ROLLING STONES: Sway (7" Single-Version)

[@JD-vx8gr]

Shout out for the fantastic Nicky Hopkins (RIP) on ivories.

[@stephenzanichkowsky4434]

The mighty Mick Taylor!!!

[@anniedarkhorse6791]

Keef was so hot-looking, in this era. The best time of the Stones. I wish Mick Taylor hadn't left. Jagger was writing really good lyrics then too.

[@fuchsiaswing8545]

I wish I had his wardrobe from this period, but how much of it was Anita’s, do you think?

[@ferm8103]

He's always been a very good lyricist and that fact has been overlooked by the so called music journos for decades and instead they focused on the longevity of the band and mick's unstoppable frontman legacy.

[@timothyrogers3673]

never get tired of hearing this song or the sticky fingers album. "It's just that demon life that got you in its sway"

[@BobbyGeneric145]

This song feels like being loaded on smack.

[@timothyrogers3673]

@@BobbyGeneric145 we used to joke that if you sniffed the sticky fingers album you would get waisted! 😆

[@moppydavycoonsmith3034]

@Timothy Rogers If one had like if as MoppyDavy did as MoppyDavy had the original album with the fully functional zipper roughly 50 years ago. Just pull that zipper down and take a sniff and W.o.W., way below waisted. The Way To Be Do, Be Do, Be remains The Way. It's BeYond Bbelief In InBeliever Out In The EtherReal and CharityLove.

[@arbogash1852]

This might be the Stones' best song, so natural and flowing. Understated and magnificent.

[@janarnaud8058]

One of their best, yes

[@kimlong-sf9ke]

Mick Taylor's lead. Wow.

[@ksr9t]

Yes it is. Winter off Goat Head Soup is another Stones song that doesn't get much attention

[@IanYoung-ko4ws]

Loved it so much I made my band cover it. Mick Taylor's finest moment, think he had a hand in writing this (and "Ventilator Blues" on "Exile...") that vibrato just shakes you to the core.

[@Methilde]

Taylor/Jagger song like Winter, Moonlight Mile, Time Wait for No one, Keith was too hight and not always in the studio.

[@ChrisWrightSydney]

Lovely nod to Nicky Hopkins at the end. 👍

[@joshduke134]

Normally, the more Keith fingerprints are in it, the more I like it…but this is an exception. One of my favorite ever Stones songs.

[@anthonymills1483]

Jagger's lyrics are stunning to me. However Mick Taylor is beyond any words that I can put together. I love ❤ it as if God is using him ( mick Taylor ) to encourage me. I hope that doesn't sound a bit too much for some who may read this. I am like many a major fan of Taylor and it ( his work) doesn't get old. It improves as I listen and as time moves ahead. Thanks Stones. Blessings to you Mick Taylor...

[@andrewbrennan7291]

Lyrically the best the Stones ever produced - then Mick Taylor takes the song to heaven. My fave song of all time.

[@DaleHodgkins0n]

Absolutely. But as far as I know it was Jagger's riff, using Keef-style open G tuning but with all 6 strings on the guitar. Easily my favourite song on my favourite Stones album although Can't You Hear Me Knockin comes a close second... and another genius contribution from Mick Taylor. They should've credited him... no wonder he walked... especially as he joined as a teetotal vegetarian and left as a junkie, poor sod.

[@jpslater9399]

A hands-down favorite from a time when these guys were at the height of their power. All hail the mighty Mr. Taylor!

[@user-lh8rb5wx6q]

The birth of backbeat and ...magic. It is the absolute peak of these young mens creations. It is no1. I always thought so. That hang.

[@mikemonchuk7087]

At this very moment they were definitely breaking on through Must be , could be the Demon Life has his eye on his angelic movements

[@Mirabella76]

Mick Jagger's song. Keith did not play anything on it. Mick plays acoustic and rhythm electric guitar and Mick T plays the lead. While Keith said Jagger can't feel enough to play electric, Mick T was very pleasant about Mick's electric guitar abilities which says a lot. Great song, great poetry and as usual, Mick T adds so much with his lead guitar solo.

[@landlinesandpercolators8822]

Rumor is Mick Taylor was iced out of a deserved co-write. Just passing on the rumor, no evidence.

[@omeletpants]

@@landlinesandpercolators8822 No shit, Sherlock LOLOLO

[@christopherwilliams7799]

Didn't know that about Keith being absent on this great track . Should know better really as I have 4 copies in different formats of the great Sticky Fingers, classic Stones album . Interesting post and yes Mick Taylor nuff said

[@landlinesandpercolators8822]

@@omeletpants Well bless yer little heart -- thanks for your contribution to world peace!

[@omeletpants]

@@landlinesandpercolators8822 welcome

[@dalewilson4761]

Stones all-time classic Mick Taylor excells with a guitar solo for the ages takes your breath away

[@jgwire]

Been hearing this for 50 years and I still hear something new-one of a kind-

[@NJcruiser]

I really wish that Mick Taylor had never left the Stones.

[@geneobrien8907]

I stopped listening to them after he left.

[@NJcruiser]

@@geneobrien8907 Pretty much the same. I stopped following them after Black and Blue came out. From time to time I give a listen. IT is still fun to watch the 72 tour shows on YT when they were at their peak.

[@robmills1004]

My favorite stones albums were the mick taylor ones, but as an individual i prefer ronnie, and i definitely think that ronnie brought a bigger better presence to their live shows

[@Jimmyback1000]

Mick Taylor couldn’t keep up with them. Jagger & Richards were picking on him sometimes, dunno why, what I heard. Maybe because Taylor had a beautiful knowledge of the guitar, Keith got jealous, naaaa, it was the drugs too, lots of Heroin, booze, girls, rehearsals, cramming the tours in. Heavy dose! Went to see Mick Taylor Band at a place called(believe it or not) Sticky Fingers! They were brilliant, tight and funky, bluesy. Think he’s still got a band together. 😎

[@stephenzanichkowsky4434]

@@geneobrien8907 Me as well...

[@jjjohnson68]

Subtle nuanced differences from the LP version are so cool.

[@mathstar4176]

Sway is my favorite of all the Stones songs. I mean I love all of their work but this one is my choice mi Hearties.

[@jonndepentu4421]

The beauty of youth

[@danielgolus4600]

The first song recorded (in March 1970 - just three months after Altamont) for what would be the "Sticky Fingers" LP, released April 1971 on the band's new Rolling Stones record label.

[@carlburnett5986]

Classic example of a song that fades out just as it gets even better

[@harrygozzer8324]

Maldita sea, lo mismo sucede con "rocks off"

[@luvittodeath7031]

Still don’t know if this song is heavy or soft, but it’s amazing.

[@ChrisWrightSydney]

It's a powerhouse song for sure, particularly when they change gear at the beginning of the outro, Taylor goes to a higher plane and Nicky Hopkins follows banging the piano keys to within an inch of their lives. Nice couple of pix of Hopkins at the end too...

[@emanuelemazzotti1490]

Soft...Soft my friend!!!!❤

[@somoslasfieras]

I think is both things at the same time...

[@brooke8567]

It's art. It's whatever you make of it. No right or wrong

[@jojoheartspaypay]

HOLY CHRIST. Someone better get Jamming Edward on the Stones payroll, because he's quite possibly the greatest video editor out there...

[@ChrisWrightSydney]

Is Jamming Edward related to Jiving Sister Fanny?

[@robmills1004]

Can't argue that!

[@bobcondon9602]

I am not surprised to read that Mick Taylor had a hand at writing this, he is all over it. He's one of my very favorite guitarists. I saw him a few times, with the most memorable being the bluesbreakers reunion tour of 82. I was 11 when this was recorded

[@nlights6]

Love M Taylor's laugh at Jagger after his somewhat stumbling bow at the end 3:19 haha

[@anthonymills1483]

Yup even Jagger has to bow to the gift M.T. possess. I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments.

[@michaeljacko1672]

Fucking MasterPiece on every Musical level

[@richardferrini9442]

THIS SONG SWAY IS REAL COOL. THEY HAVE SUCH A GREAT F***ING SOUND, IT IS UNBELIEVABLY MAN.

[@michaelmancusi9054]

Never get tired of the rolling stones such a awesome rock band ever

[@harrygozzer8324]

Al final del video aparece por fin el gran Nicky Hopkins.

[@rebeccawagner4167]

I love this 🎵 🎶, Mick and the boys are always stepping up and taking rock and roll to a whole other level. That's what rock is supposed to sound like and make you feel something deep down inside that you literally just can't describe 💔 🎉

[@robmills1004]

Loved it! Thank you! I had this 45 and forgot how it was slightly different from the LP version

[@gustavnovak]

Me thinks/my fave era Stones 1968 - 1978 , ahh forget it It's only rock n roll 👍🎸❤🤟🎼🎵🎶

[@cotto-kx4qb]

68-82 for me. The still life tour was great in my opinion.

[@gustavnovak]

Yeah ! They sounded great back then 2 👍🎸❤🎸🖖

[@mjp3186]

One of the best from the Stones, on the album followed by Wild Horses.

[@JimmyFranceable]

Nicky tickling the ivories.

[@christopherwilliams7799]

Absolutley, nice to see pics of Nicky chilling and smiling in this .Another unsung hero on so many Stones songs. Great stuff Nicky you made your mark - RIP

[@gionatamozzini9432]

Quando hai bisogno di caricare le pile o sei triste Sway è la soluzione FOREVER STONES!

[@andyb5287]

Incredible. Thank you.

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Taylor still performs this song, and his solo (in the live performances of Sway) is so good, check it out now

[@robertwindedahl4919]

A bloody good song

[@bobsaint9272]

Mick Taylor!

[@teodoraspinu4617]

MAGIC 70s 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧thank you!!!

[@kimlong-sf9ke]

Someone done broke me up with the corner of her smile.......

[@RollingBilbao]

Fantastic upload my friend, really nice version. Big thumbs up and greetings from Spain: Javier

[@jammingedward664]

Many thx my friend for the nice comment - stay healthy, keep on rollin' and best regards

[@klausrain111]

Fantastic! Reminds me of one of my favorites, Stray Cat Blues. I guess they can't play that one too much because of the statutory thing.

[@tizianalancia7679]

Most likely Ron Wood can’t play it properly 😉

[@Rock_Girl_Daze]

Beautiful ❤️✌️

[@BigSky1]

Best drum sound Charlie ever had.

[@bobblaszczak7972]

I've always said it is Charlie's masterpiece.

[@MrTom-jo4ph]

I'd have to check the liner notes, but might be producer jimmy miller on drums

[@bobblaszczak7972]

@@MrTom-jo4ph Miller played on a couple, but not Sway.

[@BigSky1]

Thomas Stellhorn It is Charlie. It says so on Sticky Fingers. Jimmy plays on YCAGWYW, Happy and the ending of Tumbling Dice as Charlie could not get it right

[@BigSky1]

Tak69 Y supposedly written about Brian.

[@josedamiandiestearbues286]

cohesión, voces maravillosas, perfección!!!

[@J.A.Hansen]

This is one of the best fanart videos I have seen ever in my life and I m a devoted Stones fan for over 42 years...Exellent🔝It's just the demon life.....

[@richardfweeler2939]

The Stones potent …dangerous ,and drug in the blood …especially in this era, thanks for the posting and video

[@elleneyerick5281]

Thank you for this gem.

[@anthonygiordano8237]

Greatest exit ever

[@Ekkelvdwieke8736]

Thanks Ed!! Song from the best album in my collection

[@RcabreraFotografia]

Yeah !

[@BigSky1]

Just realised that this is the mix released on the original U.S. single which has Mick’s earlier vocal and also had less of Paul Buckmaster’s strings at the end. This has also been faded earlier for some reason.

[@BigSky1]

Tak69 Y It’s just a rumour. Not fact! I think that rumour is wishful thinking rather than fact.

[@BigSky1]

Tak69 Y There is a live version on record by Mick Taylor and Carla Olsen which quite long. She is probably referring to that. It is on KZbin.

[@BigSky1]

Tak69 Y It is 7 mins long from 1980

[@BigSky1]

Tak69 Y ...and another live version with her about 10mins. long. I think if there were a 20 minute Stones version that something would be mentioned about it in the Sticky Fingers deluxe box set but it’s not.

[@BigSky1]

Tak69 Y I don’t understand your comment.

[@johndequattro1794]

One of best song ever jd

[@salvarock2682]

good good goooood

[@blashenriquez6168]

Temazo😍

[@panzerriff]

Thanks for fading away halfway through Mick Taylor's epic ending solo. Knuckhead...

[@oakiarg]

Sin Mick Taylor no habría Golden Age, eso seguro..

[@janarnaud8058]

Sticky Fingers & Beggar's Banquet two masterpieces, the Stones at their peak

[@stephenzanichkowsky4434]

Let It Bleed is right up there...

[@franktheo2055]

Diamond dust and the devil.

[@theoccasionalangels]

great editing job on this one -- loved the work you put into the video edits -- great choices -- besides it's one of those cult-classic Stones tunes -- too bad they didn't let the solo go longer on the outro ---- it was great to hear Taylor do just that on Carla Olson's album cover of this song

[@harrygozzer8324]

Excelente versión, SWAY de mis favoritas.

[@ledzeppelin9435]

Best Album

[@lovermansmith9082]

KOOOOOL 😊

[@peterward9446]

I've always wondered if this lament was Mick & Keith's valedictory to - *_the demonically-possessed_* - Brian Jones ... an immortal work of poetic genius - either way.

[@MDARIO2006]

2:52 Look at Keith 😮

[@theschleichheads8814]

Where did these clips??!??

[@marijab.26]

❤

[@mathstar4176]

One day you will wake up to find........ .... ..

[@masswellwilliamson]

“It’s the wanting.”

[@theresamjames3100]

Greatest band ever mick Taylor can play I like Kieth richards he was on heroin.hes still rolling

[@carlossprenger1235]

Mick Taylor was the best

[@irvanc]

7" Single... Never heard that term in a record store... It was called a 45...

[@FredWagner-nv8fh]

Always thought he was saying needle , and I pretty sure they did

[@DuaneTripe]

What up a. Llo😮

[@heidihoot]

Name me a better frontman. Mick Jagger is boss.

[@KKKKK-yq2xi]

Great song & performance. Vocal mix is different from Sticky Fingers” album.

[@markdavies8675]

Can’t see why this is an alternative version. Great song anyway. Mick Taylor saved this band whilst Keith was elsewhere lol

[@cotto-kx4qb]

Fun fact, Keith didn’t play on this track at all. Mick Taylor played lead guitar and mick Jagger player rhythm guitar. Keith was off being Keith if you know what I mean.

[@brigwood7658]

the mix is definitely different, and pretty sure its a different singing take, although this could be the mix that's making it sound different to my ears. other than that everything else seems the same

[@Mirabella76]

Jagger saved the band. Everything was on his shoulders whilst Keith was busy hanging and tripping

[@markdavies8675]

@@Mirabella76 Taylor held the band for a few years . Bridget lost it in 72 as they all did!

[@Mirabella76]

@@markdavies8675 who's Bridget???

[@javiersubiran7137]

i like more...or i like less than the other take included in Sticky ?? I think i like more cause the second voice of Keith and the last minute is better. Anyway i love this song...i love the Stones.

[@williamwoody7607]

Why was this the alternate?

[@micheljenson7080]

Who's at 3:06 ????

[@jammingedward664]

Nicky Hopkins

[@BigSky1]

Cannot understand why they never played this live unless it was because Keith didn’t play on it.

[@geneobrien8907]

There are live versions all over YT.

[@BigSky1]

@@geneobrien8907 I should have said from 1971-1973. They didn’t play it live then.

[@geneobrien8907]

@@BigSky1 If you want to hear a live version of Sway with a 7 minute solo by Taylor listen to his collaboration with Carla Olson on Too Hot For Snakes. it's not the Stones but it is Taylor playing the hell out of his Lessie.

[@BigSky1]

@@geneobrien8907 I have heard that. As I said, I don’t know why the band never performed it live from 71-73. It would have been a great song to play live. Probably because Mick Taylor wrote most of it!

[@Methilde]

​With Jagger

[@Brian-nc1eb]

Welcher Hörny gibt Daumen nach unten. 😠 👅💓💪👍

[@falcon5467]

"Demon life"? Sounds more like to "evil eye" to me.

[@DirtyHarryPotter123]

It's "demon life".

[@davidmellish3295]

Time for a hearing check then cause it's 1000000000000000% demon life

[@繁植草]

歳老いて、ロックするのかな?　愚問だった。😮

[@downhillphilm.6682]

this sounds exactly like the LP version.

[@jjjohnson68]

Nope there are differences. The vocalized intro "one, two, three, four" itself is lacking on this version. Also, on the LP version you hear no real strong emphasis of the backing vocals during the "a day that broke up your mind" line like you do in this version (please listen 0:14). There are more subtle differences, mostly in the nuanced vocal phrasing (both lead and backing) delivery, but those two jump right out at this listener.

[@RobertfSullivan]

*. RFS Israel Peace

[@calendulabbra]

Is there someone who can give me even a far idea about the line "Love is the way they say is really strutting out", please? I'm italian and not deeply familiar with English.

[@jjjohnson68]

Has to be taken in the way you want to take it to make any sense I think. I was just trying to do that exact thing myself. To me the lyric meant that love is the best thing you can ever experience, and when life's got you down, love is the best thing to take you out of your depressing blues.

[@calendulabbra]

@@jjjohnson68 thank you so much for have taken the time for this. You're very kind. What gets me still perplexed is that the dictionary says that 'strutting out' means having a kind of very pompous and proud attitude. This can be related to your interpretation in a certain extent, and anyway your interpretation fits perfectly with the general sense of the song. By the way, your answer has been a great help for me and I still thank you.