The Rolling Stones is an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active… Read Full Bio ↴The Rolling Stones is an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically driven sound that came to define hard rock. Their first stable line-up consisted of vocalist Mick Jagger, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, guitarist Keith Richards, bassist Bill Wyman, and drummer Charlie Watts. During their formative years, Jones was the primary leader: he assembled the band, named it, got them gigs, and drove their sound and image. After Andrew Loog Oldham became the group's manager in 1963, he encouraged them to write their own songs. Jagger and Richards became the primary creative force behind the band, alienating Jones, who had developed a drug addiction that interfered with his ability to contribute meaningfully.

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) – their first entirely original album – 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Jones left the band shortly before his death in 1969, having been replaced by guitarist Mick Taylor.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.

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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)

Cook Cook Blues
The Rolling Stones Lyrics

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You gotta cook, cook, cook every mornin'
Cook, cook, cook every night
Work hard all of the daytime
And dance, dance, dance all the night
Everytime I'm hungry I get on my knees
You can cook, cook, cook every night

Cook, cook, cook for your father

Look, look look for a wife
Took, took, took take a last glance
Before I disappear from sight

So cook, cook, cook
I'm hook, hook, hooked everytime

Overall Meaning

The Rolling Stones’ song Cook Cook Blues is about the monotonous, laborious life of a working-class man who has to work hard every day to make a living. The repetition of the phrase “cook, cook, cook” emphasizes the daily routine and the necessity of working hard to survive. The lyrics suggest that the man is expected to fulfill his role as a provider by working all day and then coming home to his wife and children, who expect him to have done his duty to take care of them. The idea of dance is introduced as a form of release from the harshness of everyday life, suggesting that the only way to find joy is through physical expression.

The second verse of the song introduces a theme of fatherhood and looking for a wife. It seems to suggest that the man needs to find a partner to help him carry out his role as a provider and father. The line “Took, took, took take a last glance before I disappear from sight” may imply that the man is contemplating his mortality and the importance of finding a partner to carry on his legacy. The final refrain repeats the phrase “cook, cook, cook” and “hook, hook, hooked,” underscoring the man’s entrapment in the cycle of labor and responsibility.

Line by Line Meaning

You gotta cook, cook, cook every mornin'
You must prepare food every morning

Cook, cook, cook every night
Prepare meals in the evenings too

Work hard all of the daytime
Work hard during the day

And dance, dance, dance all the night
Dance throughout the night

Everytime I'm hungry I get on my knees
Whenever I feel hungry, I pray

You can cook, cook, cook every night
You have the ability to cook every night

Cook, cook, cook for your father
Prepare meals for your father

Look, look look for a wife
Search for a wife

Took, took, took take a last glance
Take a final look

Before I disappear from sight
Before I'm out of sight

So cook, cook, cook
Therefore, keep cooking