The Rolling Stones 50 Songs for 50 Years

THE ROLLING STONES 50 SONGS for 50 YEARS In Association with ABKCO Music, Inc. Produced by 85 Fifth Avenue Alfred Music New York, New York 10003 P.O. Box 10003 abkco.com Van Nuys, CA 91410-0003 alfred.com All rights reserved. Printed in USA. No part of this book shall be reproduced, arranged, adapted, recorded, publicly performed, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without written permission from the publisher. In order to comply with copyright laws, please apply for such written permission and/or license by contacting the publisher at alfred.com/permissions. ISBN-10: 0-7390-9517-X | ISBN-13: 978-0-7390-9517-1 Cover Photo: Terry O’Neill, Getty Images 2 Foreword In honor of The Rolling Stones’ 50th anniversary, The third American studio album—The Rolling ABKCO Music, Inc., the Stones’ publishing Stones, Now! (1965)—has several tracks from company for songs composed by the group from The Rolling Stones No. 2, but also includes four their tentative but promising early 1960s efforts Jagger-Richard songs, most notably the hit through the end of the decade, is issuing a “Heart of Stone.” In retrospect, it’s a harbinger of songbook, The Rolling Stones: 50 Songs for the 1965 follow-up album Out of Our Heads, which 50 Years. has great covers from the likes of Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke, but a total of six originals, including The songs are among the most famous of the the landmark hits “The Last Time” and especially Stones’ classics and were selected according to “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” These, along with sales and airplay data, but also—and perhaps most “As Tears Go By,” “Get Off of My Cloud,” and significantly—their stature in the development of “I’m Free,” all from next U.S. album, December’s Mick Jagger and Keith Richards as one of the greatest Children (And Everybody’s) (1965), show that songwriting partnerships in rock ’n’ roll history. Jagger and Richards had hit their stride among But it started slowly. The Stones’ April 1964 debut the top songwriting teams, not only of the British album, The Rolling Stones, which came out in the Invasion, but of 1960s rock as a whole. U.S. the following month with a slightly different Not to say these early Stones gems were formulaic, tracklist as well as the added title “England’s Newest but they were readily identifiable well beyond Mick Hit Makers,” features the Jagger-Richards tune Jagger’s inimitable voice. He and Richards had hit “Tell Me”—the group’s first original A-side single— on one of the most winning song formats in rock and two other originals credited to Nanker Phelge, history, fitting appropriate lyrics that spoke openly a pseudonym for Jagger, Richards, Brian Jones, and honestly to their generation on to fundamental Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts, as well as Andrew rock guitar riffs and rhythm tracks. Loog Oldham, their manager, producer, and “conceptualist.” The rest of the record, though, was And as the Stones would rival The Beatles in output made up mostly of blues and R&B covers from the and popularity throughout the remainder of the ’60s, likes of Chuck Berry, Slim Harpo, Jimmy Reed, they would also match the Fab Four almost head-to- Willie Dixon, and Bo Diddley. head in compositional creativity. The second U.K. album, The Rolling Stones No. 2 This is apparent from the first song and lead single (1965), follows suit with covers from Berry, Muddy on the U.S. version of Aftermath (1966), which was Waters, and Allen Toussaint, among others, though the first Stones album to be recorded completely in the second American album, 12 X 5 (1964), offers a the U.S. (at RCA Studios in Hollywood) and the first few more Phelge and Jagger-Richards titles, as well to have all Jagger-Richards songs. as the Stones’ hit cover of Bobby Womack’s “It’s All Over Now.” 3 The single, “Paint It, Black” stands out instantly By 1969, The Rolling Stones were truly at the height due to Brian Jones’ stunning use of the sitar, which of their songwriting prowess. Virtually the entire Let It George Harrison had pioneered a year earlier on Bleed album—the title track, the apocalyptic “Gimme “Norwegian Wood.” Shelter,” “Country Honk” (the hillbilly companion to big hit “Honky Tonk Women”), the rare Richards lead Jones further textures the album with other vocal “You Got the Silver,” the ominous “Midnight comparatively exotic instruments including Rambler,” and the cynical yet affirmative anthem “You Appalachian dulcimer (on “Lady Jane”) and Can’t Always Get What You Want”—merits inclusion vibraphone (“Under My Thumb”). in any compilation of key Rolling Stones songs. The musical range of the Stones’ songs extends The Stones then finished their extraordinarily fruitful further on Between the Buttons (1967), particularly ABKCO era with such monster hits and album tracks the lead single “Ruby Tuesday,” which features as “Brown Sugar,” “Wild Horses,” and “Can’t You Jones’s evocative recorder. The single stands out, Hear Me Knocking,” showing a new approach fueled too, for being two-sided, with one of the Stones’ by the fresh guitar play of Mick Taylor, who replaced sauciest songs, “Let’s Spend the Night Together,” Jones in 1969. on the flip. But another single from the period, “Mother’s Little Helper,” exemplifies the Jagger- That the songs in The Rolling Stones: 50 Songs for Richards lyrical reach by tackling prescription drug 50 Years, which also contains such historic hits as abuse by overworked and overwhelmed housewives. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and rarities like “Memo from Turner” (from the Jagger-starring 1968 filmPerfor - Both sides of the composing team’s mastery peaked mance), are as viable today as when they were writ- in 1967 with Their Satanic Majesties Request, an ten is obvious from last year’s Rolling Stones 50th underappreciated musical masterwork that at least Anniversary Tour set list, virtually one-half of which stands alongside The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely was made up of ABKCO songs from the band’s first Hearts Club Band, for an ambition fully realized on 10 years. songs like the gorgeous single “She’s a Rainbow” and its sci-fi followup “2000 Light Years from Home.” But not only do these songs live on in concert—they continue to be heard on radio, movies, and television Psychedelic detours aside, the band was back on (indeed, Mercedes-Benz’s 2013 Super Bowl track on Beggars Banquet (1968), with concerns commercial used “Sympathy for the Devil”), not to covering the working class (“Factory Girl” and “Salt mention Rolling Stones covers and tribute albums. of the Earth”), politics (“Sympathy for the Devil” and And they are a big reason why Mick Jagger and “Street Fighting Man”), and personal despair (“No Keith Richards were inducted into the prestigious Expectations” and the tongue-in-cheek “Dear Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1993. Doctor”). “Sympathy for the Devil,” incidentally, is the subject of a 1968 film by legendary French director Jim Bessman Jean-Luc Godard, who brilliantly documented how the complex song was constructed in the studio. ABKCO YEARS England’s Newest 12 x 5 Hit Makers Around and Around Not Fade Away Confessin’ the Blues Route 66 Empty Heart I Just Want to Make Love Time Is on My Side to You Good Times, Bad Times Honest I Do It’s All Over Now Now I’ve Got a Witness 2120 South Michigan Avenue Little by Little Under the Boardwalk I’m a King Bee Congratulations Carol Grown Up Wrong Tell Me If You Need Me Can I Get a Witness Susie Q You Can Make It If You Try Walking The Dog The Rolling Out of Our Heads Stones, Now! Mercy, Mercy Everybody Needs Somebody Hitch Hike to Love The Last Time Down Home Girl That’s How Strong My Love Is You Can’t Catch Me Good Times Heart of Stone I’m Alright What a Shame (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction Mona (I Need You Baby) Cry to Me Down the Road a Piece The Under Assistant West Off the Hook Coast Promotion Man Pain in My Heart Play with Fire Oh Baby The Spider and the Fly (We Got a Good Thing Goin’) One More Try Little Red Rooster Surprise, Surprise Out Of Our Heads December’s (UK) Children She Said Yeah (and Everybody’s) Mercy, Mercy She Said Yeah Hitch Hike Talkin’ About You That’s How Strong My Love Is You Better Move On Good Times Look What You’ve Done Gotta Get Away The Singer Not the Song Talkin’ About You Route 66 Cry to Me Get Off of My Cloud Oh Baby I’m Free (We Got a Good Thing Goin’) As Tears Go By Heart of Stone Gotta Get Away The Under Assistant West Blue Turns To Grey Coast Promotion Man I’m Movin’ On I’m Free DISCOGRAPHY Aftermath Aftermath (UK) Paint It, Black Mother’s Little Helper Stupid Girl Stupid Girl Lady Jane Lady Jane Under My Thumb Under My Thumb Doncha Bother Me Doncha Bother Me Think Going Home Flight 505 Flight 505 High and Dry High and Dry It’s Not Easy Out of Time I Am Waiting It’s Not Easy Going Home I Am Waiting Take It or Leave It Think What to Do Got Live If Between the You Want It! Buttons Under My Thumb Let’s Spend the Night Together Get Off of My Cloud Yesterday’s Papers Lady Jane Ruby Tuesday Not Fade Away Connection I’ve Been Loving You Too Long She Smiled Sweetly Fortune Teller Cool, Calm and Collected The Last Time All Sold Out 19Th Nervous Breakdown My Obsession Time Is on My Side Who’s Been Sleeping Here? I’m Alright Complicated Have You Seen Your Mother, Miss Amanda Jones Baby, Standing in the Shadow? Something Happened (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction to Me Yesterday Between the Flowers Buttons (UK) Ruby Tuesday Yesterday’s Papers Have You Seen Your Mother, My Obsession Baby, Standing in the Shadow? Back Street Girl Let’s Spend the Night Together Connection Lady Jane She

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