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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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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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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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 – 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 – 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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James McMurtry – Choctaw Bingo
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In one of his most renowned songs, James McMurtry’s main character describes the relations he expects to see at an upcoming family reunion in Oklahoma, including his uncle, Slayton
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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 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
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The final track on Jimi Hendrix’s final album Electric Ladyland. It is a shorter reprise of the lengthy blues jam “Voodoo Chile” from earlier in the album.
The ‘wah-wah’ effect of
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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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Wild Cherry – Play That Funky Music
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“Play That Funky Music” is Wild Cherry’s first and only international top 10 hit, and their signature song. It topped the US Pop Chart in September of 1976. In 2018, Billboard
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Stone Temple Pilots – Plush
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“Plush” was the second single from the Stone Temple Pilots‘ debut album Core.
On an episode of VH1’s Storytellers, lead singer Scott Weiland explained the inspiration behind “
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Genius Lists – Songs Based on Historical Events
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This Genius project helps connect music to historical events
Many times, we listen to a song, not ever knowing it was based on an actual event in history. The list includes a very
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~February 2019
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Welcome to the 2nd installment of the 2019 Clean-Up Championship!
We’ve previously discussed some improvements to the competition, but for anyone who missed the memo… let’s review:
Participation is now worth +100 IQ points in the “Special Projects” section of the Glorious IQ Bonus page. +50 points for signing up with a team—or solo, if you prefer—and another +50 points for completing an album.
Winners are now eligible for a minimum of +150 IQ points. +50 for participating, +50 for completing an album, +50 for coming out on top—and +50 more points for every additional (optional) tracklist completed. PLEASE be mindful of editorial quality, I will be keeping a close eye on this!
Teams can now CHOOSE one artist/band to cover within the month of February, and we will vote on a new GENRE at the end of the month. Being able to choose who you clean up means that I need my team leaders to keep track of their selected artist’s leaderboard by submitting a screenshot of ALL team-members' position
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Lil Darkie (Ft. Afourteen, BLCKK, BRUHMANEGOD, CHRIST DILLINGER, CXRPSE, EDDISON, JOHNNASCUS, mesq & MKULTRA) – WE CAN’T AGREE WHAT TO NAME THIS SONG
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[Part I] / [Intro: CXRPSE] / Yuh / Spider Gang (Spider Gang) / Uh (Uh, uh) / Alright, let's get it / Afourteen (Afourteen) / Eddie (Eddie) / Get over here, let's get this shit / Uh
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The Killers – The Man
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The upbeat, bass-driven “The Man” is The Killers’s first new song in five years and the lead single from their fifth album Wonderful Wonderful.
It was the last song recorded for
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Kanye West (Ft. JAY-Z & J. Ivy) – Never Let Me Down
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Originally recorded by Hov for his seventh studio album The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse, “Never Let Me Down” finds the track’s inherent hope being interpreted differently by
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Migos, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B – MotorSport
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On “MotorSport,” Takeoff, Quavo and Offset rap about their riches, while Cardi and Nicki take aim at their competition. It’s the lead single off Culture II, the highly anticipated
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Genius – April 2020 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' APRIL 2020 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For April 2020 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all genres
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The Genius Community’s 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
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Pusha T, Lana Del Rey and J.Cole all made the list, but who will be at the top?
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autumnn – All the songs i enjoy listening to because i feel like making it
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now that ive spent hours on this i have no motivation to update it so this is all you get
im actually done with this one so if i stop liking anything i probably wont remove it
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David Foster Wallace – Big Red Son
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Wallace’s account of his visit to the AVN Awards, an event that has been dubbed the Academy Awards of pornographic film, and its associated AVN Expo. Originally published in the
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