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2ForewordIn honor of The Rolling Stones’ 50th anniversary,The third American studio album—The RollingABKCO Music, Inc., the Stones’ publishingStones, Now! (1965)—has several tracks fromcompany for songs composed by the group fromThe Rolling Stones No. 2, but also includes fourtheir tentative but promising early 1960s effortsJagger-Richard songs, most notably the hitthrough the end of the decade, is issuing a“Heart of Stone.” In retrospect, it’s a harbinger ofsongbook, The Rolling Stones: 50 Songs forthe 1965 follow-up album Out of Our Heads, which50 Years.has great covers from the likes of Marvin Gaye andThe songs are among the most famous of theStones’ classics and were selected according tosales and airplay data, but also—and perhaps mostsignificantly—their stature in the development ofMick Jagger and Keith Richards as one of the greatestsongwriting partnerships in rock ’n’ roll history.Sam Cooke, but a total of six originals, includingthe landmark hits “The Last Time” and especially“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” These, along with“As Tears Go By,” “Get Off of My Cloud,” and“I’m Free,” all from next U.S. album, December’sChildren (And Everybody’s) (1965), show thatJagger and Richards had hit their stride amongBut it started slowly. The Stones’ April 1964 debutthe top songwriting teams, not only of the Britishalbum, The Rolling Stones, which came out in theInvasion, but of 1960s rock as a whole.U.S. the following month with a slightly differentNot to say these early Stones gems were formulaic,tracklist as well as the added title “England’s NewestHit Makers,” features the Jagger-Richards tune“Tell Me”—the group’s first original A-side single—and two other originals credited to Nanker Phelge,a pseudonym for Jagger, Richards, Brian Jones,Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts, as well as AndrewLoog Oldham, their manager, producer, andbut they were readily identifiable well beyond MickJagger’s inimitable voice. He and Richards had hiton one of the most winning song formats in rockhistory, fitting appropriate lyrics that spoke openlyand honestly to their generation on to fundamentalrock guitar riffs and rhythm tracks.“conceptualist.” The rest of the record, though, wasAnd as the Stones would rival The Beatles in outputmade up mostly of blues and R&B covers from theand popularity throughout the remainder of the ’60s,likes of Chuck Berry, Slim Harpo, Jimmy Reed,they would also match the Fab Four almost head-to-Willie Dixon, and Bo Diddley.head in compositional creativity.The second U.K. album, The Rolling Stones No. 2This is apparent from the first song and lead single(1965), follows suit with covers from Berry, Muddyon the U.S. version of Aftermath (1966), which wasWaters, and Allen Toussaint, among others, thoughthe first Stones album to be recorded completely inthe second American album, 12 X 5 (1964), offers athe U.S. (at RCA Studios in Hollywood) and the firstfew more Phelge and Jagger-Richards titles, as wellto have all Jagger-Richards songs.as the Stones’ hit cover of Bobby Womack’s “It’s AllOver Now.”

3The single, “Paint It, Black” stands out instantlyBy 1969, The Rolling Stones were truly at the heightdue to Brian Jones’ stunning use of the sitar, whichof their songwriting prowess. Virtually the entire Let ItGeorge Harrison had pioneered a year earlier onBleed album—the title track, the apocalyptic “Gimme“Norwegian Wood.”Shelter,” “Country Honk” (the hillbilly companion toJones further textures the album with othercomparatively exotic instruments includingAppalachian dulcimer (on “Lady Jane”) andvibraphone (“Under My Thumb”).The musical range of the Stones’ songs extendsfurther on Between the Buttons (1967), particularlythe lead single “Ruby Tuesday,” which featuresJones’s evocative recorder. The single stands out,too, for being two-sided, with one of the Stones’sauciest songs, “Let’s Spend the Night Together,”on the flip. But another single from the period,big hit “Honky Tonk Women”), the rare Richards leadvocal “You Got the Silver,” the ominous “MidnightRambler,” and the cynical yet affirmative anthem “YouCan’t Always Get What You Want”—merits inclusionin any compilation of key Rolling Stones songs.The Stones then finished their extraordinarily fruitfulABKCO era with such monster hits and album tracksas “Brown Sugar,” “Wild Horses,” and “Can’t YouHear Me Knocking,” showing a new approach fueledby the fresh guitar play of Mick Taylor, who replacedJones in 1969.“Mother’s Little Helper,” exemplifies the Jagger-That the songs in The Rolling Stones: 50 Songs forRichards lyrical reach by tackling prescription drug50 Years, which also contains such historic hits asabuse by overworked and overwhelmed housewives.“Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and rarities like “Memo fromBoth sides of the composing team’s mastery peakedin 1967 with Their Satanic Majesties Request, anunderappreciated musical masterwork that at leaststands alongside The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s LonelyHearts Club Band, for an ambition fully realized onsongs like the gorgeous single “She’s a Rainbow”and its sci-fi followup “2000 Light Years from Home.”Psychedelic detours aside, the band was back ontrack on Beggars Banquet (1968), with concernscovering the working class (“Factory Girl” and “Saltof the Earth”), politics (“Sympathy for the Devil” and“Street Fighting Man”), and personal despair (“NoExpectations” and the tongue-in-cheek “DearDoctor”). “Sympathy for the Devil,” incidentally, is thesubject of a 1968 film by legendary French directorJean-Luc Godard, who brilliantly documented howthe complex song was constructed in the studio.Turner” (from the Jagger-starring 1968 film Performance), are as viable today as when they were written is obvious from last year’s Rolling Stones 50thAnniversary Tour set list, virtually one-half of whichwas made up of ABKCO songs from the band’s first10 years.But not only do these songs live on in concert—theycontinue to be heard on radio, movies, and television(indeed, Mercedes-Benz’s 2013 Super Bowlcommercial used “Sympathy for the Devil”), not tomention Rolling Stones covers and tribute albums.And they are a big reason why Mick Jagger andKeith Richards were inducted into the prestigiousSongwriters Hall of Fame in 1993.Jim Bessman

ABKCO YearsEngland’s NewestHit MakersNot Fade AwayRoute 66I Just Want to Make Loveto YouHonest I DoNow I’ve Got a WitnessLittle by LittleI’m a King BeeCarolTell MeCan I Get a WitnessYou Can Make It If You TryWalking The DogThe RollingStones, Now!Everybody Needs Somebodyto LoveDown Home GirlYou Can’t Catch MeHeart of StoneWhat a ShameMona (I Need You Baby)Down the Road a PieceOff the HookPain in My HeartOh Baby(We Got a Good Thing Goin’)Little Red RoosterSurprise, SurpriseOut Of Our Heads(UK)She Said YeahMercy, MercyHitch HikeThat’s How Strong My Love IsGood TimesGotta Get AwayTalkin’ About YouCry to MeOh Baby(We Got a Good Thing Goin’)Heart of StoneThe Under Assistant WestCoast Promotion ManI’m Free12 x 5Around and AroundConfessin’ the BluesEmpty HeartTime Is on My SideGood Times, Bad TimesIt’s All Over Now2120 South Michigan AvenueUnder the BoardwalkCongratulationsGrown Up WrongIf You Need MeSusie QOut of Our HeadsMercy, MercyHitch HikeThe Last TimeThat’s How Strong My Love IsGood TimesI’m Alright(I Can’t Get No) SatisfactionCry to MeThe Under Assistant WestCoast Promotion ManPlay with FireThe Spider and the FlyOne More TryDecember’sChildren(and Everybody’s)She Said YeahTalkin’ About YouYou Better Move OnLook What You’ve DoneThe Singer Not the SongRoute 66Get Off of My CloudI’m FreeAs Tears Go ByGotta Get AwayBlue Turns To GreyI’m Movin’ On

DiscographyAftermathAftermath (UK)Paint It, BlackStupid GirlLady JaneUnder My ThumbDoncha Bother MeThinkFlight 505High and DryIt’s Not EasyI Am WaitingGoing HomeMother’s Little HelperStupid GirlLady JaneUnder My ThumbDoncha Bother MeGoing HomeFlight 505High and DryOut of TimeIt’s Not EasyI Am WaitingTake It or Leave ItThinkWhat to DoGot Live IfYou Want It!Between theButtonsUnder My ThumbGet Off of My CloudLady JaneNot Fade AwayI’ve Been Loving You Too LongFortune TellerThe Last Time19Th Nervous BreakdownTime Is on My SideI’m AlrightHave You Seen Your Mother,Baby, Standing in the Shadow?(I Can’t Get No) SatisfactionLet’s Spend the Night TogetherYesterday’s PapersRuby TuesdayConnectionShe Smiled SweetlyCool, Calm and CollectedAll Sold OutMy ObsessionWho’s Been Sleeping Here?ComplicatedMiss Amanda JonesSomething Happenedto Me YesterdayBetween theButtons (UK)FlowersYesterday’s PapersMy ObsessionBack Street GirlConnectionShe Smiled SweetlyCool, Calm and CollectedAll Sold OutPlease Go HomeWho’s Been Sleeping Here?ComplicatedMiss Amanda JonesSomething Happenedto Me YesterdayRuby TuesdayHave You Seen Your Mother,Baby, Standing in the Shadow?Let’s Spend the Night TogetherLady JaneOut of TimeMy GirlBack Street GirlPlease Go HomeMother’s Little HelperTake It or Leave ItRide On, BabySittin’ on a Fence

10ContentsTitlePage19th Nervous Breakdown.122000 Light Years from Home.19As Tears Go By. 24Back Street Girl.26Bitch.40Brown Sugar.30Can’t You Hear Me Knocking. 47Child of the Moon (rmk).60Country Honk.64Dandelion. 67Dead Flowers. 72Dear Doctor.80Factory Girl.84Get Off of My Cloud.86Gimme Shelter.90Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?. 110Heart of Stone. 100Honky Tonk Women. 104I’m Free. 113It’s All Over Now. 116Jigsaw Puzzle.137Jumpin’ Jack Flash. 122Lady Jane. 128The Last Time. 134Let It Bleed. 142Let’s Spend the Night Together. 156Live with Me. 150Memo from Turner. 161Midnight Rambler. 168Monkey Man. 183Mother’s Little Helper. 190No Expectations. 193Out of Time. 196Paint It, Black. 206Parachute Woman. 200

11Play with Fire. 204Ruby Tuesday. 215Salt of the Earth. 218(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.223She’s a Rainbow.228The Spider and the Fly. 235Stray Cat Blues.242Street Fighting Man. 247Stupid Girl. 250Sway. 290Sympathy for the Devil. 258Under My Thumb. 264Wild Horses. 268You Can’t Always Get What You Want.276You Got the Silver. 286Guitar RiffsTitlePage19th Nervous Breakdown. 298Bitch. 298Brown Sugar. 299Can’t You Hear Me Knocking. 300Get Off of My Cloud. 301Gimme Shelter. 302Honky Tonk Women. 303Jumpin’ Jack Flash. 305The Last Time.307Let’s Spend the Night Together.307Midnight Rambler. 308Monkey Man. 309Paint It, Black. 310(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction. 310Street Fighting Man. 311You Can’t Always Get What You Want. 311