Rockin’ Rolling Stones Lyrics – The Songs We’ve Come To Love MostFor those who are not aficionados, the first Rolling Stones lyrics that come to mind are those of (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, which was the first of the group’s singles to be released in the US in June 5, 1965. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and performed with Brian Jones (lead guitar), Charlie Watts (drums) and Bill Wyman (bass). The song does not really say much, just the usual gripe about media and life in general, but the beat is foot stomping, and this piece of music is second from the top of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time compiled by Rolling Stone Magazine. Its topped only by “Like a Rolling Stone” from Bob Dylan. Landing the number one spot in both the UK and the US in 1966, the British band belted out “Paint It Black” in March 1966 on the US Rolling Stones album Aftermath. This time, Bill Wyman does the acoustic guitar and organ while Charlie Watts does bass and Brian Jones goes on the drums. Jack Nitzsche holds forth on piano. To match depression, the singer wants everything “painted black.” The song was used as the ending and opening credits for Vietnam War films-Full Metal Jacket and Tour of Duty respectively. It has been featured in other films as well, including The Devil’s Advocate and For Love of the Game. Television credits include American Dreams and for some reason the pilot episode of Nip/Tuck. Is has also been used in war videogames. Another Rolling Stones hit that has been popping up in the movies is “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” in a 1986 film of the same title starring Whoopi Goldberg. Mostly referred to as the revival of the blues genre of the group after a period of experimentation, the song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Jagger claims the song was a by-product of the Satanic Majesties excesses, an escape back into a mellower mood. The title of the song was taken from the name of Richards’s gardener, whom he called Jumpin’ Jack. The song was recorded during the Beggars Banquet sessions in 1968, and featured Bill Wyman at main guitar but he was not credited for it. The heavy make-up and body paint used by the group members for the promotional film of the song was imitated by Alice Cooper which began the Glitter Rock trend, later to be associated with the band Kiss. The last song that Brian Jones did with the Rolling Stones was “Honky Tonk Women,” a chart topper single in both the UK and US that failed to make it on a studio album. Released in the UK in July 3, 1969 - it was the same day Brian Jones died - almost a month after he was taken out from the group. Jones’ guitar was edited out just before the UK release, dubbed over by Mick Taylor. “Honky tonk” refers to dancing girls in a bar who could also be prostitutes observed by songwriters Jagger and Richards while on vacation in Brazil, and was conceived as an acoustic country song, but transformed by Taylor into the electric, riff-based single most familiar to Rolling Stones fans today. |