 Genius Lyrics
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Ventilator Blues
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The only song in the Rolling Stones' backcatallogue on which Mick Taylor had a writing credit; the rest of the Exile on Main St. was credited to solely Jagger/Richards.
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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 – 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 – 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 – Torn and Frayed
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[Verse 1] / Hey, let him follow you down / Way underground wind and he's bound / Bound to follow you down / Just a dead beat right off the street / Bound to follow you down / [
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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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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 – 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 – 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 – Rip This Joint
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The most fast-paced song in the Stones' repertoire, “Rip This Joint” rocks along a list of southern U.S. cities where the band had previously performed while describing the zeal of
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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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Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water
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One of the most recognizable guitar riffs in rock'n'roll history. “Smoke on the Water” tells the true story of a fire igniting during a 1971 Frank Zappa concert in Montreux
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