As the lead vocalist sings about looking into “the setting sun,” we hear a guitar whiney – almost like a horse. Still – the very next line picks up the pace and the anger once more. version of the song looks at anger as something that, though a base emotion, will eventually wear off and give way to the hopelessness of the situation. We hear a bit more sadness in the lead vocalist, it almost seems like the W.A.S.P. In the last verse, the guitars stop and the tempo slows. forgets the original is a song about depression. focuses on the anger found in the chorus of the original. loses, for the most part, the depression and sadness of the original. turns Paint It, Black into a hard rock/heavy metal anthem. This version of the song still paints a picture of deep depression and loss. Regardless, as upbeat as the Burdon / War version sounds, the song still takes a somber tone when looking at the lyrics. Maybe Burton did not want to compare his pain to the death of a lover, so he left things out like the funeral scene. Perhaps it was out of respect for Jagger. Burdon leaves the first verse intact for the most part – but mostly chops the rest of the song. The lyrics themselves are a mixing of original and new. This version features a lot of horns, a lot of fast percussion and feels generally upbeat. Eric Burdon & War – 1970Įric Burdon & War did a a funk/jam version of the song. Never mind the instrumentals as amazing as they are. Jagger really shows his heart and soul through the lyrics, as cliche’d as this sounds. One really dives into Jagger’s emotions on this version.
The eerie sounding sitar, the storming drums, Mick Jagger’s almost creepy vocals on the verses, and screaming of the choruses. I already stated my appreciation for this specific version. So….why not compare four covers of Paint It, Black with the original version? Rolling Stones Version – 1966 I recently came across several different cover versions, all approaching the song from different angles. The brutal honest lyrics alone, mixed with the instrumentation – including a Sitar – just melts your heart. Honestly, I would rank the song as one of – if not the – best Rolling Stones songs ever written. The song probably describes Mick Jagger’s depression after the death of his girlfriend. With imagery such as a funeral procession, a “red door” the singer wants to paint black, a disinterest in the girls walking by, etcetera. Paint It, Black uses a colorless world as a metaphor for sadness, even depression. Heck – Paint It, Black might be the bleakest rock and roll song ever written. Their eight song set focused on hits like “Tom Sawyer” and “Limelight,” though, as a tribute to the Stones, they did about a minute of “Paint It Black” before wrapping up the show with “The Spirit of Radio.” Check out video of the unique medley right here.Paint It, Black originally released in 1966 is perhaps one of the saddest songs ever written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger. Rush weren’t on tour at the time and virtually never perform between cycles, but this was a tough invitation to decline they ultimately became the last band to get on board. Roughly 500,000 fans came to the park to see the Rolling Stones, AC/DC and Justin Timberlake, the Guess Who and more. It was officially called Molson Canadian Rock for Toronto, but everyone just called it SARSAid or SARSStock. Things cooled off by the summer, but since people were still reluctant to travel north of the border, a giant concert at Toronto’s Downsview Park was put together to show things were back to normal. Remember back in 2003 when everyone thought that SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) was going to wipe out the entire planet? The disease reached Toronto that year and 5,000 people were quarantined, bringing Canada’s tourism industry to a complete standstill and draining untold millions out of the economy.
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