The Inspiration Behind These Famous Songs Show That A Great Idea Can Come From Anywhere

Gimme Shelter

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The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” is also a politically charged song, much to the surprise of many. The song came out in 1969, a time during rampant anti-Vietnam War protests, the Charles Manson murders, and other movements going on at the time.

According to Song Facts, Keith Richards found inspiration for the song during an actual storm. He said, “I was sitting there in Mount Street and there was this incredible storm over London, so I got into that mode, just looking out of Robert [Fraser’s] window and looking at all these people… My thought was storms on other people’s minds, not mine.”