Fortune Teller- The Rolling Stones

[tony12551]

i like Benny's version better



[THEMITOMEN]

Original from BENNY SPELLMAN

[steeplepossum39]

this is my song to my partner because of the lyrics and my work.

[1962drob]

LONG LIVE THE ROLLING STONES!!!

[doreenproos]

I agree that the Throbs are the best version (by far).

[overbrookXXX]

who did this originally? I heard a version from the 50's that sounded like it was done by a black group with females doing the backup vocals. anyone know?

[michaeloreilly635]

Written by Allen Toussaint under the pseudonym Naomi Neville and first recorded by Benny Spellman.Cover versions exist by The Stones (Got Live If You Want It! but overdubbed with screaming girls- the scream-free version can be found on the compilation More Hot Rocks, The Hollies, The Who(THE BEST VERSION),The Merseybeats,Strawberry Alarm Clock (recording as Thee Sixpence),and many others, including more recently the October 2007 album Raising Sand, performed by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.

[eoshorse]

who cares its still great

[ragnarborge1]

talentløst

[cshargeit]

"then she took a look at my balls". lyric no.5

[tomasrega]

@overbrookXXX Yes, but then he says: And she looked into her crystal ball, so it's confusing.

[tomasrega]

@overbrookXXX Yes, I know. But in the next verse he says crystal ball. But, I'm not going to discuss about it haha

[Arne9089]

yyyyyyyyyyyyeahhhhhhhhhh

[Arne9089]

yeah

[piratelover43]

I like Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' version better.

[elauraburnette]

@piratelover43 I'm still not sure who Alison Krauss is.

[codyrob77]

@piratelover43 Very much more

[84BIGDAN]

hot rocks 2 fazed cookies has this on it and ive been loving you too long but without tacked on screeming

[Squarepeg]

This version is different than the one on Got Live If You Want It

[bgbeatle]

Great tune! Historic ...Thanx!

[hixonham1]

The comment by "terrymwalsh" is true. The Stones is good bu the Aussie rock band The Throb did a better version than the Stones. I first heard it on the radio in 1966 when I was a schoolboy!

[Donernestohelmstedt]

Look at the forutne teller! H. M:

[Idelia412]

THis was only played on a local stattion in Ontario California called KASK which is no longer around. Had to request it at times as I could not get enough of it!!!

[CaptainPrivate]

It's on Got Live if you Want it

[MrChristo1956]

check out the orig by benny spellman

[madmandy1]

the benny spellman version is far superior

but The hard times version isnt bad either

[terrymwalsh]

Check out the Australian band The Throb's version from back in 1966. THIS one is the best version by far, but then I'm Aussie biased!

[MrSuedehead72]

yes you're right!!! the throb's version is great!!! mais la version du groupe "fire escape" est absolument démente!!!!!!!

[MrSuedehead72]

version génia!!!! avec celle des hard times et de fire escape groupe produit par le démentellemnt flingué kim fowley a écouter d' urgence!!!!!

[kurtzbob]

Another classic track that the stupid bastards who run radio stations never play.....damn, The Who also recorded this song! What's the harm in playing this??

[moorlock2003]

Don't you know we have to hear "Satisfaction" again? Radio listening is a waste of time. By the way, The Hollies also recorded it, but The Stones did it best.

[tornilloeterno]

:) I love this song :)

[titostacos]

This version has screams and no harmonica. I love the other version with the screaming harmonica.

[moorlock2003]

This is the crappy version with the audience screams tacked onto it that the fools at US London put on The Stones' live album. This and "I've Been Loving you Too Long" were studio tracks.

[gypoj]

sounds like a bunch of dying children

[qwertopuss]

@gypoj whoops pressed the down hand, shit. hah. sorry

[reissue]

Good.

[marvy1118]

Raw and primal.

[Cyclist051]

Doc, you been sniffin' something other than poo dude!

[doctorpoosniff]

if you look at the logo throughout the video it starts to seem as though it's expending. :P

[Funnelwedspider]

yeah somehow it's expanding.

[problem49]

The version without the fake audience has been widely available for nearly thirty years.

[bluesbrother37]

this song was gonna be a single but they withdrew it!! A few were pressed and are worth a fortune if you can get hold of one!!

[titostacos]

Does the rare single have the fake audience cheering on it?

[bluesbrother37]

I dont think so.

[mrADA]

I dont know but scream free version is on album More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)

[titostacos]

Fortune Teller. Worth a fortune. Good one.

[moorlock2003]

Where did this version with the cold ending and overdubbed tambourine come from?

[1FISHEY]

it came out in 64 on the get off my cloud album

[jay92069]

It came off the "Got Live if You Want it" album. It's a studio recording with "crowd screaming" added later. All the other cuts on the album were live with the exception of this one.

[moorlock2003]

"I've Been Loving You Too Long" was also a studio track with screaming overdubbed.

[jay92069]

Right you are. I missed that one.