Escrita por
Mick Jagger e Keith Richards, foi gravada em 20 de abril de 1968 e
lançada em 24 de maio de 1968, num compacto que tinha Child of the
moon como Lado B. É conhecida como a volta da banda às suas raízes
de blues. Foi regravada por muita gente, como Aretha Franklin, Tina
Turner, Peter Frampton, Billy Joel, Johnny Winter, Leon Russell, The
Beach Boys, Motorhead, Guns and Roses, entre outros. É a música
mais tocada da banda, tendo sido tocada mais de 1100 vezes em shows.
Mick e Keith
estavam na casa de Keith e o jardineiro era Jack Dyer, que passou por
uma janela, acordando os dois. Mick perguntou que barulho era aquele,
Keith respondeu, é Jack, Jumping jack... e a letra evoluiu dai...
Mick Jagger
cantou, fez backing vocals e tocou maracas. Keith tocou guitarra,
baixo, e fez backing vocals. Brian Jones tocou guitarra e mellotron.
Bill Wyman tocou orgao Hammond. Charlie Watts tocou bateria. Ian
Stewart tocou piano e Jimmy Miller fez backing vocals.
Chegou ao
número 1 no Reino Unido e número 3 nos Estados Unidos. Q Magazine
colocou-a como número 2 das 100 maiores canções de guitarra de
todos os tempos. É a número 124 da lista das 500 maiores canções
de todos os tempos da revista Rolling Stone.
A letra:
I was born in a
crossfire hurricane
And I howled at my ma in the driving rain
But it's all right now, in fact it's a gas
But it's all right
I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas, gas, gas
I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag
I was schooled with a strap right across my back
But it's all right now, in fact it's a gas
But it's all right
I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas, gas, gas
I was drowned, I was washed up and left for dead
I fell down, to my feet and I saw they bled
Yeah, and I frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread, yeah yeah
Yeah, I was crowned with a spike right through my head
But it's all right now, in fact it's a gas
But it's all right
I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas, gas, gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas
And I howled at my ma in the driving rain
But it's all right now, in fact it's a gas
But it's all right
I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas, gas, gas
I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag
I was schooled with a strap right across my back
But it's all right now, in fact it's a gas
But it's all right
I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas, gas, gas
I was drowned, I was washed up and left for dead
I fell down, to my feet and I saw they bled
Yeah, and I frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread, yeah yeah
Yeah, I was crowned with a spike right through my head
But it's all right now, in fact it's a gas
But it's all right
I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas, gas, gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas
A versão dos
Rolling Stones ao vivo em 2006:
A versão de
Peter Frampton:
A versão dos
Black Crowes:
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