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Also Known As: Save Me, Criss-Cross Man
25 November - 21 December 1972; June 1973: Place: Dynamic Sounds,
Kingston, Jamaica; Island Recording Studios, London, England.
Producer: Jimmy Miller.
Track status: Bootleg only.
Rolling Stones with Jimmy Miller, Pascal, Rebop, Nicky Hopkins,
Bobby Keys.
The up-tempo sound of Criss Cross aka Save Me and
Criss-Cross Man is a refreshing humorous song about drug taking,
kissing lip to lip, tongue to tongue and blood transfusions. Criss
Cross could have been considered suitable for release, although
the band were conscious that too many rock numbers could have spoilt
the album's balance (surely it was nothing to do with the Taylor
songwriting credit!). Mick Taylor and Keith Richards play comfortably
together, Mick doing the dexterous funky lead while Keith plays
the rhythm chops. An acetate was prepared with the song coupled
with Silver Train. In hindsight, they may have reconsidered the
decision not to release the track. There are three versions; a short
edited version that stops before the saxophone comes in and two
full versions, one without saxophone.
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