Parachute Woman
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"Parachute Woman" is a song by the Rolling Stones featured on their 1968 album Beggars Banquet.
Inspiration and recording
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Parachute Woman" is a slow blues song and is one of the famous Beggars Banquet songs recorded on a cassette player and double-tracked for effect. Bill Janovitz says in his review of the song, "The result is a raw and murky but atmosphere-filled blues track that spotlights Mick Jagger's mumbled sexual boasts and intense harmonica playing. With barely veiled innuendo — just enough to make it comical — Jagger makes like a modern-day Muddy Waters."[1]
Parachute woman, will you blow me out? Parachute woman, will you blow me out? Well, my heavy throbbers itchin', Just to lay a solid rhythm down
Recording began at Olympic Sound Studios on March 25, 1968. With Jagger on lead vocals, and Richards on acoustic rhythm and on electric lead guitar, it is disputed whether the harmonica is played by Jagger or Brian Jones [2] Charlie Watts provides drums. Bill Wyman is featured on the upright bass, a rare occurrence for him.
Aftermath
"Parachute Woman" was only ever performed live by the Rolling Stones two times. The first performance was during the 1968 Rock and Roll Circus and appears on the subsequent album. It would also be performed 1 time during the 2002 Licks Tour, more than 30 years after its initial live debut.
Notes
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Jigsaw Puzzle". allmusic. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
- ^ http://www.nzentgraf.de/books/tcw/works1.htm and http://www.timeisonourside.com/SOParachute.html.