A great tune from what I consider to be the Rolling Stone's best album, "Exile On Main Street".
craig guerrieri
rolling stones exile on main s
all down the line
Story behind the song
Yes, I'm aware that Mick Taylor played lead guitar using a slide on the original, but I went with a more "traditional" lead guitar approach instead, while attempting to stay true to his riffs.
Unless you're in a tribute band, the way I look at it is this: If you don't put your own stamp on cover songs, what's the point? If your aim is to try and mimic the original exactly, you may as well listen to that and not go through the trouble of recording your own version.
Arrangements, all instruments and vocals by Craig Guerrieri.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Craig Guerrieri at Cygnus Studios, Florida, USA. 2019.
Lyrics
Yeah, heard the diesel drumming, all down the line
Oh, heard the wires a humming, all down the line
Yeah, hear the women sighing, all down the line
Oh, hear the children crying, all down the line
All down the line
We'll be watching out for trouble, yeah
All down the line
And we'll keep the motor running, yeah
All down the line
Well, you can't say yes and you can't say no
Just be right there when the whistle blows
Need a sanctified girl with a sanctified mind to help me now
Yeah, all the people singing, all down the line
Mmm, watch the men all working, working yeah, all down the line
All down the line
And we'll open up the throttle yeah
All down the line
And we'll bust another bottle, yeah
All down the line
I need a shot of salvation baby, once in a while
Hear the whistle blowing, hear it for a thousand miles
All down the line
And we'll open up the throttle yeah, yeah!
All down the line
And we'll bust, bust, bust another bottle, yeah!
Well you can't say yes, and you can't say no
Just be right there when the whistle blows
I need a sanctified mind to help me out right now
Won't you be my little baby for a while...