Satisfaction or any of the other "war horses?" I was just finishing Gimme Shelter (jonsing 'cause I can't see Keith at the Apollo)...when they played Satisfaction, I was thinking, man this song was 4 years old in 1969...

How many times do you think they've played it? What's the song they play most LIVE?

For musicians - do you get bored doing that? Or if it's paying the mortgage, you don't care?

Thanks!

There's a website out there that has all kinds of stats. I can't remember offhand. Anyone?

I'd guess "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is the song they've played the most...virtually every show and tour since 1969. "Honky Tonk Women" is probably #2, with "Brown Sugar" and "Tumbling Dice" after that.

"Satisfaction" wasn't played much at all in 72/73, 75/76 and 78...but it would still rank pretty high.



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I'm pretty sure Jumping Jack Flash may hold the title for most times played.

Edit: Jinx!



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sorry, duplicate post!



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Buy me a coke.

oops! sorry for the duplicate post - movin right along here ... :E



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the great and powerful Gazza (FYWY) has done the calculations so i reckon the count is somewhere on Rocks Off ...

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do you get bored [playing the same numbers for years and years?]

one of the keys to the Stones' success is that they play what they love;
another is that they know how to write music that they don't get sick of playing

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with sssoul
the great and powerful Gazza (FYWY) has done the calculations so i reckon the count is somewhere on Rocks Off ...

... right here as well: [www.iorr.org]

[www.setlist.fm]

Try this link

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There's a website out there that has all kinds of stats. I can't remember offhand. Anyone?

I believe www.timeisonourside.com has all sorts of stats like that. I'm sure the big hits have been played thousands of times. Keith says the one he never tires of is JJF. He says he goes onstage after all these years looking forward to that one.

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the great and powerful Gazza (FYWY) has done the calculations so i reckon the count is somewhere on Rocks Off ...

... right here as well: [www.iorr.org]

W/ that link, I didn't know they played It Won't Take Long twice!

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I'd guess "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is the song they've played the most...virtually every show and tour since 1969.

Funny because that's probably one of the least known Stones songs (outside of IORR & fans of the band).

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Funny because [Jumpin' Jack Flash is] probably one of the least known Stones songs (outside of IORR & fans of the band).

on which planet??

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Funny because [Jumpin' Jack Flash is] probably one of the least known Stones songs (outside of IORR & fans of the band).

on which planet??

Planet earth.

When non-fans think of the Stones they think of Satisfaction & Brown Sugar. And Start Me Up. All these commercial(ish) sounding stuff.

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Funny because [Jumpin' Jack Flash is] probably one of the least known Stones songs (outside of IORR & fans of the band).

on which planet??

Planet earth.

When non-fans think of the Stones they think of Satisfaction & Brown Sugar. And Start Me Up. All these commercial(ish) sounding stuff.

If they've ever, at any time in their lives, owned a radio, they also think of JJF.

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If they've ever, at any time in their lives, owned a radio, they also think of JJF.

Nope.

When I think of The Stones I think of JJF, MR & GS but I'm a fan!

Non fans think of the commercial hits. Was JJF ever on Top Of The Pops for instance? Did the song ever get huge radio play like Satisfaction or Start Me Up? Nah.

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Did the song ever get huge radio play like Satisfaction or Start Me Up?

of course it did!
plus being prominently featured in several films, including one that was named after it,
plus being on miles of compilations and concert releases, plus being covered by a bunch of people
seriously, a person would have to be pretty thoroughly isolated from post-1968 anglophone culture not to have heard JJF

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Did the song ever get huge radio play like Satisfaction or Start Me Up?

of course it did!
plus being prominently featured in several films, including one that was named after it,
plus being on miles of compilations and concert releases, plus being covered by a bunch of people
seriously, a person would have to be pretty thoroughly isolated from post-1968 anglophone culture not to have heard JJF

LOL. When did I say no one heard JJF ever? My point is that JJF is not near being the song people think of when you mention The Stones.

And I doubt JJF was ever given huge radio airplay because of its song content (occult?). So there

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If they've ever, at any time in their lives, owned a radio, they also think of JJF.

Nope.

When I think of The Stones I think of JJF, MR & GS but I'm a fan!

Non fans think of the commercial hits. Was JJF ever on Top Of The Pops for instance? Did the song ever get huge radio play like Satisfaction or Start Me Up? Nah.

It was a #1 hit in the UK and #3 in the states. It's played every day on the classic rock station I listen to.



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It was a #1 hit in the UK and #3 in the states. It's played every day on the classic rock station I listen to.

OK it was a hit for a while. Played every day? LOL. Just no.

What classic rock station was that? A Stones rock station? LOL.

So we'll say it was a #1 and played on the radio a bit. Big deal. It still is far off what non fans think when you mention The Stones.

Don't Start Me Up because if you do I'll never stop

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It was a #1 hit in the UK and #3 in the states. It's played every day on the classic rock station I listen to.

OK it was a hit for a while. Played every day? LOL. Just no.

What classic rock station was that? A Stones rock station? LOL.

So we'll say it was a #1 and played on the radio a bit. Big deal. It still is far off what non fans think when you mention The Stones.

Don't Start Me Up because if you do I'll never stop

You're just too silly to talk to anymore.



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Hey tatters don't take it so seriously. I do have a point though.

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LOL. When did I say no one heard JJF ever? My point is that JJF is not near being the song people think of when you mention The Stones.
And I doubt JJF was ever given huge radio airplay because of its song content (occult?)

... okay i get that you weren't around when the song came out, so hark to the earwitnesses: it got huge radio play.
and of course people think of it when one mentions the Stones - it's one of their most classic "signature" pieces.
if people you know don't think of JJF when you ask them to name Stones numbers you really should get out more

meanwhile, where does "occult" enter into it?? i can't think of anything "occult" about the "song content"
are you thinking of the B-side? or maybe you mean that spooky-looking video?
but that didn't affect radio play - they didn't air videos on the radio in those days

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So there

LoFL: right

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... okay i get that you weren't around when the song came out, so hark to the earwitnesses: it got huge radio play.
and of course people think of it when one mentions the Stones - it's one of their most classic "signature" pieces.

Yeah it's a classic "signature" piece but that means nothing to non fans in China for example. They don't think of JJF when you mention The Stones. They think of the commercial hits like Start Me Up or Satisfaction.

I can see you've lost the battle.

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meanwhile, where does "occult" enter into it?? i can't think of anything "occult" about the "song content"

Don't make me get the songs lyrics...

ahh ffs ... Youngie the spokesperson for the population of China
tatters got it right a few posts ago

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... okay i get that you weren't around when the song came out, so hark to the earwitnesses: it got huge radio play.
and of course people think of it when one mentions the Stones - it's one of their most classic "signature" pieces.

Yeah it's a classic "signature" piece but that means nothing to non fans in China for example. They don't think of JJF when you mention The Stones. They think of the commercial hits like Start Me Up or Satisfaction.

I can see you've lost the battle.

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meanwhile, where does "occult" enter into it?? i can't think of anything "occult" about the "song content"

Don't make me get the songs lyrics...

C'mon - wanna here about the lyrics too...guess I'll have to start a new thread on silly Stones stuff that keeps me sane 'til the tour tix go on sale.

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ahh ffs ... Youngie the spokesperson for the population of China
tatters got it right a few posts ago

Nah not just for China but for the world