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‘Gimme Shelter’ — The Rolling Stones

“Gimme Shelter” made quite an impact on a song written in 20 minutes by Keith Richards. Jagger told Rolling Stone magazine in an interview about the real inspiration for the song lyrics: “Well, it’s a very rough, very violent era. The Vietnam War. Violence on the screens, pillage, and burning… That’s a kind of end-of-the-world song. It’s apocalypse; the whole record’s like that.” Interestingly, Vietnam or social unrest did not initially inspire the album, but a massive rainstorm and Keith Richards saw people running for cover.

‘Gimme Shelter’ — The Rolling Stones