Originally published at: Listen to Merry Clayton's incredible background vocals for "Gimme Shelter" | Boing Boing
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That’s the voice crack that many people claim to have gotten conceived to.
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Here she is on lead:
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Merry Clayton’s part makes the song, for me. Even the tremelo guitar and Watt’s drumming on their own couldn’t make it as great as it was with her astonishing voice.
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Thank you Mark for sharing a little of the sparkling gem that is Merry Clayton.
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In case it wasn’t clear, this video is a clip from the amazing “20 Feet from Stardom” documentary.
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I don’t know how many times I’ve heard this over five decades and it still gives me chills.
Fuck me, that was just as good as I’d hoped it would be.
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Yeah. Drop Merry Clayton out of the mix, and the song is without chills. Hearing her isolated made my hair stand on end.
And her on lead… whooo.
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Wow! Just wow!
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