memory. Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Craig. 👏👏 Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Came out in 1981 a year after I graduated High School, brought back memories sitting around with my buddies just shooting the shit. Those days were worry free.
"Don't need a whore, I don't need no booze Don't need a virgin priest But I need someone I can cry to I need someone to protect" The critics praised this song at the time as a sign of their maturing beyond groupies , one-night stands, and meaningless loveless sex to true companionship.
The man Keith shakes hands with on the stairs is a was a well-known Raggae musician, Peter Tosh who was friends with the Stones at the time. He was unforunately murdered by home invaders in 1987.
Jagger: "I had a lot of trepidation about working with Sonny Rollins. This guy's a giant of the saxophone. Charlie said, 'He's never going to want to play on a Rolling Stones record!' I said, 'Yes he is going to want to.' And he did, and he was wonderful.
sounds like Mick Taylor guitar, to me. Even though not with the group at the time, I understood this song to have been created back in those days (when he was)
I'll probably get hate but I was never a huge Stones fan but really like a few of their tunes. This is on the top of my list, it's just cool and chill.
Gotta love micks delivery, tatoo you was exceptionally mixed and produced for '81,this song is actually from 72,well at least the embryo is,I think only 4 songs on tatoo you were new or current writes
I’m well into middle-age now and had been listening to the Stones since I was a kid (casual fan). But I stumbled upon this song maybe 15 years ago and liked it immediately- I guess just because it was a little bit more mellow than their usual stuff but still has a nice groove. I probably hadn’t heard it before because it didn’t get much radio play in the 80’s and 90’s - wasn’t exactly classic rock, and they didn’t play the Stones on the light rock station. Anyway, I’m glad you’re giving it some exposure. You can only listed to “Satisfaction” so many times, so this is one of my go-to Stones songs.
Hey Craig, great request! The “Tattoo You” album came out right around the time my future husband and I met each other working in a restaurant. This song, among others was played frequently on the little radio in the kitchen. Good times! Thanks Craig and Harri 🌺✌️
This is PEAK elegantly wasted Keith. Absolutely iconic. I think he was sober by this time, but some vibes are so strong, you can’t fight them. Adore this band.
A wonderful vibe to relax and think, probably about love, about a wonderful future!)) I recommend Harri to listen to the group Curved Air, a British rock band formed in 1970 in London, England. Curved Air (according to Allmusic) is one of the most unusual, technically equipped and, at the same time, underrated progressive rock bands of its time, combining elements of hard rock, classical music, psychedelia, folk and jazz in its work.
A lot of people think the Stones peaked with Exile on Main Street in the early 70s but they did produce some good stuff after that and this is one of them ....... along with tracks like Miss You and Love is Strong
I always hear it as a guy who WAS waiting on a lady, but she didn't show up. So he has to rationalize, and tell himself he was really just waiting on a friend. He's trying to put a good face on some heartbreak.
Yeah, the Stones didn't shy away from controversial lyrics in their songs. Hell, look at one of their biggest radio and MTV hits from this same album (1981), "Start Me Up", there's necrophelia in a line near the end of the song, and nobody notices, definitely not the censors. They snuck one past them bigtime, lol.
Huge Stones fan but this one is not high on my list. Next up I would suggest a completely opposite vibe, and a deep cut to boot, but it really shows the Stones at their core IMO - “Ventilator Blues” off of Exile on Main Street. Simply phenomenal!
With regard to 'the word', it so funny to me that George Carlin spoke about those 7 dreaded words 50+ years ago, and since that time we've regressed into the fearful, uptight, disingenuous world that we've become. I like the song though.
