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From '' Sympathy For The Devil ''
Label: Complete Control – CON 1
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: UK
Released: 1980
Tracklist
A Sympathy For The Devil
B 1-0-6-9
Notes
The duo of recording engineers Nicky Rogers and Vic Ball.
Aliases: Paul Hamilton & Joseph Duarte
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"Sympathy for the Devil" is a song by The Rolling Stones which first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1968 album Beggars Banquet.
It was written by Mick Jagger credited to Jagger/Richards.
Rolling Stone magazine placed it at No.32 in their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The recording of "Sympathy for the Devil" began at London's Olympic Sound Studios on 4 June 1968 and continued into the next day; overdubs were done on 8, 9 and 10 June.
Personnel included on the recording include Nicky Hopkins on piano; Rocky Dijon on congas; Bill Wyman on maracas.
In Tropic Thunder, the song is played during the scene following Tugg Speedman's departure from the group.
Notable cover versions
The song has been widely covered since its release, including renditions by:
Sandie Shaw, on her album Reviewing the Situation (1969)
Blood, Sweat & Tears, whose version entitled "Symphony for the Devil" appeared on their third album (1970)
Bryan Ferry, on his solo album These Foolish Things (1973)
"Weird Al" Yankovic on his Rolling Stones polka medley "The Hot Rocks Polka" (1989)
and Jane's Addiction, on their 1987 self-titled live debut album (1987).
The Jane's Addiction version was also featured on the soundtrack to the 1988 film Alien Nation.
In 1989, the Slovenian band Laibach released an EP of seven different versions of the song, interpreted as everything from a Wagnerian symphony to a light techno number.
In 1990, Brazilian actress Claudia Ohana recorded the song as the main theme for her character Natasha in soap opera Vamp.
The song went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year in that country.
Guns N' Roses recorded a cover in 1994 which reached No.55 on the Billboard Hot 100; it was featured in the closing credits of Neil Jordan's film adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire and was included on their Greatest Hits album.
This cover is notable for causing an incident within the group that was partially responsible for guitarist Slash departing from the band in 1996.
In 1996 Natalie Merchant released the song as a bonus track on the commercial CD single of her single "Jealousy".
At their 2000 Halloween Concert at UNO arena in New Orleans, Louisiana, Widespread Panic covered Sympathy for the Devil as their show opener.
Pearl Jam's concert renditions of "The Water Pouring Song" included an instrumental section of "Sympathy for the Devil".
Bon Jovi often covers it during the piano break in their concert performances of "Keep the Faith".
A snippet of the song is often sung by Bono along with "Ruby Tuesday" during performances of "Bad" at U2 concerts, for example at Live Aid in London and in the concert film Rattle and Hum.
In 2005, Ozzy Osbourne released a cover on his box set Prince of Darkness and the related Under Cover release.
The Swedish metal band Tiamat covered the song on their album Skeleton Skeletron, released in 1999.
Indie rock bands Band of Skulls and John & Jehn covered the song for the French TV show Taratata broadcasted in March 2010.
In 2005, Cuban drummer and percussionist Horacio Hernandez ("El Negro") recorded a Latin Jazz version of the song, sung by Latin great Rubén Blades.
Freedom Dub recorded a "Bossa 'n' Stones" version of "Sympathy for the Devil" that enjoyed much success in Italy thanks to airplay on Radio Monte Carlo's Nick the Nightfly program in the late 2000s.
The song was also sampled by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult in the track "The Devil Does Drugs" on their WaxTrax! EP release Some Have to Dance, Some Have to Kill (Wax 055).
The Film
Sympathy for the Devil is also the title of a producer's edit of a 1968 film by Jean-Luc Godard whose own original version is called One Plus One.
The film, a depiction of the late 1960s American counterculture, also featured the Rolling Stones in the process of recording the song in the studio.
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From '' Sympathy For The Devil ''
Label: Complete Control – CON 1
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: UK
Released: 1980
Tracklist
A Sympathy For The Devil
B 1-0-6-9
Notes
The duo of recording engineers Nicky Rogers and Vic Ball.
Aliases: Paul Hamilton & Joseph Duarte
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"Sympathy for the Devil" is a song by The Rolling Stones which first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1968 album Beggars Banquet.
It was written by Mick Jagger credited to Jagger/Richards.
Rolling Stone magazine placed it at No.32 in their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The recording of "Sympathy for the Devil" began at London's Olympic Sound Studios on 4 June 1968 and continued into the next day; overdubs were done on 8, 9 and 10 June.
Personnel included on the recording include Nicky Hopkins on piano; Rocky Dijon on congas; Bill Wyman on maracas.
In Tropic Thunder, the song is played during the scene following Tugg Speedman's departure from the group.
Notable cover versions
The song has been widely covered since its release, including renditions by:
Sandie Shaw, on her album Reviewing the Situation (1969)
Blood, Sweat & Tears, whose version entitled "Symphony for the Devil" appeared on their third album (1970)
Bryan Ferry, on his solo album These Foolish Things (1973)
"Weird Al" Yankovic on his Rolling Stones polka medley "The Hot Rocks Polka" (1989)
and Jane's Addiction, on their 1987 self-titled live debut album (1987).
The Jane's Addiction version was also featured on the soundtrack to the 1988 film Alien Nation.
In 1989, the Slovenian band Laibach released an EP of seven different versions of the song, interpreted as everything from a Wagnerian symphony to a light techno number.
In 1990, Brazilian actress Claudia Ohana recorded the song as the main theme for her character Natasha in soap opera Vamp.
The song went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year in that country.
Guns N' Roses recorded a cover in 1994 which reached No.55 on the Billboard Hot 100; it was featured in the closing credits of Neil Jordan's film adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire and was included on their Greatest Hits album.
This cover is notable for causing an incident within the group that was partially responsible for guitarist Slash departing from the band in 1996.
In 1996 Natalie Merchant released the song as a bonus track on the commercial CD single of her single "Jealousy".
At their 2000 Halloween Concert at UNO arena in New Orleans, Louisiana, Widespread Panic covered Sympathy for the Devil as their show opener.
Pearl Jam's concert renditions of "The Water Pouring Song" included an instrumental section of "Sympathy for the Devil".
Bon Jovi often covers it during the piano break in their concert performances of "Keep the Faith".
A snippet of the song is often sung by Bono along with "Ruby Tuesday" during performances of "Bad" at U2 concerts, for example at Live Aid in London and in the concert film Rattle and Hum.
In 2005, Ozzy Osbourne released a cover on his box set Prince of Darkness and the related Under Cover release.
The Swedish metal band Tiamat covered the song on their album Skeleton Skeletron, released in 1999.
Indie rock bands Band of Skulls and John & Jehn covered the song for the French TV show Taratata broadcasted in March 2010.
In 2005, Cuban drummer and percussionist Horacio Hernandez ("El Negro") recorded a Latin Jazz version of the song, sung by Latin great Rubén Blades.
Freedom Dub recorded a "Bossa 'n' Stones" version of "Sympathy for the Devil" that enjoyed much success in Italy thanks to airplay on Radio Monte Carlo's Nick the Nightfly program in the late 2000s.
The song was also sampled by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult in the track "The Devil Does Drugs" on their WaxTrax! EP release Some Have to Dance, Some Have to Kill (Wax 055).
The Film
Sympathy for the Devil is also the title of a producer's edit of a 1968 film by Jean-Luc Godard whose own original version is called One Plus One.
The film, a depiction of the late 1960s American counterculture, also featured the Rolling Stones in the process of recording the song in the studio.
#therollingstonescover
#minimal
#sympathyforthedevil
#minimalsynth
#synthwave
