No matter how big of a star someone is, they are not in the same class as the Stones. But I believe Taylor Swift did an excellent job dueting with the Stones on what is already a real nice song to begin with.
By the time the final notes faded into the raiters of the United Center that June
night in 2013, the audience had witnessed not just a concert, but a moment
suspended in time—where old souls met new spirits, and rock history brushed
gently against pop’s brightest star.
It was the third nignt of The Rolling Stones’ 50 & Counting Tour in Chicago, a city
already humming with the electricity of legends in motion. For fans of the
band—many of whom had grown up with Let It Bleed spinning on vinyl—each tour
date was a pilgrimage, a reunion with the gods of rock. But on June 3, 2013,
something unexpected happened.
As Mick Jagger stood center stage, the spotlight dimmed, and the opening chords
of “As Tears Go By” rang out—mournful, tender, timeless. Then, from the shadows,
emerged Taylor Swift.
A Moment of Pure Musical Alchemy
Why It Mattered
Legacy in a Song
Watch the Performance Again
