Live with Me
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| Song by The Rolling Stones | |||||
| Album | Let It Bleed | ||||
| Released | December 5, 1969 | ||||
| Recorded | May 24, 1969 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 3m:33s | ||||
| Label | Decca Records/ABKCO | ||||
| Writer | Jagger/Richards | ||||
| Producer | Jimmy Miller | ||||
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"Live with Me" is a song by rock and roll band the Rolling Stones off of their 1969 album Let It Bleed. Along with "Country Honk," this was one of two songs guitarist Mick Taylor played on while auditioning for the band.
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Live with Me" was recorded on May 24, 1969. It marks the first time the Stones would record with Bobby Keys, he contributing the extended saxophone solo near the middle of the song that would become a hallmark of future Stones releases. Leon Russell and Nicky Hopkins both contributed piano to the piece. As on a number of Rolling Stones records, the song's distinctive bassline was played by Keith Richards rather than Bill Wyman (the band's 'official' bass player).
It is said that the song's rather lewd lyrics were the reason why the London Bach Choir asked not to be credited for their contribution to "You Can't Always Get What You Want." In the song, Jagger asks for "a woman's touch" to improve the conditions in his squalid apartment.
Although it was never released as a single, it is a popular live staple, appearing on the live albums Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! and No Security. The song was performed live with Christina Aguilera for the shooting of the documentary Shine a Light.
