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The Rolling Stones – Midnight Rambler (6:53)

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“Midnight Rambler” is a song by British rock band the Rolling Stones, released on their 1969 album Let It Bleed.

The lyrics take the point of view of a roaming rapist/murderer; some of the words are reportedly quotes from Albert DeSalvo’s confession to the Boston Strangler’s crimes. Keith Richards has called the number “a blues opera”.

On the composing of the song, Mick Jagger said in a 1995 interview with Rolling Stone, “That’s a song Keith and I really wrote together. We were on a holiday in Italy. In this very beautiful hill town, Positano, for a few nights. Why we should write such a dark song in this beautiful, sunny place, I really don’t know. We wrote everything there — the tempo changes, everything. And I’m playing the harmonica in these little cafes, and there’s Keith with the guitar.” When asked about the song in a 1971 interview with Rolling Stone, Richards said: “Usually when you write, you just kick Mick off on something and let him fly on it, just let it roll out and listen to it and start to pick up on certain words that are coming through, and it’s built up on that. A lot of people still complain they can’t hear the voice properly. If the words come through its fine, if they don’t, that’s all right too, because anyway that can mean a thousand different things to anybody.”

The studio version of the track (which runs six minutes and fifty-three seconds) was recorded in early 1969 at London’s Olympic Sound Studios. Jagger performs vocals and harmonica, while Richards plays all the guitars on the track, using standard tuning for the main guitars and open-E tuning for the slide.
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  • oldiesfanjohn

    Agreed and the frenetic pace still blows me away!!!

    last week

  • prismism

    Love the way that Watts just locks it in the pocket during the last third of the song.

    12 days ago

  • mynameisjoehann

    So dark, fuckin love this song! \,,/

    15 days ago

  • ofnoconsequence

    so glad that us less-than-hardcore stones fans are now able to enjoy the incredible 15 minute version from the L.A. Friday live bootleg series album. beats ya-yas for this kid!

    last month

  • Estranged_Ann

    Awesome!

    March 2012

  • pablo323

    greatest blues rock song ever

    March 2012

  • oldiesfanjohn

    Hot Rocks!!!...wore that 8-Track out(many times,buy re-buy)-------> dating himself !

    February 2012

  • gdcman

    8 tracks rule bradleybee

    January 2012

  • -S4m-

    the live version from Ladies & Gentlemen / Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas on June 25th 1972 has to be, like, the best thing ever. absolutely stunning.

    September 2011

  • dluuu

    stones ROCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    September 2011

  • BombaKazik

    best version is on get yer ya ya's out {5}

    August 2011

  • Brunanalyzed

    best version is on get yer ya ya's out {4}

    August 2011

  • Marjo47

    Love this, thanks buddyDoot!!

    July 2011

  • handfromspace

    i remember when people could just go to this once great site and just choose a song to listen to,now i don't know what they've done other than screw it up,sorry if i was so blunt., this is terrible ,what you have done "corporate people"! is there something i'm missing ,Do we have to pay to simply listen to a particular track,forget that!

    May 2011

  • rewixas

    best version is on get yer ya ya's out {3}

    April 2011

  • bradleybee

    best version is on get yer ya ya's out {2}

    April 2011

  • Sandman2527

    GAWD. This song is fucking amazing...

    March 2011

  • corky64

    Great....<3

    December 2010

  • Marjo47

    one I have not heard often and love. danke uhartung.

    December 2010

  • MIKEH3875

    This shit fuckin rocks.hard.

    December 2010
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