The Rolling Stones received serious heat with Sympathy for the Devil. They were accused by many of it being devil worship. Yet, the point of the song is clearly more about the flaws in mankind as it documents events through…
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Honky Tonk Women (1969)- The Rolling Stones
There are familiar electric, riff-based hit singles, then there is This ONE. Honky Tonk Women was described by Rolling Stone magazine as ‘likely the strongest three minutes of rock and roll yet released in 1969‘. It is distinctive as it opens not with…
As Tears Go By (1964) – Marianne Faithfull (The Rolling Stones)
I had almost forgotten of this song until I read about it – not too long ago at Max’s blog – PowerPop. His principal version was by The Rolling Stones, but I slightly prefer the version by Marianne Faithfull. Both…
Gimme Shelter (1969)- The Rolling Stones
I’m not a big Stones fan, but I’m a fan of this track. As seen below Gimme Shelter was used brilliantly in Scorsese’s The Departed film. Warning: This movie extract contains disturbing scenes and offensive language. My blogger friend Max…
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