Let’s spend the night together

6. oktober 2021
Don’t you worry ’bout what’s on your mind, oh my
I’m in no hurry, I can take my time, oh my
I’m going red and my tongue’s getting tied
(Tongue’s getting tied)
I’m off my head and my mouth’s getting dry
I’m high, but I try, try, try, oh my
Let’s spend the night together
Now I need you more than ever
Let’s spend the night together now
I feel so strong that I can’t disguise, oh my
(Let’s spend the night together)
But I just can’t apologize, oh no
(Let’s spend the night together)
Don’t hang me up and don’t let me down
(Don’t let me down)
We could have fun just groovin’ around
Around, and round, and oh my my
Let’s spend the night together
Now I need you more than ever
Let’s spend the night together
Let’s spend the night together
Now I need you more than ever
You know I’m smiling, baby
You need some guiding, baby
I’m just deciding, baby, now
I need you more than ever
Let’s spend the night together
Let’s spend the night together now
Oh my my my my my my my
This doesn’t happen to me every day, oh my
(Let’s spend the night together)
No excuses offered anyway, oh my
(Let’s spend the night together)
I’ll satisfy your every need
(Your every need)
And now I know you will satisfy me
Oh my my my my my my
Together now, oh my my my my my my my
Now I need you, need you more than ever, oh my
(Let’s spend the night together)
I’ll satisfy your every need, whoa my my
Now I know, I know you’ll satisfy me, whoa my my
(Let’s spend the night together)
I beg you baby, whoa my my my my my my
Oh come on now
Oh baby my my my my
Vi er nået til januar 1967 i Sandfords store Stones-biografi. Og bandet har udsendt dobbeltsinglen “Let’s spend the night together”/”Ruby Tuesday” i januar måned. Et singleudspil fra albummet Between the Buttons. Ruby Tuesday klarer sig rigtig godt på hitlisterne på begge sider af atlanten, hvorimod det kniber med “Let’s spend the night…”, der især i USA har svært ved at komme op ad listerne. Forklaringen er, at teksten har en seksuel karakter, og derfor bliver sangen blokeret og bandlyst på mange radiostationer. Og på den toneangivende tv-udsendelse The Ed Sullivan Show får Stones kun lov til at spille nummeret, hvis teksten ændres fra “Let’s spend the night” til “Let’s spend some time”, hvilket de så gør. Men Mick Jagger ruller med øjnene, medens han synger linjen, vel vidende at publikum derude foran de sort-hvide skærme allerede godt kender originalens ordlyd og tillagte betydning. Også bassisten Bill Wyman, der i biografien beskrives som det mest pigeglade medlem af bandet, ruller med øjnene. Mange år senere, i 2006, gentog historien sig, idet de kinesiske myndigheder forbød gruppen at spille sangen på grund at dens ordlyd.
Med til historien hører selvfølgelig, at sangen trods modstanden fra offentligheden solgte godt (den blev jo solgt sammen med den anderledes pæne Ruby Tuesday) og blev et af Stones’ store, kendte sange.

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