Honky Tonk Women
Rolling Stones(롤링 스톤즈) Lyrics
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She tried to take me upstairs for a ride
She had to heave me right across shoulder
Cause I just can't seem to drink you off my mind
It's the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
I had to put up some kind of a fight
The lady then she covered me with roses
She blew my nose and then she blew my mind
It's the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
It's the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme
Alright!
It's the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
Yeah, it's the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme
The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women" is a classic song about the band's experiences with various women they met while on tour. The lyrics follow the singer as he meets a "gin-soaked, bar-room queen" in Memphis, who aggressively tries to seduce him. Despite her advances, the singer cannot stop thinking about her, and he is physically carried out of the bar by her.
In the second verse, the singer tells of another encounter with a woman, this time in New York City. He describes her as a divorcee, and notes that he had to "put up some kind of a fight" to be with her. The woman covers him with roses and seems to both comfort and excite him, ultimately blowing his mind.
Throughout the song, the singer repeatedly requests the "honky tonk blues" from the titular "honky tonk women," suggesting that these women are symbols of the wild, carefree lifestyle associated with honky tonk music and culture. The song is both a celebration of this lifestyle and an acknowledgement of its seductive power - the singer both desires and fears these women.
Line by Line Meaning
I met a gin-soaked, bar-room queen in Memphis
Encountered a woman in a bar who'd been heavily drinking
She tried to take me upstairs for a ride
She wanted to have s*x with me
She had to heave me right across shoulder
She had to physically carry me because I was too drunk
Cause I just can't seem to drink you off my mind
I can't stop thinking about this woman even after drinking
It's the honky tonk women
These types of women frequent honky tonk bars
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
I want to experience that honky tonk lifestyle
I laid a divorcée in New York City
I had s*x with a woman who had been divorced in NYC
I had to put up some kind of a fight
I had to resist her advances initially
The lady then she covered me with roses
Afterward, she showed me affection with flowers
She blew my nose and then she blew my mind
She did something surprising that amazed me
It's the honky tonk women
These types of women are the focus of my attention again
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
I want that honky tonk lifestyle more than ever
It's the honky tonk women
I can't stop thinking about these women
Gimme, gimme
I want it all
Alright!
I'm excited about this lifestyle
Lyrics © Abkco Music, Inc.
Written by: KEITH RICHARDS, MICK JAGGER
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@jeffwatts1126
"She blew my nose and then she blew my mind" Greatest Lyric ever written in rock & Roll history
@WedgePee
"On the radio? The FCC would shut down a station that played something like that!"
–Sadie Dunhill, 11/22/63
@bklyncowboy2925
Not really 😅
@jayjay66111
RIP Charlie Watts, seems appropriate to post this on here, on one of his greatest drum tracks.
@matthewrobinson9955
His drums make this song, no one played like him :(
@mrsdoyle2827
@chlore2004 Its meant to
@Nekrokaf
@chlore2004 Go and listen to the bugs then...
@ianhewitson2738
Yep, the song I thought of when I heard that he had gone.
@lapeillefr
@chlore2004 do better
@tommyt1971
The greatest intro to any song the band ever did. RIP Lord Charlie, you were fuckin’ good.