The Cheat Sheet

The Backup Singer on The Rolling Stones’ ‘Gimme Shelter’ Didn’t Get the Song at 1st

One singer worked on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” and The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter.” She contextualized the latter in the Vietnam War era. “Gimme Shelter” arguably captured the late ...
American Songwriter

Is “Gimme Shelter” the Rolling Stones’ Scariest Song To Date?

“Gimme Shelter” has lyrics that dive into some very uncomfortable themes. The opening track of Let It Bleed explores the brutalities of war, inspired by the then-raging Vietnam War in 1969. Those ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Backup Singer on The Rolling Stones’ ‘Gimme Shelter’ Didn’t Know Who They Were

The backup singer on The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” thought of the Vietnam War while singing it. “Gimme Shelter” didn’t chart at all in the United States. It was more popular in the United ...
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5 Rolling Stones songs that prove 1969 was the best year of their career

The Rolling Stones have had a long and successful career, but one year was most notable for a major thematic shift inspired ...
PopMatters

Ghost Hounds Party Like Its 1969 with “Gimme Shelter”

The Rolling Stones released the song “Gimme Shelter” in 1969 when the Vietnam War was at its height, there was the ever-present threat of violence in city streets caused by racial tensions, and the ...