Rolling Stones EXILE ON MAIN STREET California 1972
The Rolling Stones were in
Los Angeles in
1972, recording at
Sunset Sound, after spending part of the previous year living in the south of
France for tax reasons. There, in the basement of
Keith Richards' rented villa at
Nellcôte, they had recorded the basic tracks for their next
album. When they were in
California, those tracks became the core of "
Exile On Main Street."
In Los Angeles, photographer
Robert Frank used
Super 8mm to film the
Stones as they walked along
Main Street in LA's skid row.
(See:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source;=s_d&saddr;=east+5th+st.+%26+south+main+st.,+los+angeles,+ca&daddr;=545+south+main+st.,+los+angeles,+ca&geocode;=FeWCBwIdrqvz-Cm5N7dzSsbCgDH67TBJuM2VVA%3BFXmABwIdI6nz-Cn5WQ2HNcbCgDHKCp9riWRY0w&hl;=en&mra;=ls&dirflg;=w&sll;=34.046335,-118.249735&sspn;=0.003965,0.005971&ie;=
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He also filmed them in
Bel Air, a posh suburb nearby.
(See: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source;=s_q&hl;=en&geocode;=&q;=los+angeles+bel+air,+ca&sll;=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn;=58.988897,94.921875&ie;=UTF8&hq;=&hnear;=
Bel+Air,+California≪=34.083375,-118.448668&spn;=0.007651,0.011587&t;=h&z;=17 .)
Frames from this reel were famously used throughout the cover and inner sleeves of "
Exile."
As available on
DVD, it appears that the original film was cut into short strips (perhaps for
Frank's convenience in his darkroom?). As a result, nearly all sequences were out of sequence. Frank also edited the 8mm film with other footage he had shot of
New York City's skid row,
The Bowery. FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES, only the
Rolling Stones parts are shown here and they have been re-arranged and slowed down.
Selections from
EXILE ON MAIN STREET
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0:00
JUST
WANT TO SEE
HIS FACE
(M. Jagger / K. Richards)
You don't want to walk and talk about
Jesus
You just want to see his face
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0:24
TUMBLING
DICE
(M. Jagger / K. Richards)
Women think I'm tasty but they're always tryin' to waste me
And make me burn the candle right down
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0:31
HIP SHAKE (aka
Shake Your Hips)
(J.
Moore)
I wanna tell you 'bout a dance
That's goin' around
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0:35
LOVING
CUP
(M. Jagger / K. Richards)
Give me little drink from your loving cup
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0:43
LET IT LOOSE
(M. Jagger / K. Richards)
Let it loose
Let it all come down
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1:00
STOP BREAKING
DOWN
(R.
Johnson)
Every time I'm walking all down the street
Some pretty mama start breaking down on me
Stop breaking down
Baby please stop breaking down
Stuff is gonna bust your brains out baby
Gonna make you lose your mind
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2:29
TORN AND FRAYED
(M. Jagger / K. Richards)
His coat is torn and frayed
It's seen much better days
Just as long as the guitar plays
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2:47
TURD ON THE
RUN
(M. Jagger / K. Richards)
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2:55
ROCKS
OFF
(M. Jagger / K. Richards)
Kick me like you've kicked before
I can't even feel the pain no more
I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming
I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping
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3:21
SWEET VIRGINIA
(M. Jagger / K. Richards)
Thank you for your wine California
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3:35
RIP THIS
JOINT
(M. Jagger / K. Richards)
Mama says yes
Papa says no
Make up you mind 'cause I gotta go
I'm gonna raise hell at the union hall
Drive myself right over the wall
Rip this joint gonna save your soul
Round and round and round we go
Roll this joint gonna get down low
Start my starter gonna stop the show
Oh yeah
Mister President Mister Immigration Man
Let me in sweetie to your fair land
I'm
Tampa bound and
Memphis too
Short Fat
Fanny is on the loose
Dig that sound on the radio
Then slip it right across into
Buffalo
Dick and Pat in ole DC
Well they're gonna hold some shit for me
Ying yang you're my thing
Oh now baby won't you hear me sing
Flip flop fit to drop
Come on baby won't you let it rock
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4:47
SOUL SURVIVOR
(M. Jagger / K. Richards)
When the waters is rough
The sailing is tough
I'll get drowned in your love
You've got a cut throat crew
I'm gonna sink under you
I got the bell bottom blues
It's gonna be the death of me
...
That's what I'm talkin' about
Soul Survivor
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