 Genius Lyrics
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Bob Dylan – Like a Rolling Stone
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Dylan’s 1965 single “Like a Rolling Stone” is widely considered one of the greatest songs ever recorded. In 2004 the critics at Rolling Stone magazine (whose name was partly Dylan-
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The Rolling Stones – Angie
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“Angie” is a track from the Rolling Stones' album Goats Head Soup. It was written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards.
The song is about the end of a romance with a girl named Angie
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The Rolling Stones – Rolling Stone Blues
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[Verse 1] / Well, I wish I was a catfish swimming in the deep blue sea / I'd have all you good looking women fishin' after me / Fishin' after me, fishin' after me / Oh well, oh
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The Rolling Stones – Ruby Tuesday
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“Ruby Tuesday” was first released in 1967 as the B-side of “Let’s Spend the Night Together”, the lead single to promote Between the Buttons.
While it was first released as the B-
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The Rolling Stones – Jumpin' Jack Flash
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This Stones 1968 hit that marked their return to their Blues roots (from their psychedelic phase) and re-start the their streak of classic hits.
“Jumpin Jack Flash” was initially
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The Rolling Stones – 2000 Light Years from Home
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“2000 Light Years From Home” is a song from The Rolling Stones' 1967 psychedelic rock album Their Satanic Majesties Request. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it also
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The Rolling Stones – She's a Rainbow
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Issued in 1967, at the height of the psychedelic rock era, and was one of their last non top charting hits before they came up the following year with “Jumping Jack Flash”.
From
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The Rolling Stones – Lady Jane
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Does this song sound familiar? It should. Neil Young famously “borrowed” it for a track on his Tonight’s The Night album.
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The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
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Despite the countless number of rock songs about lust, this one seems to stand out the most among critics and fans alike. Known for its timeless riff (which Keith Richards
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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 – Child of the Moon
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“http://www.timeisonourside.com/SOChildOf.html” is a mix of psychedelic & rock & roll, ultimately The Rolling Stones signaling their end with psychedelic music all together and a
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The Rolling Stones – As Tears Go By
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The song was first recorded by Marianne Faithfull in 1964, making to the UK Top Ten.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of21WYW5t5g
The Rolling Stones recorded the song for in 1965
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The Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the Devil
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This song is sung in first person form, with Mick Jagger playing no one else but Satan himself. He documents events through history that could be seen as “works of the devil.” The
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The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
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“Gimme Shelter” is the opening track of the Rolling Stones’s 1969 album Let It Bleed (where it was actually spelled “Gimmie Shelter”, but the more accurate spelling was adopted
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The Rolling Stones – Whole Wide World
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[Verse 1] / The streets I used to walk on / Are full of broken glass / And everywhere I'm looking / There's memories of my past / The filthy flat in Fulham / The smell of sex and
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Dr. Hook – The Cover of the "Rolling Stone"
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Look-up “self-fulfilling prophecy” in some dictionaries, and the following picture appears:
– 29 March 1973
(Give the magazine credit for using a drawing and not a photograph.)
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Brent Faiyaz – ROLLING STONE
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[Intro] / (Ayy, somebody got a J I could light in this bitch?) / [Verse 1] / I'm a rolling stone (Stone) / I'm too wild for you to own / In a whip that's meant to speed (Phew, phew
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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 – Brown Sugar
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Recorded in 1969 in Muscle Shoals studios, Jagger wrote the riff to this one while filming Ned Kelly in Australia. The song appeared on Sticky Fingers and is a staple of the Stones
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The Rolling Stones – Carol
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[Chorus] / Oh, Carol don't let him steal your heart away / I'm going to learn to dance if it takes me all night and day / [Verse 1] / Climb into my machine so we can groove on out
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The Rolling Stones – Dead Flowers
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“Dead Flowers” is one of the most pessimistic songs ever written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. In it they describe a relationship in the process of breaking apart between a
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The Rolling Stones (Ft. Elton John) – Get Close
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[Verse 1] / Listen, I walk the city at midnight with the past strapped to my back / Lately, I can't get no sleep, I'm a real insomniac / I was chattin' with a ghost, wants a
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The Rolling Stones – Miss You
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“Miss You” was released in 1978 as a single from the Some Girls album and peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Penned by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, this hit has been
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The Rolling Stones – Emotional Rescue
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Seen as The Rolling Stone’s second attempt at disco after their 1978 hit “Miss You”, “Emotional Rescue” is the title track and lead single of the band’s 1980 album. The song is
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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 (Ft. Paul McCartney) – Bite My Head Off
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[Intro] / One, two / One, two / [Verse 1] / Why you bite my head off? / Why you bite my head off? / Why you get so pissed off? / Why you bite my head off now? / Yeah, c'mon / Why
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The Rolling Stones – Shattered
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“Shattered” was released on the 1978 album Some Girls, and details the experiences of the band when living in New York. It enjoyed some success as a single, reaching number 31 on
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The Rolling Stones – Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
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“Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows” was the lead single released in advance of the Stones' 1966 compilation record Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass). The
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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 – 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 – Undercover (Of the Night)
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[Verse 1] / Hear the screams of Center 42 / Loud enough to bust your brains out / The opposition's tongue is cut in two / Keep off the street 'cause you're in danger / One hundred
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The Rolling Stones – Neighbours
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[Intro] / Neighbours, neighbours, neighbours / [Verse 1] / Neighbours / Have I got neighbours? / Have I got neighbours? / All-day and all night / [Verse 2] / Neighbours / Have I
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The Rolling Stones – No Expectations
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Blues musicians are essentially hobos when you think about it.
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