I was skint, but borrowed the extra cash from my mother – which took weeks to pay back, but boy it was worth it. Still a Fool", recorded by Muddy Waters a year later using the same arrangement and melody, reached number nine on the Billboard R&B chart. Page 1: 38 Rolling Stones chosen by 57 musicians. Although I was only around fifteen, my mates and I were out in New Cross, Lewisham and Deptford, and that song was a dance-floor filler. It was one of the first perfect rock-meets-pop songs. I still love that first album today. I love the combination of floaty recorder in the high register with the serious tone of the double bass. The magazine Rolling Stone was named after this song, with a degree of separation: Ralph Gleason wrote a piece for The American Scholar about the influence of music on young people called "Like a Rolling Stone," which he titled after the song. William DuVall, Alice In Chains: From the moment I first heard it, I loved everything about that song. The song speaks to me on so many levels. Thank you for signing up to Classic Rock. I really liked that record. Cooder worked as a session player on various Stones songs between 1968 and 1969, played slide on the Jagger-starring 1970 movie Performance and was another of the guitarists rumoured to have been in contention to replace Brian Jones. By George Simpson PUBLISHED: 08:20, Fri, … Joining a band like that would be bad news. And you’ve just got to dance. The original lineup consisted of multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, lead vocalist Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, bass guitarist Bill Wyman, drummer Charlie Watts, and keyboardist Ian Stewart. The recording of that song is so good, as is the whole rhythmic thing, and you can hear the two guitars – they sound different in the mix. Until then I’d been a fan of The Beatles and The Shadows, so it was a turning point for me. The song was great publicity for Rolling Stone magazine, which was only five years old. 18. Let me tell you, the place was swinging. One of the most shocking and weird things in my life was receiving a phone call from the Stones, who wanted to know if would audition for them. Luckily I had older siblings that bought and collected all the Stones albums. The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in 1962. © It’s so soulful and beautiful. "Rollin' Stone" is a blues song recorded by Muddy Waters in 1950. In a meaningful sense it was my real first gig, and they were still playing to crowds of eighty people a night in very small clubs. Back when I was in Guns N’ Roses we tried to cover that song [in 1994 for the closing credits of the movie Interview With The Vampire], and I wasn’t particularly happy about that. I love the Moroccan influence with that exotic melody, as well as the driving power of the rhythm. All rights reserved. Hooked on the pirate station Radio London, I’m hearing new and exciting sounds whenever I tune in, though few quite as brazen or shocking as this latest from the Stones. My six different editions of it include an original eight-track. Somebody should stand up and say: “Stop that now”, before people start to believe there’s an affiliation between the artist, the song and the cause. The tone of Mick’s voice is so memorable, and the melody is forever haunting. They made me think: “I really like that bad-boy image.” I fought that change, but eventually I had to go with the flow. I would probably have been dead within two years. That felt like a big enough step. It gives me a nice, warm rosy feeling. At different points in my life, different songs would have special and specific meaning. You’re probably dead, in fact. The Stones’ B-sides were always amazing. For me, it never grew old. Chris Robertson, Black Stone Cherry: That song, man… We do it every now and again, and I love it. Dave Everley, It really helped them to reclaim their identity. Everybody in the Quireboys has a favourite Rolling Stones song, and they’re all different. It’s like Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who or Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody – why would you want to cover that? The grainy monochrome promo film that accompanied the release includes a crossdressing scenario, with the band kitted out as their grandmothers; outrageous for the time, not to say disturbing! UFO wasn’t famous yet, but this was England! Even at my parents’ place in Germany there wasn’t a phone, so I was still very shy and didn’t really know how to use one. Year in Review: The 50 Best Songs of 2020 Highlights from a hard year — featuring a disco revival, K-pop kings and queens, new hip-hop rockstars, and some country wisdom " Angie " is a song by the rock band The Rolling Stones, featured on their 1973 album Goats Head Soup. I have adored that song since I was a small boy. 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