The Rolling Stones - Gimmie Shelter (REACTION)
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That was Merry Clayton on the vocals. Her voice absolutely sends this already great track to EPIC status!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Moving right along.👍👍
There's a video interview with her out there on RUclips, where she tells the story of recording this. It's worth finding.
She was born on Christmas Day in 1948, thus : Merry Clayton. Born with a stage name set.
Absolutely worth watching '20 Feet From Stardom', a great documentary about killer backup performances , hers on this song included. Amazing story, especially since she was woken up in the middle of the night and laid this down in her bathrobe.
Man... On the fourth "rape, murder" when her voice cracks and you can hear Mick just lovin' it in the background... Maybe my favorite part. And goes along with the story that they made her sing it over and over to wear her down a bit. They got just what they wanted the ol' school way. Brilliant.
The solo by Merry Clayton where she sings "Rape, murder! It's just a shot away! It's just a shot away!" with such raw emotion is absolutely incredible. Such a powerful song.
Didn’t she have a miscarriage the day after?
I learned they woke her up late at night to come and lay down the vocal and she was well along in her pregnancy
Her voice cracks in an iconic way. She sounded so realistic they left it in.
Yeah, sadly she miscarried.
At the very end of her part, you can hear a “whoop” which is Mick Jagger in the control room. The mics were able to catch it.
Merry Clayton is an American Gospel and Soul singer. Arguably this is her most recognized performance.......... AND SHE NAILS IT, BIG TIME! 74 years old and still going. TY Merry for your contributions to this epic record. Great reaction guys, thanks.
She nails it BIIIIIIIG time. Listen closely and you can hear someone give a “Whoo!” After that third “murder” 🤯
I believe she nailed this on the first take, too. Incredible singer.
Fortunately she lost her legs and a horrible car crash few years back.
Became a paraplegic but she still getting along
It’s killer that whoa. They got this girl out of bed in the middle of the night to do this Vocal. I think she was pregnant, too
voice cracks the third time she sings it. It’s like a chord of feedback in Soundgarden song when you’re walking around the track in prison wishin you were dead, “Black Day.” That one chord keeps you wanting to to live 51%/die only 49% and after five years you get out & stop shooting dope & never go back.
Amen.
Her voice cracking is legendary on that track - they left it in - as it should be.
OMG, just had a horrible thought if this epic song had been done today with that result. "Oh, never mind the cracking voice, we'll just auto-tune it out later." Vomit.
@@joescott8877don’t worry we woulda left it in
@@joescott8877 RIGHT?!? Auto-tune is an abomination.
I think her voice cracking was intentional. Exactly an octave. Mick Jagger's "whoop" on hearing it is also on the track.
And Mick going "Whoo" when she does it.
That busted note on the "Rape...Murder" chorus is the most famous busted note in music history.
Without a doubt, the very greatest intro to any song ever. You know in the first 5 seconds that something incredible is coming.
The opening guitar riff never fails to send shivers down my spine, even after all these years and thousands of listens. And then; "Merry Clayton has entered the Game"
Sublime.
You took the words right out of my mouth, that's exactly how I feel about this song. Goosebumps every time!
This tune in many ways summed up the mid-period Stones - dark, foreboding, apocalyptic. "Gimme Shelter" is a masterpiece.
This song is without doubt the finest of songs. No competition.
Best Stones song period
Well, considering this may very well be the best rock and roll song ever, this would be true.
This is what recording sounds like when the band stands in a circle facing each other and raising the bar. At 3:56 you can hear a "woo!" which is Mick Jagger reacting to Mary Clayton's voice cracking.
Just heard that for the first time ever.
So classic!
Yep. The isolated track is available on RUclips. It’s truly amazing. Recorded like 2am in a rain storm. One of the greatest impromptu vocals ever
Mick’s producer called Merry up at home in the wee hours of the night, still in her pajamas and her hair in curlers (4 months pregnant) had her come down to the studio to record the backing tracks…… on the line “Rape,Murder her voice cracks and you can hear jagger yell whoaaa ! They left that on the album…… Merry Clayton miscarried the very next day 🙏🏻❤️🥲
……she also was involved in a serious car accident (2014) and had both her legs amputated 🥲 didn’t stop her from singing ! She also sang for Lynyrd Skynyrd & Coldplay. (Legendary)
(1969) #Vietnam 🔥❤️🎸
Legend. Straight up. 👈
good knowledge... one of my favorite Stones stories.... makes you appreciate what a labor of love this track was... Just like The Beatles and Zep they were all masters of the recording studio!
Man... I didn't know that. 😕🥺
I hate the way this story is told as if it's something to celebrate. I really, really hate it.
@@hackdaniels7253 How would you like the story to go….. she falls into a deep depression and commits suicide ?? 🤡 the story is what happened, can’t change it for you !
Keith has written some of the greatest riffs ever.
Keith famously said on the documentary about his life as a Rolling Stone, “Solos come and go, but a riff lasts forever.”
Yeah he is a great song writer
Imagine hearing this song for the very first time.
It gets even better around the 50th listen.
I know. 😉
And is still great at more than 50 years old.
Or the 5,000th or so, who knows, but I have heard it as much as any other in my lifetime.
It amazes me, with this song and The Stones in general being such a huge part of my life for decades, that there are people that have never listened to this tune before.
I only recently heard this song and absolutely love it. Blew my mind on first listen. Amazing message and vocals.
One of the best anti-war songs and top rock songs of the 1960s- released in Dec 1969 basically marking the end of the decade...
Show stopping vocals by Merry Clayton...one of the Stones' greatest tracks.
With the Stones, you're almost always guaranteed to get something cutting, well-written, played, and produced. Why many call them the best band in rock 'n' roll. ;
One of the greatest songs ever to be recorded..
Written at the height of the Vietnam war. Dark and intense, like riding a chopper into a hot LZ back in 'Nam.
Singer is Merry Clayton, R&B/gospel singer from back in the day.
I was just thinking when I used to hear this song on the radio Vietnam was on the news every day.
Every time I hear the intro to this song, I see Hueys with a gunner sitting with his M 60 machine gun in the open door and a bunch of grunts behind him, heading out into God knows what. I the unofficial anthem of the Vietnam war.
The anthem of pouring agent orange and napalm on unarmed civilians and freedom fighters
Truly one of the greatest songs by any band.
The harmonica in here is so effective. There's snippets all over the track. Sounds so awesome. Even though it only utilizes TWO NOTES.
The vinyl album says in large letters: “THIS RECORD SHOULD BE PLAYED LOUD”. When you do, you can hear a background hum or drone that Keith Richards says is produced from the 5-string open tuning he used here. He said it produces “notes that sound doubled when they’re not, notes that are there but aren’t”. Check out “Monkey Man” from the same album. It also uses open tuning and has Nicky Hopkins’ wonderful piano.
Monkey Man is awesome..
Well, I admit it, I been tossed around
By every she-rat in this town
Have you, babe?
Yeah, Monkey Man is dope, killer cut, the opening always gives me chills.
IMO one of their best. Merry killed it on this song. Sympathy for the Devil should be next. Great reaction!
Sympathy for the Devil from “Get Yer Ya Yas Out” is better than studio imo.
This song was written at a time when the world was really on a knife/edge of existence. A shot or a kiss could thrust the world into two different paths. I remember distinctly the feeling in the air at the time. I'm sure others who were alive then know exactly what I'm talking about.
This song perfectly captures the gravity of that period in history. I grew up in the Vietnam era and was fortunate enough to be only 6 in '69, so I missed it. But I can remember worrying my dad was going to get drafted. I also remember the absolute energy & electricity in the air that you could feel -- even as a kid. There's a reason why the music from this era is so damn good - the best IMO.
#1 Rock song for the 20th Century, as far as I'm concerned. Merry Clayton STILL gives me chills after all these years!
I’m an old AFRTS DJ. This, IMHO is the greatest rock song of all time.
Nobody mentions Nicky Hopkins’ (keyboards) contributions to the Stones music over the years enough.
Vastly under appreciated unofficial member of that band in both the studio and in concert.
He was only unofficial because the Stones' management thought he wasn't a good visual fit for the band's image.
Interesting bio on Nicky Hopkins. Sad his health issues limited him to being a studio role player. Apparently he was so good he was in demand by most major bands. But he couldn't tour. Very interesting bio, but also sad. He was struggling financially much of his brief life. That's too much talent to have those burdens. His agent(s) used him sounds like.
Why do people write dumb shit like this. Every Stones fan knows about Nick Hopkins. His contributions to the Stones and other bands get a lot of recognition.
Everyone beat me to it. Merry makes the song. Her singing is amazing. Goose pimples every time. Awesome!!!!!!! :)
Clare Torry well known for Floyd's Great Gig... Merry Clayton known for Gimme Shelter. their claims to rock and roll fame She had a great voice.
Exactly the comparison I had in mind.
Both give hair raising performances, they both should get a Grammy for their contributions to 2 songs that will be heard forever.
@@vicprovost2561 Well it's estimated Clare Torry got 5 to 10 million from her lawsuit so one can argue that is better than a grammy lol
Have to say it again, Midnight Rambler live early 70's. Keith Richards describes it as a blues opera and feels that while anybody could have written any of their songs only Mick and himself would have thought to write this.
👍🏻 Midnight Rambler!! It's such a picturesque song. I can see everything they are singing about. Perfect request.
Let it Bleed is an absolute monster of an album, so good. The stones run from the late sixties to the mid seventies is amazing. They transitioned from a singles focus to an album focus.
Beggars banquet
Let it Bleed
Sticky Fingers
Exile on Mainstreet
Goats Head Soup
All great albums in a row, killer. Only Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie had runs like that in the 70’s.
Sabbath and Floyd as well.
Don't forget Aftermath with Ruby Tuesday....
@@jordan390a truth
@@justinatest9456 truth again
Temptations, Deep Purple, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Floyd, The Who, Earth Wind and Fire, Ohio Players, Steely Dan, Trapeze...70's had tons of timeless bands and albums. More than I and others mentioned. But Stones were definitely in their prime in 1970's. I saw them once in concert late 90's, probably when they were at their lowest point (Keith's peak of addiction showed up on stage, Mick's voice shot, and seemed like the bad acoustics were intentional to try to gloss over it. But I know they were top notch all throughout mid 60's to early 80's. Which is impressive by any standards. Same thing with The Who and Clapton. I saw them both way past their primes.
Merry Clayton was prominently featured in "20 Feet from Stardom", a documentary about backup singers in rock and roll music. Her story about how her legendary performance on Gimme Shelter came about is fascinating.
Great documentary
I am 70. They are STILL my favorite group. LOVE watching your reactions to their greatness!
If the stories are to be believed, the Stones rang up Merry Clayton and asked her to sing on this. (Did she ever!!!!!) But she went home and had a miscarriage...
This is, IMO, the greatest rock song ever recorded. It's just perfect. It always hits me in all the right places. So gritty, so passionate, so raw and beautiful. The best build-up intro, the most haunting descending riff, the bluesiest verse, the most intensely desperate lyrics, great harmonica, and oh my God those pipes of Merry Clayton. And played by possibly the best band of all time, during their greatest run. 🤘🙏❤
Merry Clayton is an ICON!!!!!
If you watch 20 Feet From Stardom about all the female singers singing backup, you'll see and hear the story about how she became the singer on this song. She's the reason why I LOVE this song.
Love Mick on the harmonica on this one. Pretty brutal lyrics, but the draft and the war was causing a lot of strife in those times.
The threat of nuclear war is still with us.
Just gently trying to correct you (please, no disrespect), Mick plays the Blues Harp and not the Harmonica!! I
@@darylcliffordFYI call call it what you want . And no need for correction. The blues harp is slang for Monica. It's not a different instrument. The blues harp and the harmonica
@@darylclifford- Mate, it's the same exact instrument.
@@joeyhuebner10 I stand corrected - no need to repeat @joansavarese2974 - I told him no disrespect - so he offered a concise explanation, which I appreciate more than any blunt and repetitive remark!
Read up on the part Mary Clayton, the female singer, had to play in the final cut of this record. That explains part of the soul sound.
I just love the way her voice cracks
With the great Nicky Hopkins on keys. I remember hearing this for the first time when it came out; blew us all away. Great album too.
The Stones have aTON of soul in them. Great band. Excellent reaction.
My favorite Rolling Stones song!
So glad to see this generation appreciate great music from the 60s 70s & 80s . Gives me hope for the future
The Stones were known for mixing R&B into their songs. A lot of sixties and seventies groups did .Hats of to Merry Clayton what a voice. She helped make this great song.
When Merry Clayton sings the final line in her hook, you can clearly hear Mick Jagger shout "Yeah" on the track.... She ROCKED the whole band with her vocals!! 🤘😎
That crack when that woman is belting her soul always gives me goosebumps
Whole let bleed album album is fiiire 👍
Merry Clayton on backing vocals. She was a big part of 60s and 70s music. Sang on a ton of songs.
Merry Clayton OWNS this track.
The Rolling Stones through about 1978 were always a very soulful culturally conscious band. I’m really happy that you let yourself get immersed into one of the greatest rock songs ever written that has been a part of so many different films and other media for many decades. I think if you looked into them you would find more that you enjoy. Try Monkey Man from the same album. Not quite as socially conscious but a very cool groove and definitely gritty as it gets. Rock on brothers
Probably the greatest rock intro ever- Mick and Keith showing the depth if their musical talent and lyrical beauty.
THANK YOU guys for rewinding after a pause to the beginning of Merry Clayton singing "Rape, Murder..."! So crucial to get that amazing vocal in its entirety, imo. They say, "rewind if you pause in the middle of guitar solos," etc. But the momentum and fierceness of her vocal solo here blows away a lot fo even great guitar solos, I'd say. So, thanks for being kind with the rewind! We didn't have to go "D'oh! They missed it, man!" LOL.
Merry Clayton gives me goose bumps.
This whole album is absolutely amazing.
One of the best of that time. Mary Clayton’s voice is soulful, beautiful, and haunting.
Merry Clayton. Female singer. Can not say enough good things about her.
"Sympathy for the Devil" is great Rolling Stones song.
They supposedly called on Merry Clayton at an ungodly hour of the night to sing for this song. She showed up in bathrobe and curlers and gave this incredible performance. The legend, and I still can’t find out if it’s true is that she was pregnant at the time and that the strain of that performance caused her to later miscarry.
It was a combination of factors from stress. She flew back to Los Angeles apparently after they got the recordings they wanted. Probably no rest, altitude changes, nutrition perhaps low from the erratic travel and sleep schedules. But in 1969, medical technology lagging, and I understand she had more gigs coming up she wanted to get back to LA for. If you're not in town when they call, someone else gets the gig.
She tells the story herself just that way in the documentary "20 Feet from Stardom"- a must-see!
Pure Magic.... Keiths haunting guitar, Mick on the harp..and a very pregnant Merry Clayton on backing vocals... Merry showed up to the Detroit session at around 2:00 a.m with curlers in her hair to do this track with some English boys called the Rolling Stones....
The best Stones song and one of the best rock songs ever...hands down. Merry can't be beat!
top 10 all time rock songs and ultimate best for Stones.
If you haven't already seen it, I highly recommend watching the Muscle Shoals documentary, which documents the history of the studio in which Gimme Shelter and many other legendary records were recorded.
Mary Clayton was pregnant when she was called to the session. Middle of the night, and she miscarried soon after. Cause and effect...very heavy...
This one is on my top #20 of all songs...masterpiece
Merry clayton on backing vocals...if you don't know her...should react to "southern man"
I love how you can hear Mick Jagger in the background going, “yeah” he’s feeling merry Clayton too!
Merry Clayton! 🔥
Greatest Rock N Roll Band ever 🤘🤘
Middle of the night, pregnant with her hair in curlers and Merry didn't disappoint. True Profesional...man she killed that!
I was reading that she flew home after the studio sessions for Gimme Shelter and lost her child. That's bizarre and sad.
@@Greg-io1ip very sad didn't know that
@@mrnobody9104 Truly is. She's had some rough times. Then again she went from a small black church gospel singer to globally heard legend. She deserved better luck. She's apparently still alive after losing both legs in a car accident/diabetes complications related to recovery (probably the contusions from the wreck clotted and had to amputate to save her life.). She must be truly tough.
Dark side of the moon in vinyl in the background. Makes me feel 16 again. Instead of older than dirt.
Got to see them 2 times the best concerts I've ever seen. 1 in the 80s the 2 one in the 90s thanks for playing the STONES
Check out the cut Live with Me off the same album. An underated gem. Keep doin whatcha doin gentlemen.
They got earphone heads
They got dirty necks
They're so 20th century...
If you listen closely, you can hear Mick hollering in the background when Mary Clayton’s voice cracks when she takes the note to extreme levels (4:00 mark). Raw power and she was called into the studio at 2:00 am to lay down her vocals for this track.
my FAVORITE Stones song,..Period!!
That voice crack....man!
One of my favorite Stones songs
This is my favorite Stones album. The Vietnam war, riots, and the end of the hippie idealism was happening at the time. You felt alive.
This song has such an amazing message. Classic rock and Metal needs to be mainstream again. The messages were profound back then and still are now.
By far best beginning of any song awesome
or same lp, monkey man....that piano...etc..
When Merry Clayton’s voice cracked, the soul of the nation woke up..
When you have a chance, Listen to Merry's isolated vocal. She was very pregnant at the time and tore it up!
Goose bumps E V E R Y T I M E I hear this song. The lyrics are hit home and are so meaningful. ☮️
Goosebumps x 10 hearing this again and seeing you hear it for the first time. Thanks guys! 👍God bless Merry Clayton.
Never lose interest in this track. Just magical.
thats one that needs to be heard over and over again... many layers and things to focus on...
The Rolling Stones is the greatest rock n roll band of all time. 😎
As with a lot of songs released during the Vietnam Era, the lyrics to “Gimme Shelter” hit really deep.
They are The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World.
Over 50 years later, this song is just as relevant today.
I love this song -
For me, it's a shout-out warning that our future is in the balance and that we need to make choices; war, murder, and rape,
or love. It's just a kiss or a shot away.
Solid reaction.
I'm glad you're giving attention to the lyrics in the music of these times. They're not throwaway. They're not just there as a percussive tool, or to create catchy rhymes. They are integral to the creation of these songs. Stones have done their share of war protest music.
Please check out Under Cover (of the Night).
Thanks - i love what you cats are doing.
The Rolling Stones the band that every garage band could play perfectly. I guess the sizzle sounds so good.
The Stones always keep some of that blues they loved as youths in their songs.
They do this so great live. One of there best songs ever.
Another all time top 5 band heard from! The Stones are amazing. Nice reaction as usual. Peace
One of the best songs on the planet you should see them perform it live
My fave Stones song
Merry! That VOICE!!!!!!!! My GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They got Merry Clayton out of bed to come down to the studio and sing on this song. One of the best decisions Mick and Keith ever made. It was a win/win for everybody.
Mick is one of the great harmonica players in rock/blues history!
Just an epic rock song! Great vocals and guitar work! Great choice guys!
This may be a Rolling Stone song, but it belongs to Merry Clayton. ❤️ RIP.
One of the best songs ever, but with Merry Clayton on backing vocals, it went NUCLEAR.
I think this is The G.O.A.T. rock song in history.