Wild Horses - by Mick Jagger (1971)

Prior to its release on Sticky Fingers, Gram Parsons convinced Jagger and Richards to allow him to record "Wild Horses" with his band, The Flying Burrito Brothers. While the Rolling Stones had already laid the track to tape, the Burrito Brothers' version was actually the first to be released, appearing on their second album, Burrito Deluxe, in April 1970, one year before Sticky Fingers.

Released as the second (U.S.-only) single in June 1971, "Wild Horses" reached #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Although popular at the Rolling Stones' live shows, "Wild Horses" has only been released in a reworked version on the 1995 acoustic/live album Stripped. This version was released as a single in 1996.

It has proven to be a popular cover song for other artists. It has been covered by The Flying Burrito Brothers, Garbage, The Sundays, The Cranberries, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Old and in the Way, Leon Russell, Guns N' Roses, Johnny Goudie, Sarah McLachlan, Bush, Labelle, The Lovemongers with Chris Cornell, Robin Williamson, Jewel, Dave Matthews, Charlotte Martin, Chantal Kreviazuk, Molly Hatchet, Alicia Keys ft. Adam Levine, Tre Lux, Iron & Wine, Stone Sour, Honeytribe, Sheryl Crow, Deacon Blue, Summerhill, Elisa, Melanie Safka, Kitty Hudson, John Barrowman and Susan Boyle. The Sundays' version was used in a long-running television advertisement for Budweiser beer in the early 1990s, featuring slow-motion footage of galloping Clydesdale horses. The version was also featured in the 1996 thriller Fear and a Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode, "The Prom", in the third season. In 2007, Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps used the song for their field show, "Triple Crown."[3]

American singer Beth Hart and Danish singer Jesper Binzer recorded a cover version together. Richard Marx also recorded the song with Jessica Andrews singing background vocals for his 2008 album Sundown. It was also sung in the musical teen film, CAMP, with Daniel Letterle singing. The Rolling Stones' version was featured prominently in the film Adaptation. (2002). The end credits of the film Shine a Light feature an instrumental version of the song.

On 8 April 2006, Chinese rock star Cui Jian sang this with Jagger when the Rolling Stones played a concert in Shanghai. Eva Avila of Canadian Idol sang this song for Rolling Stones night during the Top 9 show.

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[chroobyc]

Lovely performance. I would love to play this song too. It would be very kind if you gave me the title of the sheet music. Thank you very much and best wishes.

[Englishmotorbike]

Thanks for the in-depth background on the song. There is an American group called Stoned Acoustic that does a great version of the song, a version performed as I think the song was intended, just voices and acoustic guitars.

[cricketbat08]

Thanks for this melodic upload. It is good to sing along to. :)

[escort325]

very nice!

[clean3]

You're using the Boyle phrasing; personal opinion, but mine is that it is inferior to the glimmer twins....... by a country mile.

[AFTERBURNER64]

Me ha encantado, gracias.