As we approach the Stones’ 50th anniversary (unbelievably, they formed in 1962, six months before the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the news was still black and white!) and contemplate the vast catalogue of music they have given the rock and roll generation isn’t it odd that radio still plays the same Rolling Stone greatest hits over and over?

Nothing against tracks like “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” “Brown Sugar,” “Start Me Up” and the rest but Jagger, Richards and the boys have wandered into some pretty interesting territory over the decades, especially during the more experimental late ’60s and early ‘70s years.

Here, then, are five rarely played Rolling Stones songs, and the selection will undoubtedly lead to some lively debate in the comments section below.

“Dead Flowers” was a product the Stones’ early ’70s flirtation with country music brought upon by Keith Richards’ friendship with ex-Byrd and Flying Burrito founder, Gram Parsons. Given that aside from country music, heroin was the chief common denominator between Parsons and Richards, the lyrics are suitably dark – “I’ll be in my basement room, with a needle and a spoon.” Listen for Mick Taylor’s twangfest and Clarence White impression.

You Tube link (Marquee '71) -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osoeMtSbxtU&feature=player_embedded

“The Spider and the Fly,” a slow, mesmerizing blues number was the B-side of “Satisfaction” in the UK and an album cut on Out of Our Heads. It was recorded during their first U.S. tour at Chess studios.

You Tube link (Toshiba Studios, Tokyo 1995) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDedLtT5sno&feature=player_embedded


“Sweet Black Angel” (a.k.a.”Black Angel”) from their 1972 album Exile on Main St. was the B-side to “Tumbling Dice.” The Stones rarely wandered into overtly political territory but this is a tough song about civil rights activist Angela Davis, who was up on murder charges at the time.

You Tube link - (audio only) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8M8f9x435I&feature=player_embedded


“Lady Jane” from 1966 and the B-side to “Mother’s Little Helper” showcases the late, great Brian Jones on dulcimer, of all things. The song has an eerie Elizabethan tone matched with quaint, almost courtly-love lyrics.


You Tube link - (Ed Sullivan Show '66) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpI0OykFwKg&feature=player_embedded

“Indian Girl” is one of the more mellow moments on the patchy Emotional Rescue album. Jagger sounds sincere and provides some affecting humanitarian comment in this look at third world politics.

You Tube link (audio only) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHp3m-8Io2Q&feature=player_embedded


- Andrew Vaughan, 5.21.10

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Exile-Week-Rolling-Stones-521/

“Indian Girl” is one of the more mellow moments on the patchy Emotional Rescue album. Jagger sounds sincere and provides some affecting humanitarian comment in this look at third world politics.

You Tube link (audio only) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHp3m-8Io2Q&feature=player_embedded


*** " YES !!!!! " ***


Indian Girl is a friggin CLASSIC !!!!!!!!

Hopefully the Rolling Stones will perform the Emotional Rescue album  in its entirety next tour .


" Up for a bit of a Challenge , Ronnie ! "

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Joey wrote on May 21^st, 2010 at 12:34pm:

Joey you're super.

“Lady Jane” from 1966 and the B-side to “Mother’s Little Helper” showcases the late, great Brian Jones on dulcimer, of all things. The song has an eerie Elizabethan tone matched with quaint, almost courtly-love lyrics. Sir Mick Jagger was recently quoted as saying "The next time The Stones Tour we are going to dust this one off in honor of a great fan of ours who posts on the Rocks Off Internet Message Board."

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LJ.

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did that one get alot of air time I can't remember?

Kilroy wrote on May 21^st, 2010 at 10:37pm:


Hear it on FM radio from time to time.  I believe it was single #2 from TY (after SMU, before WOAF).

Winter.

on q107s stones' weekend they played 3 of the 5 songs you listed:
dead flowers, sweet black angel, lady jane

lady jane was the song chosen for "riffer madness," where they play a short snippet from a song and a caller has to guess what it is

What about heart of Stone? Never hear that on the radio and it was a big hit at the time, wasn't it? Great song.

Our golden oldies station here in Melbourne only seems to play Miss you, Satisfaction, YCAGWYW, Angie (which i hear at least 3 times a week), start me up & honky tonk women.

Another station that just changed format to classic rock (not classic hits, so no Abba!), plays some superb stuff. A few album tracks by the likes of Led Zep & The Who. They play Gimme shelter a fair bit. They dont abuse Start me up either. I heard Wild horses the otherday, and Bitch too.

I'd love to hear We love you and Time waits for no one. There has to be hundreds of tunes that have never been played.

I'd love some one to play Cocksucker Blues. That would be hilarious.

"He said what about a truncheon?"

hahahaha.

I stopped paying attention to most radio stations years ago. Classic rock stations spin Angie, Satisfaction, Brown Sugar and Miss You and mix it up with Zep's most overplayed songs, Sweet Home Alabama and The Boys Are Back In Town. There's some alternative stations I check now and then to get a taste for new stuff, but that's it.

Back to topic: Tumbling Dice, She's So Cold, Dead Flowers, Street Fighting Man and She Was Hot are tunes that had some main stream attention in the past, but don't get airtime at all these days. I'd like to see a change, but it's not gonna happen...

We had a GREAT oldies station up until a few months ago...they were independently owned, and had, and played, a catalog of over 2000 songs! Most stations play about 200....anyhoo, they're not as good now, but they DO play Satisfaction, Get Off Of My Cloud {heard that today}, Under My Thumb, 19th Nervous Breakdown, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend The Night Together, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Honky Tonk Women, You Can't Always Get What You Want {a LOT}, Brown Sugar...and occasionally we get Mother's Little Helper and Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby...etc. Other songs include Start Me Up, Miss You, Shattered, It's Only R&R, Beast of Burden, Ain't Too Proud To Beg.....special shows on classic rock stations might include Monkey Man or Can't You Hear Me Knocking. So, we get some songs. No rare songs...but some songs.

Child of The Moon
Whose Drivin Your Plane
Star Star
Silver Train
Back Street Girl
Ride On Baby
Sittin On A Fence
Little T & A