Some Girls (Rolling Stones song)
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"Some Girls" is the title track of English rock and roll
band the Rolling Stone
's 1978 album Some Girls
. It marked the third time a song on one of the band's albums also served as the album's title and is noted for its risque lyrics concerning the title's "some girls".
Alongside previous Stones releases that courted controversy ("Under My Thumb
", "Brown Sugar
", "Star Star
") due to their apparently degrading lyrics towards women, "Some Girls" caused a ruckus among both feminists and civil rights
activists
over such lyrics as "black girls just want to get fucked all night" and "Chinese girls are so gentle/They're really such a tease". Mick Jagger
and the band defended the song, saying the lyrics mocked actual stereotypical feelings towards women.
The song is demonstrative of the unconventional uses of steel guitars heard throughout the Some Girls album, with an unusual, droning, phased two-chord groove that's among the Stones' most unusual arrangements. The original cut of the song ran some 23 minutes and featured verses Jagger came up with as they went along. Harmonica player Sugar Blue
provides some virtuosic blues-style solos on the track.
The song was featured heavily on the Stones' 1999 North American No Security Tour
which concentrated on lesser-known songs from the band's catalogue.
A performance during the band's 2006 leg of the A Bigger Bang Tour
was captured for the 2008 live album Shine a Light.
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band the Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
's 1978 album Some Girls
Some Girls
Some Girls is the 14th British and 16th American studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1978 on Rolling Stones Records, catalogue COC 39108...
. It marked the third time a song on one of the band's albums also served as the album's title and is noted for its risque lyrics concerning the title's "some girls".
Alongside previous Stones releases that courted controversy ("Under My Thumb
Under My Thumb
"Under My Thumb" is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for The Rolling Stones. Its first appearance was as an album track on 1966's Aftermath...
", "Brown Sugar
Brown Sugar (song)
"Brown Sugar" is a song by The Rolling Stones. It is the opening track and lead single from the English rock band's 1971 album Sticky Fingers...
", "Star Star
Star Star
"Star Star" is a song by The Rolling Stones that appeared on their 1973 album Goats Head Soup. One of the raunchiest songs in the band's catalogue, the song was originally titled "Starfucker" until Atlantic Records guru Ahmet Ertegün insisted on the change...
") due to their apparently degrading lyrics towards women, "Some Girls" caused a ruckus among both feminists and civil rights
Civil rights
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activists
Activism
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over such lyrics as "black girls just want to get fucked all night" and "Chinese girls are so gentle/They're really such a tease". Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
and the band defended the song, saying the lyrics mocked actual stereotypical feelings towards women.
The song is demonstrative of the unconventional uses of steel guitars heard throughout the Some Girls album, with an unusual, droning, phased two-chord groove that's among the Stones' most unusual arrangements. The original cut of the song ran some 23 minutes and featured verses Jagger came up with as they went along. Harmonica player Sugar Blue
Sugar Blue
Sugar Blue is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician, who plays the harmonica. He is probably best known for playing on The Rolling Stones' single, "Miss You"....
provides some virtuosic blues-style solos on the track.
The song was featured heavily on the Stones' 1999 North American No Security Tour
No Security Tour
The No Security Tour was a Rolling Stones concert tour encompassing 25 cities in North America in 1999. It was in support of their concert album No Security and recent studio album Bridges to Babylon.-History:...
which concentrated on lesser-known songs from the band's catalogue.
A performance during the band's 2006 leg of the A Bigger Bang Tour
A Bigger Bang Tour
A Bigger Bang Tour was a worldwide concert tour by The Rolling Stones which took place between August 2005 and August 2007, in support of their album A Bigger Bang...
was captured for the 2008 live album Shine a Light.