The track was originally recorded in October 1974 but had not been heard before now, and is set to feature on the upcoming multi-format reissue of the band’s 1973 album ‘Goats Head Soup’.
And the ‘Satisfaction’ hitmakers have teased the new rendition featuring the Brandon Flowers-fronted rock band and their regular collaborator, Jacques Lu Cont – whose real name is Stuart Price.
The latter – who has produced and co-written tracks for the likes of Madonna, Dua Lipa, New Order and Kylie Minogue, to name a few – first started working with The Killers when he remixed their mega-hit ‘Mr. Brightside’.
Taking to Twitter to tease the new spin on ‘Scarlet’, The Stones tweeted: “Coming Friday…@thekillers #GoatsHeadSoup2020”, and added the goat and soup bowl emoji.
The track was only a demo born out of a jamming session with Page, but it turned out so well, the ‘Satisfaction’ rockers felt it should be shared with the world.
Mick said: “I remember first jamming this with Jimmy and Keith [Richards, guitarist] in Ronnie’s [Wood, guitarist] basement studio. It was a great session.”
Keith added: ‘My recollection is we walked in at the end of a Zeppelin session. They were just leaving, and we were booked in next and I believe that Jimmy decided to stay. We weren’t actually cutting it as a track, it was basically for a demo, a demonstration, you know, just to get the feel of it, but it came out well, with a line up like that, you know, we better use it.’
The Killers’ feature on ‘Scarlet’ follows the music video starring ‘Normal People’ actor Paul Mescal.
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