For me instead of him being asked frequently if he's Satisfied he could be asked if he's finally Happy.

Plus I think the song would be more powerful & Keith could just focus on that awesome riff w/out worrying about singing while not playing the guitar at the same time.

So yes, Mick could yell and scream the song while Kieth could just simply tear up that classic riff durring the whole song instead of stopping strumming just to sing.

No........IMO
It's Keith man......Happy!
I guess Im just old school
always though it was so cool that he sang this one! showed how versatile the band was!
I always like it when the band as a whole divides it up! you know like that 4 head monster!
Plus Jagger is more than just great as a back up singer, just imagine,
you 're singing a song and Mick Jagger is singing back up! You can't go wrong. I'm Happy to answer this one!
Stones Give me more Keith!

"Ok but Keith would focus on guitar more while Jagger sings."
Yeah but for one Song
That song "Happy"
it my man Keith!
But to be honest I never thought about it that way.
Still I love The song and would be scared to Change it!
Old dog new tricks........
I love Keith Rawness to the song!

No, I think it would have been seen as a lesser song in radio play and chart performance terms.

I like it the way it is/was. However, Mick singing backup during live performances like they did early on would be nice.

steel driving hammer wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2015 at 5:54pm:



?

Something he's never done apart from late 2006 to 2007 when (presumably for medical reasons) he chose to not play and sing at the same time on any song.

'Happy' is one of only two songs on 'Exile' (the other being 'Torn and Frayed') where Keith wrote the lyrics. It's iconic status as a Stones song is because its so closely associated with him.

Cant imagine it ever being anything more than a long forgotten deep cut had it been just another Mick vocal.

Imagine seeing this again.......

Gazza wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2015 at 7:59am:


I know we disagre alot about the Stones but I didn't know Keith wrote the lyrics for T&F my brother.

Thanks!

Gazza my heavy drinking brother I love you and all your true information...

It's always nice to learn something new about the Stones when you post.

Just when I think I know enough about them, then you tell me something new!

Deep Cheers.

Ah so you do like Jagger on vocals...

Mr. Yeats wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2015 at 11:23pm:



That was really unfortunate, wasn't it? I saw them on that tour in Oakland (with Pdog!) and for his first, he did YGTS, which I was really freaked out by because I'd never ever ever thought I'd get to see that song live, but the tears of joy just started to become tears almost of terror when I realized how fucked up he was. "OMG, Keith's gonna DIE!" I thought, wincingly. I mean, I know we all know that, but right then, it seemed like it was gonna be like, in the next two weeks or something.

Now, onto this COMPLETE CRAP about Happy being better if Mick sang it.

Don't we HAVE an outtake of Mick singing this song on our collective "alternative versions" of EOMS? I could SWEAR I have a version on mine. When I get my shit out of storage, I'll find it.

Suffice it to say, AFAICR, Mick just did a bunch of Mick vocal stylings all over it making it completely unremarkable--as Gazza said, it would just be some other deep cut. Like how T&F used to be until all these assholes started sucking EOMS cock.

That being said, I fell asleep lissening to the radio the other night and there's this station here that is playing WAYYY too many Stones songs...like, every hour there's some semi-deep cut and it is really unnerving me, but anyways like at 4:30am, here comes fucking Happy. I was a bit loaded on Valerian, so I kinda just laid there and let it wash over me and I swear I felt like I was hearing for the very first time the amazing fucking DYNAMICS in that song...there's an almost imperceptible speeding up and doubling down as each verse progresses, it's like a goddamn steam train. Even more so than ADTL. I didn't move a muscle, just let it roll over me. It was pretty magical. And it's a fucking magical song. And that's why it's PERFECT THE WAY IT IS.

Lol

Edith Grove wrote on Jan 24^th, 2015 at 8:32am:


I have a Obama phone and texting is free but I also bought a smart phone at Best Buy which I'm using now for mp3 & Wi-Fi. for only $30 but I just dont pay the $60 a month plan which is outrageous!

I'm still voting for Romey Bush next year though.

andrews27 wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2015 at 11:51pm:



True, but its still a sub-par Stones album. Not primarily because of Keith's contribution, but more so because of Mick's lack of one.

Mr. Yeats wrote on Jan 24^th, 2015 at 5:30am:


Am I really being asked what EOMS stands for on Rocks Off???????

SheRat wrote on Jan 24^th, 2015 at 2:42pm:

Yup, you are. I'm sure it's something nearly as clever as "LOL", but I can handle extreme wit. Spill the beans, thanks...

Mr. Yeats wrote on Jan 24^th, 2015 at 5:12pm:


No, no, no. Put on your big boy pants. There's ample enough contextual information in the original post for you to figure that shit out all on your own.

Mr. Yeats wrote on Jan 24^th, 2015 at 8:53pm:


Exile
On
Main
Street

SheRat wrote on Jan 24^th, 2015 at 9:46pm:

Nice tee shirt, think I've seen that. Does it suck?

Oh, I agree. Yes I do. I reckon I should give that album a listen, see what the fuss is about.
Thanks for the heads-up, Miss Rat.

Gazza, do you just have quotes on your Google Drive or something and so you just search for, like, three words in a phrase or something and then you can just cut and paste?

Of course I defer to your authority. We will all only be pleasantly surprised if CF somehow managed to give me a copy of Mick singing "Happy" that no one else has. But I think we all know that's not very bloody likely.


REGARDLESS, as a ranking member of the Exile Mafia, I take issue with Steelie's post premise. And I will be notifying the proper authorities.