| "Street Fightin' Man" (Jagger and Richards; ABKCO Music, Inc.) [3:20] |
| Recorded 13-18 May 1968 at Olympic Studios, London |
| Released in the US in August 1968; released in the UK on 20 July
1971 (UK #21) |
| Mick Jagger (vocals,
maracas), Keith Richards (backing vocal & guitars and bass), Brian Jones (tambura and harmonica?), Charlie Watts (drums), Dave Mason (shāhnā'ī),
and probably Ian Stewart (piano). |
| Produced by Jim Miller with Eddie Kramer and Glyn Johns. |
|
| The Rolling Stones. 1989. The Rolling Stones Singles Collection: The London Years [3:1].
New York: Abkco Records. [1231-2] |
| Notes and Quotes |
| Section |
Meas. |
Description |
Text |
| Intro |
4 + 3 |
Guitar
chords (limited timbral range) with drums (clean). |
|
| Verse |
5 + 5 |
Double-tracked
solo vocal; vocal rhythm made up of a string of groups of 3 against quadruple-beat
background. |
a |
| Refrain |
7+ 4 |
Double-tracked
vocal with second unison vocal;
add piano, tambura, & clavé; allow 4 measures of fill. |
b |
| Intro |
3 |
Guitar
as in beginning (drop extra instruments). |
|
| Verse |
5 + 5 |
As
in verse above. |
c |
| Refrain |
7+ 8 |
As
in refrain above; possible edit at end. |
b |
| Intro |
3 |
As
in intros above. |
|
| Verse |
4 + 5 |
As
in verses above. |
d |
| Refrain |
7 + 4 |
As
in refrains above; possible edit at end. |
b |
| Coda |
8+ |
Continue
refrain material and fade. |
|
| Text |
|
Ev'rywhere
I hear the sound of marching, charging feet, boy.
'Cause summer's here and the time is right for fighting in the street,
boy. |
a |
Well
then what can a poor boy do, except to sing for a rock 'n' roll band.
'Cause in sleepy London town, there's just no place for a street fighting
man, no! |
b |
| Hey!
Think the time is right for a palace revolution; but where I live the
game to play is compromise solution! |
c |
| Hey!
Said my name is called Disturbance. I'll shout and scream, I'll kill the
King, I'll rail at all his servants. |
d |