Rolling Stones | Wild Horses
"Wild Horses" Initially was a song written for Keith Richards' newborn son Marlon in 1969. Keith regretted having to leave his son to go on tour. The lyrics were rewritten by Mick Jagger leaving only the line "Wild horses couldn't drag me away." Jagger's inspiration for the lyrics came from his relationship with Marianne Faithfull, which was deteriorating.
Marianne Faithfull says "Wild horses couldn't drag me away" was the first thing she said to Mick Jagger after when she came out of a drug-induced coma in 1969. There are other theories as to Jagger's Inspiration for this song, however. Micks' girlfriend Jerry Hall said in The Observer Magazine (April 29, 2007}: "'Wild Horses' is my favorite Stones song. It's so beautiful. I don't mind that it was written for Bianca." (This is not very not likely, since Mick Jagger didn't meet Bianca (his future wife) until 1970, which was after the song was recorded.)
The song was first recorded by Gram Parsons' Flying Burrito Brothers in 1970. The Rolling Stones' version was written in 1969, but wasn't recorded until 1971 for the Sticky Fingers album.
The Rolling Stones recorded "Wild Horses" at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama during a three-day session from December 2-4, 1969. It was the last of three songs recorded during the sessions, after "Brown Sugar" and "You Gotta Move."
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