Recorded 40 years ago to the date and released nearly two years later on Sticky Fingers, "Wild Horses" has remained a perennial crowd favorite, c...
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Recorded 40 years ago to the date and released nearly two years later on Sticky Fingers, "Wild Horses" has remained a perennial crowd favorite, constant cover and critical darling for decades, appearing at #334 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.
Covered perhaps most famously - and recently - by Britain's Got Talent sensation Susan Boyle, the band's own reworking of the song for their 1995 acoustic live album Stripped might just be the definitive one, but we'll leave that decision up to you.
One thing not up for dispute is the hushed excitement that envelops the crowd when the band launches into "Wild Horses" in concert. Those lucky enough to see have seen the band polish this number off and perform it live will know the feeling. Whether you're among the lucky or not, you can experience it with a newly available video of the band performing the haunting song at their 1976 headlining performance at Knebworth Fair. Originally shot for the BBC, but never screened, the video can now be downloaded, along with newly remastered audio of the original song and its live Stripped counterpart on the Wild Horses EP, available exclusively in the UK from iTunes.
Click here to get the Wild Horses EP from iTunes UK today.
The EP is currently not available from iTunes US, but US fans can find the remastered version of "Wild Horses" from Sticky Fingershere and the remastered live version from Strippedhere.