The Rolling Stones, Angie - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction
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Published 2023-09-17
“Angie” is beautifully crafted to express heartbreak and sadness, yet with the very mature perspective of acknowledging the beauty that not only did exist, but still exists, as well as a hopeful look towards the future.
Here’s the link to the original song by The Rolling Stones:
• The Rolling Stones - Angie - OFFICIAL...
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Credits: Music written and performed by The Rolling Stones
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All Comments (21)
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Nicky Hopkin’s piano mastery makes this song superb — absolutely one of my all time favourite ballads. The way the piano weaves around the vocals and guitars is so beautiful.
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I always try to bring up Nicky Hopkins on piano. He was the secret weapon on so many great songs from that era. I absolutely love his style.
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100,000 subscribers Amy! Congratulations on this milestone! Well-deserved & wishing you continuing success! 🎼💕
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Keith Richards is a criminally underrated acoustic guitarist. His strum is so deft and full of feeling, light articulate picking..masterful!
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As a child, I'd hear this song and, though not understanding the lyrics, feel like I wanted to cry. I've always had a kind of fear of this song, and somewhat avoided it. I just knew, if I ever learned all the lyrics, it was going to hurt. I'm 55 now, and this is the first time I really listened to the song. I was right all along. For me, it's haunting beauty is a little too much.
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Acknowledgements to Nicky Hopkins the maestro of the piano. Ty
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As much as I enjoyed experiencing these three Rolling Stones song with you these past few days, I cannot help but consider the immense library of amazing and important songs this band has recorded over so many years. Over so many decades, really. For a group that rarely if ever recorded purely instrumental tunes, and always had the same singer as a prominent part of pretty much everything they ever recorded, they somehow kept coming up with new songs that sounded new, that sounded fresh, and somehow even sounded different. They have a huge number of great songs, including many that were not necessarily singles but ones that fans all know from their albums. And they were album band, and yet also one that had huge singles year after year, and got a huge amount of radio play and other types of media attention. Albums like Aftermath and Between the Buttons are just packed with great songs that are somehow all different. So many huge songs that they made their first best hits album all the way back in 1966, and it really was a whole album of great songs. So was their second such compilation, in 1969. It really cannot be overstated how many great songs this band recorded in the 1960s, 1970s, and well into the 1980s. The first time I heard "Start Me Up", I loved the song from the first three notes, and was amazed to hear Mick's voice a few seconds later. All I could think was, wow, how can they just keep doing it over and over again, making new and great songs so many times over so many years?
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May I just say how much I enjoy listening to you. You are really special kind of person, Amy. And I want to thank both you and Vlad for this channel and for the experience we've been having with you. So, congratulations for 100k, but it's well deserved and I know that this channel will grow much, much bigger. Sending you much love 🖤
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The pianist Nicky Hopkins makes, as always, a participation full of sensitivity and musicality. Other examples of his work are "Jealous Guy" (John Lennon) and "They Are All In Love" (The Who).
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I enjoyed listening to this great song for the first time again. The first note is actually a harmonic note. A pure note reflecting the beauty of a love that has come to pass.
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Congratulations on the 100K Amy!🎉🎉🎉🎉 Much deserved! Keep going 👏🏻
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The Stones are quite versatile. They have lasted this long for a reason. Songs like "Gimmie Shelter" and "Can't Always Get What You Want" are classics.
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This woman is so beautiful. I'm biased as a classical and rock-jazz guitarist. I'm jealous of her husband. Her energy, openness, understanding, musicality, and general love of music is contagious. I bless her and her husband.
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Congratulations 🎉 100K. Thank you for sharing your passion for and knowledge about music.
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The Rolling Stones are arguably the most diverse band in Rock N Roll history playing blues, folk, country, psychedelia, disco, funk, reggae, punk, gospel, and ballads, all while defining what rock n roll is. You haven't even scratched the surface of what The Rolling Stones are.
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A great big congratulations on 100K. This is a big achievement. It just flipped to 100K a few seconds ago.
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I can't offer any technical analysis, but what I can say is that every time I listen to the song, it makes me cry. It hits so close to home, the pain is almost too much -- but it's so beautiful at the same time.
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Wow. Your thoughts on this song have moved me more than the song itself has in years. Thank you.
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I am so glad that your Stones Weekend ended on a more positive experience for you, as you said you found a gem in Angie. I always love your descriptive language when you are really enjoying a song. Hopefully some of their more rock oriented songs will grow with you over time, including the two you have now heard, along with the many other great songs that you have yet to hear (they also have some bluesy songs). Angie was always played for one of the slow dances at my high school dances in the 70s. Whenever I hear an A minor chord played in isolation on an acoustic guitar, Angie almost always comes to mind. Particularly when the A root is arpeggiated first. Good to see that Angie made your playlist.
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A very beautiful song and lovely on the harp. I always found it moving how the protagonist is so affirming, holding her up, showing how he values her and sees her worth isn't being served by their current circumstance. When young, I had a 45 of this that I played many, many times.
