1. Mother of a Man
2. Primitive Cool
3. Don’t tear me Up
4. Half a Loaf
5. Dancing in the Starlight

Mick does great performances of Sweet Thing and Don’t Tear Me Up on Saturday Night Live in 1993.Unfortunately can’t find it on You tube.

Memo from Turner
Wired all Night
Let's work
Evening Gown
Dancing in the Streets because of the vibe...

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1. Mother of a Man
2. Primitive Cool
3. Don’t tear me Up
4. Half a Loaf
5. Dancing in the Starlight

Forgot about that one!! Editing my earlier list:

1/2 a Loaf
Peace For The Wicked
Wired All Night
Sweet Thing
Old Habits Die Hard Mother of a Man

1. Memo From Turner
2. Walk and Don't Look Back
3. Just Another Night
4. Evening Gown
5. God Gave Me Everything

A lot to choose from here...

Throwaway
Visions Of Paradise
Old Habits Die Hard
God Gave Me Everything
Don't Call Me Up

Hard Woman (album)
Sweet Thing
Hide Away
Just Another Night
I don't mind (superheavy)

C

Just Another Night
Hard woman
Sweet Thing
God gave me
Say you will




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Brown sugar



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Too few! In chronological order :

Memo from Turner
Just Another Night
Hard Woman
Party Doll
Evening Gown
Hang On To Me Tonight
Blue
Dancing in the Starlight
Too Far Gone

1. Memo From Turner

A Big Four era classic - alongside things like "Gimme Shelter", "Sympathy For The Devil" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" it belongs as much to Stones saga as Mick's. I'd like to leave it out, like ProfessorWolf, since including it does not sound fair, but I can't. This one is a certain number one here; for the next four there are probably 15-20 tunes I could pick any.

2. Evening Gown

If it is not Johnny Cash or Hank Williams or some old master like that I don't usually like country music (to me it sounds too much like Good Ole Boys), but when Mick (or Dylan) does it I just can't resist. One of Jagger's best vocal performances ever. Always a joy to listen, which I do pretty often.

3. Peace for The Wicked

This is Mick Jagger going solo at its best: it reaches places the Stones can't (Unfortunately Mick does that way too rarely in his solo things). This time it is a funky dance piece that actually sounds like it supposed to sound like. One cannot ask that from Charlie or Keith.

4. Easy Sleazy

Raw but catchy, pretty recent gem. No hostages. The problem with many Mick's solo rock numbers is that they sound like polished versions of the Stones - and mind easily goes: 'oh, the Stones could this much better'. But this one does not have that problem; the other dude rocks like the Stones never existed, and that goes well with Mick's SOME GIRLS era punk style and attitude (and works I think better than the similar HACKNEY DIAMONDS tune)

5. Kow Tow

I am a big fan of PRIMITIVE COOL, and there are many hidden gems there. SATANIC MAJESTIES of the 80's. I could take "Throwaway", "Say You Will" or "Party Doll", but I pick this one. Some wonderful and unique melody lines and choices there. Still don't know what "kow tow" means, but who cares, a great tune.

Hmm.. I needed to leave many personal favourites out (for example, nothing from SHE'S THE BOSS), but it is what it is. I didn't invent the rules.

- Doxa



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Mick does great performances of Sweet Thing and Don’t Tear Me Up on Saturday Night Live in 1993.Unfortunately can’t find it on You tube.

Great performances, yes! I haven't seen them for years; have those SNL performances on VHS but as of yet anyway, not on YouTube.

Hang On To Me Tonight

Lonely At The Top

Say You Will

Throwaway

Evening Gown

Bonuses: You're So Vain (Carly Simon) and Nothing But The Wheel (Peter Wolf)

here's the totals for page 1 of this thread

note that those of you who chose more then 5 i will only count your first 5

and i will count the selections of those who listed less then 5 but please continue to keep your lists to 5 if your can

nankstone while i agree that checkin' up on my baby is great it's not an official release (unless i'm unaware of something) so i won't count that one (edit: nevermind i was wrong it is officially released)

travellinman please try to choose between use me and let's work and then i'll count it (edit: resolved and let's work counted)

i'll add the selections from page 2 to the totals on page 3

total of 42 songs chosen plus the 12" promo mix of wired all night and the instrumental version of goddess in the doorway

13 votes
don't tear me up

11 votes
sweet thing

9 votes
evening gown

8 votes
blue
wandering spirit

7 votes
throwaway

6 votes
old habits die hard
memo from turner
just another night

5 votes
god gave me everything i want
hard woman

4 votes
say you will

3 votes
1/2 a loaf
secrets
walk and don't look back
visions of paradise
out of focus
hang onto me tonight
wired all night
gotta get a grip

2 votes
lucky day
party doll
kow tow
don't call me up
put me in the trash
use me

1 vote
ruthless people
miracle worker
brand new set of rules
too many cooks
wired all night (12' promo mix)
strange game
brand new set of rules
lonely at the top
lucky in love
peace for the wicked
war baby
angel in my heart
stuck in a moment
think
joy
goddess in the doorway (instrumental)
gun
checkin' up on my baby
let's work



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No much love for "wired all night" here. Unbelievable. His most Stones related track to me, together with Memo from Turner.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2026-01-19 16:41 by TheflyingDutchman.

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No much love for "wired all night" here. Unbelievable. His most Stones related track to me, together with Memo from Turner.

I like it as well. However, Stones without the Stones ... It's very audible who isn't playing

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nankstone while i agree that checkin' up on my baby is great it's not an official release (unless i'm unaware of something) so i won't count that one

Great that you're counting this time, ProfessorWolf!
I was beginning to think I'd have to start all over again.

But why aren't you counting the amazing "Checkin' Up On My Baby"? It's officially on Mick Jagger's "Best Of" album, so I thought it was an official Mick Jagger track.

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nankstone while i agree that checkin' up on my baby is great it's not an official release (unless i'm unaware of something) so i won't count that one

Great that you're counting this time, ProfessorWolf!
I was beginning to think I'd have to start all over again.

But why aren't you counting the amazing "Checkin' Up On My Baby"? It's officially on Mick Jagger's "Best Of" album, so I thought it was an official Mick Jagger track.

oh yeah your right i forgot that

sorry i've added it to the list

Sweet Thing
Evening Gown
Too Far Gone (no one seems to rate this one highly)
Memo From Turner
Put Me in the Trash

The Wandering Spirit album is just phenomenal with so many great tracks; Out of Focus comes just outside of top five.

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Sweet Thing
Evening Gown
Too Far Gone (no one seems to rate this one highly)
Memo From Turner
Put Me in the Trash

The Wandering Spirit album is just phenomenal with so many great tracks; Out of Focus comes just outside of top five.

agreed. wondering spirit is awesome

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No much love for "wired all night" here. Unbelievable. His most Stones related track to me, together with Memo from Turner.

I like it as well. However, Stones without the Stones ... It's very audible who isn't playing

Different musicians indeed. I find this version very refreshing and energetic.
Professionals. You pay, we play. Almost no mistakes.Razor sharp. I like that attitude. Apart from the money and addiction to fame I never really understood why Jagger rejoined the Stones after he went solo in the eighties. But I'm a Taylor era Stones fan as you know. There some mistakes were allowed.






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No special order

1.Wired All Night
2.Wandering Spirit
3.Mother Of A Man
4.Running Out Of Luck
4.God Gave Me Everything



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ProfessorWolf
here's the totals for page 1 of this thread ...

*raises hand*
hey Prof, at least 2 of us had Mother of a Man (and another after your tally) but it doesn't appear on you list!

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travellinman please try to choose between use me and let's work and then i'll count it
checkin' up on my baby

Let's Work always makes me smile. Let's go with that one PW.

Let's work, kill poverty. - Mick Jagger

Memo From Turner
Blue
Wandering Spirit
Don't Tear Me Up
Sweat Thing

Memo From Turner / Too Many Cooks / Party Doll / Sweet Thing / Ruthless People

Ruthless People
Blue
Blind Leading the Blind
Hang on To me Tonight
Evening Gown

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ProfessorWolf
here's the totals for page 1 of this thread ...

*raises hand*
hey Prof, at least 2 of us had Mother of a Man (and another after your tally) but it doesn't appear on you list!

it will on page three of this thread when i add the votes on page two (or on monday if we haven't gotten to page three by then)

my above tally is for the votes on page one

unless i made a mistake and mother of a man was chosen on page one

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travellinman please try to choose between use me and let's work and then i'll count it
checkin' up on my baby

Let's Work always makes me smile. Let's go with that one PW.

ok will do

1 Too Many Cooks
2 Throwaway
3 Memo From Turner
4 God Gave Me Everything
5 Old Habits Die Hard

I really like all of Wandering Spirit. Just fantastic songs that I can't bring into a order of liking better or not.

Overally:
Hard Woman (single version)
Mother Of A Man
Party Doll
Evening Gown
God Gave Me Everything