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by Scott Colothan
Monday, November 23, 2009

The Rolling Stones have reissued their 1971 song 'Wild Horses' in the wake of Susan Boyle covering it on The X Factor last night.

The remastered song is be available as a bundle via iTunes from today which also features a live studio version of the track and a live rendition at Knebworth.

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Wild Horses was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama over three days in December 1969 and was the last of 3 songs completed at those sessions, after Brown Sugar and You Gotta Move.

As well as Boyle's version - which appears on her debut album 'I Dreamed A Dream'  - acts including Neil Young, Guns N' Roses, Sheryl Crow and Mazzy Star have all covered the track.

I love the instrumental version in Shine A Light.  Mick playing harp instead of singing.  THAT I wish they would release.

Could be as the one on Stripped is a "live studio version" so the only unreleased track is the one from Knebworth

Forgive them Jesus, they don't know what they are doing

To paraphrase a comment in today's Daily Express, its a sad state of affairs when the Greatest Rock n Roll Band in The World feel that they have to ride on the coat tails of the runaway success of a Scottish spinster's appearance on a cheesy, manufactured talent show.



In fairness, it's getting a fair amount of airplay. A bit dispiriting though to hear it being met by comments across the office floor such as "Is That Someone Else Singing That Susan Boyle Song?"

Jesus wept.