There are two interpretations of this: The "sacred.
I went down to the sacred store Where I'd heard the music years before Janis died of an accidental (accidental my ass!) heroin overdose.Janis Joplin, the lady of the blues.Īnd I asked her for some happy news But she just smiled and turned away (Verse 6) I met a girl who sang the blues If the above is correct, then Satan would be Jagger.Was in 1967 and this verse is no doubt set in 1968.) Reference to Jimi Hendrix burning his Stratocaster at the Monterey Pop Festival, but that Or the bonfires around the area could provide theįlames. The most likely interpretation is that McLean is still talkingĪbout Altamont, and in particular Mick Jagger's prancing and posing and "climbing.Puzzling, since the early Stones recorded a lot of "roots" rock and roll,Īnd as the flames climbed high into the night, To light the sacrificial rite Negatively inspired (he had an extensive religious background) because of "Sympathyįor the Devil," "Their Satanic Majesties' Request" and so on. It's also possible that McLean views the Stones as being This incident is chronicled in the documentary film "Gimme Shelter." Incited the violence and caused the Stones to drop the song from their show for the next "Sympathy for the Devil" (because of "Satan's spell") had somehow Hunter was beaten and stabbed to death - by the Angels. In the darkness near the front of the stage, a young man named Meredith Stones appointed members of the Hell's Angels to work security (on the advice of the While playing a concert at the Altamont Speedway in 1969, the.And as I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born
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