Sweet Thing
Jagger Lyrics

Jagger's song, Sweet Thing, appears to be talking about a relationship that has gone through significant changes, with a sense of nostalgia for the early days. The opening stanza talks of a time in the past when life was simple, and the two parties were inseparable, enjoying each other's company day and night. The lyrics suggest a more physical, adventurous, and exciting relationship.

However, it seems that things changed, and the excitement turned into a brutal situation where the other party constantly turned on the heat even in the afternoons. There seems to be an addiction to this kind of behavior despite the brutality. The lyrics reveal that the singer was so addicted and had been eating from the other party's "golden spoon". The second stanza talks about how the relationship had deteriorated, with the heat turned off, and the singer left freezing by the swimming pool.

Despite the deterioration of the relationship, the lyrics show that the singer can't give up the 'sweet thing.' There is a sense of love, even after everything that has happened. The line, "I really love my sweet thing, I can't give her up," repeats several times in the song, suggesting a profound connection that the singer cannot let go.

Madonna, Bette Midler, and Warren Zevon are among the other artists known for their interpretations of "Sweet Thing." Jagger himself performed the tune live just eight times.

The song features musicians such as Joe Walsh and Pete Townshend in the guitar parts.

"Sweet Thing" is from Jagger's debut solo album, released on February 20, 1985.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Jagger said he wrote the song while enjoying a day off in St. Barts during the Rolling Stones' tours in 1983.

David Bianco mixed the track, which features on side one of Jagger's first solo LP.

Jagger admitted he wrote "Sweet Thing" for singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull, his one-time girlfriend and "As Tears Go By" co-author.

"Sweet Thing" was the first track released from Jagger's album, and it failed to make the top 50 on the US charts.

Former Stones bandmate Keith Richards played guitar on the track "Turn the Girl Loose" but was uncredited.

The lyrics include references to drug use, physical addiction, and a doomed partnership that's difficult to abandon.

The chord progression of "Sweet Thing" (Am, G, F) is relatively straightforward, with a melody that relies heavily on Mick Jagger's delivery style. However, the exact chords played in the song have not been definitively established.