Honky Tonk Women
Jagger/Richards Lyrics
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He tried to take me upstairs for a ride
He had to leave me right across his shoulder
'Cause I just can't seem to drink you off my mind
Oooh
I,m a honky tonk women
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk man
I laid a V.I.P in New York City
But I had to pull myself out of some kind of a fight
A bit later the man, he covered me with roses
Yeah
He blew my nose and then he blew my mind
Oooh
I,m a honky tonk women
Give me, give me, give me a honky tonk man
Oh give it to me now
Oooh
I,m a honky tonk women
Give me, give me, give me a honky tonk man
Oh
I,m a honky tonk women
Give me, give me, give me a honky tonk man
Yeah
The song Honky Tonk Women by The Rolling Stones was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and was released as a single in 1969. The song features Jagger on lead vocals and features a prominent slide guitar riff played by Richards. The lyrics of the song tell of Jagger's encounters with two different men in two different cities. The first verse talks about a man in Memphis who tries to seduce Jagger, while the second verse talks about a V.I.P. in New York who covers Jagger with roses and blows her mind. Despite these advances, Jagger proclaims herself a "honky tonk woman" throughout the song, revealing her love for the rough and tumble lifestyle of the honky tonk bar scene.
Line by Line Meaning
I met a gin soaked bar-room man in Memphis
I encountered an intoxicated man in a Memphis bar
He tried to take me upstairs for a ride
He attempted to bring me upstairs for a sexual encounter
He had to leave me right across his shoulder
He carried me over his shoulder when I couldn't walk
'Cause I just can't seem to drink you off my mind
I can't stop thinking about you no matter how much alcohol I consume
I'm a honky tonk woman
I am a woman who enjoys the rowdy lifestyle of honky tonk bars
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk man
I want a man who lives the same wild lifestyle as me
I laid a V.I.P in New York City
I had a sexual encounter with a VIP in New York City
But I had to pull myself out of some kind of a fight
I had to extricate myself from a physical altercation
A bit later the man, he covered me with roses
Later on, the man showered me with gifts like roses
He blew my nose and then he blew my mind
He took care of me and impressed me so much that I was blown away
Give me, give me, give me a honky tonk man
Again, I want a man who can keep up with my unconventional lifestyle
I'm a honky tonk woman
Repeating my identity as a woman who loves honky tonk bars
Yeah
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Lyrics © Abkco Music, Inc.
Written by: KEITH RICHARDS, MICK JAGGER
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Jose Prado
Vão tocar eternamente!!!!
Inacabaveis!!!!!
Mesmo com a ausência de Watts!!!
Incrível!!!!
Keith vai morrer no palco, tocando suas 🎸 guitars inconfundíveis!!!!
Vida longa aos STONES!!!!
✌✌✌✌✌✌✌🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃
Obs: Brenda não perde o pique!!!!
😁😁😁😁😁😁
Luiz Fiorotty
Sem comentários. Melhor banda de rock da história.
Wann Chelsea
For me is juz seeing them standing on stage is amazingly good enough ...there's no need to comment how they sing,how the sound like..we all should appreciate they giving us good rock n roll music since the 60s...
Ken Earnest
Not many REAL Rock stars left. THANK YOU ROLLING STONES!
александр миловидов
Молодцы!!! Больше 50 лет выступают!! И всегда музыка у Джаггера актуальна!!!!
B Tiger
They still can rock a concert....Long Live The Rolling Stones 🤘🏾🎸
Bill Steinbach
Weak from day 1
Eric C & Skynard... now there's music!
Jose H borba
@Henk Bouma asaloutley not ,they sound better on this tour since 2013 ,mick sounds great the whole band sounds very good ,,its amazing almost 80 ,moving around like that ,,and performing this good ,,its a mirscle the stones are still performing this good ,enjoy it one day its all going to come to a end ,long live the rollings stones. Miss Charley watts , the grove mastee..
Amelia Erin
@Henk Bouma disagree.
Amelia Erin
I hope they stay healthy. Don't want to lose another soon😀
Hapsah Hajjah
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