Uploaded by funknroll on Apr 22, 2007
Street Fighting Woman!
Merry was the woman dueting with Mick on the Rolling Stones' original 1969 recording of "Gimme Shelter". Who better to interpret it the following year than Merry herself? She's accompanied on keys by her friend, the immeasurably important Billy Preston, who was as much the Sixth Stone as the Fifth Beatle in these years. The galloping roar of guitar may be David T. Walker, although the album credits don't clarify.
She was born on Christmas Day, and what a gift!
"War, children, is just a shot away/ See the fire is sweeping my very streets today..."
Any resemblence between the events in this video and the present day is entirely up to you...
Be sure to send some love to Merry on her personal MySpace page!:
http://www.myspace.com/themerryclayton
(All rights reserved. Fan-made video for promotion of the artist.)
Tym Stevens
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Ricky Gervais sent me
10 months ago 43
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VIVE MARY THE BEST SONG!!!
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Yeah ! cette interprétation me file la chair de poule de la tête aux pieds !
Et ne parlons pas des images de la vidéo qui est vraiment réussie et devrait être au programme des Collèges histoire de donner un peu de conscience politique aux ados ! Vraiment incontournable. Merci.
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Fuck!! This is serious groove!!
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AMAZING! Thankful for her spirit!! So beautiful!!
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@Joecockerisarocker Besides Merry's fantastic vocals and groove, the horns and that funk sound added to this, make this the best cover of "Gimme Shelter" out of all them, imo. The arrangement is perfect, the background vocals...it's a power-packed song. Mick must have thought this was *great* when he first heard it.
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soul and groove in abundance. the horns are fantantic. what a song!
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The Rolling Stones sent me
5 months ago 10
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Much to be PROUD and ashamed of in your montage!!!
The spirit in this song really does take control...!!!!
Needed this kind of injection...thank-you!!!
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Another hidden Youtube great gem! This should be on prime time every night.
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A nice thank you to Ricky Gervais, a comedian I enjoy, for recommending this video to all his fans. Thanks!
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