The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus is a film released in 1996 of an 11 December 1968 event put together by The Rolling Stones. The event comprised two concerts on a circus stage and included such acts as The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and Jethro Tull. John Lennon and his fiancee Yoko Ono performed as part of a supergroup called The Dirty Mac, along with Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell, and Keith Richards. It was originally meant to be aired on the BBC, but the Rolling Stones withheld it because they were unhappy with their performance.
The Stones contended that they withheld the film's release due to their substandard performance, because they had taken the stage early in the morning and were clearly exhausted. Many others believe that the true reason for not releasing the video was that The Who, who were fresh off a concert tour, upstaged the Stones on their own production. The Stones had not toured recently, and were not in top playing condition to match The Who.
1.David Dalton's written historic introduction (0:33)
2.Entry of the Gladiators -Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus Parade(2:10)
3.Mick Jagger's introduction of Jethro Tull - Jethro Tull (3:43)
4.Keith Richards's A Quick One While He's Away - The Who (7:40)
5."Over the Waves" - Orchester (1:20)
6."Ain't That a Lot of Love" - Taj Mahal (3:52)
7.Charlie Watts' introduction - Marianne Faithfull (2:37)
8.Keith Richards's introduction of Danny Camara /
"Fire Eater and Luna "(1:28)
9.Mick Jagger and John Lennon's introduction of The Dirty Mac (1:05)
10."Yer Blues" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - The Dirty Mac (4:26)
11."Whole Lotta Yoko" - Yoko Ono, Ivry Gitlis, The Dirty Mac (5:03)
12.John Lennon's introduction of The Rolling Stones/
"Jumping Jack Flash" - The Rolling Stones (3:38)
13."Parachute Woman - The Rolling Stones (2:57)
14."No Expectations" - The Rolling Stones (4:07)
15."You Can't Always Get What You Want" - The Rolling Stones (4:27)
16."Sympathy for the Devil" - The Rolling Stones (8:52)
17."Salt of the Earth" - The Rolling Stones (4:56)
18.Credits, to the sound of "Salt of the Earth" (2:45)
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