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Jones left the band shortly before his death in 1969, having been replaced by guitarist Mick Taylor.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.
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)
Fight
The Rolling Stones Lyrics
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Gonna pulp you to a mess of bruises
Cause that's what you're looking for
There's a hole where your nose used to be
Gonna kick you out of my door
Gotta get into a fight
Gotta get into a fight
Gonna blow you to a million pieces
Blow you sky high, I don't care
Splatter matter on the bloody ceiling
Blow the building right into the air
Gotta get into a fight
Can't get out of it
Gotta get into a fight
Gonna put the boot right in
Gotta get into a fight
Yeah watch me now
What I want is power, more power
What I need is an innocent life
Want to do it in the broad daylight
I'm the truck, I'm the suicide
Gotta get into a fight
Can't get out of it
Want to get into a fight
Gonna get away with it
Gotta get into a fight
Watch me, watch me now
Yeah gotta get into a fight
Want to caught the bullet
Want to get into a fight
Gonna get away with it
It's all for the greater glory
It's all for a Saturday night
There's a hole where your face used to be
I got you in my telescope sight
Gotta get into a fight
Gonna shoot the bullet
Can't get out of it
Want to get into a fight
Gonna get away with it
The Rolling Stones song "Fight" is a hard rock song about the desire for power and the thrill of violence. The singer expresses a desire to get into a fight and inflict bruises and harm on someone else. The lyrics indicate that the singer is seeking a sense of power and control that they feel they are lacking, and that they are willing to harm others in order to achieve this feeling.
The violent imagery in the song is quite graphic, with references to blowing someone into a million pieces and kicking them out of a door. The lyrics suggest that the singer is not concerned about the potential consequences of their actions, and is willing to go to extreme lengths, even killing someone, in order to feel powerful.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah man
The song is beginning with a confident affirmation of what is to come.
Gonna pulp you to a mess of bruises
I'm going to fight you until you're battered and bruised.
Cause that's what you're looking for
You want to fight, so I'm giving you what you're asking for.
There's a hole where your nose used to be
I've hit you so hard that your nose has been smashed in.
Gonna kick you out of my door
You are no longer welcome in my space, so I'm going to kick you out.
Gotta get into a fight
The singer feels a deep urge and need to engage in a physical altercation.
Can't get out of it
The urge to fight is so strong that the singer feels like they have no choice but to engage.
Gonna blow you to a million pieces
I'm going to hurt you so badly that you'll feel like you've been blown up into tiny pieces.
Blow you sky high, I don't care
I have no concern for your safety or well-being and will inflict as much damage as possible.
Splatter matter on the bloody ceiling
The fight is getting bloody and intense and there's even evidence of it on the ceiling.
Blow the building right into the air
The intensity of the fight is so great that it has the power to destroy the building itself.
Gonna put the boot right in
The artist is going to step on and hurt their opponent with their boot.
Yeah watch me now
The singer is confident and wants the audience to pay attention to their destructive behavior.
What I want is power, more power
The singer's motivation for fighting is to gain more power and control over others.
What I need is an innocent life
The singer feels like they need to take someone else's life in order to satisfy their violent urges.
Want to do it in the broad daylight
The artist is not afraid of getting caught and wants to act out their violent fantasies in plain sight.
I'm the truck, I'm the suicide
The artist sees themselves as a powerful and destructive force, willing to take down others and themselves in the process.
Gonna get away with it
The singer believes that they will successfully get away with their violent actions.
Want to caught the bullet
The singer is willingly putting themselves in danger in order to take down others.
It's all for the greater glory
The artist believes that their violent behavior is glorified and validates their sense of power and control.
It's all for a Saturday night
The artist sees fighting as a form of entertainment and a way to pass the time on a Saturday night.
I got you in my telescope sight
The artist is targeting and aiming for their opponent in a calculated and intentional way.
Gonna shoot the bullet
The singer is going to use their weapon to cause harm to their opponent.
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Written by: KEITH RICHARDS, MICK JAGGER
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Greg Halder
on 2000 Light Years From Home
Totally underrated track and album..