Citadel

About Citadel

"Citadel" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones, released as the second track on their 1967 album Their Satanic Majesties Request. The chorus refers to actress Candy Darling and her friend Taffy, who the Rolling Stones had previously met at the Hotel Albert in New York City. According to Darling: We met them in the Hotel Albert. We were on the floor above them and we dangled a bunch of grapes down on a string outside their window. You see, the Citadel is New York and the song is a message to us – Taffy and me. Brian Jones played the song's catchy hook on a Mellotron. more »

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1967

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Men are armed shout who goes there 
We have journeyed far from here 
Armed with bibles make us swear 

Candy and taffy, hope we both are well 
Please come see me in the citadel 

Flags are flying, dollar bills 
Round the heights of concrete hills 
You can see the pinnacles 

Candy and taffy, hope we both are well 
Please come see me in the citadel 

In the streets are many walls 
Hear the peasants come and crawl 
You can hear their lovers call 

Candy and taffy, hope we both are well 
Please come see me in the citadel 

Screaming people fly so fast 
In their shiny metal cars 
Through the woods of steel and glass 

Candy and taffy, hope we both are well 
Please come see me in the citadel

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in Dartford in 1962. The earliest settled line-up consisted of Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica), Ian Stewart (keyboards, piano), Mick Jagger (lead vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar, vocals), Bill Wyman (bass) and Charlie Watts (drums). Since Wyman's retirement in 1993, the band's full members have been Jagger, Richards, Watts and guitarist Ronnie Wood who joined in 1975. Darryl Jones (bassist) and Chuck Leavell (keyboardist) are regular contributors but not full band members. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the Rolling Stones in 1989, noting that "critical acclaim and popular consensus has accorded them the title of the “World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.”Rolling Stone magazine ranked them 4… more »

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