The "furnace stank" line isn't even in the song. If I were the devil, I'd find a way somehow. This need for care in defining devil arises from the fact that the very class of creatures being designated as malign may have been originally benign or may be capable of acting in either a benign or malign way. The lyrics are brilliant and philosophical. Time is on my side also appeared in the film.
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Ran into the devil, babe, He loaned me twenty bills. Got a wife in Chino, babe, And one in Cherokee. Some of the lyrics of this masterpiece include hot fire bars like "If I were the devil, I'd find a way somehow, To make man think he created God and not the other way around, And what you see on TV, will seem like the gospel truth, And I'd make right look so wrong I'd make wrong look so cool" and "If I were the devil, everyone would just see color. Zero from Nowhere, NjI was watching the "Shine a Light" concert last night (Thanksgiving night) on VH1 classic. Stefan from Antwerp, BelgiumRyan, I also read the book "dreamcatcher"(loved it btw) and thanks to this book I really wanted to listen to this song (I knew it but I never listened very good to the lyrics,.. ) Now, it is one of my all time favourite songs. Beausoleil was later arrested and is now serving a life sentence in prison along with Manson.
If I was the Devil I'd go and find your preacher man. He said it was an AXL ego trip and the band just meandered their way through it and that the final version sucked. I'd go and find your preacher man. For example the story of noah: it will rain for 40 days and 40 nights. I was reading your entry on Friend of the Devil and wanted to see what you think on "I was trailed by twenty hounds. Tom from Trowbridge, EnglandLyrically, the best song of all time. Guns 'N' frickin' Roses sucks. Thomas from Somerville, AlNo matter how this song in interpreted or by whom, it is by far the best damn Rock and Roll song ever written.
I'm just saying... white people get this rap of being squares. Casey from Dalton, GaSympathy for the Devil is a good song. Suddenly Dawson's eyes lit up and he crowed "How about "a friend of the devil is a friend of mine. " The whole band, including Santana, (the Grateful Dead who declined to perform seeing how dangerous it became) were deeply disturbed by what happened at Altamont. The Devil is a traveling man, and whether or not some damn fool atheistic materialist believes in him matters not one Whit. Stefanie Magura from Rock Hill, ScIf I remember correctly the "furnace stank" line is in the song. Mick may speak a little different, but he is one funky mother. John from Amsterdam, NetherlandsThe song is a warning about how evil come's in various forms and is not easy recognisable. I like the music too, but "Gimme Shelter" is my favorite Stones tune, but I really dig this one.
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David from Jacksonville, FlI am writing a report on this song- Comparing the stone's version to that of GNR. But as soon as the closing credits start, I'm on the Stop button of my remote control like a fat kid on a Milk Dud. The Rolling Stones escaped by helicopter. If I were the Devil, I would take from those who have.
And tomorrow was Christmas Day. God, gave all of us a very good conscience to discern "good from evil". In an interview, Keith spoke about his displeasure at people thinking that he was in league with the devil. Slah may say "it's the sound of the ban d breaking up". Andrew from Bartlett, TnOne word: classic.
I did it the whole song and I will always remember this song because of that. And I'd watch the flames in your eyes burn like hellfire. To make man think he created God and not the other way around. You don't need to argue about if these guys are satanists or listen 2 the music and enjoy a fabulous song. Elie from The U. k, EnglandThe stones were not satanists and this song is about the evil of man andI believe that the devil is the evil within us.
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Interesting info at: "It is a well-documented fact that for a period of time in the late Sixties, Kenneth Anger was the official astrologer and flavor of the month for the Rolling Stones. Mark from Des Moines, With 50 million or more dead in WWII, the bodies stank reference would seem logical to follow the reference to the Blitz. It keep me with ramblin' mind, rider. You'd have to have drug sniffing dogs and metal detectors at every schoolhouse door. Whereas most bass players would have used a minor 3rd in a song about Satan, Keith whacks the major third before going down to the open A string. Brian Foley from Auckland, New ZealandThe song Sympathy for the Devil seemed strong in its logic till it came to this line – the killing of troubadours before they reached Bombay. For crying out loud, the Stones were Satanists, and this song is PR for their master. This incident altered Johnson's playing and his finest and most everlasting compositions were the fruit of the few years left to him. It's not even a valid argument.
But Keith did a great bass part. "Just as every cop is a criminal and all the sinners heads is tails just call me Lucifer..... Subject: Friend of the Devil. So, just to make things perfectly clear to his audience, and likely to get a cheap pop, Aaron has been performing this same song, but replacing devil with liberal. The version played by the band in later years was a slow, stately one, inspired, according to Garcia, by a Kenny Loggins version of the song. Soon I could evict God from the courthouse, Then from the schoolhouse, And then from the houses of congress.
The Stones original is much better, and I don't even like them!! Country star Slim Whitman's version of the 1920s song "Rose Marie" spent 11 consecutive weeks at #1 in the UK in 1955, a record until 1991 when Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" spent 16 weeks at the top. It's possible that this is a reference to the Grateful Dead's "Friend of the Devil". Second, this song has absolutely nothing to do with your antisemitism and moronic conspiracy theories. That's right, god is just as evil as hitler, maybe more so. And if you don't believe me, I can prove it. Go to English class before fiction class. Brendon, Paxton, IL.
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Bar from Phili, funny. Anyone who sat through "One Plus One" knows the song didn't take off until Keith grabbed the bass and started playing that great line. I had never made that connection before. Altamont should NEVER have happened.
BBC Four Documentary "Hotel California: LA from The Byrds to The Eagles" (2007) at 41:08-16]. Hey, all you need to do is look around. Publisher: Abkco Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Our Father – which art in Washington.
The Sundays took Wild Horses and made it their own too. We got there and a man behind a counter noticed my skirt and it said the rolling stones. Krk from Stockholm, SwedenRight before they start playing "Sympathy" on "Ya-Ya's", there's a girl yelling: "Paint it black! And I'd have a third of its real estate. Process Church follower Marianne Faithfull went all the way to Egypt to participate in the film's depiction of a Black Mass. Didn't get to sleep that night 'til the morning came around.
Shannan from Wilmington, DeI love the song and the movie for it. Numb up so I can't give a fuck. He is also an underground filmmaker and promoter of Aleister Crowley (see Mr. Crowley in Black Sabbath section)and had promoted Crowley to the 60's rock scene. And no we didn't sleep with them.