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Jones left the band shortly before his death in 1969, having been replaced by guitarist Mick Taylor.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)
Hey Negrita
The Rolling Stones Lyrics
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Move your body, move your mouth
Shake lady, way down south
Shake baby, in your home town
Come si chiama, what's you game
I'm just a poor man, what's your name
Shake your body, do it up now
Hey Negrita, hey now
Hey conchita, shake it up now
Bate las caderas, do it up now
Flash of gold in your ears, child
Flash of gold in your eyes
Saw the gleam in your mouth
Saw the steel in your thighs
Do it up now
Bate las caderas, do it up now
Just a momentita, not so fast
I need money, my sweet ass
Listen I'm a poor man
My pay is low
Here's one last dollar, then we go
"One last dollar," she say "I got my pride"
Going to get your boss, boy
Going to tan your hide
Hey Negrita, hey now
Hey Negrita, do it right now
The Rolling Stones's song, Hey Negrita, is a lively and upbeat tune that blends different musical styles such as rock, blues, and Latin American rhythms. The lyrics are sung from the perspective of a man who is fascinated with a woman, Negrita, and he urges her to move and shake her body. The song starts with the man calling out to Negrita to move her body and mouth. He uses a mix of Spanish and English to further emphasize the Latin rhythm in the song. The man is mesmerized by Negrita's appearance, which is evident in the description of the flash of gold in her earrings, eyes, and her thighs.
The man admits that he is poor and asks for Negrita's name and her game (meaning her plan or intentions). In the chorus, he continues to urge Negrita to shake her body and conchita (meaning girl or small shell in Spanish) to move it up now. The woman responds by challenging his offer of money, which leads to a conflict between the two. Despite this, the man continues to be fascinated with Negrita, and the song ends with him calling out to her to do it right now.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey Negrita, hey now
The singer is calling out to the Negrita woman, urging her to move her body and mouth.
Move your body, move your mouth
The singer wants the Negrita woman to dance and speak.
Shake lady, way down south
The singer wants the woman to dance in a way that's unique to the southern region she's from.
Shake baby, in your home town
The singer wants the woman to dance in a way that's grounded in her hometown culture.
Come si chiama, what's you game
The singer asks for the woman's name and asks if she's interested in playing along with him.
I'm just a poor man, what's your name
The singer tells the woman he's not wealthy and asks for her name again.
Shake your body, do it up now
The singer repeats his request for the woman to dance.
Shake body, move it up now
The singer again urges the woman to dance.
Hey conchita, shake it up now
The singer now addresses a new woman, Conchita, and asks her to dance.
Bate las caderas, do it up now
The singer uses Spanish to tell the woman to move her hips and dance.
Flash of gold in your ears, child
The singer notices the gold in the woman's earrings and refers to her as 'child,' possibly to indicate his sexual desire for her.
Flash of gold in your eyes
The singer is also attracted to the gold in the woman's eyes.
Saw the gleam in your mouth
The singer observed a sparkle in the woman's teeth, which might have added to her appeal.
Saw the steel in your thighs
The singer is sexually drawn to the strength of the woman's legs.
Do it up now
The singer is urging the woman to continue to dance and perform sexually.
Just a momentita, not so fast
The singer asks the woman to slow down a bit.
I need money, my sweet ass
The singer says he needs money and is willing to trade sex with the woman for it.
Listen I'm a poor man
The singer reminds the woman that he doesn't have much money.
My pay is low
The singer says he doesn't make much money at his job.
Here's one last dollar, then we go
The singer offers the woman a dollar for sex before they move on.
"One last dollar," she say "I got my pride"
The woman refuses the singer's offer of one last dollar because she has self-respect.
Going to get your boss, boy
The woman threatens to get her boss involved and possibly beat up the singer.
Going to tan your hide
The woman threatens physical violence against the singer.
Hey Negrita, do it right now
The singer is once again addressing the Negrita woman and demanding that she dance sexually and perform for him.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MICK JAGGER, KEITH RICHARDS
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@johnny3038
black and blue is getting greater with each passing moment as only a true masterpiece can
@nosferatu8530
It's a f-ing Masterpiece. Riping like only the finest red wines do ❤
@smartfreddy
Correct!
@4465Vman
its so forgotten and i dont know what because its so classic
@lemurianchick
@@nosferatu8530Riping or RIPENING?
@nosferatu8530
@@lemurianchick good question, help me out 🤣
@fitzcaraldozito
That sounds rough and dirty, while very classy at the same time : that's the Rolling stones, the best rock and roll band ever.
@fredrickfetuchinski9074
Yes indeed! One of my favorites. Waiting for deluxe edition with bonus material
@GPS2FindMe
Nothing classy about this
@zachbos5108
At least that's what they used to be