Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Song Of The Day- Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stone



Although perhaps not their most pop-friendly song, this is the corner stone of the Rolling Stones career. It is perhaps my favorite song of all time and one of their most well-written, provocative efforts. Off of Let It Bleed, it captured the essence of the late 60's with all of the unrest due to race relations and the Vietnam War. Merry Clayton's voice crack at the songs climax is one of the moments in recorded rock history.

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