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If You Need Me
(Wilson Picket / Robert Bateman / Sonny Sanders)

Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois, US, June 11, 1964

Mick Jagger - lead vocals
Keith Richards - electric guitar, harmony vocals
Charlie Watts - drums
Bill Wyman - bass
Brian Jones - tambourine
Ian Stewart - organ

If you need me, why don't you call me
Said if you need me, why don't you call me
Don't wait too long, when things go wrong
I'll be there, yeah, where I belong

Said, if you want me, why don't you send for me
Said, if you want, want, want, all you gotta do is send for me
Don't wait to long, just a pick up your phone
And I'll be there, right there, where I belong

People always told me, darling
That you didn't mean me no good
But I know deep down in my heart
I done the best I could
And one of these days, darling, it won't be long
You're gonna come walking through that door
And I know in my mind these are the very words you're gonna say to me

I still love you, always thinking of you
I still love, love, love, always thinking of you
Don't wait too long, when things go wrong
I'll be there, right there, where I belong

Produced by Andrew Loog Oldham

First released on:
The Rolling Stones - “Five By Five” EP
(Decca DFE 8590) UK, August 14, 1964



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-08-24 12:07 by René.

Oooh! Superb song! a real Stones-classic...

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One of their best! I particularly like the live BBC version, really good harmonies from Keith:

This is a perfect example of why the Stones were better than The Beatles at covering soul and black music in general.

While The Beatles picked up their chops and inspiration from the pop end of the music spectrum the Stones dug a little deeper and went back a little further to get to what had inspired the rock'n'roll boom in the first place which was r'n'b and the blues. The result was the blackest sound this side of the Atlantic.

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Silver Dagger
This is a perfect example of why the Stones were better than The Beatles at covering soul and black music in general.

While The Beatles picked up their chops and inspiration from the pop end of the music spectrum the Stones dug a little deeper and went back a little further to get to what had inspired the rock'n'roll boom in the first place which was r'n'b and the blues. The result was the blackest sound this side of the Atlantic.

..or as we used to put it back in -64: The Beatles is for girls...

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Silver Dagger
This is a perfect example of why the Stones were better than The Beatles at covering soul and black music in general.

While The Beatles picked up their chops and inspiration from the pop end of the music spectrum the Stones dug a little deeper and went back a little further to get to what had inspired the rock'n'roll boom in the first place which was r'n'b and the blues. The result was the blackest sound this side of the Atlantic.

Along with a handful of others (The Animals, Chris Farlowe, Spencer Davis Group, Pretty Things...).

Chris Farlowe had a black sound?

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Come On
Chris Farlowe had a black sound?

Prior to his Jagger-Richards pop hits, yes...

ROCKMAN

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Rockman

I wonder which version The Stones learnt it from?

ROCKMAN

.....whooo sleepy you by a nose....



ROCKMAN

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Rockman

I beat you to it!

....You win man .... you win...



ROCKMAN

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Rockman
....You win man .... you win...

Any thoughts on which version inspired The Stones? My money is on Solomon Burke myself...

They were inspired by Solomon

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keefbajaga
They were inspired by Solomon

You know that for sure?

I am with keith and mick but I think Brian listened to the guitars on Picketts...

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When hearing Keith's harmonies with Mick on the BBC version, you wonder why they didn't use his voice more than they did for harmonies back in the day...(before his voice went sour) He really sounded great.

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Blue
When hearing Keith's harmonies with Mick on the BBC version, you wonder why they didn't use his voice more than they did for harmonies back in the day...(before his voice went sour) He really sounded great.

I agree totally. It always frustrates me a little on the 1969 - 1973 (or 1968 if we include R&R Circus) live recordings that Keith did so little harmonies.

One man's meat is another man's poison, I suppose. I absolutely don't like Keith's harmonies (and I'm not a fan of harmonies in general, I should add).

Great song! Always good to see the early music given some time!

Marv Peck

Y'all remember that rubber legged boy

Brian played harmonica? Is there any harmonica on the track?

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DGA35
Is there any harmonica on the track?

No.

would be a great song for the next tour...

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keefbajaga
would be a great song for the next tour...

Only if performed stripped down like the 60s version(s) instead of with the horns...

Time to sleep.

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Silver Dagger
Time to sleep.

Sleep!!! I just got up.............

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Silver Dagger
Time to sleep.

Amen to that.

Drew

that BBC version is ... ahh, the Rolling Stones have got angels singing to them
and they want us to hear what they hear