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Jones left the band shortly before his death in 1969, having been replaced by guitarist Mick Taylor.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)
I Go Wild
The Rolling Stones Lyrics
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Abused me for certain
And slavery should not exist
Is this what I get, a poison kiss
Without you I'm dead meat
I'm a raggedy dog dying in the street
Of a God-forsaken shanty town
I go wild when you're in my face
I go wild when I taste your taste
I go wild and I go insane
I get sick, somebody stop this pain
You left me, I'm brain dead
I'm feeling nothing, strapped to my bed
On life support, tubes in my nose
Tubes in my arms, shot full of holes
I go wild when you're in my face
I go wild when I taste your taste
I go wild act like a goat
And I get sick, got lumps in my throat
I go wild
I go wild
I go crazy, I go insane
I get sick, somebody stop this pain
And the doctors says you'll be okay
And if you'd only stay away
From femme fatales and dirty bitches
And daylight drabs and night time witches
And working girls and blue stockings
And dance hall babes and body poppers
And waitresses with broken noses
Checkout girls striking poses
And politicians' garish wives
With alcoholic cunts like knives
I go wild
I go wild
I go wild
I go wild
I go wild when you're in my face
I go wild in a state of grace
I go wild when you treat me bad
I go wild, raving mad
I go wild for ya
I go wild for ya
I go wild
I go wild, hey
I go wild
I go wild
The Rolling Stones’ “I Go Wild” is a raw and intense song that talks about the power dynamics in a toxic relationship. The lyrics convey the pain and hurt the singer is experiencing due to his partner’s abusive behavior. The opening lines, “You whipped me, I'm hurting, Abused me for certain, And slavery should not exist, Is this what I get, a poison kiss,” describe the physical and emotional abuse inflicted on the singer.
The song also touches on the theme of addiction and obsession. The singer appears to be addicted to his partner's presence and is unable to live without her. He compares himself to a “raggedy dog dying in the street” without her. He goes on to say that he goes wild and insane when she’s in his face, but he also feels sick and wants the pain to stop.
Towards the end of the song, the singer seems to be getting advice from a doctor to stay away from dangerous women, but he can’t help himself from going wild for his partner. The song ends with him repeating the line “I go wild” several times, which reinforces the theme of addiction and obsession.
Line by Line Meaning
You whipped me, I'm hurting
You hurt me and I'm in pain
Abused me for certain
You definitely mistreated me
And slavery should not exist
Slavery is wrong and should not exist
Is this what I get, a poison kiss
Is this how you show affection, with a poisonous kiss?
Without you I'm dead meat
I can't live without you
I'm a raggedy dog dying in the street
I feel like a dying dog in the street
Of a God-forsaken shanty town
In a place that feels abandoned by God
Where gangs of children are hunted down
Where children are chased by violent gangs
I go wild when you're in my face
I lose control when I see you in person
I go wild when I taste your taste
I lose control when I taste you
I go wild and I go insane
I lose control and become crazy
I get sick, somebody stop this pain
I feel sick and I need help to stop hurting
You left me, I'm brain dead
You walked away and now I feel empty and numb
I'm feeling nothing, strapped to my bed
I feel nothing and am confined to my bed
On life support, tubes in my nose
I rely on machines to stay alive, with tubes in my nose
Tubes in my arms, shot full of holes
My arms have tubes in them and I have been extensively medicated
I go wild act like a goat
I lose control and act completely irrational
And I get sick, got lumps in my throat
I feel sick and have a lump in my throat
And the doctors says you'll be okay
The doctor tells me that I'll be alright
And if you'd only stay away
If only you would leave me be
From femme fatales and dirty bitches
Stay away from seductive and manipulative women
And daylight drabs and night time witches
Stay away from women who seem dull or creepy
And working girls and blue stockings
Stay away from women who sell their bodies and also from intellectual women who wear blue stockings
And dance hall babes and body poppers
Stay away from dancing women and people who dance provocatively
And waitresses with broken noses
Stay away from serving women who have been disfigured
Checkout girls striking poses
Stay away from checkout girls who model themselves immodestly
And politicians' garish wives
Stay away from the flashy and gaudy wives of politicians
With alcoholic cunts like knives
Who use their sexuality as a weapon and are alcoholics
I go wild in a state of grace
I lose control but it feels like a spiritual experience
I go wild when you treat me bad
I lose control when you mistreat me
I go wild, raving mad
I completely lose control and become insane
I go wild for ya
I can't help but lose control when I'm with you
I go wild
I lose control
I go wild, hey
I lose control, hey
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
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JenR1
Love this song but really love seeing every single one of the Stones just letting the Tiger out and having fun! After all, that's what it's really all about and I thank each and every one of them for giving us such a great ride.
John Halloran
Could not have said it better.
Joe Morris
Great drumming in this number. Bravo Charlie!
Maxim Popov
One of the greatest Rock and Roll riffs in human history 💙♥️💙
J Douglas
Rest in peace Charlie, thank you for all the great music all these years. Rock the heavens my man .....
Vera Lucia Pinto Rios
Sensacional!!❤
Mike Snyder
you have Mick and Kieth. the ultimate showmen..backed up with the ultimate rythem section. it gets no better
Candinha Da Mata
Adoro essas músicas até mi da vontade de chorar meus Deus amo muito
Rocking with Stones. Remembering Charlie.
Wild, I go wild when The Rolling Stones play awesome music!
Mark la roche
RIP Charlie Watts. Beat those skins in heaven and thank you for the music.