Sympathy For The Devil (6:18)
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“Sympathy for the Devil” is a song by The Rolling Stones which first appeared as the opening track on the band’s 1968 album Beggars Banquet.
The recording of “Sympathy for the Devil” began at London’s Olympic Sound Studios on June 4 1968 and continued into the next day; overdubs were done on June 8, 9, and 10. Personnel included on the recording include Nicky Hopkins on piano; Rocky Dijon on congas; Bill Wyman on maracas. Marianne Faithfull, Anita Pallenberg, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, producer Jimmy Miller, Wyman and Richards can be seen performing backup vocals in the film Sympathy for the Devil by Jean-Luc Godard, but this scene was staged specially for the cameras; the actual backing vocals were overdubbed by Jagger, Richards and Miller. Richards plays bass on the original recording, and also the song’s electric-guitar solo.
Cover Versions:
The song has been widely covered since its release, including: September 1973 Bryan Ferry’s solo effort departure from Roxy Music in These Foolish Things (album), a notable version by Jane’s Addiction that was included on their 1987 self-titled live album, a much darker and complex version by jazz-rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears, called “Symphony For the Devil”, from the group’s Third Album, Inkubus Sukkubus on the album Science and Nature in 2007, Electric Hellfire Club for their 2000 album Empathy for the Devil, Tiamat on their 1999 album, Skeleton Skeletron, Sandie Shaw for her album Reviewing the Situation.
The recording of “Sympathy for the Devil” began at London’s Olympic Sound Studios on June 4 1968 and continued into the next day; overdubs were done on June 8, 9, and 10. Personnel included on the recording include Nicky Hopkins on piano; Rocky Dijon on congas; Bill Wyman on maracas. Marianne Faithfull, Anita Pallenberg, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, producer Jimmy Miller, Wyman and Richards can be seen performing backup vocals in the film Sympathy for the Devil by Jean-Luc Godard, but this scene was staged specially for the cameras; the actual backing vocals were overdubbed by Jagger, Richards and Miller. Richards plays bass on the original recording, and also the song’s electric-guitar solo.
Cover Versions:
The song has been widely covered since its release, including: September 1973 Bryan Ferry’s solo effort departure from Roxy Music in These Foolish Things (album), a notable version by Jane’s Addiction that was included on their 1987 self-titled live album, a much darker and complex version by jazz-rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears, called “Symphony For the Devil”, from the group’s Third Album, Inkubus Sukkubus on the album Science and Nature in 2007, Electric Hellfire Club for their 2000 album Empathy for the Devil, Tiamat on their 1999 album, Skeleton Skeletron, Sandie Shaw for her album Reviewing the Situation.
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Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil (Isle of Wight - 06/10/2007)
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01) Start me Up:
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raisedninth wrote:
hope you got my name......
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Loneranger13 wrote:
First heard this track in '68 and it blew my mind - and it still does!
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spinnakerboy wrote:
my lord
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frank_miles wrote:
outstanding lyrics with that fantastic groove... their best song absolutely!
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Bizbuster wrote:
Pleased to meet you.............
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GeoWright wrote:
Love the guitar solos in this :)
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soth_cohen wrote:
this song is already a movie theme...it's the outro of the movie "Interview with a vampire" with Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise ;)
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ACDCfuckinrocks wrote:
Epic.
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PhatBasta wrote:
woo woo........Please allow me to introduce myself
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BeerSnobbe wrote:
This cut is from "Rolled Gold", the greatest compilation of early Stones. I've have the UK import album on vinyl I picked up in 1976.
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imanfree wrote:
just as every cop is a crimanal..... all the siners are saints.....
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Amelie1st wrote:
This is an epic song!
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Oldbean wrote:
Wow, someone should put this on song into a movie or tv show!
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pee-why wrote:
♥ ~ sǝʎ ʞɔnɟ ~ ♥ not Beggar's Banquet's version but ♥ ~ sǝʎ ʞɔnɟ ~ ♥
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poseidon83 wrote:
somebody cease this looping in my mind, please!!! it just does not stop, I walk in the street and turn around every corner saying "just as every cop is a criminal and all the sinners are saints!" I burn with the desire to learn to play it on the piano. I can think of few other things but this song. this is a drug running through my veins, aaaaaaaaargh!!!!!
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hormiga0 wrote:
woo woo !!!
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CBP-MUSIC wrote:
Stoney.....Stones.......will not break my Bones.........!!!!!!!!!!!
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happygonutty wrote:
dembi... how do U know who played bass -- Keith ????
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happygonutty wrote:
not original .. but who wonders .. like it!
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octbaby25 wrote:
damn you last.fm .... you changed the live version
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