I read somewhere that ^^^^^ song was recorded in Ron Wood's basement.... I could be way wrong on that statement....
I can't seem to find where it was written, but I did read this. "Gimme Shelter" was written and recorded when the Vietnam conflict was in full swing, activists were protesting the war and being met with violence in the streets, "hippies" were spreading the notion of peace instead of war but finding violent responses from conservatives, blacks were actively pursuing equal rights and being dealt with violently by police, and all of this was prevalent in the public eye. It's pretty clear that the song is a statement about these troubled times. One interesting thing to consider, the title isn't "I need shelter" or "Help Me Find Shelter" or anything polite, instead it's "Gimme Shelter," an imperative that the singer might say while pointing a pistol. The song starts with the statement that "a storm is threat'ning my very life," and "I'm gonna fade away" if I don't get shelter. As the song progresses, it's clear the storm isn't from the skies, but from other people. The lyrics directly reference rape, murder, fire in the street, and war that is "just a shot away." While the song doesn't directly mention specific incidents, it's undeniably a statement about rising violence and tensions at the end of the decade. While 90% of the song conveys this--as Jagger himself put it in 1995--"apocalyptic" message, the song closes with the overtly positive line, "love, sister, it's just a kiss away," which suggests that love can overcome the impending violence. Whether the love is a global solution to the violence or a simple distraction from the inevitable is up for debate.
Female grunge, like L7, Betty Blowtorch, Jack off Jill, Garbage, Hole, etc. Betty Blowtorch "LOVE / HATE" from "Betty Blowtorch And Her Amazing True Life Adventures" - YouTube
I listen to the neighbors bitch that I'm in the garage working on something.... We have a bunch of stuffy bitches in my neighborhood that have nothing better to do that bitch about a guy working on some old pile in his garage driving their property values down.
Late 60s early 70 classic country have the tv hooked to direct tv. Even once in a while hook up the turn table and play albums from the days living in the army barrack. This one has been on the speaker’s a lot lately.
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