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*[[The Black Dahlia Murder|The Black Dahlia Murder]] |
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*[[Burn It Down]] |
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*[[Caterina Caselli (in Italian as "Tutto Nero")]] |
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*[[Dirk Bach]] (in German as ''Schwarz und Rot'', Cover Version of a the Cover by Karel Gott) |
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*[[Grip Inc.|Grip Inc.]] |
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*[[Karel Gott]] (in German as ''Schwarz und Rot'') |
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*[http://www.thehypertonics.com/mp3/the_hypertonics_52_cover_paint_it_black_rolling_stones.mp3 The Hypertonics] |
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Revision as of 21:01, 25 August 2007
| "Paint It Black" | |
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| Song | |
| B-side | "Stupid Girl" (US) "Long Long While" (UK) |
"Paint It, Black" is a song recorded by The Rolling Stones in 1966. It reached number one in both the U.S. and the UK charts. It was released as a single and on the U.S. version of the album, Aftermath. The mono single mix fades out around 3:45. The stereo album mix of song has a shorter fade-out, lasting 3:22.
Song
The song was credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards although all of the bandmembers contributed substantially to it, especially Bill Wyman, and leader/founder Brian Jones.
Jagger's and Richards' original conception of the song was that of a slow soul song from the viewpoint of a person who is depressed. He wants everything to turn black to match his mood.
The song began with Wyman playing organ at a recording session, in parody of the group's former co-manager Eric Easton, who had been an organist. Charlie Watts accompanied the organ by playing a vaguely Middle Eastern drum part; Watts' drum pattern became the basis for the final song. Brian Jones contributed the song's signature sitar riff (having taught himself to play), and Jagger contributed a lyric seemingly about a man mourning his dead girlfriend. The piano is played by Jack Nitzsche.
In 2004 it was ranked #174 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Cultural references
In recent years, the song has become associated with the Vietnam War due to its use in the ending credits of Full Metal Jacket and the opening credits of Tour of Duty. It was also used in 2004 in an episode-ending montage in the NBC television show American Dreams, when a major character went missing in Vietnam. Its other film appearances include For Love of the Game and 1997's The Devil's Advocate, which included a cover version in French by Marie Laforêt, in addition to the original version played during the closing credits. The pilot of Nip/Tuck TV show also uses the Rolling Stone's version of the song. The song, as covered by Gob, was also featured in the film Stir of Echoes. The Gob cover also plays over the end credits of the 2004 mini-series of 'Salem's Lot. A French version of the song, recorded in 1966 by Marie Laforet, appears in the 2006 film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and an alternative version appears on commercials for The Sopranos on A&E.
"Paint It, Black" was also used in four video game titles. Conflict: Vietnam used the song during the opening sequence, while Twisted Metal: Black used the beginning of the song in the opening screen, then the whole song again in its end credits. A version of the karaoke game SingStar also features "Paint It, Black". The song will also be featured in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock as a playable track. And a track in Silent Hill 2 uses the beginning of the song.
There is a common mondegreen in most internet renditions of the lyrics, including the lyrics link below. Most internet websites quote the second time the song mentions the "red door" as:
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and it has been painted black
The song actually says:
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see a red door and I want it painted black
Cover versions
“Paint It, Black” has also been covered by many different bands and music artists, including:
Pop culture
Isaac Brock's indie side project Ugly Casanova has also referenced the song in "Barnacles".
American Idol Top 6 covered a short version of this for the Ford music video.
Paint It Black is also the name of an album from Virgin Records released in the United States on October 3, 2006, which features covers of well-known Rolling Stones songs by a variety of artists.
In 2002 tUMULt Records released a compilation entitled "Painted Black", containing interpretations of the original song from various experimental groups and artists from all over the world. The tracklist included Stilluppsteypa (Iceland), Acid Mothers Temple (Japan), Circle (Finland), Troum (Germany), Hrvatski (USA), Kit Clayton (USA), Mieskuoro Huutajaat (Finland), James Plotkin's Joy of Disease (USA), Loren Chasse (USA), Public Works aka The Tape Beatles (USA) and Fennesz (Austria).
At 0:48 in the song "At This Hour" on the Spin Doctors' "Turn It Upside Down" album, they sing "You see a red door and you want to paint it black", a reference to this song.
Prior to being banned from The Howard Stern Show, Crazy Cabbie was often introduced to his own theme song, a variation of Paint It Black, although with lyrics mocking Cabbie.
In the Stephen King series The Dark Tower "Paint it Black" is heard by several characters as they pass the same music shop in New York at different time periods.
In Good Charlotte's song "All Black", from their fourth album Good Morning Revival, the line "...like the Rolling Stones wanna paint it black" references the song.
It is also set to be in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
The first few chords are the same as a track in Silent Hill 2 called "Magdalene".