“Keith, Paint it Black. Paint it Black. Paint it Black, you devil!” – A fan shouting a song request at Rolling Stones guitar player Keith Richards. This week (June 29) in 1967, Keith Richards and Mick ...
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Few song openings are as recognizable as the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil.” Mick Jagger’s ad-libbing over that jaunty rhythm is at the same time groove-inducing and foreboding. The ...
In the 2013 book 50 Licks: Myths and Stories from Half a Century of the Rolling Stones, Watts discussed the evolution of “Sympathy for the Devil.” “‘Sympathy for the Devil’ was tried six different ...