2.18.14 Adam returns to Idol! More news!

Yes, Adam did exactly that. And I have read similar things from may other singers. Madonna sang into her hairbrush in front of the mirror too.

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I used to love Idol but found tonight's show very choppy and not very entertaining. I thought Adam was great (duh!) and Chris was also good. Randy was -- well -- Randy! I was less impressed with the contestants. And where was that chemistry between the judges I keep reading about? Except for the fact that Keith and Harry hugged there was very little interaction.

New set looks cool. And I do like the Boot Camp Idea but wish there was more about the performances and the coaching, like on the mentoring shows. But there is a ton of good stuff that we never got to see.

Some of the judges comments also made little sense to me -- a singer sings with a 12 note range and they go all wow about her range. And what was that stuff about high notes being like triple jumps?!?! 

Criticizing a singer for selecting a song from the Idol songlist that was not appropriate is ridiculous. If it is not appropriate, why is it on the songlist? And why shouldn't a young women sing about being in control and making choices?

And the question about the lyrics to "Paint It Black" and what they mean -- I want to hear HCJ's answer. The meaning of "Paint It Black" has been discussed and debated for decades with no resolution.

Any diehard Stones fan knows that "Paint It Black" has never been explained beyond it was written when the Stones were tripping. It may not be about death, depression or anything related. The literal meaning is that it is about a man whose lover has died, and is beside himself with grief, seeing his whole world “painted black.” He even wants the sun “blotted out.” He’s depressed, feeling down, worthless, and without direction or connection.

It has surprisingly complex lyrics for a mid-60's hit song. Mick got the cool line "I turn my head until my darkness goes" from James Joyce's Ulysses.

"Paint It Black"

I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes

I see a line of cars and they’re all painted black
With flowers and my love, both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a newborn baby it just happens ev’ryday

I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and it has been painted black
Maybe then I’ll fade away and not have to face the facts
It’s not easy facing up when your whole world is black

No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not forsee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the setting sun
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes

I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
Hmm, hmm, hmm…

I wanna see it painted black, painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun, blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
Yeah

Keith Richard said the song was written as a joke.  Mick stated that "Paint It Black" means "Paint It Black."

"Paint It Black was just going to be like a beat group number. If you'd been at the session it was like one big joke. We put Bill on piano and Bill plays in this funny style. He goes bi-jing, bi-jing, bi-jing, and all that sort of stuff and we went running about going bi-jing, bi-jing, bi-jing and that's how it all started. It was just one big joke. It was in Los Angeles. And we just stuck the sitar on because some geezer came in. He was in a jazz group playing sitar in his pyjamas. And we said Oh, that'll sound good because it's got this thing that goes "g-doing, doing, doing", etc."
- Mick Jagger, 1966

The Stone never took themselves so seriously that they felt everything needed to have deep meaning or be earth-changing. Perhaps that is why there music was so much fun.

I really like the RS 1995 interview with Mick because he was so frank. Here's a bit...

WENNER: What do you think about “Satanic Majesties” now?

JAGGER: Well, it’s not very good. It had interesting things on it, but I don’t think any of the songs are very good. It’s a bit like “Between the Buttons.” It’s a sound experience, really, rather than a song experience. There’s two good songs on it: “She’s a Rainbow,” which we didn’t do on the last tour, although we almost did, and “2000 Light Years From Home,” which we did do. The rest of them are nonsense.

WENNER: I listened to it recently, and it sounds like “Spinal Tap.”

JAGGER: Really, I know.

Link: www.jannswenner.com/Archives/Jagger_Remembers.aspx

Back to Idol -- So Harry, if Mick and Keith do see the need to explain the meaning of PIB, how do you expect an 18 year old girl to do it. Have you ever seen Mick perform it? Do you actually understand it is only rock 'n roll -- but I like it.

MASelva ‏@riskyladyfla · 28m
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Gelly ‏@14gelly · 38m
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