I Got The Blues

Album: Sticky Fingers (1971)
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  • As I stand by your flame
    I get burned once again
    Feelin' low down, I'm blue

    As I sit by the fire
    Of your warm desire
    I've got the blues for you, yeah

    Every night you've been away
    I've sat down and I have prayed
    That you're safe in the arms of a guy
    Who will bring you alive
    Won't drag you down with abuse

    In the silk sheet of time
    I will find peace of mind
    Love is a bed full of blues

    And I've got the blues for you
    And I've got the blues for you
    And I'll bust my brains out for you
    And I'll tear my hair out
    I'm gonna tear my hair out just for you
    If you don't believe what I'm singing
    At three o'clock in the morning, babe, well
    I'm singing my song for you Writer/s: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
    Publisher: Abkco Music Inc., Songtrust Ave, Universal Music Publishing Group
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Comments: 10

  • Luna Loud from Royal Woods, MichiganWHAT?! I had no idea this song got so much hate. I love it, especially Preston's orgasmic organ solo. He really wails. But the whole song's great. I guess most 'Stones fans dig the rockers from them more, IDK.
  • Ac from Ncstill play this song in the car.. love it
  • Greg from Harrington Park, NjBilly Preston's Organ playing in this song is soaring, soulful and beautiful. Mick sings this with such passion. Beautiful blues guitar melody. One of the best all around songs the stones ever arranged.
  • Littlealton from Stranger In A Strange Land, CtThis song is a Stax clone. Always thought it was studio guys in England on horns.
  • Eddy from Peterborough, United KingdomI agree with Ben about the similarities between the stones and led zep. The guitar on 'nobody's fault but mine' and 'hots on for nowhere' (both from Presence 1976) remind me of some of Keith Richard's playing around the Exile On Main Street/ Black and Blue era. Also the guitar on the classic 'Since I've Been Loving You' (Led Zep 111) reminds me of Keith Richards for some reason. I was particularly proud to learn this the other day, being a musician and it is not as hard asit sounds, wicked!
  • Juan from Buenos Aires, ArgentinaJagger sings this one really well. The best slow blues Mick's performance , I think , is "Cry To Me " from "Out Of Our Heads". The organ fits incredible well. Horns too.
  • Ben from Chelsea, MeYeah, the first half of Sticky Fingers was kind of like the first half to Tattoo You- or another comparison, disc one of Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin- typical hard rocking songs that chart well. Then, on the second side of Sticky Fingers and Tattoo You, and disc 2 of Physical Graffiti, you've got more ballads and stuff. It's not necessarily out of place; and to be honest, I hate You Gotta Move, and I *really* hate how You Gotta Move is right after my favorite song from this album, Can't You Hear Me Knocking. Oh well.
  • Craig from Melbourne, AustraliaThis track fits on Sticky Fingers perfectly.
    Track list is:
    Brown sugar
    sway
    wild horses
    cant ya hear me knocking
    ya gotta move
    bitch
    i got the blues
    sister morphine
    dead flowers
    moonlight mile

    I cant see how this is out of place
  • Johnny from Los Angeles, CaI'd say the gelling was good and interesting. Wonder what the most bluesy Rolling Stones song there is? Too bad I asked this question on an unpopular songfact, It probably would have gotten many more responses if it had been on a more popular one.
  • Rory from Victoria, CanadaNot a great song by any means but not a bad one either, I mean compared to some of the stones stuff. I thought it was a good song, but the track itself was really out of place on the sticky fingers album, it brought down the whole experience. I mean you went from Brown Sugar to Cant You Hear me Knocking? to this? It just didn't gel.
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