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The Rolling Stones

London, GB

rock

Did You Know

  • • Their 1968 "Beggars Banquet" album marked a return to blues roots after psychedelic experimentation.
  • • "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" almost didn't make the cut; the band debated releasing it.
  • • The Stones' 1969 Altamont Free Concert was marred by violence, impacting their public image.
  • • Marianne Faithfull's version of "As Tears Go By" was released before The Rolling Stones' version.
  • • Their Exile on Main St. album was recorded in a rented villa in the south of France.
  • • The Rolling Stones won their first Grammy Award in 1989 for "Steel Wheels."
  • • The band pioneered stadium rock, staging massive concerts worldwide from the 1970s onward.
  • • Keith Richards's open G tuning became a signature element of The Rolling Stones' sound.
  • • Their longevity redefined rock music, influencing countless subsequent bands.

Locations in Lyrics

30 location references across 10 songs

Songs & Places

Sympathy for the Devil
St. Petersburg, FL
"Stuck around St. Petersburg"
Honky Tonk Women
Memphis, TN New York City, NY Paris, TX
"I met a gin-soaked barroom queen in Memphis"
Sweet Virginia
California desert_ca, CA Virginia
"Thank you for your wine, California"
Brown Sugar
New Orleans, LA
"Sold in the market down in New Orleans"
Dead Flowers
Louisville, KY Detroit, MI
"Making bets on Kentucky Derby Day"
Miss You
PR New York City, NY
"With some Puerto Rican girls thats just dying to meet you"
Street Fighting Man
London, KY
"'Cause in sleepy London Town"
2120 South Michigan Avenue
Michigan Chicago, IL
"(title contains "Michigan")"
Rip This Joint
Birmingham, AL Tampa, FL Memphis, TN Buffalo, NY Washington, DC San Jose, CA Santa Fe, NM New Orleans, LA Dallas, TX Texas Alabama Little Rock, AR
"Wham, Bam, Birmingham, Alabam' don't give a damn"
We Had It All
Georgia pine_belt_ga, GA
"Just the way it used to sound through the Georgia pines"
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