open-g wrote on Apr 20^th, 2010 at 5:08pm:



tod is very, very tall...

Today was a great day. I got to truly feel the new song. I bought the mp3, burned it unto a CD with the rest of the Exile tracks and put it into my car stereo. My neighbors don't like it when I play rock n' roll at the appropriate volume in my apartment so listening to it in the car allows me to really turn it up. And I gotta say, Plundered fits into the album beautifully! One thing that I really noticed was how awesome the bass is. It really, really adds a lot to the song - much more than I expected. The drums are really cool too - precise and groovy yet still very sleazy. I don't know how Charlie pulled that off. Listening to the song on the computer I kinda felt it was a bit over-produced and it reminded me of "don't stop," but I didn't feel that way listening to it in my car. I also first felt that Mick's present vocal style didn't fit the song and Exile in general, but the thought of him going back and digging into vaults, rediscovering old gems and finishing them to make them available to us made it all cool. One thing that does disappoint me just a little is Mick Taylor's overdubs. He plays the same pentatonic lick over and over again, much like Keith does these days. It just proves that his guitar skills have been suffering just as much as Ronnie's and Keith's. My guess is that's why he doesn't have a solo on there. His tone is excellent, though. All in all....fantastic track!

Has anyone else notice that the first Mick Taylor bit that you heard on the Amazon.uk preview — where Mick sings "My indiscretions made a bad impression" — is gone from the final mix? I don't get it.

Holden wrote on Apr 20^th, 2010 at 7:56pm:



Well, that was the first I noticed.
But I like that repitition: MT had a way of driving a simple melodic line through an entire song and making it soar.....
In fact Holden, , these are old men here, reaching back to a time when they were flying.....and that makes it all the more poignant.
And while the vibrato may have lost its strength and volume, the soul is still there...I think MT's simple guitar lines provide a mournful response to Jagger's bittersweet vocals.

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Apr 20^th, 2010 at 10:41am:

it is being described as an instant classic

Apr 21^st, 2010 at 10:45am

Can you believe it? I've won more medals in this love game.
I’ve been resting on my laurels. I’m a bad loser
I'm a yard off my pace.
Hhmmm I smell rubber and I soon discovered
That you’re gone for good.
My indiscretions made a bad impression
Guess I was misunderstood.

I thought you needed my loving
But it's my heart that you stole.
www.lyrics-celebrities.anekatips.com
I thought you wanted my money
But you plundered my soul

(Plundered my soul)

I started asking around but your friend's
pretty lips were sealed
I wrote a letter full of drabble and tried the fashions and my wounds that heal
I heard some gossip, you've become an alcoholic, you’'e dryin’ out.
So I phoned every clinic in the yellow pages, not a trace I found.

I thought you needed my loving
But it's my heart that you stole.
I thought you wanted my money
But you plundered my soul.
(You plundered my soul)

I hate quittin’but I'm close to admittin I'm a sorry case.
But on quiet reflection, my sad rejections not a total disgrace.
But I do miss your quick repartee and the smile
That lights anekatips up your face.
You'll be a hard act to follow. A bitter pill to swallow.
You'll be tough, o you’re tough to replace.

I thought you wanted my loving
But it's my heart that you stole.
You were the trick up my sleeve
My ace in the hole.
I thought you wanted my money
But you plundered my soul.
Oh plundered my soul oh yeeeah
(You plundered my soul)

the fucks anekatips?

anketips is plundering the lyrics majorly

Ginda wrote on Apr 20^th, 2010 at 10:26pm:


Absolutely,
Jagger even acknowledged this in a RS interview a few years back - about how MT's melodic guitar fills would play off his own vocals in a song and he'd never had before or since.....ie.... Winter, Moonlight Mile. If Your really Want to Be my Friend etc....
I imagine that's why Jagger wanted MT on this song, to recapture what they had back then....
and yes, MT ain't 23 anymore and his technical proficiency has faded somewhat....but this song is a great tribute to the MT/MJ magic of those times.
It sings...., it makes you feel the song's meloncholy.

gotdablouse wrote on Apr 21^st, 2010 at 4:58pm:



Yeah, Jagger obviously wanted to do that again with MT and you can hear it.
I kept waiting for the solo, but I like it just the way it is....the lyrics are meloncholy, soulful, affectionate, sad and wistfully resolved all at the same time and somehow, MT matches that feeling with his grace notes.
That's part of what makes the song so special to me: MT was called upon and that is an acknowledgment of his contribution to the Stones music back then. Jagger was looking back and knew what he wanted in the song and only MT could provide that extra something.
Beautiful..

Who the fuck is Mick Jagger? The greatest fucking lead singer ever, that's who. "I smell rubber and I soon discover that yer gone fer good." My favorite line.

Some Guy wrote on Apr 19^th, 2010 at 5:06pm:


he's saying

I hate quitting.

but I think it means he is done.