“Gimme Shelter” has lyrics that dive into some very uncomfortable themes. The opening track of Let It Bleed explores the brutalities of war, inspired by the then-raging Vietnam War in 1969. Those ...

The Rolling Stones were first formed in 1962 and are still active today. Scorsese has been a fan of the band for decades. Of the three films, The Departed is the most recent to include “Gimme Shelter, ...

Keith Richards said he started writing The Rolling Stones‘ “Gimme Shelter,” and then Mick Jagger “expanded it.” Jagger revealed the song and its parent album were about the apocalypse. In addition, he ...

The Rolling Stones are known for plenty of incredible songs, but nothing quite beats the instrumental introduction to the 1969 hit song “Gimme Shelter”. It’s one of the most instantly recognizable ...

From Marianne Faithfull to a serial killer, these real people inspired Rolling Stones hits from "Wild Horses" to "Gimme Shelter." ...

Of "Gimme Shelter," for example, Richards said that the song's intense lyrics — which, years later, seem to sum up a period of armed conflict and overall social turmoil — weren't initially any part of ...

A legendary rock song became the perfect opening soundtrack for one of the greatest crime films ever made.

”Ooh, a storm is threatening/my very life today/If i don‘t get some shelter/ooh yeah I‘m gonna fade away.” (Jagger/Richards) I can‘t recall when I have been as happy recently as i was upon seeing the ...

Spoiler alert! This story contains details from the June 9 episode of "America's Got Talent." "America's Got Talent" may have just seen "one of the best singers we’ve ever had," according to judge ...

The year 1969 was one of wild mood swings, so it shouldn't be surprising that 1969 provided the best high school hits of the ...