Rolling Stones doing Waylon Song

Alan Coldiron · Post by **Alan Coldiron** » 26 Jul 2008 9:03 am

The comments to this should be interesting. All I can say is, why and I afraid of playing my steel in public?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=oc1-EUPKzBo&feature=related

Tommy Alexander · Post by **Tommy Alexander** » 27 Jul 2008 10:28 am

Well, Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones playing country; that's got to be a first.
With all the great Steel players in the UK, it seems like they could have got someone else to do the job right and it would have at least made the song sound right.
As the famous words of wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin would say, "and that's all I got to say bout' that!"

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 27 Jul 2008 11:37 am

Cool. Here's the best part:

Larry Scott · Post by **Larry Scott** » 27 Jul 2008 4:29 pm

I CAN DO THAT !

I just have to bend over and clear my throat first

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 27 Jul 2008 5:04 pm

Well....wow.... I really don't know if I think it's great that the Rolling Stones would do this song and Ronnie Wood try to play the steel, or ROTFLMAO. Maybe both.

How 'bout that line in the description, "Its great hearing Ronnie on pedal steel." Yeah, great! LOL

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 27 Jul 2008 5:11 pm

Whatever one thinks of the Stones doing, or attempting to do, country, there's nothing really "that's got to be a first" about it - they recorded some country sounding stuff decades ago on albums like Let It Bleed and Beggars Banquet.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 27 Jul 2008 5:28 pm

Ron Wood has been playing pedal steel for a long time. He played steel on (Girl With the)"Far Away Eyes" back in 1978. When I first heard that song I thought it was a parody of country music! I thought it was comedy. Same with the one posted here... but no, these guys are serious! They are playing "country music" as good as they can!

I heard yesterday that Jagger is currently worth $400 Million! I'll bet Ron Wood has a few bucks too. More power to 'em.

Doug Earnest · Post by **Doug Earnest** » 27 Jul 2008 6:26 pm

Heck, I like it! I liked Girl With the Faraway Eyes, too.

James Cann · Post by **James Cann** » 28 Jul 2008 4:03 pm

Well, this closes a door or two, doesn't it.

James Cann · Post by **James Cann** » 28 Jul 2008 4:05 pm

Well, this closes a musical history door or two, doesn't it!

Jim Kennedy · Post by **Jim Kennedy** » 1 Aug 2008 9:37 am

Just shows ys all that it pays to be versatile. Think of the extra money Ron made by playing the steel instead of subbing it out.

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 1 Aug 2008 11:13 am

Don't be too hard on ol' Ron - I bet a lot of folks were wondering about that cool sounding instrument he was playing...

Kind Regards, Walter

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 1 Aug 2008 12:10 pm

i love the stones....but you and i know that this garbage sucks..especially the steel!!

Larry Scott · Post by **Larry Scott** » 2 Aug 2008 4:19 pm

chris ivey wrote:i love the stones....but you and i know that this garbage sucks..especially the steel!!

DITTO

Don Sulesky · Post by **Don Sulesky** » 7 Aug 2008 10:07 am

I like the Stones also and did a few of their songs in the 80's when I had a GB band.
I wonder if he tuned that P/P up before he played.
That's about as bad as the Garcia clip that's been on the Forum.

Ken Mizell · Post by **Ken Mizell** » 10 Aug 2008 3:35 pm

Hey, at least they tried!

Wouldn't it have been cool if they had subbed out that job to Moon!

Bob Bowden · Post by **Bob Bowden** » 10 Aug 2008 7:03 pm

Ken Mizell wrote: Wouldn't it have been cool if they had subbed out that job to Moon!

Keith???

Ken Mizell · Post by **Ken Mizell** » 10 Aug 2008 7:15 pm

Uhhh, no. The job Ron tried to do.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 10 Aug 2008 8:13 pm

LOL!

(trying to imagine Keith Moon playing steel)

Hey, something odd about the lyrics just hit me: when Waylon wrote "makes no difference who's in Austin", was he writing about Austin's music scene or the governor?

Ken Mizell · Post by **Ken Mizell** » 10 Aug 2008 8:21 pm

Maybe that one went over my head (?). I was talking about them having Ralph Mooney as a guest on stage for that one.

Bob Bowden · Post by **Bob Bowden** » 11 Aug 2008 5:39 am

b0b got it.

Ken Mizell · Post by **Ken Mizell** » 11 Aug 2008 2:09 pm

OK, I got it, finally. I had to search up some info on Keith Moon on the Internet. I had never heard of him before. I guess we learn something every day...

David McAnelly · Post by **David McAnelly** » 18 Aug 2008 12:26 pm

I think that this one-off performance was just for having a bit of fun. They only did it the one time in Texas. Probably just ran through it once or twice at soundcheck before the show.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 18 Aug 2008 12:39 pm

Ron looked as nervous playing steel as I would be. It's funny - those guys always look so casual and relaxed on stage. Suddenly Ron Wood's hands are shaking and he's sweating bullets.

Nice guitar!!

Patrick Layher · Post by **Patrick Layher** » 19 Aug 2008 6:05 pm

Incredible! It's the only word that discribes it! People that no one would give a plug nickel to hear, hacking on a guy that made enough coin playing music to buy the state they live in.

Looks to me like they were having fun. And to be honest, I for one enjoyed it.

Perhaps one might wait till they themselves play that song to 80,000 ticket buyers before stoning another for missing a note or two.

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