The Rolling Stones – It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It)

“It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll (But I Like It)” is the lead single from the Rolling Stones’ 1974 album It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll.

A straightforward celebration of rock ‘n’ roll, Faces guitarist Ron Wood, who had not yet joined The Rolling Stones, had a big part in it. Wood lived in a London estate called The Wick, which Pete Townshend later bought. It was there that Wood put the song together at a session with Mick Jagger on vocals, David Bowie singing background, the session player Willie Weeks on bass, and Wood’s Faces bandmate, Kenney Jones, on drums.

When Keith Richards got a hold of the recording, he put his own guitar parts on, but left some of Wood’s 12-string. Jones, Weeks and Bowie remained on the final product.

This marked the first time Ron Wood contributed to a Stones song, although the official songwriting credit went to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, per custom. Wood joined the band in 1975.

The promotional video (this was before MTV) had The Stones wearing sailor suits in a circus tent that slowly filled with bubbles. The bubbles eventually covered Charlie Watts, who was the only one sitting down.

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It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It) – single lansat la 26 Iulie 1974

Piesa a fost primul single de pe albumul It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll, al 12-lea în UK și al 14-lea album de studio în America. Albumul a ajuns pe primul loc în America și pe la doilea în Marea Britanie.
Acest album este un punct de referință, pentru că este primul lor album pe care l-au produs singuri, producători fiind Keith Richards și Mick Jagger, sub pseudonimul “The Glimmer Twins”.

Această este una din ultimele apariții ale lui Mick Taylor, alături de Rolling Stones, el părăsind grupul în Decembrie (1974). Ronnie Wood care nu apare în video, a cântat la chitară acustică împreună cu Keith Richards la chitară electrică.

În aceea vreme erau mereu criticați, că piesele lor noi, nu mai au aceiași calitate ca albumele precedente. Versurile sânt răspunsul lor direct adresat acelor critici.
Și bineînțeles, acum este un “clasic”.

O piatră – cât o minge de golf –  de pe Marte a fost numită de NASA “Rolling Stone“.

Versuri:
If I could stick my pen in my heart
And spill it all over the stage
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya
Would you think the boy is strange?
Ain’t he strange?

If I could win ya, if I could sing ya
A love song so divine
Would it be enough for your cheating heart
If I broke down and cried?
If I cried?

I said I know it’s only rock ‘n’ roll but I like it
I know it’s only rock ‘n’ roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do
Oh, well, I like it, I like it, I like it
I said can’t you see that this old boy has been a lonely?

If I could stick a knife in my heart
Suicide right on stage
Would it be enough for your teenage lust
Would it help to ease the pain?
Ease your brain?

If I could dig down deep in my heart
Feelings would flood on the page
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya
Would ya think the boy’s insane?
He’s insane

I said I know it’s only rock ‘n’ roll but I like it
I said I know it’s only rock’n roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do
Oh, well, I like it, yeah, I like it, I like it
I said can’t you see that this old boy has been a lonely?

And do ya think that you’re the only girl around?
I bet you think that you’re the only woman in town, ah, ooh yeah

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