今日の「聴き比べ」はローリング・ストーンズ(The Rolling Stones)の『悪魔を憐れむ歌(Sympathy for the Devil)』です。
この曲はストーンズの１９６８年のアルバム『ベガーズ・バンケット(Beggars Banquet)』に収録されました。ライヴの定番でもありました。しかし、「オルタモントの悲劇」の後はこの曲を演奏することはしばらくの間なくなりました。
映画『ワン・プラス・ワン』でレコーディング風景が見れました。
Sympathy for the Devil
by Jaggar-Richards
Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul and faith
I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game
I stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed the Czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tank, held a general's rank
When the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name, oh yeah
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game, ah yeah
I watched with glee while your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades for the gods they made
I shouted out, "Who killed the Kennedys?"
Well, after all, it was you and me
Let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reach Bombay
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name, oh yeah
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game, ah yeah
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name, oh yeah
But what's confusin' you is just the nature of my game, mm yeah
Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer
'Cause I'm in need of some restraint
So if you meet me, have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, mm yeah
Pleased to meet you, hope you guessed my name, mm yeah
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game, mmm mean it
Get down
Woo hoo!
Ah yeah, get on down
Oh yeah
Tell me, baby, what's my name?
Tell me, honey, can you guess my name?
Tell me, baby, what's my name?
I'll tell you one time, you're to blame
All right
Ooo hoo hoo, ooo hoo hoo, ooo hoo hoo
Ah yeah
Ah yes, what's my name?
Tell me, baby, ah what's my name?
Tell me, sweetie, what's my name?
この曲もたくさんの人がカバーしました。
まずはブラッド・スウェット・アンド・ティアーズ(Blood, Sweat & Tears)が１９７０年、『BS&T 3』でカバーしました。フリー・ジャズの雰囲気です。
ロキシー・ミュージック(Roxy Music)のブライアン・フェリー(Bryan Ferry)もカバーしています。『These Foolish Things』です。
ガンズ・アンド・ローゼズ(Guns N' Roses)もカバーしています。１９９４年のシングルです。
モーターヘッド(Motörhead)がカバーしました。２０１５年のアルバム『Bad Magic』です。
それでは今日はこの辺で。
