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:Doug
Wimbish Electric
guitars:
Jimmy Rip, Frank Simes & Mick Jagger Vocals:
Mick
Jagger Clavinet:
Mick
Jagger Organ:
Billy
Preston Moog
synthesizer: David
Bianco Saxophone:
Courtney
Pine Percussion:Lenny
Castro & Mick Jagger
In the beginning,
when life was simple
We were at each
other night and day
You were so sensual
and so inventive
We said we'd stick
together come what may
In the beginning,
you were so brutal
You turned the heat
on in the afternoon
Get so excited, get
so addicted
You had me eating
from your golden spoon
Now I don't want to
spoil the party
I know it goes
against the grain
As the plane
touched down, I got movies of
you
Running through my
fevered brain
I really love my
sweet thing
I can't give her up
I really love my
sweet thing
I can't give her up
I really love my
sweet thing
I can't give her up, huh - huh
In the beginning,
when we were winning
I was your
ever-present love-sick fool
You turned the heat
off and left me standing
Freezing by your
swimming pool
I can't give it up
I can't give it up I can't give it up
I can't give it up
Now I don't want to
spoil the party
I know it goes
against the grain
As the plane
touched down, and the midnight moon
I can't just
walk away
Really love my
sweet thing
Want to lick it up
Really love my
sweet thing
Want to lick it up
Hey, really love my sweet...
Can't give it up, shake it
Really love my
sweet thing
Can't give it up
I can't give it up
I can't give it up
I can't give it up
Really, really,
really, really
Really, really,
really love my sweet thing
I can't give it up
I can't give it up
I can't give it up
Hey
TrackTalk
I wrote Sweet Thing on the keyboards.
I'm
playing the clavinet part on that one.
-
Mick Jagger, December 1992
(O)n a song like Sweet Thing I used
the falsetto voice because I think it suited the groove. I like singing
in falsetto, but just to be clear, I'm not really a fairy!
