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The Rolling Stones: every song, explained.
12 The Rolling Stones songs in the archive, from 1965–2023: what each one is about, who wrote it and what it did on the charts. Each entry opens the full explanation.
12
Songs explained
1965–2023
Years covered
Rock
Main genre here
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I Can't Get No Satisfaction
1965
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Paint It Black
1966
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Wild Horses
1971
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Angie
1973
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Sweet Sounds of Heaven
2023
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Gimme Shelter
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Honky Tonk Women
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Jumpin' Jack Flash
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Rolling Stones Sweet Sounds
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Sympathy for the Devil
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You Can't Always Get What You Want
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You Cant Always Get What You Want
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Every The Rolling Stones entry sets out what the song is about and where that reading comes from: writing credits, interviews, the record's own history. Where a popular interpretation is wrong, the entry says so and shows the evidence. Missing a song? Suggest it.