Gimme Shelter Page #4

He wants to listen to you.

- You want a bong?

- She wants to get f***ed.

That's the way!

[Whistling]

You don't belong here, man.

- Let me have some of that.

- I wanna get up on stage.

The organizers,

who number about 20 people,

would really like

to thank the hundreds of people

who came out here last night...

and worked all night to get this on.

Thanks to everybody who helped.

And I'd like to point out

to everybody here...

that this can be the greatest

party of 1969 that we've had.

[Cheering Continues]

Let's have a party,

and let's have a good time.

The Flying Burrito Brothers!

[Gram Parsons] Please stop hurting each

other. Please stop hurting each other.

- You don't have to.

- [Crowd Shouting]

[Man]

Take him out the other side!

Take him out the other side!

Hey, man, quit crowding.

Just back off.

[Man On P.A.] We need a doctor

under the left-hand scaffold...

as soon as possible, please.

They're not gonna play music

till we get a doctor.

Somebody help.

Somebody's hurt!

[Chattering Continues]

Marianne Faithfull is here.

You feel like signing a few albums?

Let me have that album.

Where's that album?

Thank you.

Well, I'm not stepping outside.

- I don't blame you.

- I am. I want to.

- Just sign this.

- But I can't get very far.

Sign this, please.

Sign this one too.

[Man] Hey, what about the free

records and all the rest of the sh*t?

There are a number of people

on and around this stage

who should not be here.

Consequently... Consequently,

the musicians on this stage...

are playing with something like

Now, can I please ask that

everyone leaves the stage...

and, as I say, we'll go back to

playing music and nothing else.

TheJefferson Airplane.

Jefferson Airplane.

[Grace Slick]

Easy!

Easy!

Easy.

Easy. Easy.

Easy. Easy.

[Chattering Continues]

Easy.

Please be quiet.

Please be quiet.

Please be quiet.

- [Crowd Shouting]

- Please be quiet.

Yeah, it's all right.

It's kind of weird up here.

Hey, man, I'd like to mention

that the Hell's Angels...

just smashed Marty Balin in the face

and knocked him out for a bit.

I'd like to thank you for that.

[Grace Slick]

There's other ways...

[Man]

Hey, wait. Is this on?

- You're talkin'to me, I'm gonna talk to you.

- I'm not talking to you.

You're talking to my people.

Let me tell you what's happenin'.

- You is what happenin'!

- [Indistinct]

Hey! Oh!

- No! No!

- Watch it. Hold it.

[Shouting Continues]

- No, stop it!

- You know what's happening?

- What's happening?

- We're partying like you.

[Screaming]

No! No!

Um, you know,

that's really stupid.

Hey, man, you guys don't have to stay on

the stage. They're not gonna hassle us.

- Hey.

- They're not really that... That's really not worth it.

You don't hassle

with anybody in particular.

You gotta keep your bodies off

each other unless you intend love.

People get weird, and you need people

like the Angels to keep people in line.

But the Angels also...

You know, you don't bust

people in the head for nothing.

So both sides are, uh,

f***ing up temporarily.

Let's not keep f***in'up!

[Woman Whistles]

[Chattering]

- Oh, that's what the story is here?

- Yeah.

- Oh, bummer.

- Really bad. I mean, like, it's scary.

- Who's doing all the beating?

- Hell's Angels.

- Hell's Angels are beating on musicians?

- Marty got beat up.

- A fight on the stage.

- Doesn't seem right, man.

It's really weird, man.

It's really weird.

- Oh, man! Really?

- There's lots of people.

[Crowd Shouting]

[Man]

Get that cleared!

Let's get it!

[Chattering Continues]

[Crowd Cheering]

Oh, babies.

There's so many of you.

Just be cool down in front

and don't push around.

## [Guitar]

Just keep still.

Keep together.

Oh, yeah.

[Crowd Shouting]

[Shouting Continues]

Hey! Hey!

Hey, Keith, Keith, Keith!

Keith, will you cool it,

and I'll try and stop it.

- ## [Stops]

- Hey, hey, people.

Sisters.

Brothers and sisters.

Brothers and sisters, come on now.

That means everybody just cool out!

Will you cool out, everybody?

- A fight broke out.

- I know. I'm hip.

Everybody be cool now.

Come on.

All right?

How are we doing over there?

All right?

Can we still make it

down the front?

Is there anyone there

that's hurt? Huh?

Everyone all right?

Okay?

All right, I think we are cool.

We can do...

We're always having... Something very

funny happens when we start that number.

[Crowd Shouting]

[Shouting Continues]

I need to get down with it now.

[Shouting Continues]

All right!

Uh, people,

who's fighting, what for?

Who's fighting, and what for?

Why are we fighting?

Why are we fighting?

We don't want to fight.

Come on!

Do we want...

Who wants to fight?

Who is it?

[Crowd Chattering]

Hey, you know, I mean...

Every other scene

has been cool. Let...

Look, that guy there,

if he doesn't stop it, man...

Listen, either those cats

cool it, or we don't play.

- Come on.

- You gonna stop?

[Crowd Shouting]

[Man]

We need a doctor!

If you don't cool it,

you ain't gonna hear no music!

Now, you wanna all

go home or what?

[Shouting Continues]

We need doctors

down here now, please.

Can we have a doctor

down here now to the front?

L-I cannot see what's going on.

I just know that every time...

we get to a number,

something happens.

I don't know what's

going on, who's doing what.

It's just a scuffle.

All I can ask you,

San Francisco,

is like the whole thing.

Like, this could be

the most beautiful evening...

we've had for this winter,

you know, and we've really...

Why don't... Don't f*** it up, man.

Come on, let's get it together.

I can't do any more

than just ask you,

beg you, just

to keep it together.

You can do it.

It's within your power.

Everyone, Hell's Angels, everybody,

let's just keep ourselves together.

You know, if we are all one,

let's show we're all one.

- Preach it, brother!

- Up on the scaffold. Urgently, man.

There's one thing

horrible that we need.

Sam, we need an ambulance.

We need a doctor

by that scaffold there.

If there's a doctor,

can he get to there?

Okay, here we go. We're gonna...

I don't know what we're doing.

When we get to really the end

and we all want to go absolutely crazy,

and, like, jump on each other,

then we'll stand up again.

You know what I mean?

Everyone keep... sit down.

I mean, just keep cool,

and let's just relax.

Let's just get into the groove.

Come on, we can get it together.

Come on. Sit down.

[Woman Screams, Crowd Shouting]

Hey, man, look. We're splitting.

If those cats can't...

If you people... We're splitting

if those cats don't stop beating

everybody up in sight.

I want them out of the way, man.

I don't like you...

A guy's got a gun out here,

and he's shooting at the stage.

- It's one guy.

- He's got a gun.

Hey, people.

Hey, people.

Come on, let's be cool.

People, please.

There's no reason to hassle anybody.

Please don't permit it.

If you move back and sit down,

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