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“Living in a Ghost Town”: new song from the Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones released their first new original song since 2012, “Living in a Ghost Town”, in a title particularly suited to the pandemic.

“The Stones were recording new songs in the studio before the confinement, and we found that a song – Living In A Ghost Town – would resonate more particularly during this time,” said Mick Jagger on Twitter.

In an interview with Apple Music, he and his friend Keith Richards said they wrote this 4-minute song over a year ago.

“It wasn’t written for now, it was one of those weird things,” said the legendary 76-year-old rocker. “It was on a place that before was full of life, and finds itself lifeless … I was just playing the guitar and I wrote it quickly, in 10 minutes,” he added.

A little changed

Before releasing this new single, the singer modified the lyrics a little to better fit the spirit of the times. Some things “didn’t work, or seemed weird or too dark,” he said.

The new lyrics evoke chaos, destruction, and loneliness of isolation. “Please let this be over / Stuck in a world without end”, says the song in particular.

“It is strange to see her suddenly come to life,” said Keith Richards, noting that he had thought of taking it out during the pandemic. “And then Mick called me and said the same thing, great minds meet.”

Hanging concerts

The famous British group has spent much of the past two decades on tour, but the coronavirus has put a stop to their plans. He was scheduled to give 15 concerts in North America starting May 8, but all were suspended.

“Living in a Ghost Town” is their first original song since “Doom and Gloom” and “One More Shot”, included in 2012 in the album “GRRR!”

They haven’t released a real new album since “A Bigger Bang” in 2005, but in recent years have indicated that they are slowly working on a new song series.

Last Saturday, the Stones were the stars of a virtual concert organized by the organization Global Citizen in collaboration with Lady Gaga, to support the caregivers mobilized to face the pandemic.

The four members of the group played, each from their living room, their hit “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”.


ats, dpa

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