Hang On to Me Tonight

Composer: Mick Jagger
Recording date: January-September 1992
Recording locations: S.I.R. Studios & Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, USA
Producers: Rick Rubin & Mick Jagger      Chief engineer: David Bianco


Probable line-up:

Drums: Curt Bisquera
Bass: John Pierce
Acoustic guitars: Mick Jagger & Jimmy Rip
Electric guitar: Jimmy Rip
Vocals: Mick Jagger
Harmonica: Mick Jagger
Piano: Benmont Tench
Organ: Benmont Tench
 

Like a picture you came into my life
Like a picture the colours fade away
Love is fragile, you hide it from the light
It lasts forever and always stays the same

Mmm


Like a movie, you swept into my life
And like a movie, the stars just fade away

Hang on to me tonight
Stay close to me all day
Hang on to me tonight
Stay close to me all day

Ah honey, while there's youth upon your face
Ah honey, are you tiring of the race?
My cards are on the table
You can get up and walk away - or stay

Like a movie, you came into my life
And like a movie, the stars just fade away
All the characters are mouthing out their lines
And the love scenes are shot in shades of grey

Hang on to me tonight
Stay close to me all day
Hang on to me tonight
Stay close to me all day

Ah baby, while there's youth upon your face
Ah baby, don't you lose that natural grace
My cards are on the table
You can get up and walk away - or stay, ha...

Hang on to me tonight
Stay close to me always
Hang on to me tonight
Stay close to me, stay close me all day

Mm-mm-mmm, mm-mmm
Hey yes
Uh, uh... mm-mmm
Hey

Stay close to me, stay close to me all day

Stay close to me all day



 
 

TrackTalk

I think that was Rick (Rubin)'s point of view - to make the drum track quite hard on that tune and take it away from the straight country thing. We went a bit harder than we might have done in the '70s.

- Mick Jagger, December 1992


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