![]() ![]() It riffs on psychedelia, funk and experimental music while also setting the stage for genres such as dream-pop and shoegaze. One of only two songs crafted specifically for Tattoo You, the trio whispers and walks through a swirl of delicate noise. A fever dream put to tape, the song came together with Jagger singing and playing guitar, Watts behind the kit and Wyman doing the rest. In the middle of Side Two, “Heaven” comes one of the Stones' oddest tracks. The groove basically serves as a bridge between the more traditional “Worried About You” and whatever “Heaven” is. It’s more of a long vamp, a fat groove that has Jagger talking about taking a woman to the top but laying back enough that his coos outnumber his shouts. Next up is another outtake upcycled for Tattoo You, but “Tops” is barely a song. Watch the Rolling Stones' 'Worried About You' Video Jagger shuts down the earnest lament with a bit of regret: “Sure as hell I'm going to find that girl someday / Until then I'm worried / Lord, I just can't seem to find my way.” Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman are in no rush to get anywhere, and Billy Preston stops by for a bit of lovely electric piano. The whole affair is downright tender, almost sweet. ![]() But the band specifically decided to resurrect it and open the album anew with its slow burn soul, Jagger singing in a wounded falsetto and Richards jumping in on the chorus to echo the song’s sentiment with harmony vocals. The song, like much of the album, was written and recorded years earlier - this one during the sessions for 1975’s Black and Blue. The second side begins with “Worried About You” and the lyric, “Sometime I wonder why / You do these things to me / Sometime I worry girl / That you ain't in love with me.” Could the giant egos and larger libidos of the Stones be in question? Gone is the band cheering “Start Me Up,” and in its place is an introspective set of ace songwriters and musicians facing middle age and wondering about their relevance. ![]() That unironic paean to Jagger’s sexual fortitude rolls right into other tasty rockers: the romp "Hang Fire,” the thrust and pulse of "Slave," old school rave-up "Little T&A," Chicago blues homage "Black Limousine" and the stomping "Neighbours." Then they toss all that ego and volume aside. In a couple guitar sweeps, a few tough drum hits and some Jagger grunting and preening, “Start Me Up” instantly defines the Stones at 20 - totally inconsequential and irresistibly catchy (and rightfully the band’s biggest hit in three years). ![]()
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