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Jones left the band shortly before his death in 1969, having been replaced by guitarist Mick Taylor.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)
Hot stuff
The Rolling Stones Lyrics
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Hot stuff, hot stuff
Hot stuff, can't get enough
The music is mighty, mighty fine
Hot stuff, hot stuff, can't get enough (can't get enough)
Hot stuff, can't get enough (can't get enough)
Hot stuff, can't get enough
The music is mighty, mighty fine
Hot stuff
Hot stuff, I can't get enough
I can't get enough
'Cause the music is what I want
She keep body always moving, ah, stick it up
Hot stuff
Every day, I get another dose
I can't stand it when the music stops
Hot stuff
All the people in New York City
I know you're all goin' broke, but I know you're tough
Yeah, hot stuff, hot stuff
To everybody in Jamaica
That is working in the sun
You're hot, you're hot stuff
Shake it up, shake it up
You're hot stuff, hot stuff
Yeah
Hot stuff
The Rolling Stones' Hot Stuff is a song about the intoxicating power of music and the effect it has on people who crave it. The opening lines of the song, "Hot stuff, can't get enough," are a clear indication of someone who is hooked on the sound of music and can't get enough of it. The lyrics emphasize the point that the music is what keeps this person energized and alive. The line "Hot stuff, I can't get enough, 'cause the music is what I want" is a clear indicator of how important music is to the person singing the song. It's not just something they enjoy; it's a lifeline.
The song continues to describe the power of music with the line, "Every day, I get another dose, I can't stand it when the music stops." For the person singing the song, music is an addiction that they can't get enough of. The lyrics also mention people in different parts of the world and their appreciation for music. The Rolling Stones make reference to the people in New York who are struggling but who still love and crave hot stuff, as well as the people of Jamaica who work hard in the sun and use music to keep going.
Line by Line Meaning
Hot stuff, can't get enough
The singer desires more of the good things in life, which are represented by the term 'hot stuff'
Hot stuff, hot stuff
The singer is emphasizing their desire for these 'hot stuff' things
The music is mighty, mighty fine
The singer is referencing the enjoyable qualities of the music they are discussing
Hot stuff, hot stuff, can't get enough (can't get enough)
The artist can't emphasize enough how much they want the 'hot stuff'
Hot stuff, can't get enough (can't get enough)
The artist reiterates their insatiable desire for the 'hot stuff'
Hot stuff, I can't get enough
The singer is restating their desire for the 'hot stuff'
I can't get enough
The singer emphasizes their insatiable desire for the 'hot stuff'
'Cause the music is what I want
The artist is specifying that it is the music that they desire, rather than other 'hot stuff'
She keep body always moving, ah, stick it up
The artist describes someone who is constantly active and engaged in the enjoyable aspects of life
Every day, I get another dose
The artist is regularly partaking in the 'hot stuff' and enjoying it
I can't stand it when the music stops
The singer highly values the enjoyable qualities of the music
All the people in New York City
The artist is addressing the entire population of New York City
I know you're all goin' broke, but I know you're tough
The singer is acknowledging the difficult economic circumstances, but also admiring the resilience of the people in New York City
To everybody in Jamaica
The singer is addressing the entire population of Jamaica
That is working in the sun
The singer acknowledges the hard work and challenging weather conditions in Jamaica
You're hot, you're hot stuff
The artist admires the strength and hard work of the people in Jamaica
Shake it up, shake it up
The artist is expressing the desire for people to keep moving and enjoying life
You're hot stuff, hot stuff
The singer reiterates their admiration for the strength, hard work, and enjoyable qualities of the people they are addressing
Yeah
The singer is expressing enthusiasm or agreement with their own statements
Hot stuff
The artist ends the song by reiterating their intense desire for the enjoyable things in life
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
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@lamarjohnson4985
The late Billy Preston on piano. Magic ❤
@maximpopov8651
Black and Blue is a masterpiece 💙
@mikemoore1018
It certainly is
@sampickel1030
It is a great album. Critics didn’t like it?
@ryanjavierortega8513
It was heavily influenced by this funk god, and Taylor had just left, and it shows in every way…Stones shoulda given Taylor the credit he deserved
@zombiebats52
@Ryan Ortega the stones did give Taylor credit, dude had a heroin problem he left the band because of it. Black and blue is a good album and Ronnie Wood is an extremely good guitar player himself. Album was influenced by the time.
@johnscialfa7391
@Ryan Ortega I love Mick Taylor greatest guitar player they ever had, I met Mick Taylor hung out with him, but what does that have to do with the album?
@kencabeen7786
The Stones’ ability to absolutely kick ass in the several genres of music that they do is amazing. Greatest rock n’ roll band ever.
@OSIRIS1980WHS
Band mainlined BLUES, the font of American popular musics.
@kencabeen7786
@Lequipe Fourteen I agree!