“Angry” is the title of the first single to be released from the Rolling Stones first full-length album in almost 20 years, “Hackney Diamonds”. Their last studio album came out in 2005 in the...
The lyrics of The Rolling Stones’ “Misty Road” are honestly not the easiest to understand, whether specifically or comprehensively. This may explain why this song was never officially released. Or perhaps lack of publication of this song...
“Claudine” tells us the story of Claudine Longet, a French-American singer and actress who shot and killed her boyfriend in 1976. It was a controversial murder case where Longet was only charged with a felony of...
The term “under my thumb” most simply means that the person relaying it is in complete control of whoever or whatever he is referring to. And in this case, who is being referred to would...
On “Sympathy for the Devil”, Mick Jagger takes on the role of Lucifer, the devil. The tune was very controversial when it first came out, as some people interpreted it as proof that The Rolling Stones...
The Rolling Stones’ “As Tears Go By” is a relatively-simple tune lyric-wise, which is based on the singer’s depression. The setting is that he is sitting somewhere, watching children play. And the implication is that under...
Though recorded back in 1970, this song is very NSFW, even by today’s standards. The subject of the track is a “lonesome schoolboy” who apparently is a fresh visitor to London. And he has “heard so...
The Rolling Stone’s frontman Mick Jagger, who co-wrote and sings this song, has asserted that “it’s not really about a girl”. Instead he has insisted that it is rather based on “the feeling of longing”. But...
To begin with, Mick Jagger penned “Shine a Light” about Brian Jones (1942-1969), one of the legendary founders of The Rolling Stones who passed away prematurely at the age of 27. Jagger began penning...
