Sunday, May 15, 2016

Rolling Stones Sunday - Paint It Black

I'm bending the rules slightly today, actually this is my blog, so I guess I make the rules. Anyway, today's song is a cover of Paint It Black by Chris Farlowe:


With a different orchestration/arrangement and a very distinct vocal performance compared with the original, it's an interesting cover to listen to. What's also interesting is that Mick Jagger actually produced this song, and is credited on the album, The Art of Chris Farlowe (1966), along with Andrew Loog Oldham - then manager and producer of the Rolling Stones. The album also includes the first recordings of Out of Time and I'm Free, Jagger/Richards compositions, which the Stones would cover later in the 1960's.

For those interested, although his website is a little dated, Chris Farlowe is still going strong, and was on tour in 2015.

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