THE ROLLING STONES - GIMME SHELTER | 1969 | FIRST TIME REACTION

[@broaction5343]

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[@johndoh5182]

That instrument is a harmonica.

[@lisamorrison2149]

"Gimme Shelter" exemplified the turmoil and the end of a decade. The 60's. The Vietnam war. Assassination's, Civil Unrest...and the 70's were waiting....Martin Scorsese uses this song in 3 of his movies, Goodfellas, The Departed and Casino. Such an iconic tune! That's Merry Clayton adding her amazing vocals.🎸🔥🌟

[@heyhuey4429]

Merry Clayton is great. Mick Jagger did the song with U2 at the R&R Hall of Fame (I believe) and Fergie did a great job singing Merry's part. The Edge was also great on the guitar.

[@derekstegall9811]

The beginning of departed with Jack Nicholson is the best

[@Cheshirecat-nx9zn]

The music/lyrics during the Viet Nam war is some of the best you'll ever hear.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

That’s a harmonica btw. Guys, you should do Sympathy For The Devil and Can’t You Hear me Knocking. Really surprised you haven’t heard this song before.

[@sjd5750]

That's Merry Clayton on female vocals..They called her up in the middle of the night. She didn't know the Rolling Stones, and wasn't going to go, at first. They sent a car around for her. She was 8 months pregnant, and curlers in her hair..They didn't know what they were getting with her..She thought, I'm going to blow them out of their seats..She did...Sadly, because of giving it her all, she went home that night and lost the baby...Amazing vocals!

[@CharCanuck14]

Merry is the icing on this Stones cake!

[@stpnwlf9]

In the Who's London Symphony + Guest artists version of Tommy, Merry Clayton sings the part of the Acid Queen and she is magnificent!

[@willasacco9898]

How did they know her?

[@sjd5750]

@@willasacco9898 A producer friend of hers named Jack Nitzske called her, while in bed sleeping, asking for a favor, and he thought it would be good for her career..She already had worked as a session singer, and Nitzske couldn't get a hold of anyone else..She had been singing professionally since the age of 14, and worked with some big names, but didn't know The Stones, and was about to go back to sleep, but her husband thought she should go and do it.

[@JRush374]

Listen to the isolated vocal track. The part where the woman's voice cracks is amazing

[@ericmorgan204]

Yeah who was that lady, man she has a voice?

[@jkgannon1049]

One of the most under rated rock vocal performances of all time. Ms Clayton was magnificent!

[@gsilcox]

@Aqua Lung She then had a miscarriage a day or two later. True story.

[@pablosabato4608]

the cracks add to the overall message of the song, I thought

[@The_Room_2_Doggys_Revenge]

you can even hear Mick going "Woah!", impressed by her performance

[@jeanettecameron7530]

Best intro, I think , ever. Just love how it flows into the vocals. Love the backup singers. My favorite Stones song, too. Love you guys.

[@TomGorham]

Amazing, so I am 70years old and I remember this and still remember the threat that still exists today. We seem to have learned nothing. Just understand that destruction is just a shot away.

[@mikefetterman6782]

Mick Jagger was actually an accomplished Harp, or blues harmonica player. War children were the kids born of the WWII, his whole generation. They were juxtapositioning the irony of the world not learning it's lesson from their childhood to their early adulthood. And how war and destruction seems a never ending human cycle.

[@mikefetterman6782]

and it was a little earlier. The 60's

[@CamiMack5616]

War is just a shot away. Love is just a kiss away.

[@LetItBeSummer-1]

It’s not war children, it’s “war, children, it’s just a shot away.” Very powerful amazing song. And her voice cracking like she’s screaming in pain, gives me shivers!

[@Kmukhopa1]

Scorcese movies can't be made without this song

[@robertlear2735]

song suggestion - The Low Spark of High Heel Boys, by Traffic

[@jonm1114]

Great suggestion. "Dear Mister Fantasy" is another good one from Traffic that they would really enjoy.

[@itzel1735]

Have you seen the film “20 feet from Stardom”? Documentary that includes some interviews about the recording of this song. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@RadCenter]

Great movie!

[@swfcocs1]

Listen carefully and you can hear Mick scream with delight when Merry Claytons voice cracks during her timeless vocals

[@2869may]

"Miss You" is one of my favs... and "Can't you hear me knocking".

[@robertlear2735]

My favorite Rolling Stones song. Other good ones are "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" and Under My Thumb

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

And Time Waits For No One.

[@Methilde]

@@marymargaretmoore9034 And a hundred others....

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

@@Methilde Yep!

[@BUBBA808]

What about, “dontcha bother me” “think” “mother’s little helper”?

[@donnabruhn6907]

So many fabulous songs, performing still today. 60 yrs later The Rock n Roll group of all time😎✌️❤️

[@Micknkeithable]

They are THE ROLLING STONES not “Rolling Stone”. You used the name-logo from the magazine...they are not one and the same and do not have anything to do with each other. You should change it

[@joonzville]

Small pedantic point. Rolling Stone *has* had The Rolling Stones on their cover (or at least different members of the band, mostly Jagger). So they *did* have "[something] to do with each other". Sorry, couldn’t resist. ;-9 Your larger point is correct, they have the wrong image.

[@matthewdrake4385]

The stones have a deep catalog going back almost 60 years. If this is your first stones reaction, great choice. The song pretty much sums up the end of the 60s. Back then, Vietnam was going on,you had riots, protests and many things like that going on. Thru the 60s and 70s, Stones could do no wrong musically. They were kind of hit and miss in the 80s and 90s. Sympathy for the devil, Dead flowers, beast of burden, satisfaction, you can't always get what you want, just barely scratching the surface of their greatness.

[@peoplesmedicinedrum9916]

you should check out The Who, "Love Reign O'er Me".

[@laurenpeck3609]

My favorite as well!!! It is sad, but it also makes me drive fast!! lol

[@briganfree3656]

It feels weird to hear adults say things like I have never heard of the Beatles/Stones or Floyd. I am getting used to it and do understand that this generation has its own music which is very different to mine. Times have moved on. It is not so bad when it is a child but it still feels weird when adults know nothing of these guys. There were so huge for so long and there are still so many people of my generation and the one before that, who still think of them as gods. So when someone doesn’t know about them it is like falling into an alternative dimension.

[@gushers7538]

This song is about the My Lai Massacre known as the Mass murder, it happens on March 16, 1968, in the Vietnam War, at least 347 and 504 were killed by the U.S army soldiers. A lot of women were raped and murder and their bodies were mutilated, as were children as young as 12 years old. Only 20 soldiers were charged, but only Lieutenant William Calley Jr., a platoon leader in C Company was convicted and found guilty of murdering 22 villagers. he was originally given a life sentence, but served three-and-a-half years under house arrest after President Richard Nixon commuted his sentence.

[@davidmooney2512]

You better listen to 2000 light years from home a side of them you have never knew. Psychedelic rock way different or she's a Rainbow both as good

[@spreet65]

The fact that they sent out for the female singer, Mary Clayton, at midnight, despite never having met her, and then belting out this masterpiece before sunrise was amazing... Rolling Stones greatest song in my opinion.

[@keef7224]

No it’s not bagpipes, it’s blues harp (harmonica) blown through an overdriven mic.

[@angeldevilsoulmusic]

I suggest you to react to "Paint it black", "Sympathy for the devil", "Miss You", "Wild Horses" or "You can't always get what you want"

[@kevinhechinger7843]

You said ohhh the same time mick! Love it

[@rescuelover7891]

I was 19 when this came out. Some of the streamers who reviewed this did not even know it was the VetNam War!! Shout out to Charlie Watts one of the best drummers ever. I saw them live 30 years ago and at the risk of being stoned, best rock band ever. Not Beatles.

[@dougieyou]

Boys, great reaction to a CLASSIC song, It's from the Album "Let It Bleed" there is not a bad song on the whole album, I played this album non-stop for a whole year when it first came out... The Album sleeve says "Play this Loud"... the only way...lol.

[@docbearmb]

Ok. Your favorite Stone tune. Now let me tell you mine: Midnight Rambler, I’ve Got the Blues, Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’, Sister Morphine, Let’s Spend the Night Together. That’s a good start for a long string of reactions.

[@dieuwkatsesmetzis4775]

Please play 25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago....pretty please.

[@nthdegree1269]

Live version is also great

[@laurenpeck3609]

The woman singing is Merry Clayton. She came to the studio in her pajamas last minute to record. I guess just one take. When she does her loudest scream you can heart Mick Jagger yell "ya!!!" in the background. I guess Ms Clayton was heavily pregnant at this recording and she lost her baby soon after. :(

[@angelagraves865]

Wasn't she only about 20 yrs old? Really powerful voice.

[@laurenpeck3609]

@@angelagraves865 I'm not sure how old she was.

[@jimdavis8864]

Merry Clayton also had her legs amputated in a car accident.

[@laurenpeck3609]

@@jimdavis8864 omg :(

[@larindanomikos]

It's a harmonica that you are wondering about.

[@jaxjax3494]

You have to listen to this song with Vietnam footage...

[@bluesloverfr]

Asolutely not dudes : that's an amplified harmonica !! (Little Walter, ..)

[@johnfry2591]

AT 4:25 start listening to Merry Clayton backup vocals. It's amazing. BTW that is Mick Jagger on the Harmonica.

[@kila4]

Mary’s voice cracked…and they loved it….they kept telling her to go for it….so she just let loose….and when her voice cracked….it actually really worked!

[@johnenglish1955]

🤠Harmonica! Check out the greatest harmonica player of our time, John Popper, from the band Blues Traveler. 🎼🎵🎶

[@sall3n879]

Check out these Stones song's 1 hit to the Body Almost hear you Sigh Love is Strong Hearts for Sale Mick solo Let's Work Just another Night

[@lynnhoffman247]

“Under My Thumb” and “Sympathy for the Devil” 🔥🔥🔥 songs by them

[@BernardWilkinson]

"This song is about War......It makes me happy man!" next lyric "Rape.....Murder..." lol.

[@rogerlunde8668]

This Song is from 1969.

[@cccheeks8819]

First Comment means I pick NEXT Song............................ Nice Job You Crazy Brothers...............

[@anthonyblakely399]

There were The Beatles in 1962 and There were The Rolling Stones in 1963. And every band fell into place as The Gods of Rock n' Roll. I remember. I was There!!!!

[@kevinwingo5964]

My favorite too George

[@sst3d]

Harmonica

[@OZIPUG1970]

Love your stones reactions guys keep it coming. Moonlight mile Honky tonk women Brown sugar Start me up Jump,n jack flash Dead flowers Ain't to proud to beg Worried about you Heart breaker Just my imagination And the list goes on lol. The stones can do Rock,n,roll Blues Pop Disco Country Swing And some of the best harmony,s

[@pablosabato4608]

this is a song we old timers groove back in the '70, straight up dopes still, yeah?

[@estellasreyes6847]

I'd like to see Your REACTION to American BLUE EYED SOUL😃 The Righteous Brothers music YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN FEELING IS A GOOD INTRO 😃😊😎

[@RadCenter]

There's a great live version of this song recorded in 1995 (26 YEARS after the one you just listened to). It features the vocal perfection that is Lisa Fischer. kzbin.info/www/bejne/maXVdGx8qdCgj6M

[@jackbatts1074]

Most people dont understand the impact of this song,,the Vietnam war was ragging and as a 16 year old kid,,seeing your older friends get drafted an being taught to fellow directions and believe what the government told,,this song changed my life,,l started reading the paper and news on tv,,stuff just didn't add up,why are we killing these people and sacrificing ours,,,the protests started because us young people were calling bullshit,,,l believe the stones started that movement,,,just for us to start thinking for ourselves and question the government,,when we look back,,,us kids were right

[@TheKeefed]

Hey guys. Sitting here with my ''dead'' Tele. And loving every moment. The peak is Merry. Thanks!

[@karenscigliano9787]

The happiness you feel listening to this is the unbelievable rock n roll coming from the Rolling Stones.....the words are for sure sad and dark- because Jagger Richards wrote songs about real life in the most raw way. What a juxtaposition in a song...I totally get that feeling, dude 😶

[@Daves_not_here]

Nightwish. Ghost Love Score live at Wacken 2013. You will be Floored

[@amibowman7833]

Emotional Rescue 2000 Light Years From Home Beast of Burden Wild Horses

[@rhiahlMT]

There is a documentary out there on the eras of rock. They put it nicely. Bob Dylan rang in the 1960's rock sonf with his song "Like a Rolling Stone" and The Rolling Stones banged the end of the 60's era with "Gimme Shelter".

[@anthonyblakely399]

The song is suppose to make you trip or get high.......it is a psychedelic music like lots of Led Zeppelin music.....psychedelic drugs was in the 60's and 70's

[@hesch-tag]

Midnight rambler live version Madison Square Garden NY 1969 is incredible too.

[@claudec2588]

I don't think this song is inspired by the war in Viet Nam. I think it's about the war in the streets of America. About the Riots after Martin Luthor King was shot. And then Bobby Kennedy was shot. "War! Children! It's just a shot away. It's just a shot away."

[@jeffreyes6236]

What's up dudes? I love your reactions! Another great Stones song with political lyrics is Undercover of the Night. A fun song about a cold woman is You're so Cold.

[@fredericwild734]

The song is from 1969. There is a magnificent documentary film of the same name by the Maysles Brothers about the disastrous Rolling Stones concert at Altamont Speedway (which is often cited as the death of the Sixties) in which a man was killed. YOU MUST SEE IT! I love this show and will definitely subscribe. Your reactions are so thoughtful and you bring an unique point of view. Thanks to the both of you!

[@OregonDARRYL]

The music sounds like a monster coming at you - the reality of war. Pure sonic majesty. You should really check out "Satisfaction" and "Brown Sugar" if you want to rock with a smile.

[@satorimystic]

You need to hit some Black Sabbath! Master of Reality album ... Take a poll for which of their songs to react to, first. 😷👍

[@IamAmericasDaughter]

Sadly the political climate today is right back to this, makes this song is very relevant right now! 4/24.

[@joepegel]

Definitely the best Stones song. "Sympathy for the Devil" is a close second. You should react to that one, and pay attention to the lyrics.

[@Uller1967]

Never knew Rhythm Sticks could sound so cool. When I was a kid we had 'music class' where we would get to play simple instruments. Always felt the sticks were the worst ones to get stuck with. Boy was I wrong!

[@User2718218]

Lyrics correction: > Why a red coal carpet?

[@88pjtink]

ha ha ha ha ha. it's a HARMONICA you funny georgians. ha ha ha

[@KrazyKatLadyx2]

The mood is about longing, pleading for the culture to wake up to the savagery of war, the horror. We've still not learned to find another way.

[@richtensail]

powerful song. mick on harp. famous singing frm merry a backgorund singer. song is relevant 4 any time in human history. its not bagpipes.

[@WilliamWarlick]

Fabulous song, my favorite from the Stones!

[@billness7310]

Haggai I'll tell you the same as I've told the other ones everybody seems to have this footage or whatever of this song you need to get in there and look around you'll find he's got a chick I'm black woman wearing it's red with a split dress I called her to Maharaja Lisa it is a Bangin powerful live performance

[@angiewaldman1444]

If you want some new music you should listen to Chris Stapleton - cold, Tennessee Whiskey

[@seancooper8391]

We've(the uk) give the world some fantastic, life changing inventions. But good god none of them give you more fun and emotion than Rock n Roll.

[@M.E.McKinley]

You have got to listen to can’t you hear me knocking. It is my all time favorite stones song and the guitar solo stuff at the end is immaculate

[@richnorcal]

The three greatest exports from the United Kingdom...the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin & the Beatles

[@jeffstevens4262]

When I think this song was written by Mick and Keith over 50 years ago it does my head in. I mean that's ridiculous.

[@amarillagriffin7427]

I can't get no satisfaction was my favourite of mine by the rolling stones.

[@wuwwle]

First song I heard from the Stones was Emotional Rescue. Caught me but is not typical

[@97warlock]

Thks song takes me to the late 60s , in a dark drug related cold untrusting unstable place.

[@waynecox3958]

Dudes, would love to see you 2 make it through THE GATES OF DELIRIUM. Ya know something you haven’t heard yet.

[@jacquelinemcgraw6213]

SEEN THE STONES IN THE STREET IN EDINBURGH THEY WERE PLAYING MURRAY FIELD STADIUM. JUST STROLLING LAID BACK RON WOOD WITH HIS TWINS ALSO MICK JAGGER WAVING TO THE CROWDS STOPPING TRANSPORT FROM HIS HOTEL WINDOW. GREAT GUYS

[@DatFwad]

If you’ve heard it before why are you reacting to it? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@brianwilson3952]

Bagpipes. Scottish instrument. But there weren't any bagpipes in that.

[@koncaswatch8726]

You can't always get want you want and Sympathy for the Devil are must do Stones cuts.

[@sjd5750]

I think their best instrumentation song is "Can't you hear me knockin''..It's been my favorite Stones song for almost fifty years..It's incredible!.."Sympathy for the Devil" is another, of course...They have so many, though.

[@neekerbreeker]

At 4:57-58 right after Merry Clayton's voice cracks, if you listen closely you can hear one of the crew yell, "Woooo!" in the background. Mick Jagger said the band was recording this in the middle of the night, and they decided they needed a female backing vocalist. So they called Merry right away and woke her up. She came over to the studio with curlers in her hair and made the recording in only one or two takes.

[@Jessesgirl2013]

Even better, it’s Jagger that whoops. Love it!

[@themysteriousdomainmoviepalace]

I think its danceable is what it is.

[@FTFLCY]

Possibly one of the least happiest songs ever written. Please don't smile.

[@sst3d]

History lesson

[@juanestebannarvaezcarvajal2418]

React to shes like a rainbow

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

No.....it is not the bagpipes! It’s harmonica..

[@westtexas7]

This is 69 not quite the 70s. Still a lot of Psychedelia in the song.

[@koshtie]

Hi Guys have you checked out Phill Collins in the air tonight LIVE ?

[@simply_psi]

Love this it is one of my favourite Stones songs along with, Sympathy for the Devil, Paint it Black and Mothers Little Helper, another classic rock band on the channel dudes.

[@gsparkman]

Wait... wait. You say, "We have a new band for us. The Rolling Stones." And in the same breath you say, "We have Gimme Shelter, my favorite Rolling Stones song." So, apparently, it's neither a new band, nor a new song for you. Huh?

[@broaction5343]

We meant: New band for this channel. Its our first reaction of Rolling Stones on this channel. Also for my brother (Patrick - on the left) it was the first time listen. Cheers!

[@lorenaaguero3470]

good video react to queen in the live aid one of his best concerts👌👌👌

[@ianaldridge1702]

Enjoyed song haunting great musicians,you guys good fun.

[@mcddtlc]

Yes - can’t you hear me knocking - when Mick Taylor was in the band - lead guitar at end of song - a must!!! Classic jam!!

[@DavidSmith-sr4tn]

It's not Scottish bagpipes, it's a harmonica.

[@Friedtoenails]

Martin Scorsese’s favourite song