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"Shine a Light" is a song featured on British rock and roll band the Rolling Stones' 1972 album ''Exile on Main St.'' Although credited to usual Stones writers Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Shine a Light" was largely a Jagger composition. He began writing the song in early 1968 when the Stones still had guitarist Brian Jones as a member. The song was originally titled "Get a Line on You" and dealt with Jones' ever-worsening addiction to drugs and his detachment from the rest of the band. A version of the song, under the title "Get a Line on You", was made by Leon Russell at Olympic Studios in October 1969 with assistance from Jagger (lead vocals), Charlie Watts (drums), Leon Russell (piano), and probably also Bill Wyman (bass) and Mick Taylor (guitar). The recording was made during the recording sessions for the album ''Leon Russell'' (released 1970), where both Watts and Wyman contributed drums and bass to some of the tracks. However, the song "Get a Line on You" was not on the released album, but was shelved until 1993, when it finally surfaced as a bonus track on the 24K gold re-release by DCC Compact Classics (DCC Compact Classics GZS 1049).〔See 691000A and 940125A on http://www.nzentgraf.de/books/tcw/works1.htm〕 After Jones' death in 1969, "Get a Line on You" resurfaced and was re-written by Jagger and recorded again in July 1970 now titled, "Shine A Light" and with slightly altered lyrics. A third recording at London's Olympic Sound Studios in December 1971 resulted in final (Exile On Main Street) version of the song. This final version featured Jagger on vocals, Stones producer Jimmy Miller on drums instead of Watts, and Taylor on electric guitar. According to Wyman, he played bass on the song and Taylor was erroneously credited with playing bass, having pointed out the error via an advance copy of the album. He also says that he played bass on more tracks than was verified in the album's credits and that Jagger had gotten the credits wrong.〔http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/bill-wyman-on-making-the-rolling-stones39-exile-on-main-st/26222〕 Also performing on the song are back-up singers Clydie King, Joe Green, Venetta Field, and Jesse Kirkland. Billy Preston performs both piano and organ for the recording and had a distinct influence on Jagger and the song while mixing the album at Los Angeles' Sunset Sound Studios. Jagger claims visits to Preston's local church inspired the gospel influences apparent on the final recording while Richards was absent from these sessions. "Shine a Light" first entered the Stones' setlist during the 1995 leg of the Voodoo Lounge Tour. A July 1995 performance of this acoustic variation was captured and released on the live album ''Stripped''. The Stones again played it during their Bridges to Babylon Tour and A Bigger Bang Tour. The song gave its name to a 2008 Martin Scorsese film chronicling the latter tour, and an October 2006 performance is included on the soundtrack, ''Shine a Light''. ==Legacy== The song's vocal melody was an influence on Oasis's song "Live Forever" released in 1994. Allison Crowe released a cover of the song on her 2004 album ''Tidings''. The song has been covered multiple times in concert by Phish, the first time on October 31, 2009 when the band covered the entirety of ''Exile on Main Street'' as part of its musical costume. Elton John also performed the song live for 'Peace One Day' on September 21, 2012, and is a well-known Stones fan. The song was also featured in the 3rd episode season 6 of ''Californication'' "Dead Rockstars" performed by Tim Minchin (aka Atticus Fetch in the series). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shine a Light (The Rolling Stones song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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