Post by the Scribe on Apr 14, 2021 10:51:33 GMT
Jun 20, 2013 at 2:00pm @robertaxel said:
Agreed with Gimme Shelter... the Stones' finest moment, IMO.. the first few chords of the song are magical... no other way to describe it.. and what else can be said about Merry Clayton?
The only other backup singing that gave me the chills like Merry did is Clare Torry's vocal performance on Pink Floyd's The Great Gig In The Sky. She shreds it! Breathtaking.
Agreed with Gimme Shelter... the Stones' finest moment, IMO.. the first few chords of the song are magical... no other way to describe it.. and what else can be said about Merry Clayton?
The only other backup singing that gave me the chills like Merry did is Clare Torry's vocal performance on Pink Floyd's The Great Gig In The Sky. She shreds it! Breathtaking.
All I can say is thank you Clare. Thank you for singing as though nobody was watching or listening. Thank you taking your Sunday evening to sing with a group you knew so little about. Thank you for not walking out of the studio when they had no words to give you. Thank you for telling them when you had nothing left to give the song, as you felt it complete as you gave it. The whole world thanks you.