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"'Parachute Woman'" is a song by the Rolling Stones featured on their 1968 album 'Beggars Banquet'.

Inspiration and recording



Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Parachute Woman" is a blues song and is one of the 'Beggars Banquet' songs recorded on a cassette player and double-tracked for effect. Bill Janovitz comments in his review of the song:

{{quote|The result is a raw and murky but atmosphere-filled blues track that spotlights Mick Jagger's mumbled sexual boasts and intense harmonica playing. With barely veiled innuendo just enough to make it comical Jagger makes like a modern-day Muddy Waters: "Parachute woman will you blow me out?/My heavy throbber's itching just to lay a solid rhythm down."}}

Mick Jagger is on lead vocals and Keith Richards is on electric lead guitar, and Brian Jones plays acoustic rhythm guitar. Both Mick Jagger and Brian Jones play harmonica. Charlie Watts provides drums and Bill Wyman plays the bass.

"Parachute Woman" was only performed live by the Rolling Stones twice. The first performance was during the 1968 'Rock and Roll Circus' and appears on the subsequent album. It would also be performed once during the 2002 Licks Tour, more than 30 years after its initial live debut.

Personnel



*Mick Jaggervocals, harmonica (coda)

*Keith Richardselectric guitar

*Brian Jones acoustic guitar, harmonica

*Bill Wymanbass

*Charlie Wattsdrums

References



Category:1968 songs

Category:The Rolling Stones songs

Category:Songs written by JaggerRichards

Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Miller

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