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The Rolling Stones – Loving Cup
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From the 1972 work of art, Exile on Mainstreet, “Loving Cup” was originally conceived and attempted in London’s Olympic Studios during the Let it Bleed recordings, but found it’s
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The Rolling Stones – Loving Cup (Alternate Version)
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[Verse 1] / I'm the man on the mountain, yes come on up, come on up / I'll be the plowman in the valleys with a face full of mud / With a face full of mud / Yes I am stumbling and
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The Black Crowes – Loving Cup
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I'm the man on the mountain, come on up / I'm the plowman in the valley with a face full of mud / Yes, I'm stumbling and I know my car don't start / Yes, I'm fumbling and I know I
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Nanette Workman – Loving Cup
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[Verse 1] / I'm the maid on the mountain, come on up / I'm the devil in the valley with a face full of mud / Yeah, I'm fumblin', I know my car don't start / Yes, I'm stumblin' and
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Phish – Loving Cup
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I'm the man on the mountain, come on up / I'm the plowman in the valley with a face full of mud / Yes, I'm stumbling and I know my car won't start / Yes, I'm fumbling and I know I
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The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor (Alternate Version)
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Hey hey hey, I just drown / By the time my feet's on the ground / I just can't stand up / No but this loving cup / I just run around / Live it up, she walks by / Yeah I may be a
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The Rolling Stones – So Divine (Aladdin Story)
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[Verse 1] / You think you've got me in your chains / Control me with your devious pain / You think your love is so divine / You pour it out like it was heaven-scented wine / You
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The Rolling Stones – Plundered My Soul
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[Verse 1] / Can you believe it / I've won no medals in this love game / I've been resting on my laurels / I'm a bad loser, I'm a yard off my pace / I smell rubber and I soon
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The Rolling Stones (Ft. Sophia Loren) – Pass the Wine (Sophia Loren)
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“Pass the Wine” originated as a rather lengthy cut called “Sophia Loren” that was recorded as part of the Exile on Main Street sessions. In the 2009 recordings for the Bonus disc
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The Rolling Stones – Title 5
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[Instrumental]
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The Rolling Stones – Following the River
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[Verse 1] / There's something I should tell you / Why don't you sit there in that chair / You're looking good today / I love the way your comb's tucked in your hair / My cards are
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The Rolling Stones – I'm Not Signifying
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[Verse 1] / When I'm looking out my window baby / And I'm standing by my door / Have you ever had the feeling baby / That you've been here before / When you're riding motorcycle
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The Rolling Stones – Good Time Women
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Oh, you got me waiting on a big-boat line / Yes, it's down a bumpy road / I said now, now honey, you don't need money / And you know you got it easy at home / Yeah, we're going to
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The Rolling Stones – Champagne & Reefer
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[Verse] / Yeah bring me champagne when I'm thirsty / Bring me reefer when I want to get high / Yeah bring me champagne when I'm thirsty / Bring me reefer when I want to get high
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The Rolling Stones – Sweet Black Angel
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This song from The Stones' iconic 1972 album, Exile on Main Street, is about Angela Davis, a political activist, scholar and author from Alabama. Jagger and Richards' lyrics, in a
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The Rolling Stones – Sweet Virginia
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“Sweet Virginia”, is a sweetly clamoring acoustic number reflects both the country music influence Gram Parson imparted upon Keith at the time and the drug-induced atmosphere at
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The Rolling Stones – Turd on the Run
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[Verse 1] / Grabbed hold of your coat tail but it come off in my hand / I reached for your lapel but it weren't sewn on so grand / Begged, promised anything if only you would stay
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The Rolling Stones – Stop Breaking Down
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“Stop Breaking Down” is the second of two cover songs on Exile on Main Street originally recorded by Robert Johnson in 1937, the other being Shake Your Hips.
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The Rolling Stones – Rocks Off
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“Rocks Off” is the opening track from Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stone’s seminal 1972 album.
The song has diverse lyrics, including allusions to heroin use and inability
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The Rolling Stones – I Just Want to See His Face
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“I Just Want To See His Face” is unusual in that it has a fade-in and fade-out, leaving the listener wondering what was left out, in the recording.
As it has never been played
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The Rolling Stones – Shine a Light
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“Shine a Light” is featured on The Rolling Stones' tenth British and 13th American studio album, Exile on Main St., released in May of 1972.
Lead singer, Mick Jagger, began
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The Rolling Stones – Let It Loose
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“Let it Loose” is Exile on Main St.’s longest song, at 5:18. A gospel blues ballad that has never been played live by the band, some of the lyrics were ‘lifted’ from A Man of
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1984 (UK) – Knock on Wood
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I don't want to lose this good thing that I've got / 'Cause if I do, I would surely, surely loose a lot / 'Cause your love is better than any love I know / It's like thunder
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The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor
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[Verse 1] / When the waters is rough / The sailing is tough / I'll get drowned in your love / You've got a cutthroat crew, yeah / I'm going to sink under you, oh / I got the bell
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The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black
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From their 4th album, Aftermath. Per pophistorydig, the song is about the funeral of a girl from her lover’s viewpoint, and he wants the color of everything to match his mood.
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The Rolling Stones – Casino Boogie
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With seemingly abstract lyrics, “Casino Boogie” is a difficult song to interpret, however in an interview with Uncut Magazine in April 2010, Jagger gave some insight:
That song
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The Rolling Stones – Tumbling Dice
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“Tumbling Dice” was the only major hit on Exile on Main St. peaking at number 5 in the UK and number 7 on the US charts in April 1972.
The song is about a promiscuous gambler:
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The Rolling Stones – Shake Your Hips
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One of two songs on Exile on Main Street that was a cover version, “Shake Your Hips” was originally written by blues harmonica player Slim Harpo, so named because of his mastery of
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The Rolling Stones – Happy
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“Happy” was the second single released from Exile on Main Street. The lead vocals are sung by Keith Richards; it continues to be a staple at Rolling Stones concerts, and is
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The Rolling Stones – All Down the Line
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Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, “All Down the Line” is a straight ahead electric rock song which opens side four of Exile on Main St..
It was the first song to be
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