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The Rolling Stones — Jumpin' Jack Flash
Album: Jumpin' Jack Flash (single)
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Released: 1968
Length: 3:34
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I was born in a cross-fire hurricane
And I howled at my ma in the driving rain,
But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas!
But it's all right. Im jumpin jack flash,
Its a gas! gas! gas!

I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag,
I was schooled with a strap right across my back,
But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas!
But it's all right, Im jumpin jack flash,
Its a gas! gas! gas!

I was drowned, I was washed up and left for dead.
I fell down to my feet and I saw they bled.
I frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I was crowned with a spike right thru my head.
But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas!
But it's all right, Im jumpin jack flash,
Its a gas! gas! gas!

Jumping jack flash, it's a gas
Jumping jack flash, it's a gas
Jumping jack flash, it's a gas
Jumping jack flash, it's a gas
Jumping jack flash
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Posted 2 months ago by mollyandmouse    [ Reply ]
"cross-fire hurricane" makes no sense.  It should read "Class Five Hurricane".
Posted 2 months ago by gregskrtic    [ Reply ]
absolutely farking awesome 🥰
Posted 6 months ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
Great track which has been covered by countless other bands, some good some terrible. Saw the boys in Leeds Roundhay Park back in the early 1980's. 100,00 crowd.
Posted 7 months ago by brendan8154    [ Reply ]
A great R&R song with terrible lyrics. 
Posted 1 year ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
 LowPhreak wrote:

Either you've lost your mind, or you've never seen the Stones live and just pulled that from your derriere. {#Beat}

Unfortunately, I didn't get to see them in their heyday but did catch them in '98 on the Bridges to Babylon tour in Syracuse. As a drummer/musician myself, I can tell you they tore it up that night and the sound was perfect where we were sitting, something that doesn't happen that often in the Carrier Dome.

I've seen plenty of lame-assed bands live (even been in a few), but the Stones are not one of them though they've had their off-nights sometimes.


Saw them on the Steel Wheels tour at Wembley Stadium. Thought they might be past it even then....completely wrong. They absolutely killed it. 
Posted 1 year ago by Ziggicat300    [ Reply ]
one of my all-time fav bands. not my fav track of theirs, however still appreciate it. i imagine it would have been fun to have been in my teens/20s when this came out hearing it for the very first time.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
I saw these guys in Birmingham , October 1963.  I'd already seen the Beatles in February 1963.

What a time for a teenager to be alive.  Awesome.  This 74 year old female loved every minute of it and indeed still has many memories of this time in her life.

I don't know how Jagger does it, he can still move just as he did back in '63 and  he's 79 !!.  I know from his school days that his father (a gym instructor) had him running a couple of miles every morning for years (which he still does to this day) before going to school, so I'm guessing that's had something to do with it..

Thanks guys for all the memories.
Posted 1 year ago by Dapps    [ Reply ]
When this came out, my teenaged self thought it was a nice enough song, but likely the Rolling Stones last gasp.  I also turned down a chance to see Dylan in about 1973 for much the same reason.  My batting average has improved somewhat since then.
Posted 2 years ago by Greyerwrit    [ Reply ]
Thankful to have seen this band live on a couple of occasions-most notably at TX Motor Speedway when they schooled Matchbox 20, Dave Matthews and Smashing Pumpkins on how to put on a rock n roll show. Epic. 
Posted 2 years ago by Kingsized    [ Reply ]


" WATCH-it  "


Posted 2 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
I was a tot when this song was released, and although a Stones fan from the very start, apparently not yet able to pronounce. Thus, the song has forever been known in the family as Jackie Fash. 
Posted 2 years ago by costoonces    [ Reply ]
\
Jagger at song start :

            "W A T C H - it"

Posted 3 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 Easyrider wrote:

Spliffed up and rockin out to the stones and feeling 😊stoned immaculate 😎




The MORE you smoke, the better it sounds!!! ...especially in FLAC! ...GREAT TUNE!!! ...ICONIC!!!
Posted 3 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
  Skydog wrote:

The Stones . . . are a lame-ass live band . . .



   Hilarious!      
Wait, you were joking, right? . . .
Posted 3 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
I saw them at Texas Motor Speedway with Matchbox 20, DMB and Smashing Pumpkins opening up. The Stones schooled the whole lot of them. Blew the stage away for 2 hours then flew off in choppers while fireworks lit up the sky. Epic!
Posted 3 years ago by Kingsized    [ Reply ]
 LowPhreak wrote:

Either you've lost your mind, or you've never seen the Stones live and just pulled that from your derriere. {#Beat}

Unfortunately, I didn't get to see them in their heyday but did catch them in '98 on the Bridges to Babylon tour in Syracuse. As a drummer/musician myself, I can tell you they tore it up that night and the sound was perfect where we were sitting, something that doesn't happen that often in the Carrier Dome.

I've seen plenty of lame-assed bands live (even been in a few), but the Stones are not one of them though they've had their off-nights sometimes.



my (drummer) friend has a quote he uses all the time, goes somethin like

"a mate of mine once said Charlie Watts was one of the worst rock drummers.. I mean, we hadn't even started drinking yet and this rot dribbles out of his mouth. I haven't spoken to him since"
Posted 3 years ago by walk2k    [ Reply ]
RIP Charlie
Posted 3 years ago by walk2k    [ Reply ]
Circa late 70s and a shout out to Mike Fox, gym teacher at Mount Bruno Elementary School in St. Bruno, QC, Canada, for playing this song and challenging his gym students to run around the gym and see how many layups they could score in the three and a half minutes the song lasted. For me, this song will always bring back that memory...that, and how much I suck at basketball. 
Posted 3 years ago by johnalexford    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by joshbaker607    [ Reply ]
one of the best R&R songs ever
Posted 3 years ago by aneal300    [ Reply ]
It’s alright cause jumpin Jack’s pumpin the gas 😎
Posted 3 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
bloody hell, 3 classics in a row, can't do any work!  
Posted 3 years ago by jkforde    [ Reply ]
Original release 1968. 
Posted 4 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
Spliffed up and rockin out to the stones and feeling 😊stoned immaculate 😎
Posted 4 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
Spliffed up and rockin out to stones and feeling 😊
Posted 4 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
Outstanding and always awesome🎸
Posted 4 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
TEN ...10.......what more can I say...
Posted 4 years ago by neptunejeff    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:
The Stones have made some great records ( the studio is a friend of many) but they are a lame-ass live band, no way near "the greatest rock-n-roll band" title they somehow got, probably gave it to themselves the same way M Jackson ordered himself to be called the "King Of Pop"
 
Au contraire! 
I saw them in 1983. There were tons of pre-bands (I remember J. Geils Band). They all were really great. But when the stones entered finallay the stage they simply flashed everyone away. One of the best live performances I've ever seen!  

Posted 4 years ago by ybsen    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
Always reminds me of Fear and Loathing
Posted 5 years ago by t0m5k1    [ Reply ]
it's ESSENTIAL      : )
Posted 6 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:
The Stones have made some great records ( the studio is a friend of many) but they are a lame-ass live band, no way near "the greatest rock-n-roll band" title they somehow got, probably gave it to themselves the same way M Jackson ordered himself to be called the "King Of Pop"

 
Either you've lost your mind, or you've never seen the Stones live and just pulled that from your derriere. {#Beat}

Unfortunately, I didn't get to see them in their heyday but did catch them in '98 on the Bridges to Babylon tour in Syracuse. As a drummer/musician myself, I can tell you they tore it up that night and the sound was perfect where we were sitting, something that doesn't happen that often in the Carrier Dome.

I've seen plenty of lame-assed bands live (even been in a few), but the Stones are not one of them though they've had their off-nights sometimes.
Posted 8 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
 calypsus_1 wrote:
 
Rolling Stones Wallpaper by ~JohnnySlowhand
Nikola Plecas ©2009-2010 ~JohnnySlowhand

 

 

I realize that Bill Wyman had left the Stones by the time this picture was taken.  Still, it doesn't seem right without him.


Posted 8 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Is this the greatest RnR song ever? Just because of the guitar riffs...not even including the vocals, lyrics, and fantastic rthymn section.  
Posted 8 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
The Stones have made some great records ( the studio is a friend of many) but they are a lame-ass live band, no way near "the greatest rock-n-roll band" title they somehow got, probably gave it to themselves the same way M Jackson ordered himself to be called the "King Of Pop"
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Only SINGLE Stones song I would give a 10 to! Probably has to do with the spike in my head OR the beardless hag........not sure!   {#Stupid}
Posted 8 years ago by dew34    [ Reply ]
Damn, when they were good, they were REALLY good . . . OK, great!
btw, caught this on PSD; last play 2013??
C'mon Bill, keep this classic spinning!
Posted 9 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Love this largely acoustic rendition.  Crossfire  hurricane, certainly.
Posted 10 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
"I was schooled with a strap across my back".    :-)  
Posted 11 years ago by wlpendley    [ Reply ]
Always 10!
Posted 11 years ago by Orodrigues    [ Reply ]
Happy Birthday Mick, 70 years young!
Posted 11 years ago by MSTNguru    [ Reply ]
This song is the definition of Rock and Roll.  And you know what else?  It's a gas.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
This is STILL one of my all-time favorite Stones songs. When I'm in a really good mood and I hear this, I think about Whoopi Goldberg in the movie "Jumpin' Jack Flash" when she's trying to figure out what the code key is, and she does "Jagger-step!" (That rooster-strut thing...)

Can't help but dance. {#Dancingbanana}
 

Miss you so much, Cynaera...

love this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 gypsyman wrote:
An automatic 10.   {#Jump}

 
Ditto
Posted 11 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
An automatic 10.   {#Jump}
Posted 11 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
Wow ! I've been listening to RP for a long time and can't say I've ever heard this one here. Very nice surprise.
Posted 12 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
just some chair dancing...{#Drummer}  and pencil drumming...
 `cause it's all right!!!!
 
Posted 12 years ago by orquidea    [ Reply ]
One of the very finest songs by one of the finest and greatest — but also one of the most over-rated bands — of all time. 
Posted 12 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Love this 45 cover - how powerful were these guys at the time this single was released?
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Posted 12 years ago by d48m02h1918    [ Reply ]
Oh Yaah. Automatic 10.
Posted 12 years ago by BigIslandBlues    [ Reply ]
 orquidea wrote:
happy birthday... I`m 50{#Music}
 
happy birthday!
Posted 12 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
 jt1 wrote:

Me too...its nice when a movie adds to enjoyment of music, rather than reducing it.

 
"Mick.. Mick speak English..." 
Posted 12 years ago by Cleavose    [ Reply ]
At the time of writing, this scores only 8.4. C'mon people! This deserves more.
 
Posted 12 years ago by GwentRabbit    [ Reply ]
happy birthday... I`m 50{#Music}
Posted 12 years ago by orquidea    [ Reply ]
Another flash to the past....as a member of a  teenage rock"n roll band in the sixties it was one of my favorites.  Then 1999 Bridges of Babylon Tour in Portland stood on my seat and played air guitar while Jagger screamed it.  Keep on Jump'n.
Posted 12 years ago by Larry_Rosenow    [ Reply ]
All I can think of is Whoopie Goldberg..... meh
Posted 12 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
This is STILL one of my all-time favorite Stones songs. When I'm in a really good mood and I hear this, I think about Whoopi Goldberg in the movie "Jumpin' Jack Flash" when she's trying to figure out what the code key is, and she does "Jagger-step!" (That rooster-strut thing...)

Can't help but dance. {#Dancingbanana}
 
Me too...its nice when a movie adds to enjoyment of music, rather than reducing it.

Posted 12 years ago by jt1    [ Reply ]
Primal rock 'n' roll.
Posted 12 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
Still the best R&R band on the planet.
 
Posted 13 years ago by lshinkawa    [ Reply ]
 terrapin52 wrote:
Whoopi Goldberg ruined this song for me.  Such a shame.
 
That's too bad. Man, I'm SO glad I never saw that. 
Posted 13 years ago by lshinkawa    [ Reply ]
now  we jumpin`  yeah
{#Drummer}
Posted 13 years ago by mistabird    [ Reply ]
Whoopi Goldberg ruined this song for me.  Such a shame.
Posted 13 years ago by terrapin52    [ Reply ]
eternal song
Posted 13 years ago by MICKUERVO    [ Reply ]
This is STILL one of my all-time favorite Stones songs. When I'm in a really good mood and I hear this, I think about Whoopi Goldberg in the movie "Jumpin' Jack Flash" when she's trying to figure out what the code key is, and she does "Jagger-step!" (That rooster-strut thing...)

Can't help but dance. {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:


Stupid commercial radio takin' perfectly good songs and ruining em!


 
True Love!

Posted 13 years ago by ppak    [ Reply ]


Stupid commercial radio takin' perfectly good songs and ruining em!


Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]

Leon Russell - Jumpin' Jack Flash/Young Blood, Live (1971)

George Harrison and friends Performing in Concert For Bangladesh "Jumpin Jack Flash" and "Young Blood". All the legends in 1 stage: George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Jim Keltner, Billy Preston, Bob Dylan , Leon Russell and alot more.
Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
 calypsus_1 wrote:
 
Rolling Stones Wallpaper by ~JohnnySlowhand

 

Ahh the results of lives overrun with debauchery, over-indulgence, and exxxxcess......Lucky Bastards!!! {#Mrgreen}
Posted 14 years ago by redstorm    [ Reply ]
 
Rolling Stones Wallpaper by ~JohnnySlowhand
Nikola Plecas ©2009-2010 ~JohnnySlowhand

 



Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
I fondly remember my friend, Mary, hanging out with these guys for several years after our high school grad. in "65".....great stories and great photos on the walls of her home..{#Drunk} If the nuns at our private girls school had only known!
Posted 14 years ago by rjewyo    [ Reply ]
 "As your lawyer, I advise you to.................."  —-Jagdriver

 ———-empty the contents of your trunk into the back of my Jag.
Posted 15 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:


As your lawyer, I advise you to..................
 

hey sexy photo of these boys, i would hitchike with these heartbreakers!
Posted 15 years ago by buzmaggie    [ Reply ]
These guys are so old they have to take an ED prescription just to be able to stand up on the stage.

{#Rolleyes}

But they can still rock and roll like no-body's mamma.

{#Bananajam}
Posted 15 years ago by lwilkinson    [ Reply ]
its alright now in fact its a gas, gas, gas, jumpin jack flash!! My favorite forever! {#Meditate}
Posted 15 years ago by buzmaggie    [ Reply ]
 iscoot4peace wrote:
Nice segue!  John Mayall- R. L. Burnside...and into the Stones!  Makes the lineage very obvious.  Well done!
 

yes! awesome.

now i'm REALLY chair dancing!
Posted 15 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


We just turned the volume up very loud...
 
{#Yes}

Posted 15 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
Nice segue!  John Mayall- R. L. Burnside...and into the Stones!  Makes the lineage very obvious.  Well done!
Posted 15 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]

Back in line, Boss.
{#Arghhh}


Posted 15 years ago by Bazooka    [ Reply ]
 JSteven3 wrote:
Favorite opening line ever - "I was born in a Class 5 hurricane"!!
 

I believe it's "crossfire hurricane"—but either way, it IS a great line.
Posted 15 years ago by copymonkey    [ Reply ]
 JSteven3 wrote:
Favorite opening line ever - "I was born in a Class 5 hurricane"!!
 

"cross-fire hurricane"  {#Cowboy}

Posted 15 years ago by wrangler    [ Reply ]
Favorite opening line ever - "I was born in a Class 5 hurricane"!!
Posted 15 years ago by JSteven3    [ Reply ]
 SweTex wrote:
Best Stones song ever!I'll give it a 2!
 
{#Lol}  I love the Stones and this song but your comment gave me a chuckle.

Posted 15 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Best Stones song ever!I'll give it a 2!
Posted 15 years ago by SweTex    [ Reply ]
I remember walking into the Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles for a Ten Years After concert.  This was playing (er a blasting) on the PA system.  It was an amazing night and this song has been in my brain ever since.
Posted 15 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
 ghcollins86 wrote:
Is there a better example of "Rock and Roll" out there?
 
If so, it's a short list.


Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
arsenault wrote:

you would sound ridiculous. like criticising jesus for not providing a vegetarian
meal at the feeding of the 5000....


that cracked me up.

but i hope Buddha and the latest incarnation of Vishnu would have handled that scene differently. {#Meditate}
Posted 15 years ago by Gartholamundi    [ Reply ]
Somebody told me once that the last line of the chorus is:  Jumpin' Jack Flash if ya catch that's gas.

A reference to a hidden meaning in the song?
Posted 15 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
 Martino wrote:

 

As your lawyer, I advise you to..................
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
A gas.
Posted 15 years ago by baltimorelovejoy    [ Reply ]
 gillespp wrote:
Anybody remember the Leon Russell version from the Concert for Bangladesh?
 
I actually like that version even better - so much energy, and what a line-up!  Plus I love the break down in the middle - definitely one of the highlights of an already amazing concert.  Well, that and Billy Preston breaking out into dance in the middle of "That's The Way God Planned It."  Might have to watch that when I get home...
Posted 15 years ago by osbyec    [ Reply ]


John Mayall - California     ==>   R.L. Burnside - Old Black Mattie   ==>   Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash  

Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


Man, I love this song...  great song, and millions of memories with it...
 
I was gonna say virtually the same thing.

Bitchin maracas, too.

Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
in  a way, the comments should be disabled for this song.
its such an icon, a time capsule, a marker in musical history...
what are you going to say..
'oh, that bass drum sound could have been better'.
'too much reverb on the rhythm guitar'
you would sound ridiculous. like criticising jesus for not providing a vegetarian
meal at the feeding of the 5000....


Posted 15 years ago by arsenault    [ Reply ]
What a great song for a rainy day!!!!!
Posted 16 years ago by cchris_47    [ Reply ]
 garthwb wrote:
Keith Richards, legend and Riff Machine! They just don't make 'em that way anymore...
 
Goddamn right! Back when the Stones could still rock the house!{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 16 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]
Keith Richards, legend and Riff Machine! They just don't make 'em that way anymore...
Posted 16 years ago by garthwb    [ Reply ]
Is there a better example of "Rock and Roll" out there?
Posted 16 years ago by ghcollins86    [ Reply ]
I've always wondered if the Stones lifted the riff for this song from a Buddy Guy tune that was released about a year before called 'Just Playing My Axe' you can (click here) to give it a listen. I know the Stones were into the Blues so I'm sure it's not totally inconceivable that they were listening to Buddy Guy records back then.
Posted 16 years ago by RockinBlueVoodoo    [ Reply ]
yeah!!!
Posted 16 years ago by Martino    [ Reply ]
In a haze, I wandered into the Shrine Exposition Hall in L.A. for a rock concert many Moons ago. This new tune was blasting from the sound system. It still jumps me.
Posted 17 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
driver8 wrote:
Ah,. now THOSE were the days, eh? Put that M115 on the road to the ville, crank up that AFRVN, yank back on that Ma Duece handle, put 'em on rock and roll and waste sum dinks! Yeah! Some of the happiest days of my life there bro ... and some of the saddest too
Posted 17 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
This is great on the mp3 player at the gym or running. Can we say "aerobic threshold"?
Posted 17 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
TJOpootertoot wrote:
I know Satisfation gets all the props but, for my money, this and Paint it Black are the best Stones songs.
I TOTALLY agree!
Posted 17 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
Overplayed but still amazing!
Posted 17 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
cattgirl813 wrote:
I love this song, but so help me all I can think of when I hear it is that god awful Whoopi Goldberg movie. The scene where she tries to figure out what the lyrics are was pretty funny, but seven minutes does not a movie make. That said, rock on Stones!
Hah! Yep, I get the same flashback... "English, Mick...speak English!"
Posted 17 years ago by shakitten    [ Reply ]
gillespp wrote:
Anybody remember the Leon Russell version from the Concert for Bangladesh?
Just watched the DVD the other day. It's a great timepiece.
Posted 17 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
soothed with a strap right across my back. but it's all right now
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
I hear this and see Brian Jones in huge sunglasses and their faces painted - Brian Jones couldn't have been around much longer after this. And wasn't this also after the Rock and Roll Circus filming?
Posted 17 years ago by rocco1207    [ Reply ]
10 impossible not to
Posted 17 years ago by ulibcn    [ Reply ]
I saw on television (I don't know when) that this was the song that essentially saved the Rolling Stones from their period of psychedelic experimentation.
Posted 17 years ago by capandjudy    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by driver8    [ Reply ]
This song never gets stale for me.
Posted 17 years ago by JerseeeGirl    [ Reply ]
Anybody remember the Leon Russell version from the Concert for Bangladesh?
Posted 17 years ago by gillespp    [ Reply ]
I know Satisfation gets all the props but, for my money, this and Paint it Black are the best Stones songs.
Posted 17 years ago by TJOpootertoot    [ Reply ]
yessssssss i needed that! and a good giggle at the album name
Posted 17 years ago by enidualc    [ Reply ]
The Stones at their rawwwrrrrrrrest! Yeah!
Posted 17 years ago by Govi    [ Reply ]
I love this song, but so help me all I can think of when I hear it is that god awful Whoopi Goldberg movie. The scene where she tries to figure out what the lyrics are was pretty funny, but seven minutes does not a movie make. That said, rock on Stones!
Posted 17 years ago by cattgirl813    [ Reply ]
How can this just have been added ??
Posted 17 years ago by Irksome    [ Reply ]
it's a gaz-gaz-gaz!!
Posted 17 years ago by wim06    [ Reply ]