It
Must Be Hell
Composers: Mick
Jagger
& Keith Richards
Recording
date: December 1982 &
April-August 1983
Recording
locations: Pathé
Marconi Studios, Paris, France; Compass
Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas; & The Hit Factory,
New York City
Producers: The
Glimmer
Twins & Chris Kimsey
Chief engineer:
Chris
Kimsey
Never performed
onstage
Probable line-up:
Drums: Charlie
Watts
Bass: Bill Wyman
Rhythm electric guitars: Keith
Richards
Lead (slide) electric guitars: Ron
Wood
Lead vocal: Mick
Jagger
Backing vocals: Mick
Jagger, Keith Richards & Ron Wood
Electric piano: Chuck
Leavell
Percussion (incl. maracas, bongos): Martin
Ditcham, Moustapha Cisse
and Brahms Coundoul
We've got
trouble, that's for sure
We've got
millions unemployed
Some kids
can't write, some kids can't read
Some kids
are hungry, some overeat
Well
Our TV
leader boldly speaks
The words
of Christ, he tries to preach
We need more power to hold the line
The strength of darkness still
abides
It must be
hell
Living in
the world, suffering in the world
like you
It must be
hell
Living in
the world, suffering in the world
like you
Keep in a
straight line, stay in tune
No need to
worry, only fools
End up in
prison or conscience cells
Or in
asylums they help to build
It must be
hell
Living in
the world, suffering in the world
like you - you, you, you, you, you
It must be
hell
Living in
the world, suffering in the world
like you
Yes,
it must be hell
Suffering
in the world
like you
Whoo, whoo!
Whoo, whoo!
Yeah, yeah
We're free
to worship, free to speak
We're free
to kill, it's guaranteed
We've got
our problems, that's for sure
Clean up
the backyard, don't lock the door
It must be
hell
Living in
the world, suffering in the world
like you
Yes, it
must be hell
Living in
the world, suffering in the world
like you
I said we,
we ain't gonna drown
I said we,
we ain't gonna drown
I said we, we are heaven bound
I said we, we are heaven bound
I said we, we are heaven bound
I said we, we are heaven bound
I said we, we are heaven bound
I said we, we are heaven bound
I said we, we are heaven bound
I said we, we are heaven bound
TrackTalk
Yeah, I had a lot of trouble
explaining that to
these German people. They said, (affecting German accent) You
sound
so ARROGANT. You are living in such a good vay. And the other
people who
do the vorking are living in Hell. I said, Well, that's
not what
it's about. I think I didn't get it right, I didn't get my
point across
(laughs). The point is... Well, ONE of the points is: even though
in the
West we have a tremendous load of problems, in the East they have
even
more. That's really the point.
-
Mick Jagger, 1984
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