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Jones left the band shortly before his death in 1969, having been replaced by guitarist Mick Taylor.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)
Slipping Away
The Rolling Stones Lyrics
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That's slipping away
Each time I fall asleep
It seems, drifting away
Just as you have touched my heart
Babe I wake and we're apart
Yeah and it's slipping away
That's drifting away
Every time I draw a breath
It's dying away
First the sun and then the moon
One of them will be 'round soon
Slipping away
Slipping away (Oh yeah)
Drifting away
Slipping away
Just as you have touched my heart
I wake up babe and we're apart
It seems we're slipping away
Slipping away
Slipping away
All I want is ecstasy
But I ain't getting much
Just getting off on misery
It seems I've lost my touch
Well it's just another song
But it's slipping away
Well we didn't sing it long
'Cause, fading away
Just the sun and then the moon
One of them will be 'round soon
Slipping away
Slipping away
Slipping away
The Rolling Stones' song "Slipping Away" is a melancholy tune about the fleeting nature of love and happiness. The singer laments the fact that every time he tries to grasp onto a moment of real connection with someone, it seems to slip away from him. The first verse sets the tone for the song as the singer admits that maybe it's all just a dream and that every time he falls asleep, that dream of happiness and love seems to drift away. The chorus of the song is repeated throughout as the singer repeats the phrase "Slipping away," emphasizing that everything he wants is slipping out of his grasp.
The second verse of the song continues in the same vein as the first, with the singer lamenting the fleeting nature of everything he holds dear. He acknowledges that each day slips away from him, and that every breath he takes is just bringing him closer to his own death. However, he seems to find some solace in the fact that the sun and the moon will always be there, even when everything else is slipping away.
The final verse of the song is perhaps the most telling, as the singer admits that all he wants is ecstasy, but he can't seem to find it. Instead, he is just getting off on misery, and he feels like he is losing his touch. The final chorus repeats the same phrase once again, driving home the point that the singer feels like everything is slipping away from him and that he is powerless to stop it.
Line by Line Meaning
Guess it's just another dream
I am beginning to suspect that my desires and aspirations are mere figments of my imagination.
That's slipping away
The dream I had is disappearing from my mind.
Each time I fall asleep
Every time I lose consciousness.
It seems, drifting away
The idea is gradually becoming less clear to me.
Just as you have touched my heart
The feeling I had when I met you and fell in love.
Babe I wake and we're apart
When I awaken, you are no longer there with me.
Yeah and it's slipping away
The feeling I had when I met you and fell in love is disappearing with time.
Here comes just another day
A new day has arrived, signaling the passage of time.
That's drifting away
The day is slowly slipping through my grasp.
Every time I draw a breath
With each inhale and exhale I take.
It's dying away
I am coming closer to the end of my lifespan with every breath I take.
First the sun and then the moon
The cycle of day and night.
One of them will be 'round soon
The sun or the moon will soon rise or set.
Just as you have touched my heart
The feeling I had when I met you and fell in love.
I wake up babe and we're apart
When I awaken, I am alone again.
It seems we're slipping away
Our relationship is losing its passion and intensity over time.
All I want is ecstasy
I desire a state of extreme happiness and intense emotional pleasure.
But I ain't getting much
I am not experiencing much happiness in my life.
Just getting off on misery
The only pleasure I am experiencing lately is coming from my own pain and suffering.
It seems I've lost my touch
I am no longer able to make the right decisions or choices in life.
Well it's just another song
This is just another piece of music.
But it's slipping away
The music and its associated emotions are fading away from my mind and memory.
Well we didn't sing it long
We did not perform the song for very long.
'Cause, fading away
The performance and its associated emotions are disappearing from our consciousness.
Slipping away
Everything in life is slipping away from my grasp with time.
Slipping away (Oh yeah)
This is a constant and repeating natural process of life.
Drifting away
Life and everything in it is slowly drifting and moving away from me.
Slipping away
Everything is slowly slipping through my grasp with time.
Slipping away
This is a constant and inescapable process of life.
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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..