Which are Mick's most amazing vocal performances in your opinion? On record and/or live?

Some that immediately come to mind are Let it Loose and Laugh, I Nearly Died, which sadly never have been played live :/ I also like Worried About You a lot and Almost Hear You Sigh (tho that one hasn't always been done so great live)

And the ones I personally saw live were Fool To Cry in Berlin and SSOH in Foxboro

I'm still not over his performance here and it's been almost 2 years:

https://youtu.be/hRpGr4oljUA?feature=shared

Also of his solo songs I think his overall vocal range and various styles he is using on Sweet Thing are pretty impressive

But those are just those I can come up with on the spot, I'm pretty sure there are loads of others^^

Let it Loose

https://youtu.be/bnCkiNi_ssY?feature=shared

Special mention Jiving Sister Fanny, the song is Mick, if you remove him from the track is like a band tuning, rehearsing or wasting time

https://youtu.be/LgVo0Krv6Yg?feature=shared

I would say I Think I'm Going Mad

Tbh I think just the opposite of Jiving Sister Fanny  ;D Mick's vocals are good but not outstanding cause he is too low in the mix anyway (or maybe that's just my headphones idk) and if you removed them from the track, you'd still have a fun instrumental groovy beat lol

Also I don't even know I Think I'm Going Mad but I will totlly check it out rn
Edit: I LOVE it, cannot believe I have never listened to this before, thanks for making me aware of this song!

https://youtu.be/zhT8bbT41Z0?feature=shared

There also is a version with Keith on vocals but you gotta fast forwars to about 9 minutes to hear him sing^^ it's crazy how Keith singing it gives the song an entirely different feel from Mick singing it

This kinda reminds me of Keith's outtake of Almost Hear Me Sigh that he never put on Talk is Cheap and his lyrics were entirely different...then he showed the song to Mick while they were on Barbados for Steel Wheels and Mick loved it but changed the lyrics and made them 1000 times soppier (obviously xD)

ronnie-woody wrote on Jul 16^th, 2024 at 12:48am:

Tbh I think just the opposite of Jiving Sister Fanny  ;D Mick's vocals are good but not outstanding cause he is too low in the mix anyway (or maybe that's just my headphones idk) and if you removed them from the track, you'd still have a fun instrumental groovy beat lol Also I don't even know I Think I'm Going Mad but I will totlly check it out rn Edit: I LOVE it, cannot believe I have never listened to this before, thanks for making me aware of this song!

Isn't it amazing ????? Vocals & music there is also 2-3 outtakes of ITIGM

Yes it's incredible, thanks for mentioning it, I totally added it to my playlist with my fave slow Stones songs :D

First time I heard it was the b-side to she was hot 1983? Love it

Nice thread!!

You're So Vain...Once Jagger joins the vocals...and each time he sings backup,
my brain can't hear the awesomely talented Carley Simon.
They CRUSH it.

Updated remixed version, its pretty good actually:

https://youtu.be/j13oJajXx0M?si=Sq280RPH3l2YZBAo


Isolated vocals:

https://youtu.be/lU2fWzwW8Vw?si=AHxbByYnnj7nM4ll

Jagger @1:45 onward

I never actually listened to that one before tbh, only read about it and that it's probably about Mick, would be hilarious if it was and he sang those lyrics  ;D (well it's not like he wouldn't deserve it lol) but anyway, you're right, I basically also can only hear his vocals when he starts to sing, tho I wonder whether that's actually cause his voice is better than hers or because he's louder in the mix ;D

Your so  Vain is great......wish there were outtakes

ronnie-woody wrote on Jul 17^th, 2024 at 1:01am:

only read about it and that it's probably about Mick

It's not. Carley has already stated its not...Its about 3 guys, but mostly ONE...She dropped a few hints, but has never said it publicly...
She told Howard Stern who it was...also told a charity auction winner.

David Geffin, Warren Beatty, JT,  others...

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34866406

Inglewood Forum, TOTA 1975, especially Tumbling Dice on Sunday, July 13.

That's interesting to know, thanks, I never actually looked it up because I didn't really care much (unlike other Stones stuff that I totally will research for hours if need be lol) and just read what people were saying about it online^^

Obviously Gimme Shelter is a tour de force

I also like Laugh I Nearly Died

Down In The Hole...brilliant, underrated stuff...

Paranoid Android wrote on Jul 17^th, 2024 at 2:20pm:

Down In The Hole...brilliant, underrated stuff...

Yes! I've been listening to that one on repeat sometimes lately <3 so underrated...same as Laugh, I Nearly Died...

You Better Move On

So hard to pick. Things like You Gotta Move have such an authentic feel, and for a kid from Dartford, that's pretty damn impressive. Then there are others like For Your Precious Love that is so incredibly soulful or I Got the Blues. An obvious one is Gimme Shelter. Too hard to pick even 10 because he is such an interesting vocalist with so many different styles and inflections.

The Wick wrote on Jul 18^th, 2024 at 12:14am:

because he is such an interesting vocalist with so many different styles and inflections.

Totally! This is what I always say! I cannot think of any other singer who can pull off so many different styles, I mean he can do blues and rock'n'roll obviously, he can do country, he can do gospel, he even can do convincing rap style and still, even at 80 years old, has an incredible vocal range, the way he pulled off the falsetto in Emotional Rescue this tour was outstanding...

People who say they don't like his voice have not a single clue about what good music is and are brainwashed by the same old same old always equal, nice and polished sounding radio pop

The Storm is good

Get Close

ever broke a heart or had a heart broke- then you'd know.

Goo wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2024 at 8:16am:

The Storm is good

I didn't even know this song excisted until yesterday when I heard it on Spotify, it's indeed very good! I also love the harmony between Mick and Keith <3

ronnie-woody wrote on Aug 4^th, 2024 at 12:21pm:

Goo wrote on Aug 3rd, 2024 at 8:16am: The Storm is good I didn't even know this song excisted until yesterday when I heard it on Spotify, it's indeed very good! I also love the harmony between Mick and Keith <3

There is a 12 minute or so outtake version that is cool too

Let it Loose.
I Don't Know Why ( Wonder cover).

oops double post...my apologies.

Roll Me wrote on Aug 5^th, 2024 at 7:06am:

Let it Loose. I Don't Know Why ( Wonder cover).

2 great songs

I Don't Know Why is one of my favorites. Sad it bever got a wider release.

Monkey Man or Moonlight Mile or Sympathy

Turd on the Run from Exile is Mick Jagger the Rock & Roll singer.

Beast of Burden from Some Girls Live in Texas ‘78 is very good.

This one. Proof that you don't have to be Black and American to be a great Soul singer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vELjWgT2INg

This is so special, also I think it's the shortest in their entire catalog

https://youtu.be/PLz2ManlsWw?feature=shared

Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Aug 29^th, 2024 at 11:40am:

This is so special, also I think it's the shortest in their entire catalog

Oh yes! Punk before Punk!  :o

Sleepy City wrote on Aug 29^th, 2024 at 12:06pm:

Oh yes! Punk before Punk!

:keithpunky :keithpunky :keithpunky :keithpunky :keithpunky

What about this one

https://youtu.be/2C53QtZkwF8?feature=shared

:willya

Let it roooooooooooooooooock you B&B

Does this count?

Mick's greatest live vocal performances... 1978

:willya :keithpunky :perverted

I've always liked Micks voice on this one

https://youtu.be/0YxVIi1yzX4?si=MFxmKJAAt-tvCjvh