It's Not Selling Out, It

Samba Rhythm Is A Great One To Sing On, But It's Also Got Some Other Suggestions In It, An Undercurrent Of Being Primitive - Because It Is A Primitive African, South American, Afro-whatever-you-call-that Rhythm. So To White People, It Has A Very Sinister Thing About It.

Life's Just A Cocktail Party - On The Street.

When Gimme Shelter Was Recorded, Early '69 Or Something, It Was A Time Of War And Tension, So That's Reflected In This Tune. It's Still Wheeled Out When Big Storms Happen, As They Did The Other Week. It's Been Used A Lot To Evoke Natural Disaster.

Lose Your Dreams And You Might Lose Your Mind.

Casanova, He Had No Money And No Power, And According To Some, He Even Was Cute. But He Had Talent To Live, And Some Literature Talent. I Love How He Invented Himself.