It’s a really great and unusual song. Whenever we went anywhere together I would always make him play that song. BA1 1UA. It’s from that period just before they became this properly nasty rock’n’roll band with Beggar’s Banquet and all that. When they finally stumble across the rhythm that’s used at the start, it’s just fascinating. It was always that beautiful, infectious riff played by Brian Jones. Volbeat’s drummer turned me on to the band about a decade ago. You will receive a verification email shortly. Lips, Anvil: My earliest influence was the Stones, mainly because as a beginner guitarist you could actually manage to play bits and parts of songs, whereas with The Beatles you needed a song book to learn the difficult chords. I still recall waking up my mum at two a.m. and telling her: “I’ve just seen the most fantastic group.” To which she replied: “Yes dear, I’m sure you have. Over the course of my career I’ve covered a couple of Stones songs. It’s an incredibly strong and compelling song. It’s so soulful and beautiful. I could have picked 2000 Light Years From Home, She’s A Rainbow, On With The Show or Citadel, which to me could be the first ever heavy metal song. By Rolling Stone Singer-songwriter talks appreciation for 2 Chainz and Cardi B, learning how to use ProTools, and covering a Genesis song The Future of Music Journalism… Danny Bowes, Thunder: It’s the song that I auditioned with to become the singer of my very first band. That’s something I’ll never forget. The song speaks to me on so many levels. I don’t sing many covers, but last winter I went to Athens to sing with a choir and 60-piece philharmonic orchestra right beneath the Parthenon. The recording of that song is so good, as is the whole rhythmic thing, and you can hear the two guitars – they sound different in the mix. I knew Jumpin’ Jack Flash, but had never sung it lout loud before except in the bath. Before the Stones came along you had to turn to jazz and folk to find sixty-year-olds going out on tour. The magazine Rolling Stone was named after this song, with a degree of separation: Ralph Gleason wrote a piece for The American Scholar about the influence of music on young people called "Like a Rolling Stone," which he titled after the song. The Stones’ B-sides were always amazing. The first stable line-up consisted of bandleader Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica, and keyboards), Mick Jagger (lead vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar, vocals), Bill Wyman (bass), … It was the most stunning thing I’d ever seen in my life. They didn’t even introduce themselves, just saying: “Hey, Michael. Hooked on the pirate station Radio London, I’m hearing new and exciting sounds whenever I tune in, though few quite as brazen or shocking as this latest from the Stones. Steve Hackett: If you’re looking for an original, Paint It, Black, which is terrific. Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on popular culture. Lyrically, rhythmically, the trajectory. Jumpin’ Jack Flash was another that I covered in my early years. The song was great publicity for Rolling Stone magazine, which was only five years old. There’s been some very heated debate. Tony Wright, Terrorvision: At the start it sounds like you’re in the jungle; you can hear the beat of the bongos, and animals screeching. Mick Jagger’s range is kind of limited, and a lot of times he talks his way through songs, so they’re easy for me to sing, since I don’t consider myself a real lead vocalist. Somewhere I still have the original vinyl. Credit for those extraordinary sounds must go to the engineer the band worked with at RCA Studios in Hollywood, Dave Hassinger. If you’ve never seen the movie of the making of that song, then you should, because it’s captivating. Philip Wilding It caught my ear and fascinated me. 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