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Torn and Frayed

Certain Songs #2068: The Rolling Stones – “Torn and Frayed”

March 26, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Album: Exile on Main St.
Year: 1972

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If side two of Exile on Main St. is the key to understanding the full album, then “Torn and Frayed” is the key to understanding side two of Exile on Main St.

Or so it seems to me. Because that’s basically what happened with me: at some point after listening to Exile on Main St. a few times, I fell deeply in love with “Torn and Frayed,” and suddenly the rest of the side, and subsequently the rest of the album, fell right into place. And now, I consider it the best of all of their country songs, including “Sweet Virginia” and even “Dead Flowers.”

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