Cool article: http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Deepest%20Cut%20The%20Rolling%20Stones/

Great read thanks for sharing. A much underrated gem for sure and would have made a tremendous live addition to the Licks Club dates.

I always thought it was "she's a lover right on time".

I thought Scorcese used it to brilliant effect in the painful hand-pummeling scene in "The Departed"

Some Guy wrote on Apr 24^th, 2008 at 9:29am:

I always thought it was "she's a lover right on time".

I always thought it was "She could never arrive on time"!

I also thought it went "I ain't in love/I ain't in luck"

Thanks for the read!

Always has been one of my favorite Jagger pieces on Exile...

It was also used poorly in Beyond The Sea, the movie bio of the late & great Bobby Drain.

this one causes me to hit replay on the ipod every time

best vocal of Mick's career IMO.

Indeed! It took me years to appreciate.

wrote on Apr 24^th, 2008 at 2:17pm:

It was also used poorly in Beyond The Sea, the movie bio of the late & great Bobby Darin.

Really?  I missed that entirely.  But then again I was hiding behind the couch and peeking between my fingers for much of that movie.  What a shameful and lame bio of a great performer.  

Charlie Watts does not drum on this track. Jimmy Miller does.

Vanetta Fields has lived here in Oz for over 30 years, mainly known here as backing vocalist for our most successful solo male artist, John Farnham.

Nasty Habits wrote on Apr 24^th, 2008 at 9:54am:

Some Guy wrote on Apr 24th, 2008 at 9:29am: I always thought it was "she's a lover right on time". I also thought it went "I ain't in love/I ain't in luck"

It does. I've certainly listened to it enough times to know.

Gazza wrote on Apr 24^th, 2008 at 4:34pm:

best vocal of Mick's career IMO.

Best vocal of Mick's career and quite possibly my favorite all-time Stones song.

luxury wrote on Apr 24^th, 2008 at 4:31pm:

this one causes me to hit replay on the ipod every time

Over and over and over... ;)

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! For me, it's when those horns come in for the first time... the hairs on the back of my neck stand up every single time. Wonderful, wonderful song.

nice sentiments in the article, but just a lot of blather, really. I thought being on the Gibson site, it was going to have hard information about the gear used on the recording. Instead the writer seems to think the track including backup singers was all done in one "moment," rather than having things overdubbed after the core band put down the backing. And was this one even done at Nellcote, or later in LA?

"Shine a Light" anyway dates from well before the Nellcote sessions.

One of my top five Stones tracks.  It would be nice to hear it live.

speedfreakjive wrote on Apr 24^th, 2008 at 9:51am:

I thought Scorcese used it to brilliant effect in the painful hand-pummeling scene in "The Departed"

Man you said it speedfreakjive .................................



My thoughts EXACTLY !!!!


One of Exile's & Scorsese's finest moments .


" Hit Me Ronnie ! "


Jacky !!!! ™

Nasty Habits wrote on Apr 24^th, 2008 at 5:18pm:

wrote on Apr 24th, 2008 at 2:17pm: It was also used poorly in Beyond The Sea, the movie bio of the late & great Bobby Darin. Really?  I missed that entirely.  But then again I was hiding behind the couch and peeking between my fingers for much of that movie.  What a shameful and lame bio of a great performer.

Yes, it was poorly done. Maybe someday...

eric wrote on Apr 25^th, 2008 at 5:25pm:

One of my top five Stones tracks.  It would be nice to hear it live.

Have they ever rehearsed it?

Great read, thanks.  It is a great song and Mick is wrong, it i the greatest rock album.

Child of the Moon wrote on Apr 25^th, 2008 at 12:33pm:

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! For me, it's when those horns come in for the first time... the hairs on the back of my neck stand up every single time. Wonderful, wonderful song.

YES!!!  When those horns come in I get chills up and down my spine every time. And the vocal...indescribable.

Truthfully, I never thought much of the song.  Maybe I didn't fully understand the emotion of the tune.  After reading this article, I'll have to give this song a careful listen.  

Tremendous track obviously. One of their best recordings, if you know what I'm trying to say- just amazingly constructed. It's got to be one of the top 10 ballads in the rock canon. Definitely one of the best uses of gospel in rock music. Plus Mick's vocal is absolutely first rate. He was at his peak during the late 60s, early 70s no doubt. Every instrumental and vocal part is incredible, although I never really have noticed a prominent bass part but otherwise. Most songs going over 5 minutes are padded with meandering solos, but not this one.

I love the way a lot of the vocal is freeform - I mean in that each line is sung differently . The horns really are a sublime touch too

happy you guys are enjoying the article!

jagger's finest moment, without a doubt.
i have a friend who is not a stones freak, but loves this song....

it's one of those songs you can't expain or talk about because you don't want to sound pretentious,
but......
it's truly transcendent,
to me, it's about finding yourself losing yourself in someone else and being afraid to surrender -
but you already have.
thanks, garp -
this assessment is the best i've ever read.

wrote on Apr 24^th, 2008 at 2:17pm:

It was also used poorly in Beyond The Sea, the movie bio of the late & great Bobby Drain.

that was just plain bizarre...and random.
it was so out of place it was funny.

Nasty Habits wrote on Apr 24^th, 2008 at 9:54am:

Some Guy wrote on Apr 24th, 2008 at 9:29am: I always thought it was "she's a lover right on time". I always thought it was "She could never arrive on time"! I also thought it went "I ain't in love/I ain't in luck"

hey nasty - thought it was love/luck too

tho it always sounded "delivers right on time' to me

cheers bro

Its tracks like this..That we know and love that many non die hards have never heard or felt which really says so much about the majesty that is the Stones

It is "delivers right on time"

LET IT LOOSE
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

Who's that woman on your arm all dressed up to do you harm
And I'm hip to what she'll do, give her just about a month or two.
Bit off more than I can chew and I knew what it was leading to,
Some things, well, I can't refuse,
One of them, one of them the bedroom blues.
She delivers right on time, I can't resist a corny line,
But take the shine right off you shoes,
Carryin', carryin' the bedroom blues.
Oo...

In the bar you're getting drunk, I ain't in love, I ain't in luck.
Hide the switch and shut the light, let it all come down tonight.
Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger,
Some face you'll never see no more.

Let it all come down tonight.
Keep those tears hid out of sight, let it loose, let it all come down.  

And i am wrong. Jimmy MIller plays drums on SAL, not LIL.

Sorry for being an idiot.

There are no words to describe Let it Loose.

I wish they could perform it live, but it deserves a really laid-back approach, no back-up chaos, and I'm not sure they'd do it that way.

It really is a fantastic song. Very well could be the crown jewel of Exile. But, doggone it all, that is one incredible album. I mean, REALLY. Just gem after gem after gem.... :keithpunky :charliesgoodtonite

corgi37 wrote on May 12^th, 2008 at 5:28am:

It is "delivers right on time" LET IT LOOSE (M. Jagger/K. Richards) Who's that woman on your arm all dressed up to do you harm And I'm hip to what she'll do, give her just about a month or two. Bit off more than I can chew and I knew what it was leading to, Some things, well, I can't refuse, One of them, one of them the bedroom blues. She delivers right on time, I can't resist a corny line, But take the shine right off you shoes, Carryin', carryin' the bedroom blues. Oo... In the bar you're getting drunk, I ain't in love, I ain't in luck. Hide the switch and shut the light, let it all come down tonight. Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger, Some face you'll never see no more. Let it all come down tonight. Keep those tears hid out of sight, let it loose, let it all come down.

hey corgi as you see i agree with you on tis one still i am always wary of some - body elses idea of what the lyrics are and just because they've made it into print it doesn't necessarily mean they are correct...i mean, i doubt mick and keith proof read any stones stuff published  featuring the lyrics and of course anything you find on the net is even less reliable

corgi37 wrote on May 12^th, 2008 at 5:30am:

And i am wrong. Jimmy MIller plays drums on SAL, not LIL. Sorry for being an idiot.

i'm quite sure that the sleeve notes say Miller plays drums on SAL yes, but lots of different musicians were playing different instruments on Exile, e.g. Keith bass on Casino Boogie and Mick Taylor bass on Tumbling Dice(i think) not to mention Amyl Nitrate playing the marimbas on something