Rolling Stones Release the War On Drugs’ Remix of ‘Scarlet’
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The War On Drugs remix of The Rolling Stones’ “Scarlet” — a song recorded with guest guitarist Jimmy Page in 1973, but only released as a single July 22 of this year — is out now. This new remix is exclusive to the digital deluxe edition of the Stones’ 1973 Goats Head Soup album, which comes out Sept. 4.
“I just re-imagined the song as if I had Mick, Keith and Jimmy in the room with me. After messing with my Linn Drum for a bit, the song fell into this double-time thing and I just went with it,” Adam Granduciel, the War On Drugs singer/guitarist, said in a statement. “I called my friend and bandmate, Dave Hartley, to fill out the bass on the new groove. Then I figured if I had Jimmy Page in the room I’d probably ask him to plug into my favorite rack flanger so that’s what I did. My friend Anthony LaMarca added some last-minute percussion. I’m so honored to have gotten to work on this especially since ‘Angie’ was probably the first ‘rock’ song that I asked to be played on repeat when I was really young. Hope you enjoy it!”
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Listen to the War on Drugs “Scarlet” remix below and see the visual here.
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