"Ruby Tuesday (song) ""Ruby Tuesday"" is a song recorded by the Rolling Stones in 1966, released in January 1967. The song, coupled with ""Let's Spend the Night Together"", was a number-one hit in the United States and reached number three in the United Kingdom. The song was included in the American version of ""Between the Buttons"" (in the UK, singles were often excluded from studio albums). ""Rolling Stone"" magazine ranked the song number 310 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song title was the source of the restaurant chain of the same name. Multi-instrumentalist"
"Stones. The Stones had previously had hard rock hits such as ""(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"" (1965), and with ""Paint It Black"", they now combined hard rock with psychedelia. Other psychedelic rock #1 hits over the years were: 1967 - ""Ruby Tuesday"" (The Rolling Stones), ""Light My Fire"" (The Doors), ""The Letter"" (The Box Tops); 1968 - ""Hello, I Love You"" (The Doors), ""People Got to Be Free"" (The Rascals); 1969 - ""Crimson and Clover"" (Tommy James and the Shondells, psychedelic garage rock); 1970 - ""Venus"" (Shocking Blue). For the next several years, as new psychedelic subgenres began to mushroom,"
"Tuesday Afternoon ""Tuesday Afternoon"" (sometimes referred to as ""Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)"", or simply ""Forever Afternoon"") is a 1968 single by English symphonic rock band The Moody Blues, which was presented in its original album form on their 1967 album ""Days of Future Passed"" in two parts. The first part, the one most familiar to listeners, called ""Tuesday Afternoon"", was originally released on The Moody Blues 1967 album ""Days of Future Passed"", a concept album chronicling a typical day. On the album, it was part one of ""The Afternoon"" track titled ""Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)"". Justin Hayward said that he wrote the"
"The Rolling Stones had a hit version of the song in 1964. Richards later said, ""[Holly] passed it on via the Beatles and via [the Rolling Stones] ... He's in everybody"". Don McLean's popular 1971 ballad ""American Pie"" was inspired by Holly's death and the day of the plane crash. The song's lyric, which calls the incident ""The Day the Music Died"", became popularly associated with the crash. McLean's album ""American Pie"" is dedicated to Holly. In 2015, McLean wrote, ""Buddy Holly would have the same stature musically whether he would have lived or died, because of his accomplishments ..."
"Sunday Bloody Sunday (John Lennon and Yoko Ono song) ""Sunday Bloody Sunday"" is a song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono that was first released on their 1972 album with Elephant's Memory, ""Some Time in New York City"". The song addresses the Bloody Sunday massacre of 1972 and is one of two on the album that addresses the contemporary Northern Ireland conflict, ""The Luck of the Irish"" being the other. Lennon had sympathies for the Roman Catholic Irish minority in Northern Ireland and had joined a protest in London on 11 August 1971 that attempted to pressure the British"
"Like a Rolling Stone ""Like a Rolling Stone"" is a 1965 song by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Its confrontational lyrics originated in an extended piece of verse Dylan wrote in June 1965, when he returned exhausted from a grueling tour of England. Dylan distilled this draft into four verses and a chorus. ""Like a Rolling Stone"" was recorded a few weeks later as part of the sessions for the forthcoming album ""Highway 61 Revisited"". During a difficult two-day preproduction, Dylan struggled to find the essence of the song, which was demoed without success in 3/4 time. A breakthrough was"
"in the United Kingdom as a single on 13 January 1967, ""Let's Spend the Night Together"" reached number three on the UK Singles Chart as a double A-side with ""Ruby Tuesday"". In the United States, the single was released in January and became the opening track of the American edition of the Stones' album ""Between the Buttons"". Both songs entered the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart on 21 January. However, by 4 March, ""Ruby Tuesday"" reached number one, while ""Let's Spend the Night Together"" stalled at number 55. Due to the sexually charged nature of the lyrics, ""Let's Spend the"
"Monday, Monday ""Monday, Monday"" is a 1966 song written by John Phillips and recorded by the Mamas & the Papas using background instruments played by members of The Wrecking Crew for their 1966 album ""If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears"". It was the group's only #1 hit on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Phillips said that he wrote the song quickly, in about 20 minutes. The song includes a false ending, when there is a pause before the coda of the song, and goes up a half note for the bridges and refrains of the song. On March"
"many times. In contrast, the Rolling Stones were instructed to change the title of their ""Let's Spend the Night Together"" single for the band's January 15, 1967, appearance. The band complied, with Mick Jagger and Bill Wyman ostentatiously rolling their eyes heavenward whenever they reached the song's one-night-only, clean refrain, ""Let's spend some time together"". Mick Jagger did not wear a jacket on their first appearance on the show (October 25, 1964) and this annoyed Sullivan. They were asked to appear again, but they were asked to wear jackets for their 1965 appearance. The Stones would ultimately play on the"
"Everyday People ""Everyday People"" is a 1968 song by Sly and the Family Stone. It was the first single by the band to go to number one on the Soul singles chart and the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. It held that position, on the Hot 100, for four weeks from February 15 to March 14, 1969, and is remembered as a popular song of the 1960s. ""Billboard"" ranked it as the No. 5 song of 1969. As with most of Sly and the Family Stone's songs, Sly Stone was credited as the sole songwriter. The song is one of"
"2, 1967, The Mamas & the Papas won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for this song. The song was performed at the Monterey Pop Festival (California) in 1967. The performance was filmed for the movie of the festival but not included in the final print. The song appears on the soundtrack of Michael Apted's film ""Stardust"". Monday, Monday ""Monday, Monday"" is a 1966 song written by John Phillips and recorded by the Mamas & the Papas using background instruments played by members of The Wrecking Crew for their 1966 album ""If"
"song, as the Stones are generally known for their guitar interplay of rhythm and lead (""weaving"") between Richards and the other guitarist in the band – Brian Jones (1962–1969), Mick Taylor (1969–1975), and Ronnie Wood (1975–present). In the recording studio Richards sometimes plays all of the guitar parts, notably on the songs ""Paint It Black"", ""Ruby Tuesday"", ""Sympathy for the Devil"", and ""Gimme Shelter"". He is also a vocalist, singing backing vocals on many Rolling Stones songs as well as occasional lead vocals, such as on the Rolling Stones' 1972 single ""Happy"", as well as with his side project, the"
"Rolling Stones, which was regarded at the time by parents as a bad influence on young males. The song would be released as a single in 1966. In 1967, Benson, Morris, and Causi left The Barbarians to form Black Pearl. One year later, having become a version of the group incorporating Denny Romans aka Demian Bell (from Maypole) as the lead guitarist and lead singer, and Walter Parks as Bass player, the Barbarians disbanded. They had evolved to combine martial arts and music by rigorously rehearsing nearly every day at a Karate dojo owned by Moulton's brother-in-law. The Ramones' song,"
"Something Happened to Me Yesterday ""Something Happened to Me Yesterday"" is the closing track of The Rolling Stones' 1967 album ""Between the Buttons"". Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and recorded in August and November 1966, ""Something Happened to Me Yesterday"" is the first officially released Rolling Stones track to feature Richards on separate lead vocal. Jagger sings the verses; Richards sings the chorus and plays the electric and acoustic guitars; Charlie Watts is on drums and Bill Wyman on bass, Brian Jones whistles and plays saxophone, Jack Nitzsche plays piano, and the Mike Leander Orchestra performs the brass"
"over the opening credits. The critics of ""Record Retailer"", ""Record Mirror"" and ""Melody Maker"" all praised the single. In a column reviewing recently released singles, Bowie influence Syd Barrett told ""Melody Maker"" in May 1967, ""Yeah, it's a joke number. Jokes are good...I think people will like the bit about it being Monday, when in fact it was Tuesday. Very chirpy, but I don't think my toes were tapping at all."" The single version was a complete remake of the original, including a new vocal, a string arrangement by Ivor Raymonde and an excerpt of ""Hearts and Flowers"" from Czibulka's"
"B-side to ""Let's Spend the Night Together"" on 13 January 1967. Due to the controversial nature of the A-side's lyrics, ""Ruby Tuesday"" earned more airplay and ended up charting higher in both the UK and the US. The song topped the American ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, while reaching number 3 in the UK's Record Retailer chart, which listed ""Let's Spend The Night Together""/""Ruby Tuesday"" as a double A-side. ""Ruby Tuesday"" was included on the US version of the 1967 album ""Between the Buttons"", while being left out of the British edition, as was common practice with singles in the UK"
"that wanted to be the Beatles that was never successful"". Ironically, the actor-musicians became one of the most successful bands of the 1960s. The Monkees have sold more than 75 million records worldwide making them one of the biggest selling groups of all time with international hits, including ""Last Train to Clarksville"", ""Pleasant Valley Sunday"", ""Daydream Believer"", and ""I'm a Believer"". Newspapers and magazines reported that the Monkees outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined in 1967, but Nesmith claims in his autobiography ""Infinite Tuesday"" that it was a lie that he told an Australian reporter. Aspiring filmmaker Bob"
"The Last Time (The Rolling Stones song) ""The Last Time"" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, and the band's first single written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Recorded at RCA Studios in Hollywood, California in January 1965, ""The Last Time"" was the band's third UK single to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top in March and early April 1965. It reached number two in the Irish Singles Chart in March 1965. Although ""The Last Time"" is credited to Jagger/Richards, the song's refrain is very close to"
"although when the Moody Blues perform backed by a live orchestra, the original orchestral link ends the song. The second half of the album version is a track entitled ""(Evening) Time to Get Away"", which is uncredited on the original album. Composed by John Lodge, the song hinges on the end of a work day and returning home. Tuesday Afternoon ""Tuesday Afternoon"" (sometimes referred to as ""Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)"", or simply ""Forever Afternoon"") is a 1968 single by English symphonic rock band The Moody Blues, which was presented in its original album form on their 1967 album ""Days of Future"
"eagle flies"", a metaphor for payday, which allows for carousing on Saturday. The lyrics end with Sunday, ""when the blues and spirituals converged [in] a continuation of a trend used by earlier Mississippi Delta blues singers"" and conclude with a prayer asking for the Lord's help because the singer's ""Crazy about my baby, yeah send her back to me"". Black & White Records released ""Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)"" in November 1947. It entered ""Billboard's"" Most Played Juke Box Race Records chart on January 24, 1948, and reached number five during a six-week stay. It"
"Birmingham Sunday ""Birmingham Sunday"" is a song written by Richard Fariña and most famously performed by both Fariña and his sister-in-law Joan Baez. The subject matter is the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963 by members of the Ku Klux Klan that killed four girls and injured 22 others. The melody of the song comes from a traditional English ballad named ""I loved a lass"". Baez's version was released on her 1964 album ""Joan Baez/5"", and was used as the theme song of the 1997 Spike Lee documentary about the bombing, ""4 Little Girls"". The song was"
"Love You till Tuesday (song) ""Love You till Tuesday"" is a song written and performed by David Bowie. The first version of the song, recorded in February 1967, was included on Bowie's debut album. A second version, released as a single, was recorded on 3 June 1967 and released on 14 July 1967. The single garnered good notices from the music press but, like his earlier singles, failed to break into the British charts. It was his final new release for Deram Records. Bowie's 1969 showpiece film ""Love You till Tuesday"" took its name from the song, which also featured"
"Yesterday (Beatles song) ""Yesterday"" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and first released on the album ""Help!"" in the United Kingdom in August 1965. ""Yesterday"", with the B-side ""Act Naturally"", was released as a single in the United States in September 1965. While it topped the American chart in October the song also hit the British top 10 in a cover version by Matt Monro. The song also appeared on the UK EP ""Yesterday"" in March 1966 and the Beatles' US album ""Yesterday and Today"", released in June 1966."
"Sunday Sunday ""Sunday Sunday"" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur, featured on their second album, ""Modern Life Is Rubbish"". It was released 4 October 1993 as the final single from that album, and charted at number 26 in the UK Singles Charts. This is the highest charting single from the album (although the lowest-selling single from the album); the record company thought the original album contained no singles, and had the band write the other two singles specifically for single release. The band's original name, 'Seymour', is credited as guest performer on the CD1 single, due to"
"Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad) ""Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)"" (commonly referred to as ""Stormy Monday"") is a song written and recorded by American blues electric guitar pioneer T-Bone Walker. It is a slow twelve-bar blues performed in the West Coast blues-style that features Walker's smooth, plaintive vocal and distinctive guitar work. As well as becoming a record chart hit in 1948, it inspired B.B. King and others to take up the electric guitar. ""Stormy Monday"" became Walker's best-known and most-recorded song. In 1961, Bobby ""Blue"" Bland further popularized the"
"released as a single in December 1967 and went to No. 25 in the United States. It has regularly featured on Stones' hits compilations, including ""Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)"" (1969), ""More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)"" (1972), ""30 Greatest Hits"" (1977), """" (1989), ""Forty Licks"" (2002), and ""GRRR!"" (2012). It was performed occasionally on the 1997–98 Bridges to Babylon Tour. The Stones also played the song by public request in Santiago, Chile and São Paulo, Brazil during their América Latina Olé Tour 2016 in February 2016. In the 2011/12 season finale of ""Saturday Night"
"The Cover of Rolling Stone ""The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'"" is a song written by Shel Silverstein and first recorded by American rock group Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. Produced by Ron Haffkine and released in 1972, it was the band's third single and peaked at number six on the U.S. pop chart for two weeks on March 17–24, 1973. The song satirizes success in the music business; the song's narrator laments that his band, despite having the superficial attributes of a successful rock star (including drug usage, ""teenage groupies, who'll do anything we say"" and a frenetic guitar"
"Sunday Bloody Sunday ""Sunday Bloody Sunday"" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track from their 1983 album ""War"" and was released as the album's third single on 21 March 1983 in Germany and the Netherlands. ""Sunday Bloody Sunday"" is noted for its militaristic drumbeat, harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies. One of U2's most overtly political songs, its lyrics describe the horror felt by an observer of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, mainly focusing on the Bloody Sunday incident in Derry where British troops shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, bystanders and children. At"
"popularized by the American rock band the Grass Roots, who released it as a single on May 13, 1967. The Grass Roots' version climbed to number 8 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart, eventually selling over two million copies and being awarded a gold disc. The song also became the title track of the Grass Roots' second album, ""Let's Live for Today"". Since its initial release, the Grass Roots' rendition of the song has become a staple of oldies radio programming in America and is today widely regarded by critics as a 1960s classic. The song that would become"
"Dandelion (song) ""Dandelion"" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and first released as a B-side to ""We Love You"" in August 1967. With lyrical references to British counting or nursery rhymes, it reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart and number 14 on the US ""Billboard"" 100 singles chart. The first demo version of “Dandelion” was recorded in November 1966. Originally titled “Sometimes Happy, Sometimes Blue”, it had different lyrics and was sung and played by Keith Richards. On the released version, Mick Jagger sings the lead"
"2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on the week of May 21, 1966, kept off the top spot by The Mamas and the Papas' ""Monday, Monday"". It also reached No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart. Unlike Dylan's previous six-minute hit single ""Like a Rolling Stone"", the single edit of ""Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"" was significantly shorter than the original album version, omitting the third and final verse. Rainy Day Women ♯12 & 35 ""Rainy Day Women ♯12 & 35"" is a song by Bob Dylan. It is the opening track of his 1966 album, ""Blonde on Blonde""."
"Daniel Boone (singer) Daniel Boone (also known as Peter Lee Stirling, born Peter Charles Green, 31 July 1942, Birmingham, England) is an English pop musician who became a one-hit wonder in the United States with the single ""Beautiful Sunday"" in 1972. The song was written by Boone and Rod McQueen and sold over 2,000,000 copies worldwide. It peaked at #15 on The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at the end of the summer of 1972, having already reached #21 on the UK Singles Chart earlier during that same year. In 1972, Boone was the recipient of the ""Most Likeable Singer"""
"Rollin' Stone ""Rollin' Stone"" is a blues song recorded by Muddy Waters in 1950. It is his interpretation of ""Catfish Blues"", a Delta blues that dates back to 1920s Mississippi. Although the single (with ""Walkin' Blues"" as the B-side) did not appear in the national record charts, it sold about 70,000 copies. ""Still a Fool"", recorded by Muddy Waters a year later using the same arrangement and melody, reached number nine on the Billboard R&B chart. ""Rollin' Stone"" has been recorded by a variety of artists, and both ""Rolling Stone"" magazine and the rock group the Rolling Stones are named"