if you were allowed only ONE stones song from now on , which one
would you pick ?

this is difficult , first ,for me personally it has to be a mick taylor
era song . so that leaves out a lot of them for me but a lot still to choose from.
dont want a " hit"
then ,i would need a great keith guitar and possible harmony vocal
the more the better so : a long one would be great
ok, lets whitlle them down according to te above criteria
ya ya's , midnight rambler, sympathy , stray cat blues (possible)
sticky. can't you hear me knocking (of course) i like dead flowers , good guitars and keith harmony i got the blues , good guitars
exile all down the line , soul surviver
goats either keith is absent or mick t is left with : starf ucker . mick t drives it well and TWO keiths
iorr dance little sister, fingerprint file, (can't leave it off), through the lonely nights (same)

to cast the net wider , (but i dont need to) old stuff favourites, lady jane , ruby tuesday
newer : hand of fate , crazy mama, beast of burden, black limousine , worried about you , tops

nothing newer for me
more painful than you think, a lot of good songs there.

but the winner is : sympathy for the devil , ya ya's ,
great guitars,rhythm and solo, bass ,drums . lyrics, everything apart from a keith harmony,
I could NEVER do without listening to it .

I'd say Rocks Off, fantastic two-guitar rhythm, Nicky, Keith's harmonies, the "psychedelic" bridge, "The sunshine bores the daylights out of me" and that great little solo at the end by Mick Taylor.

Tumbling Dice. Everythging good that can be in a Stones song is in that one.

"Travelin' Man."

I am just a Monkey Man....

back to zero or suck on the jugular probably - maybe streets of love or keys to your love aswell....hard to decide! ><

Let It Rock

gimme shelter, rocks off or torn and frayed....undecided

Gimme Shelter without a moments thought

Beast Of Burden. It would probably change next month though, I go through phases.

Gimme Shelter - don't even have to think about it. I'll love it till the day I die.

Tumbling Dice (Brussels '73 version) or Beast Of Burden (original)

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straycatblues73
if you were allowed only ONE stones song from now on , which one
would you pick ?

That would be a cruel world!!
But if I had to choose - definitely Gimme Shelter!!!

Loving Cup
Black Box version

Would have to be an Exile one. Let it loose is my favourite (obviously), but for a full on Stonesy adrenalin rush, either Rocks Off or Rip this Joint....

Ah wait...Maybe Beast of Burden

Yup Beast of Burden gets the nod. Love that twin guitar sound. Plus its the song that got me through my University finals

Worried about you

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CindyC
Gimme Shelter - don't even have to think about it. I'll love it till the day I die.

Same with me.

Gimmie Shelter

"Rape, murder, it's just a shot away..."

Let It Loose.....if I were allowed two, I'd want Wild Horses.

Just one? How about MidnightRamblerWildHorsesMemoryMotelNoExpectationsSweetVirginia.
I like that song.

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

Surely you can't seperate Rocks Off and Rip This Joint! They belong together!

Rocks Off or Tumbling Dice for me. Two of the greatest songs of the bands career that don't get enough mainstream recognition. Both far better than Satisfaction I'd say! Is that controversial?

Street Fighting Man!

winter

Mick's rock, I'm roll.

It still has to be Satisfaction for me. It still is the greatest song ever.

You can't always get what you want.

Hand of Fate

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FreeBird
Street Fighting Man!

Yes, indeed!

Tumbling Dice MEZ

Studio: Brown Sugar
The perfect rock and roll song.

Live: All Down The Line (February 24, 1973)
Listen -- at high volume -- to this unstoppable locomotive, especially after about 2:50. It is stunning (and ridiculous) how tight the band is.

And just like that, I have obviously misremembered the question.