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Sympathy For The Devil by The Rolling Stones

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The Rolling Stones Is An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1962. Active For Six Decades They Are One Of The Most Popular And Enduring Bands Of The Rock Era. In The Early 1960s The Rolling Stones Pioneered The Gritty Rhythmically Driven Sound That Came To Define Hard Rock. Their First Stable Line-Up Consisted Of Vocalist Mick Jagger Multi-Instrumentalist Brian Jones Guitarist Keith Richards Bassist Bill Wyman And Drummer Charlie Watts. During Their Formative Years Read More On Last.Fm

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Sympathy for the Devil

"Sympathy For The Devil" Is A Song By The Rolling Stones Which First Appeared As The Opening Track On The Band's 1968 Album Beggars Banquet. The Recording Of "Sympathy For The Devil" Began At London's Olympic Sound Studios On June 4 1968 And Continued Into The Next Day Overdubs Were Done On June 8 9 And 10. Personnel Included On The Recording Include Nicky Hopkins On Piano Rocky Dijon On Congas Bill Wyman On Maracas. Marianne Faithfull Anita Pallenberg Brian Jones Charlie Watts Producer Jimmy Miller Wyman And Richards Can Be Seen Performing Backup Vocals In The Film Sympathy For The Devil By Jean-Luc Godard But This Scene Was Staged Specially For The Cameras The Actual Backing Vocals Were Overdubbed By Jagger Richards And Miller. Richards Plays Bass On The Original Recording And Also The Song's Electric-Guitar Solo. Cover Versions The Song Has Been Widely Covered Since Its Release Including September 1973 Bryan Ferry's Solo Effort Departure From Roxy Music In These Foolish Things Album A Notable Version By Jane's Addiction That Was Included On Their 1987 Self-Titled Live Album A Much Darker And Complex Version By Jazz-Rock Band Blood Sweat & Tears Called "Symphony For The Devil" From The Group's Third Album Inkubus Sukkubus On The Album Science And Nature In 2007 Electric Hellfire Club For Their 2000 Album Empathy For The Devil Tiamat On Their 1999 Album Skeleton Skeletron Sandie Shaw For Her Album Reviewing The Situation. In 1991 Industrial Metal Band Skrew Included A Drastically Rearranged Cover Of The Song On Their Debut Album Burning In Water Drowning In Flame. In 2005 Ozzy Osbourne Released A Cover On His Box Set Prince Of Darkness And The Related Under Cover Release. The Residents Perform The Two Quodlibet As The Finale To Their Album The Third Reich 'n' Roll. American Hard Rock Group Guns N' Roses Recorded A Cover In 1994 Which Featured In The Closing Credits Of Neil Jordan's Film Adaptation Of Anne Rice's Interview With The Vampire And Was A Bonus Track On Their Greatest Hits Album. This Cover Is Notable For Causing An Incident Within The Group That Was Partially Responsible For Guitarist Slash Departing From The Band In 1996. The Incident Was When Paul Tobias A Friend Of Axl Rose Recorded A Guitar Over Slash's Guitar Without His Consent. Slash Later Stated That This Was One Incident That Prompted Him To Leave The Band. He Has Described The Guns N' Roses Version Of The Song As 'the Sound Of A Band Breaking Up'. In 1996 Natalie Merchant Released A Live Cover Of The Song. Pearl Jam's "The Water Pouring Song Live " Included An Instrumental Section Of "Sympathy For The Devil". A Snippet Of The Song Is Often Sung By Bono Along With "Ruby Tuesday" During Performances Of "Bad" At U2 Concerts Most Notably Performed At Live Aid In London As Well As On The Concert Film Rattle And Hum. In 1989 The Slovenian Band Laibach Released An EP Of Seven Different Versions Of The Song Interpreted As Everything From A Wagnerian Symphony To A Light Techno Number. A October 31 1987 Version Of The Song Also Appears On Widespread Panic's Album Of Live Cover Songs Jackassolantern Released In 2004. In 2006 Another Cover Was Made In An Uruguayan Rhythm 'murga' By Argentinian Diego Capusotto For His Sketch Comedy 'Peter Capusotto Y Sus Videos'. In 2008 Wandering Gauchos Of Senegal Recorded The Song For Their Debut Album 'Que Pasa Diablo?'. This Album Was Released In Benefit Of Fellow Refugee Senegalese In Australia. This Song Was Recorded By An Assortment Of Musicians From All Over The World Including Indonesia Malaysia South Africa And Australia.

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