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| "Saint of Me" | ||||
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| Single by The Rolling Stones | ||||
| from the album Bridges to Babylon | ||||
| Released | January 26, 1998 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | March - July 1997 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:11 (Radio edit) 5:15 (Album version) |
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| Label | Virgin | |||
| Writer(s) | Jagger/Richards | |||
| Producer | The Dust Brothers, The Glimmer Twins | |||
| The Rolling Stones singles chronology | ||||
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"Saint of Me" is a single by The Rolling Stones from their 1997 album Bridges to Babylon. Mick Jagger sings about various people in history who had converted to Christianity, notably St. Paul and St. Augustine. Jagger then states that they will never make a saint out of him.
Recording [link]
The song is notable for its performers. With Jagger on vocals, acoustic guitar and keyboards, Waddy Wachtel and Ron Wood play electric guitars (Keith Richards is notably absent), Me'Shell Ndegéocello and Pierre de Beauport on bass and six-string bass, respectively, and Stones-recording veteran Billy Preston on organ.
Release [link]
"Saint of Me" reached #26 in the UK and #94 in the US. The track also reached #13 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks.
A recording from the Bridges to Babylon Tour can be found on the 1999 live album No Security.
The B-side, "Anyway You Look at It", is a ballad and appears on the Rarities 1971–2003 compilation, released in 2005.
Track listing [link]
- "Saint of Me" (Radio edit) - 4:11
- "Anyway You Look at It" - 4:30
- "Gimme Shelter" (Live) - 6:54
- "Saint of Me" (Deep Dish Grunge Garage Dub) - 7:25
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SAINT OF ME
by: The Rolling Stones(Jagger/Richards)
Saint Paul the persecutor
Was a cruel and sinful man
Jesus hit him with a blinding light
And then his life began
I said yeah
I said yeah
Augustin knew temptation
He loved women, wine and song
And all the special pleasures
Of doing something wrong
I said yeah
I said yeah
I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
And could you stand the torture
And could you stand the pain
Could you put your faith in Jesus
When you're burning in the flames
And I do believe in miracles
And I want to save my soul
And I know that I'm a sinner
I'm gonna die here in the cold
I said yes, I said yeah
I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
I thought I heard an angel cry
I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye
John the Baptist was a martyr
But he stirred up Herod's hate
And Salome got her wish
To have him served up on a plate
I said yes
I said yeah
I said yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
Oh yeah, oh yeah
You'll never make a saint of me
I thought I heard an angel cry
I thought I saw a teardrop falling from his eye
I thought I saw an angel cry
You'll never make a saint of me
You'll never make a saint of me