The Alternate “Dead Flowers”

Dead Flowers Alternate In promoting the upcoming reissue of the classic 1971 album Sticky Fingers, The Rolling Stones have been releasing some alternate versions of some of the songs off the album. One of my favorite Rolling Stones songs has always been “Dead Flowers,” so I was excited to hear how the Stones had played with the sound before releasing the album.

The alternate version of “Dead Flowers” is below. Slate writes that this alternate take is “bluesier” than the country-tinged original, with Mick Jagger giving a “looser” delivery and Ian Stewart’s piano muted compared to the original. Check out this alternate take and see what you think..

If you wish to compare the above alternate take to what was eventually released, the original version of “Dead Flowers” from Sticky Fingers is below.

The reissue of Sticky Fingers comes out June 9. The Sticky Fingers 2-CD release will include a CD with alternate and live versions of songs from the album.

Which version of “Dead Flowers” do you like best? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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