Tag: It’s Only Rock and Roll

Rolling Stones – Time Waits For No One

You could blindfold me and I could tell you if Mick Taylor was playing with The Stones live. He had his own unique sound because of the Les Paul he played. He made those songs in the classic Stones period go.

Many people think that Mick Taylor went uncredited on this and many songs. The melody doesn’t sound like a Keith melody but in any case, Jagger/Richards get credited with this one. They rarely if ever play it live.

The solo in this song is great by Mick Taylor. It reminds me a little of Carlos Santana. He quit shortly after this album was released and it was the end of the classic Stones era. They would never sound the same again after this. The song was on It’s Only Rock and Roll which was a good album but not up to the level of the five preceding albums. A big reason was because of the absence of producer Jimmy Miller.

So why did Mick Taylor leave the band? I’ve read different things from him and others. Taylor felt underappreciated and frustrated that he didn’t receive proper credit for his contributions to the band’s music. He claimed to have co-written several songs, such as Sway and Moonlight Mile but Jagger and Richards would not give a songwriting credit to him. I do believe that because Brian Jones and Ronnie Wood also had the same problem.

His health and well-being were also factors in his decision to leave. The intense touring schedule and the pressures of being in The Stones took a toll on him. Besides pot…he said he didn’t take drugs when he joined the band but like others before and after him…he slowly started to do harder drugs while with the band. When he quit the band it took him a while to get off of heroin.

The song is a favorite among many Stones fans I know and it should be more well known.

Time Waits For No One

Yes, star-crossed in pleasure, the stream flows on byYes, as we’re sated in leisure, we watch it fly, yes

And time waits for no one, and it won’t wait for meAnd time waits for no one, and it won’t wait for me

Time can tear down a building or destroy a woman’s faceHours are like diamonds, don’t let them waste

Time waits for no one, no favors has heTime waits for no one, and he won’t wait for me

Men, they build towers to their passingYes, to their fame everlastingHere he comes, chopping and reapingHear him laugh at their cheating

And time waits for no man, and it won’t wait for meYes, time waits for no one, and it won’t wait for thee

Drink in your summer, gather your cornThe dreams of the nighttime will vanish by dawn

And time waits for no one, and it won’t wait for meAnd time waits for no one, and it won’t wait for meNo, no, no, not for me, no, not for me

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Rolling Stones – Dance Little Sister

If this doesn’t get you going on a Sunday morning nothing will. Dance Little Sister was the B side to “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” released in 1974. Thank goodness for B sides like this.

This is a great album track by the Stones. Keith Richard’s rhythm guitar just drives you in the ground…it is relentless. Dance Little Sister was on the It’s Only Rock and Roll Album and it’s an album that to me…wasn’t up to the previous five albums standards. One reason could be that Jimmy Miller was not the producer. I do like the album though…it has the great title track and some other good songs…including this one.

The album peaked at #1 in the Billboard Album Chart, #5 in Canada, and #2 in the UK in 1974,

Tracks like this make the Stones the Stones. Turn it up to 11 and have a great Sunday.

Dance Little Sister

On Thursday night she looked a fright
Her pricky hair all curled, oh what a sight
Dance, dance, little sister, dance

On Friday night, she all decked out
Her high heel shoes, her dress so tight
Dance, dance little sister, dance

On Saturday night she bass-a-dee
She stepping high on Frederick’s Street
Dance, dance, little sister, dance

I said, “Dance, dance little sister, dance
Dance little sister, dance
Dance little sister, dance”
I said, “Dance, dance little sister, dance
Dance little sister, dance
Dance little sister, dance”

It make me hot, I wet with sweat
It burn like hell, I’ve four hours left
Dance, dance little sister, dance

Get next to me, drive me close
Don’t mammaguay, I lose control
Dance, dance with fire, dance

I said, “Dance, dance little sister, dance
Dance little sister, dance
Dance little sister, dance”
I said, “Dance, dance little sister, dance
Dance little sister, dance
Dance little sister, dance”

Ah, jump out of Africa
With a step that looks so bold
Ah, when you’re kickin’ high
It make my blood run cold

I said, “Dance, dance little sister, dance
Dance little sisters, dance
Dance little sister, dance”
I said, “Dance, dance little sister, dance
Dance little sister, dance
Dance little sister, dance”

I said, “Dance, dance little sister, dance
Dance little sister, dance
Dance little sister, dance”

On Saturday night we don’t go home
We bacchanal, ain’t no dawn
Dance, little sister, dance

I said, “Dance, dance little sister
Dance little sister
Dance little sister, dance”
I said, “Dance, dance little sister
Dance little sister
Dance little sister, dance”