Song · Sisters of Mercy
“Gimme Shelter” by Sisters of Mercy
Released 1983
“Gimme Shelter” by Sisters of Mercy appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1991 and 1999. It was first released in 1983. Its best result is #371 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,507 alternative song of all time.
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The Sisters of Mercy took on "Gimme Shelter" in 1983, hauling the Rolling Stones' opener from Let It Bleed into their own machine-driven gloom. Andrew Eldritch sang it and produced it himself, Craig Adams held down the bass, Ben Gunn and Gary Marx supplied the guitars, and the beat came courtesy of Doktor Avalanche, the drum machine the band kept on the credits.
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote it for the Stones' 1969 record as a song about the brutality of war: killing, rape and fear. In the Sisters' hands that dread doesn't lift; it turns colder and more mechanical, a march played by a band that trusted a box to keep time.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 371 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 835 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
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