| rdo wrote:
It's politically correct to say that, but like most social theories advanced by the "right thinking" academy, it is probably only about 25% true I grew up in the 70s and listened to literally 1000s of hit songs that were definitely not in this category. Music is a zillion points of light and the entire universe points at each and every song. It's just silly to attempt to distill rock music into such a simplistic and untrue formulation.
Good point, which is why I used the qualifier "arguably" in my post. Obviously, many hit songs are not within the "R&B" vein as much as most of The Rolling Stones' tunes are, but many hit songs were not always necessarily "rock 'n' roll" songs either (depending on who one asks). I agree, however, that it is an over-simplification to assert that all popular music is descended from the music of Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and the blues legends who preceded them, but a great deal of it is. There are certainly many other influences such as jazz, folk, musical theater classical, etc. |
| Irony. The Bee Gees did disco, and we ran for cover. The Stones did disco, and we danced to it.
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| Dog_Ear wrote: I enjoyed the Stones for a LOT of years. But it does bug me a bit when white boys try so hard to sound black.
Yeah... emulating the greats like Muddy, John Lee, Little Richard, etc... was clearly a bad move for "white boys". How dare they start that whole damn British Invasion thing and rewrite the history of Rock and Roll. |
| garyalex wrote:
The Stones were in their early thirties when they recorded "Some Girls". What's your point?
He has no point and certainly no originality. The joke is tired and shows that the OP is older at heart than any of the members of the Rolling Stones. |
| Cynaera wrote:
I swear, Mick does Ghetto better than the ghetto... Maybe it's the lips... I hate/love this song - sometimes it makes me groove, and other times it just bores me. I guess that's the true mark of a great song - if it inspires polar-opposite reactions at any given time, it's worth keeping...
Miss you so much, Cynaera... love this classic song... it's from a dang cool album... |
| All you naysayers SHUT IT.
One of the greatest and influential rock songs of all time.
Quit whining and over-analyzing...just ENJOY!
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| johnjconn wrote: The Stones were in their early thirties when they recorded "Some Girls". What's your point? |
| Proclivities wrote:
That's arguably, the origin of the majority of rock and roll. Mick Jagger has been doing it for his whole career, to varying degrees. It's politically correct to say that, but like most social theories advanced by the "right thinking" academy, it is probably only about 25% true I grew up in the 70s and listened to literally 1000s of hit songs that were definitely not in this category. Music is a zillion points of light and the entire universe points at each and every song. It's just silly to attempt to distill rock music into such a simplistic and untrue formulation. |
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| My 16 year old brother recorded a cover of this for his music class project.
It was pretty good actually he screams about Puerto Rican girls well.
There is hope for the next generation.
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| Dog_Ear wrote: I enjoyed the Stones for a LOT of years. But it does bug me a bit when white boys try so hard to sound black. so, you mean, like, every Stones song bugs you, then? |
| Dog_Ear wrote: I enjoyed the Stones for a LOT of years. But it does bug me a bit when white boys try so hard to sound black. That's arguably, the origin of the majority of rock and roll. Mick Jagger has been doing it for his whole career, to varying degrees. |
| The harp player on this tune, Sugar Blue, recorded the song on one of his albums. He's a great player. I think you can hear more of this song, and him, on the 12" single of "Miss You."
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| Dog_Ear wrote: I enjoyed the Stones for a LOT of years. But it does bug me a bit when white boys try so hard to sound black. You mean like when white rock dudes play the blues/jazz...that is the one of the traditions of white musicians..make their version of "black" music. think Elvis, Eric Clapton on and on on right into the modern era w/ Hip Hop |
| Really? Dog_Ear wrote: I enjoyed the Stones for a LOT of years. But it does bug me a bit when white boys try so hard to sound black. |
| I do enjoy this tune but I also love the version by Etta James ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inqCrGnNXDI
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| I enjoyed the Stones for a LOT of years. But it does bug me a bit when white boys try so hard to sound black.
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| fantastic.
mick is hosting SNL & is the performance tonight! :)
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| Ha! I've got the original record with the celebrity inserts! Mick's NYC era.
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| I'm not a Stones fan but I always liked this groovy number.
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