Heart Of Stone

Album: The Rolling Stones Now! (1965)
Charted: 19
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  • There's been so many girls that I've known
    I've made so many cry, and still I wonder why
    Here comes a little girl, I see her walking down the street
    She's all by herself, I try and knock her off her feet

    But she'll never break, never break, never break, never break
    This heart of stone, oh no, no, this heart of stone

    What's different about her I don't really know
    No matter how I try, I just can't make her cry

    'Cause she'll never break, never break, never break, never break
    This heart of stone, oh no, no, no, this heart of stone

    Don't keep on looking that same old way
    If you try acting sad, you'll only make me glad
    Better listen little girl, if you going walking down the street
    I ain't got no love, I ain't the kind to meet

    'Cause she'll never break, never break, never break, never break
    This heart of stone, oh no, no, you'll never break this heart of stone darling

    No no this heart of stone
    You'll never break it darling
    You won't break this heart of stone oh no no no
    You better go, you better go home
    'Cause you'll, you'll never break this heart of stone
    You better, you better drive on home Writer/s: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
    Publisher: Abkco Music Inc., BMG Rights Management, Unison Rights S.L.
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Comments: 9

  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn January 20th 1965, the Rolling Stones performed "Heart of Stone" on the ABC-TV program 'Shindig!'...
    At the time the song was at #47 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; just under four weeks later on February 14th it would peak at #19 {for 1 week} and it stayed on the chart for 9 weeks...
    It was sandwiched between two Top 10 records by the Stones; preceded by "Time Is On My Side" at #6 and succeeded by "The Last Time" at #9...
    "Heart of Stone" wasn't released as a single in their native England, but it reached #5 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart...
    R.I.P Jimmy O'Neill {Shindig's host, 1940 -2013}.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn January 3rd, 1965 "Heart of Stone" by the Rolling Stones entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and on February 14th it peaked at #19 (for 1 week) and spent 9 weeks on the Top 100...
    Was track four on side one of their 1965 album, 'The Rolling Stones, Now', the album peaked at #5 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart...
    Jack Nitzsche who, as stated above, played piano and tambourine on "Heart of Stone", had a Top 100 hit of his own, in 1963 his "The Lonely Surfer" reached #39 on the Top 100...
    R.I.P. Brian Jones (1942 - 1969) and Mr. Nitzsche (1937 - 2000).
  • Bertrand from Paris, FranceThis can be seen as a precursor to "Under My Thumb."
  • Tele from Sacramental, CaLyrics sites list the Songwriters: CASTRO, JASON RENE / BJORKLUND, AMUND / HUFF, BOBBY / LIND, ESPEN. Who are these people?
  • Joshua from La Crosse, WiThe Allman Brothers Band covered this song in the early 2000s. Their version is almost as good as the Stones'.
  • Sabin Shankhadev from Dadhikot-6,bhaktapurThis song is my one of the best.It's so cool.
  • R from Montreal, Qc, Canada2nd version on High Tide in Green Grass is more interesting.
    Guitar sound is fabulous and Jagger singing is great, specially in the 2nd verse.
    Greatly influenced by Paint in my heart which was played by the Stones at the time.
  • Mr. Chimp from Brno, Czech RepublicKeith Richards, Bill Wyman and also Brian Jones sang backup vocals.
  • Simon from Brno, Czech RepublicThe first version of this song was recorded with Jimmy Page,four years before his joining to Led Zeppelin,in June 1964.Jack Nitzsche probably played the piano.
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