"I got silence on my radio
Let the air waves flow, let the air waves flow
Oh, I'm sleeping under strange, strange skies
Just another mad, mad day on the road
My dreams are fading down the railway line
I'm just about a moonlight mile down the road"
- Lyrics from Moonlight Mile, 1970, credited to Mick Jagger and Mick Taylor; released on the album Sticky Fingers. The video was found on this Rolling Stones' channel.
I rarely feel nostalgic most days... figuring what's gone is gone (for the most part) and, in the last analysis, the (alleged) "good old days" were never all that good. But, every now and then, some old tune pops up out of nowhere and takes me back to a less complicated time in the long past when merely being alive seemed to be enough. Yes, I was very young then. But, in ways, I knew my priorities far better then than I do now.
I never saw the Stones do a live version of this traveler's tune. But, hearing it again kind of soothed my "savage beast." Maybe it'll soothe yours, too.
Namaste.
(Blogger's note - April 29, 2026: Yes, I realize Valentine's Day of the Dead (Part II) is long overdue, but I am continuously interrupted these days with topics I am compelled to address. One recent topic has just been investigated on Post-Mac Blues: The Mar-a-lago Messiah - reverse engineering a hazardous meme. Also, I will be cross-posting the Day of the Dead story and the first installment is likely to be found on PMB.)
The Stones are usually good for what ails you and Mick and Keith seem to have the immortal thing going on...which is oddly reassuring in these mad days.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the throwback to long ago times.
You're welcome, BG! But, "long ago times" is a bit extreme, no? ;-)
DeleteThat being said, I'm curious to know when and where this video was shot; I couldn't find the info.
The comments on the video indicate Arlington, Texas, 2015.
DeleteThanks! :-)
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