The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter REACTION/REVIEW

[@peggypatterson5656]

Not only were we involved in the Vietnam War, but the time this was written was a time of great social unrest.

[@mrnobody9104]

Merry Clayton should've gotten rich off this tune alone! So many of the background singers have made our favourite bands even greater than the heights the might have reached without them.

[@reallymysterious4520]

Just like the female singer on Pink Floyd's The Great Gig in the Sky - which if you haven't done it already Mr.Biz you would really enjoy. Fun Fact - her name is Merry because she was born on Christmas Day - Merry Christmas to her parents on that day

[@mrnobody9104]

@@reallymysterious4520 definitely a perfect example!

[@monicajean37]

She lost her baby recording this song, so sad. She went home after recording, not sure if that was evening or the next, but she went into premature labor and gave birth to a stillborn baby 😪

[@markallen4637]

This is a duet, she took this song to a new level!

[@mrnobody9104]

@@monicajean37 no doubt very sad but I am appreciative to the outcome of this tune...wouldn't be the same without her!

[@sjw5797]

At that time "War" was the conflict in Viet Nam, a war that seemed to have no end to it. It's difficult now to convey the looming effect that war had on everyone, especially young people. If you were a young man you had to worry about the possibility of being drafted into what seemed a purposeless, unwinnable conflict. Even if you had no skin in the game you'd still see images of the war coming at you every day in the newspapers and the televised nightly news. War footage wasn't censored then, not like it was censored during the later conflicts in Iraq and Afganistan. Americans saw it in the living rooms, every day. The war in Viet Nam was impossible to ignore.

[@monicajean37]

PLUS we had the COLD WAR LOOMING over our heads from RUSSIA ,known as the SOVIET UNION then, from 1947~ 1991. We were threatened with Nuclear War for 44 YEARS!

[@donniemaher511]

Preach SJW

[@michellewheatley2007]

Outside of a few cartoons like Rocky and Bullwinkle. Heckle and Jekyl ( ravens) the first thing I remember with clarity on tv was watching parents toss their babies and their toddlers at servicemen in helicopters who were evacuating from the fall of Saigon on the orders of the U.S. President.

[@J_Gamble]

So well said. I wasn't even ten years old when I was seeing this on our old B/W tv. It really did embed in your consciousness.

[@alteredaustin1]

Weird that we were winning this "unwinnable conflict" then at the time funding was cut off, right?

[@nancysmith38]

Merry Clayton was called in the middle of the night and asked if she’d come do background vocals rather spur of the moment. She showed up in hair curlers and robe and showed them how to SANG!!

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

You missed the saddest part of the story - she was heavily pregnant at the time, and suffered a miscarriage shortly afterwards. Some people think it was the strain of the singing that caused it.

[@nancysmith38]

@@jamesdignanmusic2765 I remember that now.

[@montej]

Did you know she suffered a miscarriage the next day attributed to the strain of that recording session? Absolutely heartbreaking

[@RhettAnderson]

I think this is one of the best rock songs ever made. When I listen to it, I don't understand how it managed to be so perfect.

[@cathymccaffrey7725]

Vietnam. Social unrest. The 60's changed everything. To me, the song is saying, one can make a choice that leads to war, rape, murder, and you can make another choice to love...and Give Me Shelter from those that choose war, not love. I love the drums in this song💕...

[@davescurry69]

The sheer power of "Gimme Shelter" is a thing to behold. That drive, that groove is relentless. Biz, the album that this stone cold classic kicks off - LET IT BLEED - would be a great one for a full album reaction. It's an incredible album. It almost stands as the soundtrack for the end of the peace and love era.

[@michellewheatley2007]

My Dad, who passed two days ago was a United States Marine who served in Vietnam. I think I've heard every war song of this century. It's an anti war song. I was born in the late 1960's. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but after Vietnam. We did special operations in Somalia, Laos, Cambodia, Korea we still have troops on the 52nd parallel line. We have troops that monitor the Suez canal so hostiles don't hijack it. We've been to Bosnia and Herzegovina. We've been to Panama, We went to Desert Storm both my father and husband along with my future brother in law were there. From September of 2001 until August of 2021 we served in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Kuwait. There has barely been a time in my 54 yrs of life we have not been at war. This is one of the Anti war songs. I actually missed Special ops in Syria and Libya . I'm sure they aren't the only military actions I've missed since Korea.

[@philkaiser2313]

Peace to you, and honor to your father, from a Vietnam brother.

[@janster3000]

So sorry for losing your father. 🙏. Please take care.

[@kimreed4468]

Ozzy said it best... Generals gathered in their masses, just like witches at black masses. Still going on. Our military doesnt get their budget if there's no problem. Our military creates problems

[@michellewheatley2007]

@@philkaiser2313 Thank you, and thank you for your service and sacrifice. My mind is just boggled when someone in their 40's says they don't understand war because our nation hasn't been at war in their lifetime. I have a 47 yr old sister who has done 3 tours of Iraq.

[@michellewheatley2007]

@@janster3000 I'm grieving now,, but I try to keep in mind what he told me one time he said " Mike, old Marines don't die, we just fade away to fight another day." HOORAH Dad.

[@hongfang2508]

America was in the Vietnam war when this song was released. I always thought they were talking about shelter from the storms of violence and war, a search for peace.

[@chrisnadge7989]

One of the best Rock-n-Roll songs ever. When Merry Clayton's voice breaks: goose bumps &/or tear up EVERY DAMN TIME ❤

[@J_Gamble]

Same! Makes me jump out of my seat, swear to god.

[@jamesmartello1827]

This song was written by Keith Richards. He was by himself in someone’s flat in London and a huge lighting thunderstorm hit in London which is somewhat rare. Also Anita Pallenburg Keith’s live in girl friend was making a film with Mick Jagger called Performance. Keith was very paranoid about the film. So Keith wrote storm is threatening seeking shelter was his paranoia with Anita doing a film with Jagger. Mick was a co writer of this song so he may have written in the war references but the original concept came from Keith Richards and a thunderstorm in London.

[@arjaylee]

This song is timeless. It's almost prophetic. Just as true today as in 1969

[@OregonDARRYL]

All of their original stuff is timeless. They have the magic.

[@ArmandoMPR]

This is like the perfect song to play when a storm (literally or figuratively) is coming. It addresses the awfulness of what may come, while at the end it gives us hope for the beauty that may still be at our grasp.

[@elsievickie]

We had the Draft also....1963 1973, we drafted almost 2 million soldiers , many dud Not Believe in the Vietnam War. Burning Draft cards, going to Prison, it was a Crazy Time...In high school I can remember when the lottery numbers for Draft was being called, like Bingo....My senior year many friends were drafted. These guys were scared, one day sitting by the pool next day thrown in the deep jungles...18 years old Hopefully we won't ever have to use the Draft again

[@michellewheatley2007]

My Dad didn't believe in Vietnam either. He believed in following the orders of his commander in chief. He did not belief that by the end of desert storm. The difference between the two was his age ad life experience and me. I'm not his only child. I am his only rabble rouser as he puts it. Making prople think about stuff when it's a lot easier to just believe in truth, justice and the American Way. I may have broken my Dad but I hurt a little bit less knowing that he isn't really gone. He's just off on a new mission until I show up. Because as he put it : Old Marines don't die Mike, we just fade away into the jungle for awhile. See you in the jungle old man.

[@kierstenridgway4634]

I'm almost shocked that this is your first time with this song. You have such a big catalog of music under you. Goes to show, sooo much more ahead of you. ❤️✌️

[@tonygibson5171]

It’s most likely not true

[@watchbizmatik]

So many classics to discover, we grew up only listening to hip hop.. and R&B so we missed out on so many classics

[@tedsmith7814]

Hiphop and R and B bring a lot to the game. I grew up with the classic rock stuff, but appreciate tons of new music and what it brings to the table. Keep the reactions coming. Your enthusiasm for music is refreshing.

[@kierstenridgway4634]

@@tonygibson5171 what's not true?

[@groverlongwire858]

How fragile peace is… One shot can, and has set off an entire war.

[@ronaldelliott4373]

Classic, straight up! Not only was it a Stones masterwork, it was truth in the moment of real upheaval seemingly coming from everywhere. That tremolo wobble in Keith’s guitar and Merry Clayton’s epic vocal make this timeless. 🤘😎

[@KillerNetDog]

To me it's a statement about how one thing, one shot, can kick off the violence of war and riots and destruction, but on the flip side love is just a single kiss away as well. Seems to me a song about the human condition written in time of both war and riots.

[@brandothecatmeow]

don't forget that the "kiss of death" in the mafia is almost a declaration of war and Judas kissed Jesus, so it has a much deeper meaning.

[@kristahartmann1628]

The layering of tracks is magnificent. Keith' s sophistication as a writer, producer, and riff machine is only surpassed by Stevie Wonder...during the 60's & 70's. Charlie Watts was the best anchor a band could have.

[@tammieparrishmiller3669]

In my opinion, it's definitely about war. The woman who sang the lyric 'Rape, Murder' is Merry Clayton got a call in the middle of the night to come and sing that particular lyric and some background. She showed up with her hair in curlers and a Mink coat if I'm not wrong. She belted it and they asked her one more time to sing it and she blew that house down! If you really listen to it, you can hear that voice almost crack, she's so loud! Incredible! I love it! Wild Horses is a good one to do next. There's so much to choose from. Good to see your back. I been waiting for you to throw one out! Peace!

[@paulinwoburn9680]

She was also pregnant and unfortunately had a miscarriage after singing her part. Merry Clayton has a great voice.

[@coreyculbertson5036]

She was also pregnant. 😊.

[@theseeker4642]

It's not, it's written by Keith Richards tormented feelings about his girlfriend Anita Pallenburg & Mick Jagger acting together in the cult film Performance. Keith didn't trust Anita not to give Mick the come on. The reference to ' shot away ' is a camera shot, the children reference was his with Anita. It"s all explained by Keith in his autobiography Life.

[@sonnywolfblues]

Certainly one of their most classic and enduring songs....I hear it almost daily on radio still. Initially it was conceived by Keith Richards in response to his jealousy over Mick Jagger's film 'Performance' which featured love scenes with Keith's girlfriend Anita Pallenberg(...there's a storm that's threatening).Then with Jagger's input the song evolved more into the message of the tension of the 1960s era (civil rights,Vietnam war ect).The singer that duets with Jagger is Merry Clayton and there is a sad element to the song because she was pregnant while doing the session and she sang with so much heart and pushed herself that she ended up with a miscarriage.She said for years she couldn't listen to the song(understandably).

[@michaelbochnia5686]

For ME it is the best of the Rolling Stones. This whole album is special. In my top 20 rock albums all time. Let it Bleed is an epic album.

[@michellewheatley2007]

I agree. It's an epic album.. However for a man of Bimatiticks age to say there had hardly been any war in his lifetime was not only incorrect but shocking. He needed to hear the truth. As a daughter, then a wife of military men, I am in the position to enlighten him. Thst is all. People who do not have an understanding of history repeat it. People who con other people into being ashamed of the facts of their country's history begin to whitewash it; act like it never happened. They are setting people up to take away their freedoms a government bent on tyranny can do it again. Compare this last decade in the United States with the 1930's in Germany. If you arent terrified you are missing something.

[@MapManLK]

One of the greatest rock and roll songs, ever. Period.

[@jamestickle3070]

It’s weird but when I hear some of the stones songs I immediately picture like movie scenes from 60’s and 70’s, the clothes styles, long hair, smoking weed, it’s just so iconic. No telling how many movies have used their songs too.

[@viacrucis2509]

This is pure poetry against war and for love.

[@patswanson2870]

Some Stones songs I like are Under My Thumb, 19th Nervous Breakdown,, Angie, Jumpin Jack Flash,

[@mikemurphy1700]

Merry Clayton was 8 months pregnant, got a call at 3a.m. to come to the studio...she did it all in ONE take.

[@trevortamboline279]

Mary Clayton's voice cracking and Mick's "WOOO!!!" at 6:31 never fails to give me goosebumps. Great reaction.

[@margiemcpeak9304]

🎸💯 The Rolling Stones are very badass‼🔥 🤯 BizMatik, I'm so glad you're diggin into this legendary band's catalog‼There's a shit ton of it for sure‼☮ ❤ 🎶

[@jgsheehan8810]

Wow. One of their very best. The Stones were everywhere over the radio for years (decades!?!?) so I am always a bit surprised when people are hearing it or them for the first time. But I’m pleased that your generation are getting exposed to them and the great rock n roll of the 60s, 70s, 80s

[@TheHowmuch55]

The stones were hardly on the radio over the years, radio preferred the commercial crap of its day, just like later with the likes of westlife boyzone bananarama etc, ripping off songs of the past.

[@jeffharry9675]

Biz, I love your attitude, always with a smile and a "what the hell are we going to hear now' sense of wonder. Peace, Brother.

[@kierstenridgway4634]

Well said!! My personal favorite guy to watch. He seems to be real. Important, right!? ❤️✌️

[@jeffharry9675]

@@kierstenridgway4634 Oh, so right. To Biz, every new song is like a present he hasn't opened yet. Love it.

[@watchbizmatik]

😁😁😁

[@samil5601]

Just about the greatest song about our fragility. Simple progression from fear and paranoia, through violence and war, back to love and hope. Beautiful.

[@paulprendergast3184]

Back up vocalist is Merry Clayton, an American gospel singer. They called her in at 2am to sing her very powerful part.....she was 6 months pregnant at the time. One of the Stones' very best songs.

[@allauricia1985]

Biz when listening to music of the 70s it’s max volume Trust me

[@brendamcd704]

I was a kid in the 60's but I remember this song was HUGE. I wasn't a big Stones fan then but now, I have to say, they're my favorite rockers and this song has all the best elements of rock and roll . 1) This is straight up, gritty, rock and roll. Keith Richardson never fails and the Stones were the bad boys of the times. Mick and the wonderful voice of the woman are an amazing combination. 2) Rock and Roll in the 60's and 70's often addressed social issues and this one is no exception. Very confrontational lyrics. We saw footage of the destruction and carnage of Vietnam every night on the news. Even some of the drum riffs sound like gun fire. 3) Finally, it reflects the hope of youth - Love is just a kiss away. Hands down, best rock and roll song ever- in my humble opinion

[@antarcticorb9197]

This song to me shows the fine line between peace and war...or love and hate. Yin and Yang, two sides of the coin etc.

[@kimreed4468]

May I correct you. A coin has three sides. Hmmm, fun fact

[@Stonecrow25]

Man when Mary hits that note. Goosebumps after the millionth listen kiss away kiss away

[@michaelkeefe8494]

We all have a choice to make; don't take the shot, give someone a kiss instead.

[@jasonmccluskey3623]

NEAJ! PREACH!

[@ginasavonell7007]

MY FAVORITE STONES SONG EVER! HONKY TONK BLUES! love the instrumentation to this. Jam to every time I hear it. So glad you enjoyed it.

[@michaelb.3982]

Please react to "Miss You" by the Stones.. it was written when disco was popular.. They tried Disco and wrote the best disco song ever.. one of my favorite Stones songs..

[@jamesmartello1827]

The roots of this song is explained by Keith in is auto biography called Life

[@J_Gamble]

Yeah, I think the song is conveying the whole zeitgeist of the era, social unrest, political unrest, and in the US MLK assassinated just the year before, most violent racial violence seen in decades, including police attacks on black college kids, all fueled by the intensity of the anger about the atrocities of the Vietnam war. And in the middle of it all, love is just a kiss away, This one makes the hair stand up on my neck. Merry Clayton was the singer here. Have you seen "20 Feet From Stardom" Merry and other backup singers talk about their work back then and how their backup vocals really formed the sound of the era. But hey, *Keith Richards* wrote much of the instrumentation on Gimme Shelter and you can really here his personal stamp on the Stones instrumentation and musical genius. I *really* hope you try some of his solo stuff. *Make No Mistake* has a great (and sexy) vocal collaboration this time with ultra-talented *Sarah Dash.* (Sarah Dash, African American singer who collaborated with the Stones, The Who, and as a member of Labelle of course that backed up Laura Nyro, and others) Anyways, Luv ya, Biz. Always great to see some uploads by BizMatik.

[@naturesounds-ib5dh]

Keep the Stones Comin! Doo Doo Doo Heartbreaker, Get Off Of My Cloud, Midnight Rambler

[@666tubedragon666]

so so glad you are still in the game, Biz...still in the mix..you mean a lot to us

[@brandothecatmeow]

One of my favorite songs by the Stones is Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) off Goats Head Soup. I think you'll like that one too. My older sister is a HUGE Stones fan, so I grew up listening to them and Journey (if you haven't heard any Journey, you need to, Steve Perry has an incredible voice). Subscribed and notified.

[@jmelio1]

Just another classic of theirs. The whole album 'Let It Bleed' Classic, classic, classic!!! There is only one Mick Jagger, one of the best front men of all time. There is also only one Rolling Stones....Keith, Bill Wyman, RIP Brian Jones and Charlie....and of course later on Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood

[@garykelly840]

Gimme shelter is a warning

[@kellyhilton2330]

Hey Biz,every time I hear this song I crank it up!!! love it ♥️ thanks for the great music 🎶

[@John_Chu]

Mick Jagger with the harmonica solo.

[@gailsimmons5270]

This is one of my favs🥰 I am so glad I got to see them live again for the second time last October I really did miss Charlie but I got to say Rolling Stones in the mid to late 70s they still rock make has incredible energy he works that stage like nobody’s business. This is a good choice of a song enjoy😎

[@OregonDARRYL]

With global tensions (like now) war is "just a shot away". Trouble starts in a tiny spot and explodes. The Stones are monsters. You need to do more Stones, my man...

[@reallymysterious4520]

My favorite Stones song and one of my Top 5 songs of All Time

[@johnvasilopoulos1503]

I felt yr reaction bro 🍻

[@watchbizmatik]

🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@mr.knowitall6440]

Biz, you didn't even mention the female vocal...! That's an incredible vocal, along the lines of Janis Joplin...

[@alex-E7WHU]

Best song ever, by anyone. No contest.

[@matthawkins8880]

Greatest Rock Song of all time. Welcome.

[@jimepp1492]

It's about the Butterfly Effect! Seemingly small things like a Shot or a Kiss can have enormous effects!

[@pnyx7930]

3:47 America was at war in Afghanistan until August of last year.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

With backup vocalist Merry Clayton. Thanks for doing this one! Please also check out their songs "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" and "Time Waits For No One." Thanks!

[@michaelfletcher9640]

I'm 54 and before the recent withdrawal from Afghanistan, we had been at war virtually, continuously since the new millinium began & throughout the 80's, Reagan had covert wars going on in South America, and elsewhere about the globe...So, I can't remember when the U.S. wasn't at war!!!

[@SullenMorbius]

song laden with doom, apocalypse, and end-of-days sentiment. this is why I love it 😁

[@mollyevans1316]

this song is not about Vietnam, but WWII as Mick and Keith grew up in London toward the end and experienced bombing and all that entails

[@Hound427]

I love Mick and the Stones but my favorite part of this song has always been listening to Merry Clayton singing her face off on it. It’s hard to outshine Mick on a performance but I think she did it here.

[@keeponrollin7922]

At 6:30 after merry voice breaks on murder lyrics, you clearly hear mick sing whooo

[@edwardviator9925]

Great song. I mean, they got so many great songs to jump into. Beast of Burden is 100% worth a listen. Bitch is another one I always dug. Man, so many classics to choose from. You’ll probably see suggestions for a lot of their popular songs, but Saint of Me is one of those unsung hero’s to me. I love that song, but no one ever really talks about it too much.

[@derjogderjog8031]

Once upon a time in a Stones bio I read Keith originated the song due to a suspicion that Mick might have an affair with Keith;s girlfriend as they (Mick & her) apparently were working together on some assignment away from keith.......so Keith was being threated like a storm coming.. in essence from the affair...However once the song progressed the Vietnam was raging and Mick said that was all that was on TV.....Moreover, the Vietnam war had footage of utter destruction shown on both sides on TV ...and people were not necessarily used to seeing that live....in prior wars much of that footage may have been censored and this was a new experience...... So mick thought of it as something like Revelation or apocalypse... Quite interesting as it turns out Mick and Keith had different ideas of it, at least at the start... Finally I never did discover if Mick had the affair...but it might be probable...I think these fellows (genuises) shared many things including girlfriends in those days...... I wish I had those type of memories...man...what a ride it probably was...

[@sarahzentexas]

Aw, I love that you dug this ☺️

[@caracoidwren944]

War is bound to stir up the rawest of emotions in all people. Something never mentioned in the songs is the one message that our fathers and grandfathers who fought in WWII along with I'm sure the hundred million dead souls who perished in it would all agree, "You don't appease dictators." I'm sixty years old and feel it's my obligation to pass on these four simple words, that everybody at one time knew, to the next generations.

[@buckeyedarren]

My favorite Stones song by far.

[@g-pa-Rok-n-Tok]

Howzit BizMatik 🤙 Hope your day is good brah. Just wanted to say this whole album Rocks! ☮️🤘🤙

[@watchbizmatik]

Thanks, enjoy your day ad well fam 🤘🏿

[@blackstarboys4719]

By production makes something people don’t always see

[@gerhardbraatz6305]

I'd love for you to react to Memory Motel. Thank You

[@kimberlyjenkins725]

Have you tried any "country" Rolling Stones? Either Dead Flowers or Sweet Virginia.

[@watchbizmatik]

No I have not I cant wait to

[@davidmalarkey1302]

Just as relevant today, is the song about social unrest in America in the 60s during the Vietnam war. The song is really about America today there is so much social unrest and division .

[@lynosbourne2024]

Hey Bizmatik 🎉🎉🎉.....love you!!!

[@paulthompson6873]

My favorite of theirs. This woman Merry Clayton absolutely kills it @6:30 mark

[@hog7203]

I think the Let it Bleed album is probably my favorite, even though it's hard to pick just one. I seem to listen to it all the way through, more than the others. Monkey Man is my favorite song on it.

[@82gmccaballero]

James McCartney did a really good acoustic cover of this song. Ruby Tuesday is an awesome Stones tune to check out, I’d be curious to see/hear your reaction. 🤘🏽🎸

[@1BillyBlade]

Congress has not voted to declare war on another country since 1942. We have only been in a war like state since the end of WWII. Conflicts, and Operations.

[@sheilastutz6436]

Premenition, things come back in different ways.

[@lisannebaumholz5028]

Here is Merry talking about her experience recording Gimme Shelter (from the documentary "20 Feet from Stardom"): kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZmyf6ichZV5e9U

[@timwanwick179]

When this song was released , 1969, it seemed like the world was blowing up : race riots, war protests, rampant drug abuse, the bloody Viet Nam replayed every night on the tv news, the threat of nuclear war, the recent assassinations Dr. King and Sen. Kennedy , the sexual revolution, the savage Manson murders and on and on and on. It was a time when the whole world was praying for some " shelter" from all the insanity. The Stones summed up the world's desperate search for refuge in this brilliant song. 😎

[@Thombene77]

Watch the movie if you get a chance, pure insanity! Free concert at Altamont speedway, Dec6th 1969 in California turned into a nightmare!

[@virginiagentry7491]

As far as i know, it’s about America’s involvement in the strife between North and South Vietnam. I was a young teen then but I’d had friends brothers being drafted. At that time there were many protests about America being involved in this. The late 60’s and early 70’s were a time of great social upheaval. Read about the college protests and the American Guard being brought in. There were many many race riots too. The world was changing but 50 years later the song is still relevant. Not enough change. We all have to keep working to make a difference. Oh, also I love your cute dimple!😊

[@watchbizmatik]

Thank you 😁

[@chrisnewton5126]

"Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away"

[@kimreed4468]

Old soldiers get military honors at burial and hopefully 21 gun salutes. My son did. My dad got a flyover. Real soldiers dont fade away

[@chrisnewton5126]

@@kimreed4468 Sorry for your loss. I'm a vet too & my Son served 18 mos. in Iraq but he was a lucky one. Your son is a hero. "Old soldiers never die..." is an old English quote.

[@kimreed4468]

@@chrisnewton5126 Hoo Rah!

[@kimreed4468]

If you love our freedom, thank a soldier not a politician. Soldiers fight for us, politicians fight for their own self interests. Semper Fi and Hoo Rah to our heroes. Warriors all, not Washington political hack jobs.

[@chrisnewton5126]

@@kimreed4468 Honestly, I get annoyed at the "thanks" I get from people who in reality couldn't care less about our Vets. Rather than words, I'd like votes for Politicians that will vote "yes" for expanded mental health care and other social services for our vets.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Vietnam was one of the bloodiest wars that the US has been involved with. And it was the first to be broadcast into people's homes via television, so it seemed so immediate. Today we've become used to scenes from embedded journalists, but back in the late 1960s, it was shockingly brutal and seemed so close. I think after this you need the quieter side of the Stones next... "Ruby Tuesday" maybe?

[@alteredaustin1]

"Vietnam was one of the bloodiest wars that the US has been involved with." LOL No. The Revolution: 70,000. The Civil War: 620,000. WW1: 117,000. WW2: 298,000. Vietnam: 58,000.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

@@alteredaustin1 exactly. One of the five bloodiest. Far more deaths than the Korean War, the Mexican-American War, Afghanistan... and I suspect you're only counting US casualties there.

[@alteredaustin1]

@@jamesdignanmusic2765 You must be really dizzy from all that spinning. PS - the song isn't about war.

[@johnharkness7114]

Mary Clayton

[@billpunch265]

good reaction, Biz. it is important to take this music seriously.

[@portiadavenport9866]

Oooh this takes me back...too many years to mention :) Try Brown Sugar, Start me Up, Paint it Black to name but 3

[@robertlear2735]

Recommended songs - "Paint it Black, "Can't You Hear Me Knocking", Under My Thumb"

[@davidbordonaro1631]

Some heavy lyrics in this one

[@wen-nz3sk]

Draft was on, many didn't believe in VN, both my bros were kids but my sisters were of age. I remember my parents thanking Creator for the gender in which they were born because... Let's say we were blessed. This very song always brings back those memories as a kid. But I love the riff and Merry Clayton's vocals. This is my fav Stones song. ❤ Appears in a lot of movies, TV shows, games, apps, media, etc. Slow it down and check out "Wild Horses" and album I prefer-Let it Bleed, 2nd choice, Sticky Fingers, if you haven't already. 😎👍🏽

[@redzone77p]

2022 anthem, destruction, crime, murder...its just a shot away.

[@ginasavonell7007]

Vietnam war was wicked guerrilla warfare in the jungles of Nam dropping Agent Orange chemicals, and all the shooting and death- blood in the streets. Also, the war lasted so long a lot of the solders found love with the South Vietnamese women.

[@bobschenkel7921]

The line "Mad Bull has lost his way", was a reference to Sheriff "Bull" Connors in Birmingham, Alabama, who was fond of using fire hoses and German Shepherds to break up peaceful protests against racial segregation, which Connors favored. He was an overt racist, as were many folks back then. Hmmm, sounds like some folks I can think of these days.

[@alteredaustin1]

So they referenced him 7-8 years later? Sure..... "Hmmm, sounds like some folks I can think of these days." Democrats?

[@bobschenkel7921]

@@alteredaustin1 Nope, the idiots that listen to DJ Trump, a failed business person and twice impeached occupier of The Executive Mansion. Next two words for Donnie The Hutt will be "Perp Walk", and or "Treasonous Act". IT is going to die in an orange prison jump suit.

[@arjaylee]

Check out Havana Moon, the Documentary of their historic show in Cuba. Awesome show, and watching the people's reaction is quite moving.

[@reallymysterious4520]

If you want to hear a very dark Stones tune - Sister Morphine is the Stones most underrated and underappreciated tune

[@terenzo50]

God bless Merry Clayton!

[@dominicpelle7841]

Not any reactors have done ***Wild Horses*** or the **Girl with Faaaarrrr Away Eyes**

[@watchbizmatik]

I already did wild horses