Rooted in blues and early rock and roll, the Rolling Stones started out playing covers and were at the forefront of the British Invasion in 1964, becoming identified with the youthful and rebellious counterculture of the 1960s. They then found greater success with their own material, as "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1965), "Get Off of My Cloud" (1965), and "Paint It Black" (1966) became international number-one hits. Aftermath (1966) â their first entirely original album â is considered by The Daily Telegraph to be the most important of their formative records. In 1967, they had the double-sided hit "Ruby Tuesday"/"Let's Spend the Night Together" and experimented with psychedelic rock on Their Satanic Majesties Request. They returned to their rhythm and blues roots with hit songs such as "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1968) and "Honky Tonk Women" (1969), and albums such as Beggars Banquet (1968), featuring "Sympathy for the Devil", and Let It Bleed (1969), featuring "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Gimme Shelter". Let It Bleed was the first of five consecutive number-one albums in the UK.
Jones left the band shortly before his death in 1969, having been replaced by guitarist Mick Taylor. That year they were first introduced on stage as "The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World". Sticky Fingers (1971), which yielded "Brown Sugar" and included the first usage of their tongue and lips logo, was their first of eight consecutive number-one studio albums in the US. Exile on Main St. (1972), featuring "Tumbling Dice", and Goats Head Soup (1973), yielding the hit ballad "Angie", were also best sellers. Taylor was replaced by Ron Wood in 1974. The band continued to release successful albums, including their two largest sellers: Some Girls (1978), featuring "Miss You", and Tattoo You (1981), featuring "Start Me Up". Steel Wheels (1989) was widely considered a comeback album and was followed by Voodoo Lounge (1994), a worldwide number-one album. Both releases were promoted by large stadium and arena tours, as the Stones continued to be a huge concert attraction; by 2007 they had recorded the all-time highest-grossing concert tour three times, and as recently as 2021 they were the highest-earning live act of the year. From Wyman's departure in 1993 to Watts' death in 2021, the band continued as a four-piece core, with Darryl Jones playing bass on tour and on most studio recordings, while Steve Jordan became their touring drummer following Watts' death. Their 2016 album, Blue & Lonesome, became their twelfth UK number-one album.
The Rolling Stones' estimated record sales of 200 million make them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The band has won three Grammy Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Billboard magazine and Rolling Stone have ranked the band as one of the greatest of all time.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones
Studio albums
The Rolling Stones / England's Newest Hit Makers (1964)
12 X 5 (1964)
The Rolling Stones No. 2 / The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965)
Out of Our Heads (1965)
December's Children (And Everybody's) (1965)
Aftermath (1966)
Between the Buttons (1967)
Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967)
Beggars Banquet (1968)
Let It Bleed (1969)
Sticky Fingers (1971)
Exile on Main St. (1972)
Goats Head Soup (1973)
It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974)
Black and Blue (1976)
Some Girls (1978)
Emotional Rescue (1980)
Tattoo You (1981)
Undercover (1983)
Dirty Work (1986)
Steel Wheels (1989)
Voodoo Lounge (1994)
Bridges to Babylon (1997)
A Bigger Bang (2005)
Blue & Lonesome (2016)
Hackney Diamonds (2023)
Congratulations
The Rolling Stones Lyrics
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Congratulations
Well done, my friend
You've done it again
You've gone and broken another heart
Yeah, you've torn it apart
You've done it before
You've got it down to a fine art
Remember the first time
You tried to do it to me
My girl won't fall
Just wait and see
Just wait and see
Congratulations
Congratulations
You've gone and broken another heart
Yeah, you've torn it apart
La la, la la la, la la la la (congratulations)
The Rolling Stones's song Congratulations is a tale of a man who is congratulating his friend on breaking another girl's heart. The singer acknowledges that this is not the first time his friend has done this and that he hopes to do it again. The phrase "you've got it down to a fine art" suggests that the friend is skilled at breaking hearts and that he enjoys doing it. The singer then reflects on his own experience with the friend, stating that when he had tried to do the same to the singer's girlfriend, he was unsuccessful. The repeated phrase "just wait and see" suggests that the singer is warning the friend that he will eventually get his comeuppance.
Overall, the song seems to be a commentary on the callous way that some people treat others in romantic relationships. It portrays the perpetrator as manipulative and predatory, enjoying the power that comes from breaking someone's heart. The singer, on the other hand, seems to be taking a more moral stance, criticizing his friend for his actions and warning him of the consequences.
Line by Line Meaning
Congratulations
This line is sarcastic and implies the singer's disapproval of the person's actions
Congratulations
Repeating the first line to emphasize the sarcasm
Well done, my friend
More sarcasm, mocking the person's actions as if they were an achievement
You've done it again
Acknowledging that the person has a pattern of hurting others
You've gone and broken another heart
Stating the obvious action of the person, breaking someone's heart
Yeah, you've torn it apart
Describing the damage caused by the person's actions
You've done it before
Reinforcing the idea that the person has a pattern of hurting others
Hope to do it some more
Implies the person has an unhealthy desire to continue hurting others
You've got it down to a fine art
Praising the person's ability to hurt others effortlessly
Remember the first time
Bringing up a personal experience where the artist was hurt by the person
You tried to do it to me
Revealing that the person has hurt the singer personally in the past
My girl won't fall
The artist isn't affected by the person's actions anymore
Just wait and see
The singer is predicting that the person's actions won't have the desired effect
La la, la la la, la la la la (congratulations)
Repeating the chorus with the addition of 'la's, emphasizing the sarcasm again
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Written by: KEITH RICHARDS, MICK JAGGER
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Congratulations
Well done, my friend
You've done it again
You've gone and broken another heart
Yeah, you've torn it apart
You've done it before
Hope to do it some more
You've got it down to a fine art
Remember the first time
You tried to do it to me
My girl won't fall
Just wait and see
@G8GT364CI
This was one of my favorite tunes from 12 X 5 when I was a kid, I got this album for Christmas when I was 11, my mother knew what to buy for me. Stones and Beatles.
@acnhtunemusicvids
The records of that?
@haaazzziiim
Bless ur mom
@VUclear
I've always thought of this as the Stones' tribute to American R&B from, say, 1958 to 1963, especially NYC R&B. The chords, melody, lyrics, rhythm all echo that era's music. Anyone else agree?
@GYPSIMEX
CONGRATULATIONS Mick Jagger. Happy 80 y.o. !!đ
@maximpopov8651
Rolling Stones Forever đđđ Contemporary Classics đđđ
@c.w.b.5409
Oh nothing beats the old Stones albums
@mikeswincicki9504
Love the Brian Jones..era
@qjk23
great backup vocals from Keith, a former choir boy
@haribremec1982
Congratulations...12 x 5 = 60 years !