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Gimme Shelter, the Rolling Stones, 1969, Hard rock
English rock band, the Rolling Stones, was a significant music icon in the ’60s, marking the hard rock era with their gritty, heavy-driven sound. Their release of the 1969 song “Gimme Shelter” enjoyed massive success. The song touched on social issues of fear, war, and human rights.
According to Ultimate Classic Rock, the band’s guitarist Keith Richards drew the idea of the song after seeing people flock for shelter during a sudden rain storm. As Richards described, he was sitting by the window with an acoustic guitar when the sky suddenly went black, and people ran for shelter. That was the germ that urged the band to produce a full-length masterpiece.
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