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"Live with Me" is a song by the Rolling Stones from their classic album Let It Bleed, released in November 1969. The song is unique in a number of respects: (a) It was one of the first recorded contributions by guitarist Mick Taylor, who joined the band in June, 1969 (the others being "Country Honk" from the same album and the single, "Honky Tonk Women"). (b) It was the first song on which guitarist Keith Richards is credited as playing bass. Richards' muscular approach to the instrument is a marked departure from that of Stones bassist Bill Wyman. (To get a sense of how Richards' playing differs from that of Wyman, listen to his contribution to "Yer Blues" as performed by The Dirty Mac on the Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus and to "Casino Boogie" on Exile on Main Street.) (c) It marks the first time the Rolling Stones would record with tenor saxophonist Bobby Keys, who would contribute notable solos to other Stones songs, including their 1971 hit, "Brown Sugar". (d) It marks the only time Leon Russell would play with the Stones; Russell and Nicky Hopkins both contributed piano to the piece. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Live with Me" was recorded on May 24, 1969. Since Taylor joined the band some weeks later, his guitar part was presumably dubbed over the basic track. It is said that the song's rather lewd lyrics were the reason why the London Bach Choir asked not to be credited for their contribution to "You Can't Always Get What You Want". Jagger asks for "a woman's touch" to improve the conditions in his squalid apartment. The poet X.J. Kennedy has suggested that the lyrics are part of a tradition of responses -- beginning with John Donne and Sir Walter Raleigh and continuing through C. Day Lewis -- to Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love". Marlowe's poem begins "Come live with me and be my love". Read as a variation on Marlowe's theme, Jagger's lyrics ("They que up for the bathroom / round about 7:35 / Don't you think we need a woman's touch / to make it come alive?") come off as quite witty indeed -- especially in the context of Richards and Taylor's raunchy, Chuck Berry-infused playing. Although it was never released as a single, it is a popular live staple, appearing on the live albums Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! and No Security. The song was performed live with Christina Aguilera for the shooting of the documentary Shine a Light. A cover version was recorded by Girlschool. Rhett Forrester covered the song on his 1984 album Gone With the Wind. Category:The Rolling Stones songs Category:1969 songs Category:Songs written by Jagger/Richards Category:English-language songs da:Live with Me sv:Live with Me |
![USA/Canada Fall Tour 2011: BoyceAvenue.com Mailing List (sign up for first ticket announcements and other updates) BoyceAvenue.com iTunes: iTunes.com Amazon: www.amazon.com Hey everybody! Meet our dear friend Kina Grannis! She is, um, awesome. :) We invited her out to hang with us when we played a show in Los Angeles this Summer, and we've kept in touch ever since. We recently got together in Orlando, Florida, and we recorded a couple of our favorite songs together, live and acoustically. This is one of the two songs; hope you like it! If you do, check out her channel at: YouTube.com Her videos are awesome and her original music is great! Thanks again for all the support everyone! :) ~Boyce Avenue~ Produced & Directed by Alejandro & Daniel Manzano All parts arranged by Alejandro Manzano & Kina Grannis Edited by Owen LeVelle Lighting by Casey Brooke Lawson Filmed by Daniel Manzano & Casey Brooke Lawson Audio Mixed & Mastered by Adam Barber & Alejandro & Daniel Manzano Filmed and Recorded at Phat Planet Studios in Orlando, FL Phat Planet Studios www.phatplanetstudios.com Boyce Avenue facebook.com twitter.com youtube.com (Music Channel) youtube.com (Vlog Channel) myspace.com www.orkut.com Kina Grannis www.kinagrannis.com [cds, merch, blog, news, sign up for mailing list] http [listen and like] www.youtube.com [new video every 2 weeks] www.twitter.com [follow me!]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cGqN9PpW5Ic/0.jpg)
