Would it be enough for your cheating heart, If I broke down and cried? If I cried? If I could win ya, if I could sing ya, a love song so divine, Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya, Would you think the boy is strange? Ain't he strange? If I could stick my pen in my heart, And spill it all over the stage It was a lighthearted, anti-journalistic sort of thing." “ The single sleeve had a picture of me with a pen digging into me as if it were a sword. I was getting a bit tired of people having a go, all that, 'oh, it's not as good as their last one' business. The meaning of the lyrics was summed up by Jagger in the liner notes to the 1993 compilation Jump Back "The idea of the song has to do with our public persona at the time. The song on the album is similar to that original recording, with the Stones keeping the original rhythm track. David Bowie was backing singer to Jagger's lead, and Willie Weeks played bass with Kenney Jones on drums. The song was originally recorded one night in a studio at Wood's house, " The Wick" in Richmond, London. Recorded in late 1973 and completed in the spring of 1974, "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" is credited to the Rolling Stones songwriting team Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, although future Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood collaborated with Jagger on it. 6 Artists for Children's Promise version.7 Artists for Children's Promise version.So this Friday night, how about some old fashioned Stones circa 1974-it’s rock ‘n’ roll and Keef guarantees you’re gonna like it! It’s the fucking Rolling Stones, turn it up and rock on, baby. Could It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll be a lyrically collected kiss off to Bianca? The LP as a whole is not the Stones best but “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll” is probably most trivially memorable because of the fact that Kenny Jones played drums and The Artist formally known as Ziggy Stardust-David Bowie himself singing backing vocals. The album sounds like a song by song dedication to his soon to be estranged wife Bianca Jagger. You can’t beat 1970’s Rolling Stones output. You can hear the Stones having a blast like they’re playing live from a dirty blues club. I love “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)” because it has this raw flavor. But it’s completely Chuck Berry…”Īctually, Mick what I adore about “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (And I Like It) is that it’s the most perfect Stones single and having Bowie singing back up I mean David Bowie can sing some harmonies. “ Yeah, it’s a very Chuck Berry song, but it’s got a different kind of feeling to it than a Chuck Berry song. Of course, Keef’s gonna like it, “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (And I Like It)” is pure Chuck Berry. Just the title itself was so beautifully simple, even if it hadn’t been a great song in its own right. It’s Mick’s song and he’d cut it with Bowie and it was damn good. Keith explained in his biography Life when he said-“ I first heard “It’s Only Rock & Roll in Ronnie’s studio. Keith Richards wasn’t even there, that night, at Ronnie Wood’s but he insisted that “It’s Only Rock & Roll” be the next Stones single. What famous 70’s icon, who himself recorded a cover of “Let’s Spend The Night Together,” sang back up with Jagger on “It’s Only Rock & Roll (But I Like It)?” Willie Weeks played on bass and legend has it they actually had to wake up Jones to play drums. Jagger recorded the demo in the middle of the night at Ronnie Wood’s house circa 1973. Often mistaken as Charlie Watts, the correct answer is Faces percussionist and future Who drummer … Kenny Jones. Stage/ would it satisfy you?/ would it slide Only a true Rolling Stones fan would know the answer to this trivia question- Who played the drums on original recording of the song – “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)?” “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It) ” Don’t Forget the Songs-365: Mach Dos: Day 123
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