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) β their first entirely original album β 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Jones left the band shortly before his death in 1969, having been replaced by guitarist Mick Taylor.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)
The Singer Not the Song
The Rolling Stones Lyrics
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I always give in because, babe, you know
You just say so cause you give me that
Feeling inside that I know must be right
It's the singer not the song
It's not the way you give in willingly
Others do it without thrilling me Giving me that same old feeling inside that I
Know I must be right
It's the singer not the song
The same old places and the same old songs
We've been going there for much too long
There's something wrong and it gives me that feeling
Inside that I know I must be right
It's the singer not the song
It's the singer not the song
It's the singer not the song
The Singer Not the Song by The Rolling Stones is a song about the importance of the performer rather than the material. The lyrics suggest that even though the βsame old placesβ and βthe same old songsβ have been done time and time again, itβs ultimately the performer thatβs important, not the song itself. The singer of the song confesses his willingness to go where his love interest wants to go and do what she wants to do because itβs the feeling he gets from her that he knows is right. This is contrasted by the same old feelings he gets when being with others who try to please him in the same way, but ultimately without success.
To put it simply, the song is about the idea that itβs not about the destination or the material, itβs about the journey and the person youβre experiencing it with. Itβs about the intangible feeling that comes from being with someone who makes you feel alive, as opposed to the feeling of going through the motions with someone who doesnβt.
Line by Line Meaning
Everywhere you want I always go
I follow you no matter where you want to go
I always give in because, babe, you know
I always do what you ask because you have power over me
You just say so cause you give me that
I do what you say because you make me feel a certain way
Feeling inside that I know must be right
I have an intuition that what I am feeling is correct
It's the singer not the song
It's not the words or music that are important, it's the person singing them
It's not the way you give in willingly
Other people may do what you ask without the same emotional response
Others do it without thrilling me
They don't make me feel the way you do
Giving me that same old feeling inside that I
Other experiences don't produce the same emotional reaction
Know I must be right
I trust my own instincts and feelings
The same old places and the same old songs
We always go to familiar places and listen to familiar music
We've been going there for much too long
We've been stuck in this routine for too long
There's something wrong and it gives me that feeling
I have a sense that something is not right
Inside that I know I must be right
I trust my own intuition and feelings
It's the singer not the song
It's not the external circumstances that matter, it's the person involved
It's the singer not the song
This idea is so important, it needs to be repeated to drive it home
Lyrics Β© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Abkco Music Inc.
Written by: KEITH RICHARDS, MICK JAGGER
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@steviezappa1065
Itβs great to be a TRUE
STONES FAN
People and radio stations be repeating the same songs for the past 60 years
Start me up
Satisfaction,miss you
And if your lucky heart breaker or sympathy (donβt get me wrong those are great songs
But there are so many more songs that are killer that never saw the light of day on a radio station because they didnβt fit the MOR
formula
But a real fan knows the b sides ,and out takes and rehearsal bootlegs.
Between the buttons
Paris rehearsal for some girls satanic majesty request memo for turner β¦β¦
@joserodrigues-vq8pz
Everywhere you want I always go
I always give in because, babe, you know
You just say so cause you give me that
Feeling inside that I know must be right
It's the singer not the song
It's not the way you give in willingly
Others do it without thrilling me
Giving me that same old feeling inside that I
Know I must be right
It's the singer not the song
[Instrumental]
The same old places and the same old songs
We've been going there for much too long
There's something wrong and it gives me that feeling
Inside that I know I must be right
It's the singer not the song
It's the singer not the song
It's the singer not the song
@λΉμ νμΈμ
Everywhere you want I always go
I always give in because, babe, you know
You just say so cause you give me that
Feeling inside that I know I must be right
It's the singer not the song
It's not the way you give in willingly
Others do it without thrilling me
Giving me that same old feeling inside that I
Know I must be right
The same old places and the same old songs
We've been going there for much too long
There's something wrong and it gives me that feeling
Inside that I know I must be right
@jbstonesfan
Early Stones criminally underrated. They have been great in every era. The Stones have been my one constant joy for over 50 years.
@joemorris143
Ditto mate. Peace Joe.
@meganvegan1
I listened to this over 1000 times before I was 14
@lukasdingelmaier3618
ditto, man
@jamestowell2499
Me too. Listened to them from day one.
@mackb909
Absolutely. Keith and Brian achieve a two-guitar weaving with jangly overtones that The Byrds of that era would envy. And Keith, finding his own as a vocalist, provides a superb high harmony (on the earliest Stones recordings it was Bill and/or Brian doing the backing vocals). A charming song all around. The Stones have always been my favorite rock band, with far greater range than usually credited (including Paul McCartney's perhaps jokey comment from a year or so ago that HIS old band had a very wide spectrum, while The Stones were just a "blues cover band." Jealous much, Macca?).
@deeg8849
1:04. Brian and Keith weaving. Magic behind the Stones to this day. Never forget it
@cultfilmfreakreviews
yes, and this is right out of the starting gate; the early Stones are better than early Beatles; The Stones seemed like/sounded like they'd been a band for a decade
@jamesglenn4266
Such a unique song that had been overlooked during their golden years of the 60's.
@deeg8849
1:20 just listen to Brian playing twang riffs. Lovely