The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (Official Lyric Video)

“Gimme Shelter” by The Rolling Stones
Producer: Jimmy Miller
Composers: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Lyricists: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Associated Performers: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Merry Clayton, Nicky Hopkins, and Jimmy Miller
Lyrics:
Oh, a storm is threat'ning
My very life today
If I don't get some shelter
Oh yeah, I'm gonna fade away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Ooh, see the fire is sweepin'
Our very street today
Burns like a red coat carpet
Mad bull lost your way
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape, murder!
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape, murder!
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape, murder!
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
The flood is threat'ning
My very life today
Gimme, gimme shelter
Or I'm gonna fade away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
I tell you love, sister, it's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
Kiss away, kiss away
Gimme Shelter Directed by: Hector Santizo
Producers: Julian Klein, Robin Klein, Mick Gochanour, Hector Santizo
(C) 2016 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
#TheRollingStones #GimmeShelter #OfficialLyricVideo

[@isaacmercado4679]

That fucking opening riff. That riff alone makes this song so memorable.

[@davetighe]

Played this on the beach with my mates in Cornwall in 1969, one of the guys had brought a portable battery driven record deck. Utterly amazing, still the best intro to any song ever in the history of intro's.

[@siddheshmisale3904]

Absolutely brilliant

[@sameerhafeez7029]

@@davetighe agreed

[@jimlarkin7859]

Agree on the opening riff . Sadly Heaven did not inspire it!

[@Mike7478F]

10/4

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

Gimme shelter has one of the most memorable opening riffs of any tracks in the history of rock. No doubt about it. HAUNTING!!!

[@andymatthews7617]

A FANTASTIC CLASSIC.

[@wynditurner2826]

True 🤗✌😎

[@mcmanustony]

and if you listen to it 4,536,544 times you finally figure out where the 1 is....

[@vitesse_arnhem]

This and “Long Cool Woman”

[@lvelazquez5595]

Amen to that💖

[@7yph0onXno0hpy7]

Hands down the very best backing vocals ever laid down. Merry Clayton will forever hold that crown. What a QUEEN

[@cathybasinger9071]

Merry Clayton is the best back up vocalist of all time. And there's no debate. It's not even close

[@balto20002]

It might be my favorite vocal ever. The lead vocal.

[@kmanbay6580]

The song would be a really good song without her voice. Her voice MADE this song great and cemented it in history. Especially when she gets tired during the all night recording session and her voice is breaking. It gives the song more depth and feeling. Classic! Unfortunately Merry soon lost her baby, as she was pregnant at the time of this recording.

[@rodgerarne1437]

@@kmanbay6580 Just read about that recently, how sad.

[@rodgerarne1437]

@@kmanbay6580 The only other one that comes close is the lady that does the vocals in Pink Floyd's great gig in the sky, always gives me goose bumps.

[@Aquietspot111]

I'm 70 and this means more now than it ever did.

[@redhood4747]

Keep rocking on!🤘

[@Hobart39]

I'll be 73 in a couple of weeks (April 8) and unlike me, this song never gets old!

[@stephenevans596]

I'm soon to be 77 & try walking with this song at 0600 hrs with headphones on & then going to the gym - its a GREAT way to start one's day - Airborne!

[@jeanettestefanisko5301]

I'm 66 still love this song ❤️

[@berenicehickey9755]

I'm 66...same...

[@michaellnbnj]

Merry Clayton's voice crack on the word "murder" at 3:00 might be the best "happy accident" ever recorded. You can hear someone else in the studio react to it with a "Whoo." They knew it was a magical music moment.

[@mmoran3]

That was Mick yelling in approval as Merrys voice cracked. Afterwards said she would do it again and hit the note, Mick was like.. NO!.. THAT IS PURE GOLD!!!!!!.. It was at night and a pregnant Mary was literally in her hair curlers in the bed when the stones rep contacted her at home to do the song. Mary originally said no she wasn't getting out of her comfy bed. It was Mary's husband that convinced her to go, as it was paying good money. It being late at night and her being tired helped to contribute to one of the best voice cracks ever recorded. It's here on you tube. 20ft from stardom

[@groovemachine2025]

First time I noticed, now I will always look forward for this part

[@brianbestel4279]

Cheers Mike - great comment!. I think when she cracks the top note, there's an ultra high pitch note which pierces through exactly in tune - but way up to the ceiling. Mick hears it the moment. Diamond stuff. I love the way she reminisces in this clip. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZmyf6ichZV5e9U

[@johnnyflorence219]

This part always gives me goosebumps and the desire war cry. Badass part.

[@Duocity]

Most definitely the climax of the song. Every time I listen I wait for that single part.

[@Captain_Laser]

The intro is majestic. I'm always blown away. Wow

[@firedawg2240]

Best Intro of all time

[@lynnprince7725]

My favorite part.

[@mickeygoh25]

I'd say one of the top 10... I don't like The Rolling Stones as much as I like other legendary bands like Zeppelin, Floyd, The Beatles, The Who...

[@caprice459]

@@mickeygoh25 then maybe...JUST MAYBE, it's in your *personal* top 10 best intros

[@mickeygoh25]

@@caprice459 Isn't music taste or preference naturally personal? You made this emphasis as if I was so definite in saying Gimme Shelter is ONE OF THE PUBLICLY RECOGNISED TOP 10 ELECTRIC GUITAR INTROS OF ALL TIME? Well, maybe I didn't make it clear. Or, maybe it's YOU BEING PARANOID.

[@terrywalter1655]

Sadly this song rings true in 2024 🌹 Peace

[@tedhansen3846]

✌️

[@jools2323]

Yep. We don't change.

[@michelerich1590]

It rings in every year..duh.

[@lesliejohnson1560]

I’ve realized how much we have been deceived for decades and it enrages me!

[@patlaw398]

jws as usual ☠️

[@ellenryan4664]

I was 13, when this song 1st came out.I will soon be 68, & I can STILL dance my ass off to this righteous song!! Sing, Mary Clayton, sing!!

[@paulg.celentano5739]

I'm about your age and this is the first time I've ever read the lyrics... I never knew. Ironically, it autoplayed while I was editing my pictures from a trip I took to Viet Nam last year.

[@lisasoutherland6960]

Same here. I’ll be 68 in December. This song is an anthem of our time. I ❤ it.

[@paulg.celentano5739]

@@lisasoutherland6960 I know, it's only rock-n-roll, but I like, like it, yes I do!

[@wellthen6177]

@@paulg.celentano5739I was born in 90 😖 I wish I could have been 16+ in the 70s. I know y’all had so much damn fun.

[@paulg.celentano5739]

@@wellthen6177 No computers, no internet, no cell phones, cars without air conditioning, inflation, unemployment, ya had to wait to get your pictures developed... I wouldn't trade it for the world! Happiness is relative. Live to enjoy the time in which you live and to pass on greater things to those who come after you. My kids are about your age and they introduce me to all sorts of things unimaginable in my day. One moved to Viet Nam and got married. We went there for the wedding and travelled all around... something that was unimaginable in the 1970's. I Posted a Viet Nam Traffic video on KZbin to the Jimmy Hendrix tune "Cross Town Traffic" and will soon post another on Rumble under "BMW Metro" with "Pokémon Vacation" playing. The trip kinda ties in both generations together.

[@SavageGreywolf]

Merry Clayton's vocals are absolutely haunting on this track. Incredible performance.

[@funnynameforme4091]

fun fact when they recoreded this song she was like 8 months pregnant

[@jackwhealen8138]

Not only was Merry pregnant this session was so intense when she got home she miscarried.

[@michealbrophy2226]

That is a myth

[@triryche3]

I was going to say imho she is very underrated on this song!

[@joanhilton5286]

Is there anything better

[@FriedHeggis]

You know things are bad when this song starts to make sense again

[@blashblash62]

"War and Children, its just a shot away"

[@user-sj3cg2vr7k]

😮😢

[@ravagex8725]

Palestine National Theme

[@amyjohnson4449]

FREE PALESTINE

[@christopherpetroff9882]

Indeed.

[@Georgina-lv9bt]

Song is relevant now more than ever. Kind of breaks your heart.

[@Sa7biUK]

Ta7ia Falasteen!

[@patlaw398]

🇵🇸💯🇮🇱🌈🌚🦾

[@EITY10]

​ @Sa7biUK ​ @patlaw398 Don't start a war you can't win you savages

[@jeffreybaier5312]

How true, time moves on, but the game never changes. People never learn. God be with you.

[@jobracci4583]

[@user-dv8mq1gf5w]

What makes these songs have meaning ? Driving your favorite uncle 60 miles to the National Guard armory in Okemah Oklahoma to register his 1A draft notice to Vietnam . Then watching your Grandfather , Grandmother and aunt tearing up and crying on the way home and seeing your uncle ride his Motorcycle go a different way so he could be alone for a while . This was at the end of the war ( we did't know that ) and I'll never forget my tough as nails Grandfather with tears running down his face. It was so bad back then . Thank GOD he didn't have to go ! PK

[@terryjenkins8834]

For me it was Vietnam.😎

[@patlaw398]

Just b honest 🇮🇱 start wars n profit from em…tho never fight in em 🇵🇸💯

[@SuzanneTatham-so1jj]

Such trauma.

[@1685mannoduff]

the hateful vitriol draft dodgers got. God Bless your uncle but if they ALL walked what would lbj nixon etc do? jail them all? vietname was a horrible mistake

[@davidfogarty2220]

@@terryjenkins8834 For me it's NOW!👹

[@fhgfgh8794]

Merry Clayton absolutely killing it on backing vocals!

[@gunman462]

She is amazing! I hate it when they fix small imperfections and smooth things over in the studio nowadays.

[@siyarizol9531]

finally, someone who admires Merry Clayton because of she involved.

[@josephagnello9335]

@@siyarizol9531 I ADMIRED HER WHEN I FIRST HEARD THIS IN 1972 !!!! I KNEW THIS SONG WOULD BE GREAT !!!!!

[@karendalsadik7119]

@@gunman462 she lost her baby because of the effort.

[@gunman462]

You call it background vocals, i say mick Jagger was the backup in this case lol

[@bhavikmistry6243]

The Gimme Shelter intro is the best intro to a song ever

[@evelangdon3086]

Adding Merry Clapton to this song really put the cherry on top! The Rolling Stones knew how to push people to perform onto the next level! Check out Kaz Bielinski’s single “Love Never Dies” where he pushes his music to a whole new next level! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKfSpJ2crqeLgK8

[@johnmac91]

One of my two favorite intros, the other being the intro to Layla.

[@bigscaryman7421]

@@johnmac91 intro to money for nothing as well

[@rokpodlogar6062]

i beg to differ. dire straits - money for nothing has one of the best intro build ups in rock history.

[@melisazachouliti9389]

Yes but the intro guitar of all along the watchtower by Jimmy Hendrix is as good or even better for me.

[@GregoryAnthony-y8u]

Melancholy and despair with powerful vocals overflowing with energy. Everything from the Guitars, Drums, Sax, Piano but especially the Vocals all make this the sound of 1969. Still echoes powerfully 55 years later with the same vigor as if it were released yesterday inspired by the issues of the day. I want this played at my Funeral.

[@joshbaker729]

This is one of the greatest songs in rock history

[@danielhoran8416]

So true. And it’s thanks to Rolling Stones longtime mentor and teacher and father figure , Klaus Nomi. Mick Jagger had said “ we only achieved success because of the guidance and teaching and writing of Klaus Nomi .” In fact this song is modeled after Klaus Nomis hit , Total Eclipse, as a Stones tribute to the man who made them . Klaus Nomi had such an impact on the world through all the bands he mentored and made not only the Stones but. Journey, Queen. Even newer stuff like Guns n Roses. Klaus Nomi deserves all the credit

[@SkeeterHowitzer]

What are the others? I know that one was the number one rock and roll song in 1958 De De Dinah by Frankie Avalon. What are the others, Josh?

[@MrStoitchkov8]

The greatest

[@danielhoran8416]

I would think Josh is referring to other great songs like paint it black, and of course Led Zeppelin’s stairway to heaven, , there’s a few . Journey, the Beatles, and many other bands. The common denominator is of course, The Stone’s, Zeppelin, Pink Floyd up to even Guns & Roses and Metallica all credit their success to all of their longtime mentor and teacher and father figure Klaus Nomi. All the greatest are his creations . They all give Klaus Nomi credit for their success. If you listen to Klaus Nomis hit “ Total Eclipse “ you will clearly see where the Stones got their style and method.

[@SkeeterHowitzer]

How do we measure greatness? It should be easy to prove which songs are the greatest, once we realize how to measure greatness. @@danielhoran8416

[@Ganbarizer]

Does anyone else get chills when Merry Clayton's voice breaks? Because I sure do.

[@shaunwier8532]

Mick knew

[@KitaKatt1988]

They thought it was fear and it was her heart breaking

[@alpscarlett8897]

Ooh yeah don’t get t just especially with the topics in the song

[@artvandelay48]

Best part that shit goes crazy

[@KitaKatt1988]

@Mav Jerm suiker 😍🥰

[@leevi-lh4zl]

Vietnam war - the only war that has its own soundtrack

[@pup1008]

Good but.... this was never played out there

[@Nedserd9351]

@@pup1008 yea it was I was there blasting it

[@pup1008]

@@Nedserd9351 Through what?

[@akshatprakash871]

@@pup1008 Radio, probably.

[@pup1008]

@@akshatprakash871 It was never really played out there "Rainbow," "Paint it Black," "Under my Thumb," "Jumping Jack Flash" yes, but this was then an obscure album track. It wasn't really until the 80's when it was used in films & adverts that the band even included it on set lists at concerts. So no. I don't think the guy or the 26 year old in his avatar did have it "blasting out" there!

[@scottburton9701]

A true masterpiece from 1969!

[@patlaw398]

At least 69 is 👌

[@michaelhallas6450]

That song and others will always stand the test of time .

[@Masonjack00]

Who’s here May 2024? ❤

[@panagiotiseleftheropoulos1609]

Me

[@JavierAlvarezRemirez]

Me at May ❤

[@Dreamstalker8002]

🙋‍♂️

[@paraloidb72]

It's Mayday Mayday

[@BarbaraArbo-fr1vo]

🧑‍🦳🌷🎶

[@65SteveC]

To me this is the best song the Stones ever recorded. Just an absolute masterpiece

[@johansterk354]

Likewise

[@angriff3626]

Word

[@monique33469]

Agreed

[@sonoyta5386]

Ja man

[@ravarstullius6397]

Start me up

[@The8bitdin0]

This song has aged like fine wine. And I mean a *VERY* fine wine.

[@tootygroody6026]

Like REALLY fine wine.

[@etam8099]

It still rocks even today

[@giuliogrifi7739]

Yeah...in the sense that it sounds always better... year after year !

[@yavuz6661]

Well, I fine you a good wine then.

[@murdaface6606]

For sure! When I listen to this song everyone in a 1.5 mile radius also listens to this song with me! Whether they like it or not, they’ll learn to love it if not!

[@Cheryl_izzy]

2024 and here we go again

[@cb9996]

Gotta love the war hungry democrats

[@patlaw398]

cheney/bush r war criminals 2 🇮🇱🌈

[@patlaw398]

🇵🇸💯🇮🇱🌈⁉️

[@Phil-xb5qe]

It's what people do

[@Koettnylle]

Merry Claytons contribution is one of the finest song performances in the entire history of music

[@patlaw398]

Miss ur meds ⁉️

[@jjackomin]

100 years from now this song will still send shivers down my spine.

[@SiggyCloud]

100 years from now you'll more than likely be dead...Get them bones rattlin!

[@jjackomin]

@@SiggyCloud Rattling them old bones already

[@jasonlewis4440]

Hey, if god has a great music taste than maybe.. just saying

[@titteryenot4524]

You’ll be trading the Stones for bones by then, sunshine.

[@jjackomin]

Well, that might be the case, but I will take every opportunity to transfer my consciousness into something a little more permanent. If I manage that I will be certain to come and lay flowers on your grave, worm fodder. Any preference of flower type or color?

[@tomevans6582]

RIP Charlie Watts passed away today. True gentleman & rock legend will be missed

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Will "be missed". By whom? If you miss him yourself, say "I will miss him". If you need to outsource the missing, you probably do not mean it.

[@patlaw398]

Go back 2 🇵🇱

[@IJWTLAC]

Thunder

[@Woodsy443]

The part where merry’s voice cracks is beautiful. So happy they kept that, as well as mick’s “whoooo”. That’s heart. Something you don’t see in new music.

[@user-ty2on3lo1e]

So cool that you noticed this... I just made a comment as well.

[@patlaw398]

That gender/black studies degree is rlly worth it 🌚🦾

[@skydiver91]

Merry Clayton supposedly lost her child shortly after laying down this absolutely heart-wrenching performance... her voice crack is the human equivalent to a pinch harmonic on a guitar and it covers me in goosebumps and sends shivers down my spine Every. Single. Time.

[@CuntyMcShitballs100]

Rip Charlie. Love his drumming on this song.

[@sdabestani]

I suck at rhythm when i played musical instruments (all my life) but his drumming on this unlocked something in my head in my teens and I never had that problem again. Hell it made me a better dancer. Charlie helped me find my beat.

[@nickramirez6488]

😢

[@jellobiafra2810]

I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)! *Oh Man! Say it ain't so!* Not just the loss of a great Rock 'n Roll 'pocket-groove' drummer with a jazz background. *THE END OF THE ROLLING STONES!* 😭 *Say it ain't so!* RIP Charlie. - Dave B.

[@Jingle123a]

I love it too!!

[@LetMyPeopleG0]

He lived long, well and happy

[@camillomarques]

R.I.P Charlie Watts, this world won't be the same without you.

[@LadyTeePrinceLover]

😓

[@callaghanbrakepads6823]

There are so many great drummers in heaven.(maybe) 🤟🏼Buddy Rich, Kieth moon, Jon Bonham, Neil Peart, Jimmy Sullivan( The Rev), Vinnie Abbott, Joey Jordison, and now Charlie Watts. I know there's so many more but those to me are legends and legends never die!! 🤟🏼🤟🏼

[@craigbalderson9145]

Amen

[@Da_FB]

@@callaghanbrakepads6823 oh my god that’s so many people, I just think of the bands lol

[@haumea420]

Ain’t that the truth😭

[@vant83]

Has always given me chills. What a masterpiece to confront and depict the darkness of its time and of all subsequent times.

[@terrielgarza6714]

72, I'm still rocking to this music. You go mary clayton you go girl

[@bobriddle6068]

I'm there with you at 72. This music will forever be engraved in our soul.

[@mattmcgovern230]

55...tryin', determined to keep up with you! ✌️✌️😊😊

[@PJCochrane]

This song has always sounded apocalyptic to me, almost like the end of days, set to music...

[@Deaf_Notes]

Idk why but I felt like this song would go well in one of the borderlands games

[@what3424]

NAM

[@Mr.Meeseeks024]

Have you heard of; war, rape, and murder? They are all hand in hand, welcome to reality.

[@Staszu13]

It is

[@Staszu13]

@@Mr.Meeseeks024 That's a Scorsese line if ever I heard one.

[@wutang2530]

2:43 - 3:10 gives me goosebumps every time. They way Merry Clayton’s voice cracks as she’s singing takes it to another level. Masterpiece. I also really enjoy her version of the song.

[@rohan_3128]

I can easily tolerate the cracking sound but autotune destroys the authenticity of singing

[@malikbenslimane2873]

You could hear a voice screaming "OOH", After that Murder voice crack.

[@borisborisov500]

@@malikbenslimane2873 supposedly it's mick jagger, an audiophile site told me

[@RCAvhstape]

@@malikbenslimane2873 I think that's Mick cheering her on in the studio.

[@allisonhayes9529]

It's fkn maddd hey

[@taraparadise6004]

This song is nothing without her voice. Simply incredible!

[@patlaw398]

At best after 50 seconds the rest is just fluff 🇮🇱🌈

[@LiverPools-ib5fv]

Stop it 😂

[@robertcooney1938]

Nah, still a good song without her, but with her it's one of the best r&r songs ever.

[@theblindmancometh]

She later covered this song without the stones.

[@KINGSOMALIA]

​@@patlaw398Fuck outta here with that flag

[@rayraymond2952]

This is the Stones' best song amongst a compendium of nearly 200 great, listenable songs. So, so good. Richard 🥰

[@clare1855]

This opening riff still sends chills. Absolutely haunting

[@theone8173]

Thought it was just me,this song hit so different as of today October of 23. Wars out upon us,and Children our hurt/dying smh. We need change

[@patlaw398]

Ur a jewy 🍣 stop the holocaust in the Middle East ☠️

[@gianniscossa3548]

La base ritmica, evidente all' inizio e che perdura durante tutto il pezzo, mi pare un 2 + 3 caraibico, tipo guaguancò cubano : decisamente originale per un brano rock. Di per sè è già stupenda ma quando poi entra la cantante tocca delle vette inarrivabili in quanto a potenza espressiva, ogni volta mi fa accapponare la pelle ! Un ' ottima versione live, secondo me, è stata eseguita nello storico concerto a La Habana, sono riusciti a rendere onore a questa incisione pressochè perfetta ! Assolutamente inquietante, la mia canzone preferita degli Stones. ❤

[@patlaw398]

Wtf ...try learning English

[@myk1_sp]

It sticks to you and never lets go, it's legendary.

[@chrismanjaro3247]

Gimme Shelter is the anthem for the apocalyptic ending of the 60's, the decade which can never end.

[@peteedafotocactus_f5.613]

I absolutely agree with you my friend.

[@slyfox8631]

I still dress like this, was born in 85?

[@pauldudakadanielthomson8890]

Paul Dud 6 minutes ago (edited) I always, thought this was one of Mick Jagger's sarcastic pro-drug addict's songs. I never could hear the lyric clearly, like in many Rolling Stones songs. Instead it is a slam song to the 19 year olds that were drafted into Vietnam war and the ones that survived and alive today must hate this song. I think our U.S.A. should have let Germany kick England's ass during WW ll , then helped them afterward. Had the Jagger's survived , then Mick Jagger might have had more respect for Veterans. I always heard ''Whoa children it's just a shot away'' and not ''War children'' !

[@pyroshell5652]

@@pauldudakadanielthomson8890 Soooo.... you're a neo-nazi?

[@andrewpidlnypyj639]

Well ahead of everything going Still applies today

[@woggybot]

I'm sure it's Jagger that shouts "EH!" in the background, as an absolute endorsement of Merry's powerful, emotional voice-crack at 3:01. Absolutely iconic moment in rock music.

[@robharding5345]

Some stones songs are timeless, this one in particular has a life all of its own !

[@paulquinn7980]

Rest in peace Charlie you are quiet man no gossip

[@joanbear4785]

Charlie is up in Heaven playing with all the greats

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

@@joanbear4785Heaven does not exist.

[@robertpettinari8657]

Man I get goosebumps when Merry Clayton's voice cracks.

[@WedgePee]

Not surprised.

[@bryangrubb3426]

I get them almost throughout the entire song!

[@crypastesomemore8348]

Robert Pettinari you and everyone else who heard the song buddy lol

[@bornrich1402]

Meee too

[@elizabethluv2947]

I get goosebumps too

[@bobs.5609]

Those vocals... Those lyrics hit so hard. Her energy is unmatched. This song has feels for decades.

[@LOGYBEATS]

one of the best intros of all time

[@tyrannosaurusburke]

With all due respect to the Stones, Merry Clayton's vocals give me chills, especially when she sings the "Rape, Murder" part.

[@sofiejade1579]

Have you ever heard the story behind it? My high school teacher told us about it (I’m in tenth grade, it’s a like, life skills jobs corse). It’s awesome to hear!

[@dellataberes3865]

Me too ❤️

[@chrisawesome3091]

@@sofiejade1579 wts the full story?

[@apwolery]

@@chrisawesome3091 pick up the book A Little Devil in America. There’s a wonderful chapter, “I Would Like to Give Merry Clayton Her Roses” that talks about it. Also, it’s a great book.

[@chrisawesome3091]

@@apwolery alrighty

[@jasonschermerhorn3753]

When Merry Clayton cracks her voice on "murder" it sends chills up my spine. Every.....single......time.......I.......hear.......it.

[@torreador1972]

It's the best apocalyptic warning on vinyl ever

[@scotw1949]

You nailed it

[@ew332]

she lost her baby the nex day in a miscarriage.

[@torreador1972]

@@ew332 😢 I never knew that

[@elon_bust]

You can hear someone yelling “whoo!” in the studio right after

[@klepetar]

this song travels through time..

[@patlaw398]

straight 2 Hell ☠️

[@JillWinstead-bz9gh]

God bless our wounded warriors I thank each and every one of the Soldiers that fought for our freedom.Even the fallen that yet draw breath

[@patlaw398]

🇺🇸💜

[@johnwheat1542]

Everything about this song screams ‘Classic’, but Merry Clayton’s vocals elevate it from greatness to the level of absolute Masterpiece! Just amazing!

[@TheBob3759]

Well said John.

[@pussycat387]

Love it.

[@melissamahoney6090]

My favorite Stones song. Perfection

[@sistamaryclarence]

Facts and the fact she did it while pregnant in the middle of the night

[@vesticiousCowboy9608]

Yep

[@henrikstoraker826]

This song is such a masterpiece and will never get old.

[@markusaurelius777]

Got that right !!!

[@jddr555]

Got that right

[@carloolivari1072]

"Good music doesn't age"

[@richardyoung7415]

IT WAS GOOD THEN AND IT'S STILL GOOD NOW, A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL MY FRIEND'S. ✌️😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@mysticaltyger2009]

I've always felt like this song was foreshadowing of things to come.

[@user-ey1rw8nj2b]

We all got it coming brothers and sisters!

[@sweeneytodd011]

It's just a shot away

[@mysticaltyger2009]

@@user-ey1rw8nj2b Yeah, unfortunately, we do.

[@patlaw398]

That right 🌚🦾

[@user-ny1nc4ke3d]

You are right. We are there already

[@thomasbeatty5619]

Proud of you vet's that served in this unexplained war

[@patlaw398]

🇺🇸👌

[@MissBoop-iq2it]

Amen, that, friend. Well said.

[@crazyoilfieldmechanic3195]

RIP to the 57,000 that didn't come home alive 🙏

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

vets* (plural, no apostrophe) in an undeclared* war. And just because this song by an English band happened to be released during the time of the USA's engagement in Vietnam does not mean it has anything to do with it. Keep this unnecessary war out of here and just enjoy the song.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

⁠​⁠@@crazyoilfieldmechanic3195 It was almost 59,000 Americans and over THREE MILLION Vietnamese children, men who lost their lives in this completely unnecessary war. The latter mostly by American air assaults which dropped two and a half times the amount of explosives on Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia than all parties involved in WW2 dropped on each other.

[@thomasclendening2664]

I used to sit in my car in my high school parking lot and listen to this song full blast before starting school every morning. I'm now 68 years old and I still listen to it for motivation. It's one of the most moving songs of all time.

[@Fake_DeadRat]

how the time passes right man

[@danielgarza-sh5bz]

D

[@tonyhernandez9988]

When you need a kick in the butt !☺️

[@JaJaBi]

Listening to this in school right now, funny to think someone was doing this exact same thing 50 years ago

[@sW_Reaper649]

​​@@JaJaBi that's what I do too, got to carry out good traditions but not I'm a car since Im only 14, but I listen to it while riding my bike to school

[@matthewbyrd398]

Probably one of the greatest songs ever recorded.

[@cathybasinger9071]

If a person doesn't get the chills from 2:43-3:10 of this song there's something wrong with you. Hits me every time

[@opinyinatedhomeydonpladat3212]

👍First time I ever heard it like that...I love it when that happens. Those little things, that can at times escape our (immediate) attention always find a way to make themselves more visible at the exact moment they were/🅰️re needed. Chilling! I absolutely love how the guy in the background responded to, by highlighting(superbly), that EPIC MOMENT!! 👏👏 ENCORE! BR🅰️VA!! ENC🛑RE!!

[@paulblanco8875]

Given the times, a better song I cannot think of. Wow....how far we've fallen

[@johnbruce2868]

Sympathy for the Devil! "Please allow me to introduce myself..." The Hebrew meaning of the word Satan is "accuser" and there's a lot of accusations being being levelled against ordinary people just now.

[@goldenslumbers87]

RIP Charlie. Absolute rock legend.

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

Merry Clayton, what a voice. What a song. One of the greatest ever made.

[@patlaw398]

How’s the Occupation of Palestine workin out 4 y’all…just wondering if u figured out that everyone knows u a greedy thief n it always b bout the Benjamin’s 🇮🇱🌈🌚🗑

[@rezedent9104]

Yes Yes Yes! Never heard a more passionate sing/scream as what Merry Clayton sang. Hard and heavy words delivered powerfully.

[@mariopalos9238]

Up there with The Great Gig in the Sky.

[@C0H87]

Everything about this song works. Micks snarling vocals totally in command from start to finish. Bills bass the pulsating heartbeat of the record. Charlie’s precision drums adding raw power. And of course Keith’s haunting guitar, the ethereal spirit of the track hovering over all of it from its haunting start to sublime fade out. Just a band at the top of its game untouched. I could listen to this a million times and still get something new from it.

[@nancycrockett4276]

I'm 76 and have loved Stones since I was 22 in 1969

[@wileycousins9209]

A Timeless Masterpiece. As relevant today as when it was released in 1969. I still get chills listening to it.

[@drawyournameshow6400]

Lol my mom and me tell people all the time that this bands way better than the Beatles. This band put it on ! These guys forever have became a defining roll in rock culture and music. This is where is set the bar. If they ain’t the stones they ain’t worth it. Lol I really like the stones CCR , gotta get ya some Marshall Tucker band in there , some Jim Croce in there and gotta have my Led Zeppelin and of corse the greatful dead. I throw on some Sly and the family Stone once in awhile , I also like Al Green , way before he became a Christian enthusiast- I do enjoy some love making music man… you know what I mean , gotta love the music my mom grew up to. The music of the greatest generation that ever lived.

[@drawyournameshow6400]

World won’t ever be as peaceful as it was in the 1970s. Ain’t never gonna be like that ever again. It’s just dust in the wind brother

[@AnnaLVajda]

Indeed.

[@JB-ud2fr]

Im 39 years old and I only just heard this song 2 years ago. To say it was released in 1969 amazes me its such a brilliant timeless track 👏

[@lewisjones4130]

GOODFELLAS CASINO & THE DEPARTED BROUGHT ME HERE RIP RAY LIOTTA!

[@stevekidd1886]

My husband loved this record, they played it at his funeral this week.

[@katiieeardley]

I'm so sorry for your loss- I hope that you'll be able to listen to The Rolling Stones, watch his favorite films and simply member all of the beautiful memories you have together with a smile. After all, grief is only so painful because we were lucky enough to have loved somebody so fantastic in the first place. Take care, I'm pouring a glass of wine and toasting to your husband as I'm listening to this song

[@elizabethmcleod246]

So sorry for your loss. Great tune.

[@RuthlessDJs]

Sending condolences from a stranger to another, I too have a deep connection to this song, my parents used to play all their music when I was younger and the stones being one of their favourite bands(mothers) I was always looking into my fathers record collection, it was when I was 16/17yrs if she my mother knocked upon my bedroom door to give me the sad news my grandfather (her father) had passed away, I remember closing the door pressing play on my tape deck and this is the song that came on, I hope you carry great memories into tomorrow and keep those cherished moments forever. ❤️

[@debbierigby6304]

Omg .xx hope you're ok .

[@debbierigby6304]

@@RuthlessDJs wow just wow..captured every emotion..bless you....xxx

[@beckwil0852]

In my opinion, this is the best Stones song ever. I was 16 and this album got played to death. Great album.❤

[@paulgarcia9825]

The 60s changed the culture and the music of Western Christian civilization. A complete transformation and upheaval of the very foundation of the West. Still recovering from it. The artists created during this time were legendary, I.E. Mick and Jim Morrison and Stevie and Janice Joplin,Jimi Hendrix, the list goes on and on. Truly the golden age of music.

[@gregoryhagen8801]

The next musical revolution would happen in the 1980's.✌

[@briancharters8720]

Where are they NOW??? Heaven or Hell ? 😢 The sixties began the drug phenomenon, sexual immorality , and the Falling Away from Faith in Christ. Look around… the world is on the VERGE of the TRIBULATION JUDGMENT… READ REVELATION 🙏

[@rongalley9433]

When I first heard Gimme Shelter, back in the day, it was the best song I ever heard, years later nothing has changed, it stands alone. Absolutely brilliant

[@tracyhennings7589]

You bet! It's been my favorite too!

[@BoycottChinaa]

I always tell people it's the greatest song recorded if they ask..

[@Camille_Anderson]

agrer with you 💯👏 it reinterpreted what i felt about the Stones brilliance, i didn't think they could elevate their status any more until i heard this at 17yrs old. Decades later it's still my favourite.

[@jeffwatts1126]

Im a major Stones fan, seen them 60 times. There is no other song ever written, by them or by others, that can touch Gimme Shelter. The impending doom of the time, the impending doom of today, forever relevant, this song

[@JA-qi1fb]

It has been my ringtone & heard daily 😊

[@Pulsonar]

I can never get enough of that dark multi-layered guitar riff intro by Keith Richards echoing around Merry Clayton’s soaring vocal. It never grows old, I’ve loved it since I heard it as child in the early 70s. It’s the greatest intro I’ve ever heard in a rock song, it will never be bettered 🙏🏽

[@P.Convenience]

I'm with you 100%. Best song intro of all time

[@roadrunnerproductionshavas1591]

Its sad that the back up singer merry clayton went home after singing this song and lost her baby because of it.

[@Pulsonar]

@@roadrunnerproductionshavas1591 I heard about that, Merry is an unusually resilient woman with a formidable reputation for working relentlessly. She put tremendous effort into recording sessions with the Stones for Gimme Shelter, during her pregnancy. The Stones were reeling from Brian Jones death in summer 1969 and not in a great financial situation at the time, and the deadly Altamont concert disaster nearly destroyed them as a band later that year. But I would like to think that they gave Merry their support in some way after she suffered that huge baby miscarriage trauma. She made Gimme Shelter a huge hit for the Stones, and it came with a great sacrifice on her part. She survived a serious car accident in her mid 60s which left her a double leg amputee, but she’s still busy in the music industry as if the accident (2014) was just a blip, at 75 years of age! This is a woman of great character who deserves so much more.

[@Marcus280898]

The vocal at the beginning is actually Mick Jagger singing in falsetto.

[@jamesbrice6619]

​@roadrunnerproductionshavas1591 how did she lose her baby?

[@oxcart4172]

That rif is an absolute masterpiece.

[@joeyhunter842]

Just saw them in Orlando. Greatest band and greatest concert and I’ve seen some in my day. Who, Stevie Ray Vaughn, REO, Clapton, AC/DC, Ozzy, Uncle Ted, this puts me in tears.

[@joeyhunter842]

I forgot about Heart, Jefferson Airplane, Whitesnake among others.

[@jewlyaena1269]

This used to be my dad’s favorite song, we always listened to the Stones until his death last month. Rest in peace dad❤️

[@jeangalsworthy6869]

Your Dad had excellent taste in music. I'm sure you've inherited it if you listen to tracks like this. May he rest in peace and may you have many happy memories.

[@James-nz2tk]

Rest In Peace your dad. Love from Australia.❤️

[@jaycampbell9144]

Sorry for your loss, God bless!

[@markjaeckel8839]

I löst my dad in 2003. It still hurts. And I still miss him. So sorry for your loss.

[@eduardoarredondo1674]

Sorry for your loss.

[@scizessita]

If this isn't the greatest rock and roll song in all of human history, you'll have to tell me what is. May Charlie Watts be resting in eternal peace.

[@nenisguevaragomez8122]

To me it is one of the greatest.

[@KidFresh71]

Definitely one of the greatest- maybe Stairway to Heaven (Zep) or Brick in the Wall (Floyd) or Revolution (Beatles) or Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) could be considered… heck, Emotional Rescue is my favorite Stones song so that’s up there too

[@exclamationpointman3852]

I just came from a cover version, i wanted to hear the parts in a live setting: man the drummer MESSED THE SONG UP!!!! He was going all over the place and it sounded like a DIFFERENT SONG!!! I was about to rip that drummer but I hate talking bad and discouraging people do I kept quiet; but man - RIP to Watts - AND thankful to him that he knew the importance of >>> KEEPING TEMPO

[@noahwessel1303]

stairway to heaven or november rain

[@massimomoratti9491]

@@noahwessel1303 November rain 😂? You gotta be kidding

[@effzehMenzotti]

The hole album is a masterpiece! No doubt the one for the lonley island.

[@anytimeanywhere7859]

"Hole". ...SADNESS.

[@baberoot1998]

Merry Clayton, backing vocals for The Stones', Gimme Shelter", and Clare Torry, backing vocals for Pink Floyds', "Great Gig In The Sky".....two of the greatest of all time...we just don't hear music like that anymore. That time...that era...that aura....will never be topped...

[@summeralloe5822]

Merry’s voice crack is insane. Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.

[@TheIsagregorio]

Same here.

[@franklinloll2229]

They rang her in the middle of the night and said " come do a session " ( she was a session vocalist ). Maybe she hit that joint a few times.

[@dianaprobst3157]

The whole song is intense, because of her vocals. She makes the song.

[@jimheflin1446]

shes a babydoll mmmmm

[@DoubleADwarf]

_"Yeah!"_

[@janicepark2490]

It still gives me chills after 50 years.

[@theo78151]

me too!

[@bowiev2schneider58]

Me too ! pui grande e Bella canzone di storia di rock , meravigliosa signora Clayton 🤩💙

[@sh230968]

It gives me chills as soon as its sound gets to my ears. I don't know why your chills stimulus is so slow that you take half a century to feel the chills.

[@sonnychornley9457]

My touch will give you chills

[@lisaburns471]

100%

[@unidunitesorveteria1208]

60 anos depois. Mesmo PRAZER de ouvir essa Banda. Até as músicas ruins são boas. 😊

[@OutswingersandNicks]

The opening riff contains everything the universe has to offer.

[@markb20]

Well put! The majestic yet haunting riff is absolutely the best Stones song opening ever, and one of the best in rock history.

[@corylefebvre8488]

Goosebumps every time. And I've seen them live 5 times. Its unreal

[@maximilianootero5110]

Totally agree 🤝

[@heartshapedpunk]

No discussion about damn facts!

[@christiankeil7845]

At least you remember what it has to offer

[@vernonmahabal9109]

The Stones wouldn’t have been the Stones WITHOUT Charlie.

[@slimbarentse]

Straight up...

[@HeadbladeItalia]

Thank you from humankind for creating this.

[@frankschorott1674]

Sir , Thank You for Your Service ! Frank / Germany

[@hd3434paddles3636]

one of their best. that woman doing back up vocals is incredible.

[@IggyPelman]

Merry Clayton. Was awaken at midnight by friend and great producer, Jack Nitzsche, to come down to the studio and sing. She was pregnant, did it anyway, and had a miscarriage on her return home. This song has a lot of weird stories attached to it.

[@jorgyr36]

@@IggyPelman if this is true.. God damn!

[@larryhall4583]

Only reason i listen to this song is that southern gospel vibe vocals 💘

[@wakingohiomama9110]

Omg yes merry Clayton my favorite aunt was named after her. AMAYYYYYZING!

[@justrude66]

That's Merry Clayton. You can find a video here on KZbin about how she did that in one take in the middle of the night. She blew the boys away.

[@BurstofVerseProductions]

The greatest background vocal in the history of rock & roll.

[@j_freed]

Roderic Reece - you mean there is also a lead vocal, I don't notice that - hey it's mick jagger!

[@codysmith5602]

You do have a pretty killer back up vocal if mick Jagger is your support

[@seang8420]

Gives me goosebumps everytime I hear her voice 😎

[@ambersisco7828]

yes unfortunately she wasnt his taste physically so he toured with different ones

[@gabrielquintero2581]

8ts ihust a suot way.

[@ArthriticBabe]

100 years from now, this tune will still send shivers down the spines who listen to it with Mary Clayton's powerful voice! 🎶❤🎶.✌️

[@M.B.Bosazzi]

She lost her baby ,while recording this tune

[@Ringer139]

WHAT

[@ArthriticBabe]

@@Ringer139 pardon?

[@ArthriticBabe]

@M.B.Bosazzi How sad I had no idea!🙏 😓 Powerful voice that lady has..

[@stephaniemazzella5985]

Haunting.. it's happening right now and I'm 74 My world is in my prayers 💖🙏

[@martymartin9186]

Whenever Martin Scorsese passes away, I guarantee you that this song’s popularity will re-emerge in memory of his films Goodfellas, Casino and The Departed.

[@missunderstood6862]

Legend....

[@martymartin9186]

Nripesh Dhungana Same...but we all gotta go one day 😔

[@orangemonsoon1883]

Good call bro

[@t.hussain921]

Come on, he has 8 more years in him.

[@ttmp22]

@Nripesh Dhungana It won’t. Legends never die.

[@fabiencoze9829]

Rest in Peace , Charlie ...

[@aonlyandonlytheonlythatonl4247]

I still can't believe that he passed away, I feel so sad.

[@philipduffy1119]

wow a truly brilliant song,sang with emotion and brings a tear to my eyes,cant stop playing it

[@MLFranklin]

I never knew the words until seeing this yesterday. I thought it was "woah children" and "just a shout away"

[@isiso.speenie5994]

I thought it was " More Children, it's just a Shout away" because it came across that way really bummed me out even though I liked the voodoo hypnotic guitars and timing !😢

[@Hank..]

Nobody: Martin Scorcese: This must be in everything I ever do

[@elultimosonador3958]

its so true

[@mr.blister4856]

Lmfao he plays it in every movie

[@danielkoren4969]

lol, wolf of wall street doesnt have this song, besides this song is amazing what do you want him to put bad music? enjoy it mate

[@Hank..]

@@danielkoren4969 relax my guy, I'm just joking around

[@mr.blister4856]

@@danielkoren4969 lol he uses it a lot but it is an amazing song

[@MagnoliaHBR]

My father passed away May 19, 2021. He was 73. We bonded so much over classic rock and he seemed to be really into The Rolling Stones the last year of his life. What an era of music. Hendrix, The Who, Neil Young, Beatles….. our conversations never got old. Miss him.

[@CarlJohnson-wk3rv]

It’s good you miss him. It shows how much you care about him and he cared about you. Hope you’re doing okay brother 🤙

[@househead95]

My dad is similar age. Has the most amazing vinyl collection. Full of similar stuff. I was brought up on it. What an era. Never to be repeated. Sorry for your loss x

[@richardyoung7415]

Magnolia HBR, I,M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS MY FRIEND, YOUR FATHER HAD A GREAT TASTE IN MUSIC AND HE,S PAST THAT ON TO SO REMEMBER EVERY TIME YOU PLAY A STONES RECORD HE,S THERE WITH YOU IN YOUR HEART, MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU MY FRIEND. ✌️😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@allamaraine8066]

Rest In Peace to your pop, man. Keep your chin up, brother. I feel you. 🍻

[@samanthab1923]

Value those. My son is 25, just asked me about a Bad Co. song on the radio. Then he said sounds like the guy from the Firm 😂 that’s my boy.

[@jonathancantrell858]

As the last vestiges of the post Cold War era are swept away, songs such as this become increasingly relevant once again.

[@gregpeterson4348]

Best rock & roll song ever written, IMHOP.

[@liamtyler7613]

Buried my old man to this piece of beautiful genius... 🇬🇧. What a fucking gem

[@jhthorn7174]

Children we are fading away. Mile marker when Stone's drummer dies.

[@RichardAugustMatthew19Man]

He already died In 2021.

[@TruthSeekingElf]

The best intro to any song ever written!! Bravo!!

[@bartman7144]

What an artistic video for a great song! A high school favorite of mine in ‘73, ‘74.

[@KingOfEden12]

To think this song was released OVER 50 YEARS ago and it still slaps and gives off a vibe like nothing else is insane 🔥

[@alkholos]

It's the Stones, Baby! The GOAT

[@hvanmegen]

yeah man.. they glowed up that song proper.. whole snacked

[@anthony342]

i got chills just reading that comment , thats how much this rocks

[@lindajohnson4204]

And it's the fact that the times feel this dangerous, again.

[@samanthab1923]

Makes me turn it up louder!

[@buttertool6211]

It's so sobering to know that this message will never get old

[@foldupaudi7645]

My favorite stones track, the introduction is pure masterpiece

[@stevieohlsson8896]

Someday 1000 years from now a guy will enter a club and hear that magical opening riff and feel the same way as I still do ( with goosebumps).

[@Twisted426]

This song is a masterpiece.

[@namkeren7297]

Departed's theme song and thats why i am here

[@caseybest9711]

im dirty dan

[@6120mcghee]

You said it!!

[@4338peace]

Rolling stones

[@1994g0]

Amen.