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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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Mount Rushmore: Songs of the Rolling Stones
Been going through my songs, and have been jammin' out to the Stones this morning. Then I saw the news link that they are going to do a 50th anniversary world stadium tour, and then hang it up.
So, in the tradition of Mount Rushmores, here is where you pick the 4 (and only 4) songs to be enshrined. To kick things off, here are my choices: Gimme Shelter This song would probably also make my all-time classic rock Mount Rushmore. Simply brilliant start to finish. The distinctive guitar, the wailing lyrics, and everything else in the song just fits together perfectly. Sympathy for the Devil Another song that is complex, with many different layers both musically and lyrically, and the Stones pull it off. Helped to cement their bad boy image. Paint it Black After The Beatles introduced the sitar to rock, the Stones used one in an entirely different way in this classic. Might also be considered the first "emo" song.  Under My Thumb This might be the only big rock song that features a marimba. Also infamous as the the song the Stones were playing at Altamont when the fatal Hell's Angels fight broke out.
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07-24-2010, 12:06 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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Totally agree with your first three...#4, I'm going with Satisfaction though.
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07-24-2010, 12:14 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Covington, Ga.
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They have been around for 100 years, and I can't think of 4 songs of theirs I like. (Not really. The first three you posted are alright. Other than that, though, never got the hype).
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07-24-2010, 12:43 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Astoria, NY, USA
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Satisfaction needs to be in any definitive four listing of RS songs. it doesn't necessarily need to be one of their top 4 best songs, Rushmores are reserved for iconic things. Satisfaction is an iconic RS song (although not one of my personal faves). |
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07-24-2010, 01:20 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The scorched Desert
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Wow, you need a whole mountain range for them, but if I had to pick.
Wild Horses Satisfaction Brown Sugar Gimme Shelter |
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07-24-2010, 01:46 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Exactly why I chose it. It's not my favorite at all but the vast majority of people will think of that song first. Not their favorite but first. |
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07-24-2010, 03:06 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Great Northwest
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Honestly, this is going to be extremely hard to do. I've been going through songs so far (about 1/2 way done) and I already have a list of 15. I've listened to hours and hours of Rolling Stones, my dad is a huge fan, so they are one of the bands I was brought up on.
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07-24-2010, 03:17 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Great Northwest
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Since I have to pick only 4 this is it.
Ruby Tuesday Jumping Jack Flash (I Can't Get Not) Satisfaction Street Fighting Man But just going through their discography there are so many good songs, this list doesn't even include great covers they did on their early albums... Under My Thumb I Am Waiting Paint It Black Sympathy For The Devil Street Fighting Man Jumping Jack Flash Let's Spend The Night Together Ruby Tuesday Brown Sugar Tumbling Dice Angie It's Only Rock'n Roll Gimme Shelter Let It Bleed You Can't Always Get What You Want Honky Tonk Woman Heart of Stone As Tears Go By Miss You Wild Horses Bitch (I Can't Get Not) Satisfaction Start Me Up I Just Want To Make Love To You Little By Little I Want To Be Loved Not Fade Away Time Is On My Side It's All Over Now Little Red Rooster If You Need Me |
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07-24-2010, 03:18 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Great Northwest
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Wild Horses nearly made my list, but then I remembered how much it really reminds me of Angie, which again nearly made my list. |
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07-24-2010, 03:53 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PDX
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I have a 12" extended mix of 'Miss You' that is 9 minutes long, with extended "Puerto Rican girls just dying to meet you" bit. Best song ever.
....and here it is:
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07-24-2010, 04:13 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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My one knock against Wild Horses is that I like the cover version The Sundays did of it so much better.
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07-24-2010, 04:48 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Love the Stones and not an easy list to make.
Paint it Black is non-negotiable to me. Gun to my head, these are the other three I would select... Satisfaction Gimme Shelter Brown Sugar |
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07-24-2010, 09:26 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maryland
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If I were to go with *my* Rushmore for them I'd go:
Brown Sugar Bitch Sympathy for the Devil Jumping Jack Flash Satisfaction and Paint It Black would have to bump two of those for any general list though. Probably Ruby Tuesday too.
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07-24-2010, 09:33 PM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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Not a big Stones fan but Wild Horses is one of my all time favorite songs.
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07-25-2010, 11:12 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Astoria, NY, USA
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i'm not a big fan of RS, but my two favorite songs from them are Miss You (my favorite RS song) and Gimme Shelter.
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07-25-2010, 12:21 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: san jose CA
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Brown Sugar
Gimme Shelter Mother's Little Helper Sympathy for the Devil |
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07-25-2010, 11:13 PM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: St. Paul, MN
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Not a big Stones fan, but I'll go with:
Gimme Shelter (more for the woman singing than the Stones though) Tumblin Dice Paint it Black The Last Time |
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07-26-2010, 08:07 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Astoria, NY, USA
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i think by looking at everyone's submission and personal faves - Gimme Shelter is probably the hands down lock for "best Stones song ever".
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07-26-2010, 01:20 PM
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High School JV
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Nova Scotia
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Ruby Tuesday
Paint it Black Sympathy for the Devil Satisfaction Not a Mount Rushmore, but a personal favourite - Far Away Eyes
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07-26-2010, 02:14 PM
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Just as an aside, I had probably been listening to Gimme Shelter for over 20 years, before I realized that the chorus was "Rape" and "Murder".
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07-26-2010, 02:50 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Edge of the Great Dismal Swamp
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- Gimme Shelter
- Sister Morphine - Street Fighting Man - Loving Cup Honorable Mention: - Anything from "Exile on Main Street" (or really anything released between 1968 and 1972) - Angie
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07-26-2010, 08:00 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Geez its tough enough to do with Stones albums, let along songs. But I think you first have to narrow it down to the 4 greatest albums, and then pick the best song from each album
Exile on Main Street - Tumblin Dice Let it Bleed - Gimme Shelter Sticky Fingers - Brown Sugar Beggars Banquet - Sympathy for the Devil |
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