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Jones left the band shortly before his death in 1969, having been replaced by guitarist Mick Taylor.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)
Hip Shake II
The Rolling Stones Lyrics
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That's going around
Everybody's doing it
From the grownups down
Don't move your head
Don't move your hands
Don't move your lips
Do the hip shake, babe
Do the hip shake, babe
Shake your hip, babe
Shake your hip, babe
What you don't know
Don't be afraid
Just listen to me
And do what I say
Don't move your head
Don't move your hands
Don't move your lips
Just shake your hips
Do the hip shake, babe
Do the hip shake, babe
Shake your hip, babe
Shake your hip, babe
Well, I met a little girl
In a country town
She said, What do you know
There's Slim Harpo!
Didn't move her head
Didn't move her hands
Didn't move her lips
Just shook her hip
Did a hip shake, babe
Do a hip shake, babe
Shake your hip, babe
Shake your hip, babe
The Rolling Stones's song Hip Shake II is a catchy tune about a popular dance that everyone is doing. The song starts off with the singer introducing this new dance move that's going around and how people from all age groups are participating in it. He instructs listeners on how to perform the dance by focusing only on shaking their hips without moving their hands, head or lips.
As the song progresses, the singer reiterates the steps of the dance and encourages listeners to try it out by saying that it's not difficult. The last verse of the song tells a story of the singer meeting a girl in a country town who impresses him with her hip-shaking skills. The chorus repeats throughout the song, emphasizing the importance of shaking one's hips to perform the "Hip Shake."
Line by Line Meaning
I wanna tell you 'bout a dance
That's goin' around,
Everybody's doin' it
From the grownups down.
Let me introduce you to a new dance trend that's really popular these days. Everyone, from children to adults, is doing it.
Don't move your head,
Don't move your hands,
Don't move your lips,
Just shake your hips.
While dancing the hip shake, keep your head, hands, and lips still and focus on shaking your hips only.
Do the hip shake, babe,
Do the hip shake, babe,
Shake your hip, babe,
Shake your hip, babe.
The key to this dance is to keep shaking your hips continuously. Keep doing the hip shake and don't stop!
Well if you don't know
Don't be afraid
Just listen to me
And do what I say.
If you're new to this dance and feeling unsure, don't worry. Just follow my instructions and everything will be okay.
Well, I met a little girl
In a country town
She said, "What do you know?
There's Slim Harpo!"
I once met a girl in a rural area who recognized me and called out a fellow musician's name in excitement.
Didn't move her head,
Didn't move her hands,
Didn't move her lips,
Just shook her hips.
The girl I met started dancing the hip shake without moving anything else except her hips. It was impressive!
Well ain't that easy
See, the hip shake is so simple yet effective. Anyone can do it with a little practice!
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I wanna tell you 'bout a dance
That's goin' around,
Everybody's doin' it From the grownups down.
Don't move your head,
Don't move your hands,
Don't move your lips,
Just shake your hips.
Do the hip shake, babe,
Shake your hip, babe,
Well ain't that easy
What you don't know
Don't be afraid
Just listen to me And do what I say.
Well, I met a little girl In a country town
She said, "What do you know
There's Slim Harpo!"
@saturday7
Best rhythm and blues to come out of the UK. Love the Mike Taylor era, he had a great sound, raw and punchy.
@rhondawiseman9234
Nothing better than the stones playing the blues.excellent I must say.
@willidaeppen8121
100% agree. The Stones are a Blues Band.
@williamwalton583
Boogie
@senseichess8688
Right on
@MikeLike8
Amen!
@michaelbarghusen9721
Sie haben Recht, nichts ist besser. Es sei denn, Sie spielen gar nicht... 🎈👍🏻
@nov20five
This is how I imagine being in a band. Just sitting around. Making magic like it was nothin'.
@iggimogg2939
LOL- hope the drummer remembered his sticks!
@seltaeb9691
Unlike now. They're a joke now. Keef, I think died long ago & now it's like John Sessions amazing parody of him in the Corner Shop!