The Rolling Stones is an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active… Read Full Bio ↴The Rolling Stones is an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically driven sound that came to define hard rock. Their first stable line-up consisted of vocalist Mick Jagger, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, guitarist Keith Richards, bassist Bill Wyman, and drummer Charlie Watts. During their formative years, Jones was the primary leader: he assembled the band, named it, got them gigs, and drove their sound and image. After Andrew Loog Oldham became the group's manager in 1963, he encouraged them to write their own songs. Jagger and Richards became the primary creative force behind the band, alienating Jones, who had developed a drug addiction that interfered with his ability to contribute meaningfully.

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Jones left the band shortly before his death in 1969, having been replaced by guitarist Mick Taylor.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.

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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)

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The Rolling Stones Lyrics

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Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it
Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it
Do it, do it, do it, do it

Don't wanna be your slave
Don't wanna be your slave
Don't wanna be your slave

Don't wanna be your slave
Don't wanna be your slave
Don't wanna be your slave

Twenty-four hours a day
Hey, why don't you go down to the supermarket?
Get something to eat, steal something off the shelves
Pass by the liquor store, be back about quarter to twelve

Don't wanna be your slave
Don't wanna be your slave
Don't wanna be your slave

Don't wanna be your slave
Don't wanna be your slave
Don't wanna be your slave

Baby, go, baby, go, baby, go
Do it, yeah, baby, do it, yeah, baby

Don't wanna be your slave
Don't wanna be your slave
Don't wanna be your slave

Don't wanna be your slave
Don't wanna be your slave
Don't wanna be your slave

Do it
Baby, do it
No, baby, do it
No, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no
No, no, no
Baby, no, no

Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it
Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it

Overall Meaning

The Rolling Stones' song "Slave" is a short and repetitive piece featuring Mick Jagger's vocals and Keith Richards' guitar. The song's lyrics express a desire to break away from a controlling and domineering relationship. The repetition of the lines "Don't wanna be your slave" reinforces the main theme of the song, where the singer asserts their independence and desires freedom.

The song's opening verses suggest a mundane and monotonous existence under the control of another person. The singer encourages the other person to leave the house and seek out some pleasure, possibly through theft or drinking. This can be interpreted as a criticism of consumerism and societal expectations of conformity, as well as a suggestion that freedom comes from rejecting conventional norms.

The latter part of the song sees Jagger urging the other person to "do it" and take action to break away from the constraints of the relationship. The repetition of this phrase, along with the rest of the lyrics, creates a sense of urgency and determination. Ultimately, the song's message is one of empowerment and liberation from oppressive situations.

Line by Line Meaning

Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it
Urging someone to take action or fulfill a task multiple times.

Don't wanna be your slave
Refusing to be under someone's control or domination.

Twenty-four hours a day
Being subjected to someone's power and demands constantly and without a break.

Hey, why don't you go down to the supermarket?
Sarcastically suggesting that one should escape the situation by fulfilling a mundane task like grocery shopping.

Get something to eat, steal something off the shelves
Encouraging the idea of resorting to desperate measures to satisfy basic needs.

Pass by the liquor store, be back about quarter to twelve
Implying that the person should indulge in vices to forget about their situation, but only returning to face reality at a specific time to fulfill the demands of the person in power.

Baby, go, baby, go, baby, go
Encouraging someone to take action and escape the situation with urgency and repetition.

No, baby, do it
Encouraging someone to take action, even if they are hesitant.

Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it
Persistently encouraging someone to take action or fulfill a task multiple times.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger

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