Wednesday, February 11, 2015

The Rolling Stones 1983's "She Was Hot"

Here's the video for "She Was Hot," probably the best track off the 1983 LP "Undercover."  This was essentially their first all-new album since 1978's "Some Girls," because the two albums in between ("Emotional Rescue" and "Tattoo You") were mostly based on older outtakes that were polished up.  Still good stuff.  But then they had to undertake a "fresh" 1980s approach and made this plodding LP.  Yet "She Was Hot" (and the title cut) were among the highlights, and got lavish videos to accompany them -- their first specifically for MTV.  Unfortunately, the button-popping segment at 4:23 was clipped out by the network for being too racy (as if the rest of it were just fine).

I vividly remember this video on MTV, and have it on an old tape.  I was surprised to hear the song at the very end.  It's also interesting that the song runs REALLY fast here, and there are a couple extra lines at 0:38 seconds:

There goes the telephone
And suddenly I feel at home
And there's a sweet voice on the line

What is the face Mick makes at 0:55?!  All of this makes me think the Rolling Stones think about sex a LOT.  I am shocked.


R.I.P. Anita Morris... although that second-to-last set of sparks looks, shall we say, unattractive.

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