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"Far Away Eyes" by Rolling Stones — masterful song and vid


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I loved this song from the time I got the Stones' great Some Girls album in 1978. But somehow, I never saw the "official promotional video" until today, per an offline email thread with Rhonda.

I still love the song, for its irreverence, lazy pace, understated humor, and country influence. And I love the video for the same reasons. The Stones make you wanna smile all the way through... The boys are sitting around some modest kitchen — Mick Jagger at a piano, Keith Richards with his guitar, Ron Wood on pedal steel, Charlie Watts doing his backbeat, Bill Wyman off in a corner on bass.... If you've never seen it or haven't seen it in a long time, enjoy.

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Well, yes, Kirk — I know they weren't actually playing the instruments for the video. They were in a kitchen! Plus, Mick isn't a pianist. Give me a little credit!

 

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 Thanks for posting LC. I forgot all about that song.. it is very light hearted and fun. Love their harmonies...perfect for that song.  It's hard to focus on anything else but Mick's lips in that video. 🤣

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2 hours ago, LC said:

Well, yes, Kirk — I know they weren't actually playing the instruments for the video. They were in a kitchen! Plus, Mick isn't a pianist. Give me a little credit!

 

Actually, Mick can play a little piano! 

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Love the song and video also.

Though I didn't like the 2 big hits - "Miss You" and "B of Burden"...the rest of the album was pretty much wall to wall great. For my tastes, their sound peaked with the Some Girls album and ( though its not a consistent album )..the Black and Blue album with songs with a cool sound like "Fool to "Cry" and "Memory Motel".  

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Wow!...ironically, after posting the above, I hit the beach, and there was a live local band playing at the open air no frills restaurant just down the beach from my condo.. The band was playing like a 10 minute version of "Miss You" which I could hear from 100s of yards away. They played a 3ish minute jam towards the end of the song with a strong kead guitar standing out. It rocked !! I never liked the song, but this band's version was off the charts. I was so impressed I had to go up to the stage just to give the band a thumbs up, then continued on with my beach workout.  P. S. I think the band thought I was a terrorist, at least at first. : ) 

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54 minutes ago, James said:

Wow!...ironically, after posting the above, I hit the beach, and there was a live local band playing at the open air no frills restaurant just down the beach from my condo.. The band was playing like a 10 minute version of "Miss You" which I could hear from 100s of yards away. They played a 3ish minute jam towards the end of the song with a strong kead guitar standing out. It rocked !! I never liked the song, but this band's version was off the charts. I was so impressed I had to go up to the stage just to give the band a thumbs up, then continued on with my beach workout.  P. S. I think the band thought I was a terrorist, at least at first. : ) 

Thanks for that share James. Isn't it great when "coincidences"  like that happen!

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