I know this may be difficult, however, what, for you, is the single tune that best exemplifies the Rolling Stones.

This does not necessarily mean their best song, their most abused warhorse, or their biggest selling single.

It is difficult to do, because they've attempted successfully (an not so successfully), so many different styles through the years.

I have my pick...and I will share it!

Brown Sugar

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duke richardson
Brown Sugar

that one works for me, too

Brown Sugar or Jumpin' Jack Flash

That would be "Bitch".

From the 60`s- The Last Time
From the 70`s - Brown Sugar
From the 80`s(?) - Start Me Up
From the 90``s till today - Love is Strong

Tumbling Dice

Satisfaction

Satisfaction, Brown Sugar or Jumpin Jack Flash

Monkey Man

SftD, on gyyyo.

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Edith Grove
Monkey Man

yeah! that one too. Love it, its got so much going on!

Gimme Shelter.

Brown Sugar is hard to beat. It has:

Classic open G riff/rhythm
Typical Keith guitar intro
Classic Mick Jagger vocals
Classic Mick Jagger lyrics with some provocative elements
Classic Keith harmony vocals
Mick Taylor on guitar incluing a short solo
Bill and no one else on bass
Bobby Keys on sax incluing a solo
Ian Stewart the sixth Stone on piano
Acoustic guitar
Mick Jagger on maracas (he was a bit of a pioneer on the maracas in R'n'R music)
Common Rolling Stones 3-minute song structure without anything odd

There are outtakes and live versions with slide guitar if someone is missing that.

The only important ingredients missing are Brian and Woody (and possibly Nicky).



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I hate to say this, but I think;

* Brown Sugar
* I can't get no Satisfaction

I remember when people got sick of the obvious and voted Charles Barkely MVP instead of Michael Jordan, but I gotta say Satisfaction despite not needing to hear it again myself due to overplay

Get Off my Cloud.

My first thought was Brown Sugar.

It is quintessential Rolling Stones. Period. JJF is great but it just doesn't grab you like Brown Sugar does. In fact, NONE of their songs grab you like Brown Sugar does. Granted, there are some other tunes that are just as interesting, like Monkey Man or Can't You Hear Me Knocking or Rocks Off or Tumbling Dice etc but Brown Sugar has it all and it's tight like a virgin.

The way the song starts and gets going is, to me, equivalent to a hot chick opening the door with a grinning sneer on her face to show a room full of hot naked women just waiting to screw yet alone goofing around with themselves.

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skipstone
The way the song starts and gets going is, to me, equivalent to a hot chick opening the door with a grinning sneer on her face to show a room full of hot naked women just waiting to screw yet alone goofing around with themselves.

that's a very distrurbing analogy.

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LieB
Brown Sugar is hard to beat. It has:

Common Rolling Stones 3-minute song structure without anything odd

the riff itself is somewhat odd though, more intricate than keith's usual and in a different key.

Brown Sugar & JJF both great...but i'd throw Honky Tonk Women in the mix

Street Fighting Man (live as in GYYYO)



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skipstone
My first thought was Brown Sugar.

It is quintessential Rolling Stones. Period. JJF is great but it just doesn't grab you like Brown Sugar does. In fact, NONE of their songs grab you like Brown Sugar does. Granted, there are some other tunes that are just as interesting, like Monkey Man or Can't You Hear Me Knocking or Rocks Off or Tumbling Dice etc but Brown Sugar has it all and it's tight like a virgin.

The way the song starts and gets going is, to me, equivalent to a hot chick opening the door with a grinning sneer on her face to show a room full of hot naked women just waiting to screw yet alone goofing around with themselves.

when did this turn into Penthouse forum LOL? Anyway, anyone think Honky Tonk Woman?



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duke richardson
Brown Sugar

Lock the thread!

It is the most perfect and greatest rock and roll song of all time.

Doesn't exist. Thank God.

Tumbling Dice - Knebworth

I cant imagine a Rolling Stones show without Tumbling Dice!



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Honky Tonk Woman - Riffmaster at his best ...

To me, the archetypal Stones song must end with this rhythmic pattern

ta ta ta
ta ta ta
ta ta ta
taaaaaaaaaa (Charlie crashing the cymbal)

A classic Rolling Stones song needs some Mick's "Oh Yeah!" in it. Lots of bands(singers) have and still use the catchphrase but Mick Jagger is the best at it.

Brown Sugar.

Rock and roll,
mops

Satisfaction is their "biggest" song.

But their 3 great singles in a row really made the "classic" Stones:

Jumpin Jack Flash
Honky Tonk Woman
and Brown Sugar

What a trio!