Connection (Rolling Stones song)
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"Connection" | |
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London/ABKCO (US) | |
Songwriter(s) | Jagger–Richards |
Producer(s) | Andrew Loog Oldham |
Between the Buttons track listing | |
12 tracks
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"Connection" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, featured on their 1967 album Between the Buttons. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (but mostly Richards), features vocals by both and is said to be about the long hours the band spent in airports. The lyrics contain much rhyming based on the word connection. The lyrics also reflect the pressures the band was under by 1967:
My bags they get a very close inspection, I wonder why it is that they suspect 'em, They're dying to add me to their collection, And I don't know, If they'll let me go
The song was written before Jagger, Richards and fellow Rolling Stone Brian Jones were arrested by the police for drugs.
Although never released as a single, it has been a popular live song. The song itself is built on a very simple chord progression, a repetitive drum pattern, Chuck Berry-like lead guitar from Richards, the piano of Jack Nitzsche, tambourine and organ pedals by multi-instrumentalist Jones, and bass by Wyman. Jagger, Jones and Wyman later overdubbed handclaps. Jagger said in 1967, "That's me beating my hands on the bass drum."
Personnel
According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon:[2]
The Rolling Stones
- Mick Jagger – harmony vocal, tambourine, bass drum
- Keith Richards – lead vocal, lead guitar, bass
- Charlie Watts – snare drum
- Unidentified musicians (played by the Rolling Stones) – handclaps
Additional musician
- Jack Nitzsche – piano, organ pedals
Performances
The song was performed by Richards during his 1988 solo tour and during shows on the Stones' 1995 leg of the
Cover versions
"Connection" has been covered by American rock and roll band
This song was performed many times by the New Riders of the Purple Sage, with Jerry Garcia and Marmaduke Dawson singing.
References
- ISBN 9781493064601.
- ^ Margotin & Guesdon 2016, p. 195.
Sources
- Margotin, Philippe; Guesdon, Jean-Michel (2016). The Rolling Stones All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. New York: ISBN 978-0-316-31774-0.