Composers: Mick
Jagger & Keith Richards
Recording date: November-December
1972 & May-June 1973
Recording locations: Dynamic
Sound Studios, Kingston, Jamaica & Island Recording Studios, London
Producer:Jimmy
Miller
Chief engineer:
Andy
Johns
Never performed onstage
Probable line-up:
Drums: Charlie
Watts
Bass: Mick Taylor
Rhythm electric guitar:
Keith Richards
Lead electric guitars:
Mick Taylor
Lead vocals: Mick
Jagger
Backing vocals: Mick
Jagger & Keith Richards
Piano: Nicky
Hopkins
Flute: Jim
Horn
Congas: Rebop
Percussion (incl. tambourine): Jimmy
Miller & Pascal
Can you hear the music?
Can you feel the magic hanging (floating) (dancing)
in the air?
Can you feel the magic? Oh yeah
Love is a mystery I can't demystify, oh no
Sometimes I wonder why we're here but I don't
care
When I hear the drummer, get me in the groove
When I hear the guitar, make me want to move
Sometimes you're feeling you've been pushed
around
And your rainbow just ain't here - don't you
fear
When you hear the music, trouble disappear
When you hear the music ringing in your ears
Love is a mystery I can't demystify, oh no
Sometimes I'm dancing on air but I get scared
When you hear the music ringing in the ears
Can you hear the music? Oh yeah
Can you hear the drummer? Get you in the groove
Can you hear the guitar? Make you want to
move
TrackTalk
(Can You Hear the Music? and Time Waits for No One) were my particular riff but got taken up by others in the band. Those songs got turned into something I didn't even imagine. Whereas something like Angie turned out pretty much as I expected.