Scary how this song exemplifies what is going on now.

coloradodem2005

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Thu Jul-08-04 10:40 PM
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Scary how this song exemplifies what is going on now.

The Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter lyrics
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)
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 coal carpet
Mad bull lost its 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 floods 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
Let it Bleed, The Rolling Stones, 1969

This is my favorite song of theirs. One of them.

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liberalmuse

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Thu Jul-08-04 10:44 PM
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1. By far my favorite from the Stones...

Trivia question: What is the female backup singer's name?

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coloradodem2005

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Thu Jul-08-04 10:45 PM
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2. I don't know.

Tell me.

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liberalmuse

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Thu Jul-08-04 10:49 PM
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5. Merry Clayton

Killer voice!

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Fenris

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Thu Jul-08-04 10:48 PM
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4. Merry Clayton

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liberalmuse

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Thu Jul-08-04 10:51 PM
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6. Wohoo! You win!

In the fount of useless knowledge, that is a must-know. :)

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Fenris

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Thu Jul-08-04 10:52 PM
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7. Indeed. One of the most famous background vocals in all of rock.

Perhaps *the* most famous.

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Lydia Leftcoast

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Thu Jul-08-04 10:47 PM
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3. So that's what the words are!

I always heard them as, "Oh, children, it's just a shout away, it's just a shout away."

:shrug:

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BlackVelvetElvis

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Thu Jul-08-04 10:52 PM
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8. Michael Hedges did a great cover of this song.

When I saw him in concert. It was a jaw-dropper.
My favorite Stones song too.

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