I absolutely agree on your take about Merry, the bar she set for the song and what she added but would change one thing because they are both amazing talents -- "Lisa Fischer is an outstanding stage talent but Merry Clayton..."
I own many live bootlegs and official versions on this song,as well as seeing the preform this song live many times,but the original is by far the best
They called her at midnight to come in to the studio and do some backing vocals with Mick...she then stole the fucking show, and was home again by 4am. Voice from heaven.
Yea they called her around midnight to ask if she could come in and do it, the original woman they had selected wasn't available. Sadly, she miscarried later that night. She said she couldn't even listen to the song for years after that.
Yes, late one night she was awaken by a call that she needed to come to a recording studio to sing with a new band called "The Rolling something's". She came in her pajamas, curlers in her hair and very pregnant. She sang one take, and the band loved her. She agreed to a second take but only alone in the booth. That's the take that was used for the famous song. The rest is history. Later she miscarriaged her baby. She attributes her losing the baby to how she stressed during the song. Look in her eyes when she remembers with Mick the event. There's a special bond between them. Now you know the rest of the story.
I was enjoying the documentary and then when they showed her in that studio and the intro to the song started I sat up at attention. I've always wanted to know who this women was since I was a little boy. Like Darlene Love she gave the performance of her life on somebody else's record. I always felt from her vocals that this song was extremely personal for her; just a testament to how powerful the singing is. I'm a singer (in some ways in a very similar position to the women in the movie , albeit to a much lesser degree) and vocally I think this is one of the two or three greatest moments in the recorded history of rock music.
She actually lost her child due to this song, it was a deeply sad time. She was called out in the middle of the night to perform, she was like 5 months pregnant, had a cold and it was freezing. They, and I'm sure she herself, kept pushing for the perfect take, until her voice started cracking like this and they loved it. She eventually went home at dawn and miscarried. Shes an amazing woman. What documentary are these clips from?.
that guy going "YEAH!" in the background of her solo is part of the original recording. when she was recording her solo, the guy in the mixing room couldn't help but yell "YEAH!" cause it was so awesome :D
That moment in the doc when Merry & Mick are both listening to her wail "Rape! Murder! It's just a shot away" is utterly electric. When I saw it in the theater, the audience spontaneously burst into applause. Amazing.
Merry Clayton is the genuine article and there will never come another like her. She made Sweet Home Alabama incredible , she was a Raelette and of course, she made this track absolutely bone chilling.
Just an amazing song.. Made from a good song to a truly great song by the great Merry Clayton's vocal power, talent and passion. Great great singer. We love you Merry!!
This is one of my top five RS songs.No one can ever sing backup vocals like Merry did on this track. She has such a powerful voice!! It gives me chills. Another great song too, written by Keith.
they may get others to do it but this one! Will always be the best one. it came from another time. it came from her pain, sacrifices, loss, experience no other singer knew. Then to be swept into the night to make history with TRS!
I don't think a better video exists anywhere on the tube. It's that good. The beginning and end with Mary and Mick reliving this is as well done as anything ever produced.
Merry's voice is so powerful! it just sends chills to the core and makes you cry, it truly embodies the time the pain of everything happening. Truly iconic and easily one of the greatest rocks songs ever written.
Merry Clayton IS this song, yes Keith and Mick made it happen.......Dear Miss Clayton made this song the classic it is, because without her perfect vocals, I'm afraid it wouldn't have as much pizzazz. She supplied the oooompa. Takes it over the top into the Hall of Fame where it belongs...... Lisa rocks this song as well.....but none can touch Miss Clayton.
fabuleux morceau ! un chef d'oeuvre du rock ! Un des meilleurs enregistrement du groupe ! Classé Parmi les meilleurs morceaux du magazine "Rolling Stone
Unquestionably the best Stones song I ever heard. Nobody sounded better with the haunting background vocal than Merry Clayton. An absolute Rock Classic.
I appreciate this tune and this version with Merry's vocals more now than I did when I was a kid way back when. Truly a classic tune of the era - a tune who's meaning and power has stood the test of time.
In this Stones video (above) for Top of the Pops 1969, Jagger sings an amazing 'live vocal' over the backing track (the band are miming) with Merry's vocal not yet added/recorded to the song, Jagger sings all of Merry's part and has to catch his breath after it. Love Merry's vocal on the finished track though. Always make the hairs stand for me every time.
I always thought Grace Slick would have been great in this song as well but I guess that's why I am not producing records....Clearly the right choice was made!
you cannot dissociate this song (one of their best) from the Vietnam War .... the fact that the overwhelming emotion is carried by Merry Clayton is really fitting here ... a disproportionate number of African Americans ended up conscripted and shipped out there ; she carries that here so beautifully
Todos los comentarios están dirigidos a Merry CLAYTON con toda la razon del mundo nunca oi una voz femenina tan potente y bella, pero sin esa musicalizacion de TODOS los otros Rollings no sería lo que GIMME SHELTER es. Espectacular!!!!!
Merry's vocals put this over the top, into the stratosphere.
Perfect description !
Miscarriage =/
R, faxx
Lisa Fischer may be good, but Merry Clayton gives the song that raw edge that sends chills running up and down your spine when you hear her singing.
Brett Verdell You are soooo right!
Brett Verdell Holy Hannah!!! Blew my doors off!!!
Brett Verdell holy wow!
Brett Verdell She has more passion in her voice than anyone I’ve ever heard in my 59 years of life!
I absolutely agree on your take about Merry, the bar she set for the song and what she added but would change one thing because they are both amazing talents -- "Lisa Fischer is an outstanding stage talent but Merry Clayton..."
Merry Clayton's VOICE though!! I get the chills everytime I hear her verse in Rolling Stone's "Gimme Shelter".
love your comment! Exact the same feeling! Greatings from Greece!
Stavros Sp Hello there! Greetings from Oregon, USA. :D
I feel you, wow, the power of her voice just, it touch me
I own many live bootlegs and official versions on this song,as well as seeing the preform this song live many times,but the original is by far the best
Me too i luve this song always makes me almost cry
They called her at midnight to come in to the studio and do some backing vocals with Mick...she then stole the fucking show, and was home again by 4am. Voice from heaven.
lov the way u wrote this.
A story tells that she was pregnant and had a miscarriage that night, due to the singing effort
All while pregnant. Who’s the real rock star?
This scene gave me chills. Hearing Merry's voice singled out goes right through you. No way to describe it.
Add Clare Torry in the great gig in the sky to it too😎
They've done some good live versions, but none of them can touch this studio version with Merry Claytons awesome vocals.
The pride in her eyes while listening to her dry vocals. It was her life's greatest work.
It cost her a child. A girl. She miscarried the day after.
Love it when after Merry Claytons vocals, Jagger yells, "WOO!" Its amazing! Best version EVER.
That was Mick and Keith simultaneously
I love how Merry Clayton is talking about how she went to record this in her curlers, a mink coat, and pregnant.
Yea they called her around midnight to ask if she could come in and do it, the original woman they had selected wasn't available. Sadly, she miscarried later that night. She said she couldn't even listen to the song for years after that.
Yes, late one night she was awaken by a call that she needed to come to a recording studio to sing with a new band called "The Rolling something's". She came in her pajamas, curlers in her hair and very pregnant. She sang one take, and the band loved her. She agreed to a second take but only alone in the booth. That's the take that was used for the famous song. The rest is history. Later she miscarriaged her baby. She attributes her losing the baby to how she stressed during the song. Look in her eyes when she remembers with Mick the event. There's a special bond between them. Now you know the rest of the story.
I was enjoying the documentary and then when they showed her in that studio and the intro to the song started I sat up at attention. I've always wanted to know who this women was since I was a little boy. Like Darlene Love she gave the performance of her life on somebody else's record. I always felt from her vocals that this song was extremely personal for her; just a testament to how powerful the singing is. I'm a singer (in some ways in a very similar position to the women in the movie , albeit to a much lesser degree) and vocally I think this is one of the two or three greatest moments in the recorded history of rock music.
Right on, exactly right.
Well said. Could not of said it any better
She actually lost her child due to this song, it was a deeply sad time. She was called out in the middle of the night to perform, she was like 5 months pregnant, had a cold and it was freezing. They, and I'm sure she herself, kept pushing for the perfect take, until her voice started cracking like this and they loved it. She eventually went home at dawn and miscarried. Shes an amazing woman. What documentary are these clips from?.
@@piratemousie Sadly she did have a miscarriage the following day but they only did two takes.
what documentary? i'd love to see it
My Favorite Rolling Stones song, cause of her vocals
that guy going "YEAH!" in the background of her solo is part of the original recording. when she was recording her solo, the guy in the mixing room couldn't help but yell "YEAH!" cause it was so awesome :D
Alex DC I read somewhere that the voice in the background was Mick.
Lynn Hislop It is Mick...They left it on the track on purpose.
+Alex DC That guy is called Mick Jagger.
+Alex DC They said Mick was walking away when she was doing it and couldn't believe his ears and turned around and said...."WOO"
+Alex DC it's mick. :)
I love her voice struggle, so natural so real. Great voice on that woman
No struggle her vocals reached over the top
one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded !
Merry Clayton featuring The Rolling Stones..
Absolutely.
Yesss! 😊
Merry haunts you with these vocals. She was no joke. Love Mick too!!
That moment in the doc when Merry & Mick are both listening to her wail "Rape! Murder! It's just a shot away" is utterly electric. When I saw it in the theater, the audience spontaneously burst into applause. Amazing.
Only morons clap in movie theaters.
KleWdSide i lol'd hard.
That scene in the film was insane.
It's powerful for lots of reasons. I'm so glad this won so these great performers get more recognition. They deserve more.
***** That's right, they sure do. What amazing musical talents, just a joy to listen to.
In my opinion it's the Greatest Rock song of all time,just incredible 🙌
The best version, Mery at her best chills up and down my spine..........Raw voice power......
Hearing that will NEVER get old!!
Merry Clayton is the genuine article and there will never come another like her. She made Sweet Home Alabama incredible , she was a Raelette and of course, she made this track absolutely bone chilling.
Dear Lord. Seriously. Words cannot describe in all honesty.
One of the greatest songs of all time. Merry's voice makes it, you can feel it deep in your soul.
Merry Clayton MADE the song.
yep
calm down
I have listed to that song for more than 25 years, the hair on my arms still go woup when she sings
Annette Saylor Amen to that!
...chilling....goosebumps....I can't even find the words to express what I'm feeling when I hear this....my god.....
good stuff
Just an amazing song.. Made from a good song to a truly great song by the great Merry Clayton's vocal power, talent and passion. Great great singer. We love you Merry!!
Gave me chills and made me tear up *-*...
lov it when mickey laughs in pure adorement of that hard push she gave. he looks 60 yes younger at that point. he went back in time. bittersweet
Great song! Her voice calls your attention immediately! And let's be fair: Keith's guitar playing is awesome!
Pretty amazing one person could be a part of not one, but two, iconic songs..........sang background on "Sweet Home Alabama" as well.
Love Mics smile of Approval!❤️
Merry Clayton just makes the song so good.
Best version ever. What a beautiful, metallic voice.
This is one of my top five RS songs.No one can ever sing backup vocals like Merry did on this track. She has such a powerful voice!! It gives me chills. Another great song too, written by Keith.
they may get others to do it but this one! Will always be the best one. it came from another time. it came from her pain, sacrifices, loss, experience no other singer knew. Then to be swept into the night to make history with TRS!
That they are brilliant and her God like voice helps
I don't think a better video exists anywhere on the tube. It's that good. The beginning and end with Mary and Mick reliving this is as well done as anything ever produced.
Merry's smile reminds me of Loretta Lynn! When Loretta was getting older. The same quiet but happy/proud.. And similarities in structure..
Merry's voice is so powerful! it just sends chills to the core and makes you cry, it truly embodies the time the pain of everything happening. Truly iconic and easily one of the greatest rocks songs ever written.
Chills man, chills. Love this part of the song.
Gimme Chills .... Need some shelter . Love you Merry Clayton . Beautiful lady
Merry Clayton IS this song, yes Keith and Mick made it happen.......Dear Miss Clayton made this song the classic it is, because without her perfect vocals, I'm afraid it wouldn't have as much pizzazz. She supplied the oooompa. Takes it over the top into the Hall of Fame where it belongs...... Lisa rocks this song as well.....but none can touch Miss Clayton.
Primera vez que veo a Merry Clayton. Siempre admire esa gran voz femenina. Su entrega y rabiosa voz es sin igual ❤❤
Now this is a proper tribute and respect for the voice I thought was the soul of this song. Bravo! 👏🥂
Incredible vocals. Very powerful!
fabuleux morceau ! un chef d'oeuvre du rock ! Un des meilleurs enregistrement du groupe ! Classé Parmi les meilleurs morceaux du magazine "Rolling Stone
That voice!!!
Wow. The voice. And she is beautiful.
i get goose bumps just watching the beginning everytime... how can u not love this..
Wow what a voice Mic has!
MERRY CLAYTON all the time so raw
its so sad how we dont see Merry in this video but this is a time when words speaks loder than action
Unquestionably the best Stones song I ever heard. Nobody sounded better with the haunting background vocal than Merry Clayton. An absolute Rock Classic.
Merry Clayton made this song hers in her terrific vocals performance.
Amazing and powerful song, and bone chilling vocals by Merry!!!!!
Wonderful. Thoughts are with Merry Clayton at this time.
This is a great song and production but Merry 's vocals most certainly take it way over the top!
AMAZING .this is all .
She is my all time favorite female vocalist ❤️STELLAR!
Merry Clayton featuring The Rolling Stones...
The greatest rock song ever in my humble opinion. Sounds...lyrics...everything...perfection.
I appreciate this tune and this version with Merry's vocals more now than I did when I was a kid way back when. Truly a classic tune of the era - a tune who's meaning and power has stood the test of time.
50 years...what a fuckin' band.......rock n roll.
Her voice is out of this world! Love this song!
EPIC performance ❤️
Fantastic.. Keef make the guitar work alone in this song.
First song that ever gave me goosebumps and chills. Still has that effect. Timeless
Yes! I have raved about this woman for years! Amazing
That’s pretty hard to beat. Great vocals a driving beat. And guitar riff’s and then floating in with a Haunting sound again pretty hard to beat
In this Stones video (above) for Top of the Pops 1969, Jagger sings an amazing 'live vocal' over the backing track (the band are miming) with Merry's vocal not yet added/recorded to the song, Jagger sings all of Merry's part and has to catch his breath after it. Love Merry's vocal on the finished track though. Always make the hairs stand for me every time.
Merry made a stunning all-in contribution to this amazing song.
I always thought Grace Slick would have been great in this song as well but I guess that's why I am not producing records....Clearly the right choice was made!
Holy wow 😳
Merry Clayton with R.S FOREVER.💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓
Best female vocal of all time: dead heat merry clayton on Gimme shelter and Arethe on Natural woman.
Great Merry! You're the best ever! I love you, gorgeous! ❤
Merry is the BEST! This is my ringtone(her version)& just bought the CD @that sells used CDs,books etc. This so.g is in .y top 5 favs of all tìme!
Middle of the night, pregnant, in pajamas, no preparation, NAILS a passionate performance in two takes, TAKE NOTES Beyonce, THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE!
drumming is dreaming 😂
I love that song so much! 🥰
So amazing, I get goosebumps every time I hear her sing.
Great Vocals From The Rolling Stone's & Merry Clayton The Meaning Of The Song Is Deep but I understand it 🤔
Beautiful!!
you cannot dissociate this song (one of their best) from the Vietnam War .... the fact that the overwhelming emotion is carried by Merry Clayton is really fitting here ... a disproportionate number of African Americans ended up conscripted and shipped out there ; she carries that here so beautifully
CHILL'S - In a awesome way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What an absolutely gorgeous humble woman.
WHAT.A.VOICE.
Merry Clayton the very best! 🌹🌹🌹
So applies to our time right now....
Un truc comme ça ne pas disparaître ! Something like this just can't disappear!
@:32 sec memories come back to her
una voz imsuperable en su tiempo, merry clayton esta cantante fue un huracan de fuego en la cancion gimme shelter de los rolling stones.
Wondering if Prince was inspired by the Stones and Mick in particular. Mick is not the best dancer, but his intuitive and raw moves are fantastic!
Todos los comentarios están dirigidos a Merry CLAYTON con toda la razon del mundo nunca oi una voz femenina tan potente y bella, pero sin esa musicalizacion de TODOS los otros Rollings no sería lo que GIMME SHELTER es. Espectacular!!!!!
Merry was absolutely awesome !! Great song
So good and then I especially mean Merry Clayton
Merry Clayton, great voice…great woman…!
he is awesome up there with clapton and hendrix
You did it the best
so beautiful!!!
Best version....
***** so cool