Am I the only one who feels that the song Emotional Rescue has like...a dark sort of urgency to it? Like a certain dark sleaziness or something? People say it's just a dumb, fun disco track, but it seems, idk..gritty...Like it'd fit for example in a movie set in early '80s NYC, when NYC was full of crime and hookers and dirt. It has this urgent, dark, buttomed out sort of feel, almost dreary...Like someone has come to a lowpoint and that's what the song is about.

That entire album is fantastic. I will break it out this weekend.

The song is so good they named the album after it and the album rules this land.

Got anything to eat ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js8cchH9LbQ

Emotional Rescue: A big hit that the band seems to disown. This is an epic dance groover. Nifty dreamy talk-sing section where Mick goes on about romantic knighthood in the Arabian desert! This one screams for inclusion on their upcoming tour. Dust this one off boys

Rescue is a jewel with the best bassline ever made.

Jumacfly wrote on Feb 17^th, 2011 at 11:29am:

Rescue is a jewel with the best bassline ever made.

Damm straight my brother!

That's Ronnie on bass too.

perfect song for 70 and sunny.

Some Guy wrote on Feb 17^th, 2011 at 12:11pm:

perfect song for 70 and sunny.

What about 45 and rainy?

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 17^th, 2011 at 12:57pm:

Some Guy wrote on Feb 17th, 2011 at 12:11pm: perfect song for 70 and sunny. What about 45 and rainy?

Down in the Hole

Some Guy wrote on Feb 17^th, 2011 at 8:24am:

The song is so good they named the album after it and the album rules this land.

THE SONG THAT STARTED IT ALL FOR ME IN 6TH GRADE !NEVER GET TIRED OF CRANKIN IT.

From Start to end...AWESOME!!!

This album has been my summer tradition for years and years. Somebody once said this album does more for you before noon than most albums do all day. Fucking truer words have yet to be spoken.

Now turn it up.

Group hug! :Youmakeagrownmancrylikejoey

They need to play it on the next tour. :areyoufuckingserious

StickyStones wrote on Feb 16^th, 2011 at 10:54pm:

Am I the only one who feels that the song Emotional Rescue has like...a dark sort of urgency to it? Like a certain dark sleaziness or something? People say it's just a dumb, fun disco track, but it seems, idk..gritty...Like it'd fit for example in a movie set in early '80s NYC, when NYC was full of crime and hookers and dirt. It has this urgent, dark, buttomed out sort of feel, almost dreary...Like someone has come to a lowpoint and that's what the song is about.

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No StonesFan1990 your not crazy. ER (the song) does have a dark, sleazyness riding about in the song. As well, it's an odd tune. When it came out is was really different. It's still an odd type disco-ish tune. Quite disco, but still has a bit of a darkness, and yeah, there's that Jagger sleaze in it. I suppose the best way to describe the song is "strange". We're just very used to hearing it so we don't give it any notice. We say it's a fun, disco tune because it is much disco in style. Still it isn't a "fun" type song. It's more a tongue and cheekish, strange number. Yeah, it has a dark vibe ...you can hear it as soon as it starts. It's also pretty weird ...but like I say, were so used to it by now that gets bypassed. It isn't a Bee-Gees type disco where it's fun time. It's more strange and calculated. Mick does like three different voices in the song all in separate segments. Disco like ...absolutely. Who can deny that. Fun and happy disco ....no. A bit dark, and strange. As was noted its even pretty "dreamy" in spots. Almost hazy..


Ian

Ian and StonesFan, good points.  I have a slightly different take to add to your observations.
IMO, its that Jagger haziness, lazy ennunciation that gives it an edge. I never saw it as just a simple disco-ish song with cute lyrics, or a tongue and cheekiness. Its a fun song to sing, but the edginess opens up other meanings for me.
What if this is Mick masking real romantic longing by trying to make it, and later claiming it to be, jokey. The tone of the song, and the reaction we get from it, as described by StonesFan, belie that claim. We've all been obsessed at one time in our lives, preoccupied with the hopeless longing for someone we can't have (well, most of us). You're right, Ian, it sounds almost like Jagger is dreaming, fantazing because its all he can do. Jagger often tries to make light of songs, themes like this and most people take that claim at face value because he's Mick fucking Jagger - he couldn't possibly want to ride an arab charger across the desert for a woman...., or feel that kind of protectiveness and hurt about a woman who has evidently rejected him.....the words reflect a genuine weakness and that's not easy to express, so make the song a "joke". But there[i] is an urgency to the song, a hopelessness that comes from heartbreak, dissapointment etc.....
StonesFan1990, your take on the song is excellent in that it dismisses the notion that the song is nothing but bouncy fluff, which denies its vulnerability.

Actually I have a differnt take on this sing. MICK is the one offering to come to the lady's emotional rescue. If she needs rescuing than she is the one with the messed up mind and MICK is the one who offers to come to her rescue and offer strength and emotional support. If you see someone you love suffering, it hurts you too and can become frustrating to the point of tears because you cant get the other person to straighten out their life! If she becomes his girl than he will protect her with his love and he wants her badly. It's very sweet and I always loved this song, its got a cool funky groove and I love MICK's voice going from very high to very low. wow.

Yeah, you should be mine,
Yes, you could be mine
Tonight and every night
I will be your knight in shining armour
Coming to your emotional rescue
You will be mine, you will be mine, all mine
You will be mine, you will be mine, all mine
I will be your knight in shining armour
Riding across the desert with a fine Arab charger

Fucking A

Prince was proud! :thatwassmart

A day without Emotional Rescue is like a day without sunshine.

Bee Gee kowtowing at it's worst....drivel and that's why they don't play it live. Some decent stuff on the album like Send It to Me..and Dance........rest is forgettable.

Bitch wrote on Feb 21^st, 2011 at 9:40pm:

Actually I have a differnt take on this sing. MICK is the one offering to come to the lady's emotional rescue. If she needs rescuing than she is the one with the messed up mind and MICK is the one who offers to come to her rescue and offer strength and emotional support. If you see someone you love suffering, it hurts you too and can become frustrating to the point of tears because you cant get the other person to straighten out their life! If she becomes his girl than he will protect her with his love and he wants her badly. It's very sweet and I always loved this song, its got a cool funky groove and I love MICK's voice going from very high to very low. wow. Yeah, you should be mine, Yes, you could be mine Tonight and every night I will be your knight in shining armour Coming to your emotional rescue You will be mine, you will be mine, all mine You will be mine, you will be mine, all mine I will be your knight in shining armour Riding across the desert with a fine Arab charger

Yeah, thats exactly it.
He can't have her, is not with her, but he is still protective and devoted  in spite of it all....but he's making these promises from afar...that's why he sounds so defeated and hopeless..she's not listening.

Zack wrote on Feb 21^st, 2011 at 11:08pm:

Prince was proud! :thatwassmart

I actually always imagined Prince doing a Princey version of this song, it would kill.

Some Guy wrote on Feb 17^th, 2011 at 9:18am:

Emotional Rescue: A big hit that the band seems to disown. This is an epic dance groover. Nifty dreamy talk-sing section where Mick goes on about romantic knighthood in the Arabian desert! This one screams for inclusion on their upcoming tour. Dust this one off boys

Yeah and I don't get it. Do they remember that this song was number 3 and very popular on the radio.?
In fact, this is the last Stones song I remember, even more than SMU, having a broad appeal, among non-Stones fans. Everybody I knew loved that ooh-ooh part and spoken work part,....it grooved.
I played at a Stones tribute show years ago, and the next band to play, two guys and two girls, played this song. All they had to do was play that opening riff, and the room just went nuts....singing along, dancing. It was the biggest hit of the night.

texile wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2011 at 9:37pm:

Some Guy wrote on Feb 17th, 2011 at 9:18am: Emotional Rescue: A big hit that the band seems to disown. This is an epic dance groover. Nifty dreamy talk-sing section where Mick goes on about romantic knighthood in the Arabian desert! This one screams for inclusion on their upcoming tour. Dust this one off boys Yeah and I don't get it. Do they remember that this song was number 3 and very popular on the radio.? In fact, this is the last Stones song I remember, even more than SMU, having a broad appeal, among non-Stones fans. Everybody I knew loved that ooh-ooh part and spoken work part,....it grooved. I played at a Stones tribute show years ago, and the next band to play, two guys and two girls, played this song. All they had to do was play that opening riff, and the room just went nuts....singing along, dancing. It was the biggest hit of the night.

9am baby.

Some Guy wrote on Feb 17^th, 2011 at 9:18am:

Emotional Rescue: A big hit that the band seems to disown. This is an epic dance groover. Nifty dreamy talk-sing section where Mick goes on about romantic knighthood in the Arabian desert! This one screams for inclusion on their upcoming tour. Dust this one off boys

Right on!!!!! :areyoufuckingserious

It would be great to hear it live. But only if they palyed it well and didn't butcher it.

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2011 at 9:37am:

It would be great to hear it live. But only if they palyed it well and didn't butcher it.

is there a large enough venue?

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2011 at 9:37am:

It would be great to hear it live. But only if they palyed it well and didn't butcher it.

The background singers would be all over it. Its probably best kept in the vaults, on record and in our memory, where it remains untouched.

texile wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2011 at 3:29pm:

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 23rd, 2011 at 9:37am: It would be great to hear it live. But only if they palyed it well and didn't butcher it. The background singers would be all over it. Its probably best kept in the vaults, on record and in our memory, where it remains untouched.

I AGREE..THEY ABSOLUTELY BUTCHER SHE'S SO COLD! :sad

Some Guy wrote on Feb 17^th, 2011 at 9:18am:

Emotional Rescue: A big hit that the band seems to disown. This is an epic dance groover. Nifty dreamy talk-sing section where Mick goes on about romantic knighthood in the Arabian desert! This one screams for inclusion on their upcoming tour. Dust this one off boys

And the fact that Jagger insists on stopping a show cold with SOL makes it even harder to understand thier, his reasoning. Mick seems so proud of crap like SOL, Don't Stop etc....and nobody even likes them, but ER remains in the closet.
Austin, 2006,
We're having a blast,the crowd is excited, the Stones are about 3 songs in....... and KABOOM, the Stones do Streets of Love, the entire crowd just stops and stares at each other.

BILL PERKS wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2011 at 3:34pm:

texile wrote on Feb 23rd, 2011 at 3:29pm: sweetcharmedlife wrote on Feb 23rd, 2011 at 9:37am: It would be great to hear it live. But only if they palyed it well and didn't butcher it. The background singers would be all over it. Its probably best kept in the vaults, on record and in our memory, where it remains untouched. I AGREE..THEY ABSOLUTELY BUTCHER SHE'S SO COLD! :sad

THEY DO NOT!!

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