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Rolling Stones songs: Let Me Down Slow
There’s a swish in your step/ There’s a gleam in your eye…
Written by: Jagger/Richards Recorded: Studio France, West Indies, Nov- 2004; Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, USA, March 7-9 and June 6-28 2005 Guest musicians: Darryll Jones (bass) *Data taken from Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012
Let Me Down Slow is a song by Mick Jagger, featuring a refrain that carries the distinctive touch of Keith Richards. The lyrics present a departure from the typical style of the Glimmer Twins. They depict a vulnerable lover pleading with his girlfriend to be gentle in their breakup. Lines like “If you’ve something to say/Don’t be too direct/ I don’t want a confrontation/I got my back to the wall” make it hard to believe that these words are coming from Mick Jagger himself.
At the close of the 1960s, Keith Richards spent a night with Marianne Faithfull as a form of retaliation against Mick Jagger, who had been enchanted by Anita Pallenberg during the filming of Performance. In his autobiography, Life, Richards shares his personal take on this episode, revealing the dynamics of their complicated relationships and the competitive undercurrents that often marked their lives. This incident not only highlights the tumultuous nature of their personal connections but also illustrates the interplay of romance and rivalry within the iconic rock band: “In fact, I had to leave the premises rather abruptly when the cat (Mick) came back. Hey, it was our only time, hot and sweaty. We were just there in, as Mick calls it in Let Me Down Slow, the afterglow, my head nestled between those two beautiful jugs. And we heard his car drive up, and there was a big flurry, and I did one out the window, got my shoes, out the window through the garden, and I realized I’d left my socks.”
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