Texcaster wrote:
It's funny, I don't have any Stones songs in my bag tunes and I love Exile on Main St. era Stones. I learned Dead Flowers at the request of a post/end of millennials hipster kid I play music with. He sings the second verse, it's way too dodgy for an old timer to sing. The great chorus is gloves off, up for grabs, go for your life fun!
Rumor is they wrote it to tease Graham Parsons. Others believe Townes Van Zant wrote it. Jager and Richards are credited with it, it sounds a lot like Parsons and Parsons had a major influence on the Stones country stuff. I like the NRPS version.