usernameddr Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 The Rolling Stones are very over-rated. I do not see what is so special about them. I ahve heard alot better and moving songs. The Eagles are much better. I was reading song facts on Journey and it said they inturrupted their tour to open for the stones. IMO the stones should have been opening for them. Am I the only one who fells this way? Please explain to me what makes them so good? I would much rather see The Eagles and I know alot of people who would rather see them too. How deep and meaningful does this sound to you "I says, Hey! You! Get off of my cloud Hey! You! Get off of my cloud Hey! You! Get off of my cloud Don't hang around 'cause two's a crowd On my cloud, baby" What is your opinion on the Rolling Stones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 You mean meaningful like this: But the Greeks don't want no freaks The Greeks don't want no freaks So put a great big smile on them rosy cheeks, 'Cause the Greeks don't want no freaks No, the Greeks don't want no freaks Said, the Greeks don't want no freaks Just put that monster smile on them rosy cheeks 'Cause the Greeks don't want no freaks No, the Greeks don't want no freaks, Ahh... I see your point.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewYorkMets9 Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=560 A better love song does not exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I feel that the Stones are good ole straight rock and roll!....they just simply rock!....why would a great rock group want to play all deep and meaningful sappy love songs for heaven's sake...which by the way they do have some love songs which NewYorkMets has pointed out...I too love the Eagles, and I dont know why you are trying to compare them...there are many groups with all different types of styles...if you want to judge by lyric content, yes the Eagles are very poetic, but so are the Stones....all groups have different styles, so that's why I dont think it's fair to compare...STONES rock! :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jman14141414 Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Wild Horses Childhood living is easy to do The things you wanted I bought them for you Graceless lady you know who I am You know I can't let you slide through my hands Wild horses, couldn't drag me away Wild wild horses couldn't drag me away I watched you suffer a dull aching pain Now you decided to show me the same No sweeping exits or off stage lines Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind Wild horses, couldn't drag me away Wild wild horses couldn't drag me away I know I've dreamed you a sin and a lie I have my freedom but I don't have much time Faith has been broken tears must be cried Let's do some living after we die Wild horses, couldn't drag me away Wild wild horses we'll ride them someday Wild horses, couldn't drag me away Wild wild horses we'll ride them someday No Expectations Take me to the station And put me on a train I've got no expectations To pass through here again Once I was a rich man and Now I am so poor But never in my sweet short life Have I felt like this before You heart is like a diamond You throw your pearls at swine And as I watch you leaving me You pack my peace of mind Our love was like the water That splashes on a stone Our love is like our music Its here, and then its gone So take me to the airport And put me on a plane I got no expectations To pass through here again Shine A Light Saw you stretched out in Room Ten O Nine With a smile on your face and a tear right in your eye. Oh, couldn't see to get a line on you, my sweet honey love. Berber jewelry jangling down the street, Making bloodshot eyes at every woman that you meet. Could not seem to get a high on you, my sweet honey love. May the good Lord shine a light on you, Make every song your favorite tune. May the good Lord shine a light on you, Warm like the evening sun. When you're drunk in the alley, baby, with your clothes all torn And your late night friends leave you in the cold gray dawn. Just seemed too many flies on you, I just can't brush them off. Angels beating all their wings in time, With smiles on their faces and a gleam right in their eyes. Whoa, thought I heard one sigh for you, Come on up, come on up, now, come on up now. May the good Lord shine a light on you, Make every song you sing your favorite tune. May the good Lord shine a light on you, Warm like the evening sun. Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 good ones jman...here's one of my favorites, if your talkin lyrics: Ruby Tuesday She would never say where she came from Yesterday don't matter, if it's gone While the sun is bright Or in the darkest night No one knows...She comes and goes Good-bye, Ruby Tuesday Who could hang a name on you? When you change with every new day Still, I'm gonna miss you Don't question why she needs to be so free She'll tell you it's the only way to be She just can't be chained to a life where nothing's gained and nothing's lost at such a cost "There's no time to lose" I heard her say Catch your dreams before they slip away Dying all the time... Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind in life unkind? Good-bye, Ruby Tuesday Who could hang a name on you? When you change with every new day Still, I'm gonna miss you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Wild Horses Childhood living is easy to do The things you wanted I bought them for you... No Expectations Take me to the station And put me on a train... Shine A Light Saw you stretched out in Room Ten O Nine With a smile on your face and a tear right in your eye... Nuff said. Jman, I couldn´t have said it better. And still I have some 200 or 300 more reasons to just love the Rolling Stones. But enough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 The Rolling Stones ARE rock and roll. There is no one greater, better or more popular than the Stones (excepting the Beatles, of course). 'Get Off Of My Cloud' is a damn good song, stop getting caught up in the words and listen to the music man! The Eagles are a great band, don't get me wrong, I'm definitely a fan. But comparing The Rolling Stones to Journey is laughable. Elton John sums it up well: "Mick Jagger is the perfect rock star. There's nobody more perfect than Jagger. He's rude, he's ugly-attractive, he's brilliant. The Rolling Stones are the perfect rock group -- they don't give a s***" STONES!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Here´s another reason... ...and here´s another: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 i can't say i'm a fan, meaning that i don't own any albums, but i really like their songs and i had an amazing time when i saw them live! the energy, considering their age, was incredible! so yeah, hmmm, maybe i should buy an album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 oh my. From the original post through all the responses, I have nothing to add. You all know how I feel, thank you for expressing it for me!!! Honey, does everything have to be meaningful? Can't you just have fun? That's what the Stones do. If you saw them live, so would you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 ...and we still haven´t read Sammy´s post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I don't see how you can post one set of lyrics and then say the don't write meaningful lyrics. I might as well say Bob Dylan writes crap, as there's surely more than one song with lyrics that aren't as great as Subterranean Homseick Blues for example, or Like A Rolling Stones. Apart from that, the Stones rock. Even though I have to say I only like a few songs from the stuff they've done after the 60s, I still agree that they're the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I have to say I only like a few songs from the stuff they've done after the 60s, I still agree that they're the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world. Not even "Sticky fringers"? "Exile on main Street"? "Goat´s Head Soup"? "It´s only rocknroll"? I like your new avatar!! Seeker, Bob Dylan has some of the most amazing lyrics... not only those you mention. He´s a poet... Listen to "Blonde on Blonde"... or songs like "Ballad of a thin man", "Positively 4th street", "Desolation Row", "Bob Dylan´s 115th dream"... and I could go on and on, but on another thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 (edited) Thanks! I never really listen to the later stuff, as I said in another thread, it's often so very straightforward. I really like Tumbling Dice, for example, I just don't listen to those albums very often. And yes, Bob Dylan's got some good lyrics, but I just posted a few...Else I'd still be busy typing tomorrow. I just said that to show that you can't judge someone by a few lines from one song. Edited November 17, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 The Rolling Stones are very over-rated. The Eagles are much better. Grow up. I was reading song facts on Journey and it said they inturrupted their tour to open for the stones. IMO the stones should have been opening for them. It wasn't the Stones getting pelted with oranges and booed off stage, and then quitting after five songs. Grow up and learn how to spell. Am I the only one who fells this way? Yes. Not even does Steve Perry or Neil Schon feel this way. How deep and meaningful does this sound to you "I says, Hey! You! Get off of my cloud Hey! You! Get off of my cloud Hey! You! Get off of my cloud Don't hang around 'cause two's a crowd On my cloud, baby" About a million times more meaningful than: "Anyway you want it, that's the way you need it, anyway you want it." Didn't Clint Eastwood star alongside a gorilla in a couple movies with the same name? STONES RULE!!! Go to a few concerts first, and then let's hear what you have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I have never been attracted to him, but that is one sexy, rockin' picture. He's almost sexy enough that I'd almost go smoke some crack with him in a dark alley . On topic, every person has the right to like and not like whomever they choose. But to compare completely unrelated groups is a little bit ridiculous. I love the incredible cheese that is Journey, but they aren't in the same league as the Stones. However, posting in the manner that you did elicited some great responses. If everyone wasn't so pissed off, they might not have been challenged to defend the Stones in such a passionate way. So thanks, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 oh, excuse my ignorance, journey are a band?? and i think he looks incredibly sexy in that photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 and i think he looks incredibly sexy in that photo! Yes, that´s why I post it everywhere I can... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Sammy darlin' you rock!! The sex just oozes from that picture doesn't it? I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmeanimal Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 It´s Only Rock & Roll If I could stick my pen in my heart And spill it all over the stage Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya Would you think the boy is strange? Ain't he strange? If I could win ya, if I could sing ya A love song so divine Would it be enough for your cheating heart If I broke down and cried? If I cried? I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do Oh, well, I like it, I like it, I like it I said can't you see that this old boy has been a lonely? If I could stick a knife in my heart Suicide right on stage Would it be enough for your teenage lust Would it help to ease the pain? Ease your brain? If I could dig down deep in my heart Feelings would flood on the page Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya Would ya think the boy's insane? He's insane I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it I said I know it's only rock'n roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do Oh, well, I like it, I like it, I like it I said can't you see that this old boy has been a lonely? And do ya think that you're the only girl around? I bet you think that you're the only woman in town I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it I said I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it, like it, yes, I do Oh, well, I like it, I like it. I like it... Still need reasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 I was waiting for Sammy to come online and rip that post to shreds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 (edited) Kevin's deleted his post so this makes no sense now Edited November 18, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Oh, no ! Absolutely nothing ! You were simply the poster before me , and I wanted to ensure that my random thought was NOT a reply to you ... I'm not sure , really , what I'm trying to get at , but it seems somewhat unsatisfying for us to simply throw out lyrics or shots as justifications to challenges of the status quo or what we, mostly , here take as self-evident ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Are you saying that we have become music snobs, Kevin??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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