The backup singer on The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” thought of the Vietnam War while singing it. ... When Clayton first heard “Gimme Shelter,” she interpreted it as a protest song.

The Rolling Stones helped Clayton understand “Gimme Shelter.” “So they come out and get me, and they bring me behind the board and say, ‘Merry, this is the story,'” she recalled.

Written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, 'Gimme Shelter' was the perfect album opener, and though never released as a single, it has long been one of the Stones' best-loved songs. 43 years after ...

The Rolling Stones' 'Gimme Shelter,' released in 1969, captured the turbulent spirit of the late 1960s. Featuring Mick Jagger's intense vocals and Keith Richards' iconic guitar riff, the song ...

Those musicians happened to be the Rolling Stones, and the song was “Gimme Shelter,” but Clayton had no clue who the Rolling Stones were and initially resisted. After all, she was pregnant ...

In “Gimme Shelter,” a pregnant teen (Vanessa Hudgens) so damaged she’s practically feral runs away from her violent addict mother (Rosario Dawson), then flees the Wall Street bigwig dad ...

But of all of the songs, the one that plays in the background for me now is ”Gimme Shelter. ” This symphonic, lyrical song describes a world of constant imminent danger, which is the world we ...

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The Rolling Stones lost a lot of their youthful frivolity as their career progressed. Look no further than 1969's 'Let It Bleed' and one of its most notable songs, 'Gimme Shelter.' “That's a ...

The Rolling Stones, ... MORE: See where every The Rolling Stones song and album has charted in the UK. ... GIMME SHELTER ROLLING STONES. Number 3. SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL ...