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‘Start Me Up’ is a song by The Rolling Stones featured on the 1981. album “Tattoo You” and is often used to open the Stones’ concerts.
The song opens with what has since become a trademark riff for Keith Richards. It is this, coupled with Charlie Watts’ steady backbeat and Bill Wyman’s echoing bass, that comprises most of the song. Lead guitarist Ronnie Wood can clearly be heard playing a layered variation of Richards’ main riff. Often live versions of the song are lengthened by giving Wood a solo near the middle of the song, pieces of which can be heard throughout the original recording.
‘Start Me Up’ peaked at No. 7 on the UK Singles Charts in August 1981., where it remains a significant single as the Stones have not been back into the UK Top 10 since. In Australia, the song reached No. 1 in November 1981. In the United States, ‘Start Me Up’ spent three weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also spent 13 weeks atop the Billboard Top Tracks chart.
The song opens with what has since become a trademark riff for Keith Richards. It is this, coupled with Charlie Watts’ steady backbeat and Bill Wyman’s echoing bass, that comprises most of the song. Lead guitarist Ronnie Wood can clearly be heard playing a layered variation of Richards’ main riff. Often live versions of the song are lengthened by giving Wood a solo near the middle of the song, pieces of which can be heard throughout the original recording.
‘Start Me Up’ peaked at No. 7 on the UK Singles Charts in August 1981., where it remains a significant single as the Stones have not been back into the UK Top 10 since. In Australia, the song reached No. 1 in November 1981. In the United States, ‘Start Me Up’ spent three weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also spent 13 weeks atop the Billboard Top Tracks chart.
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charettem wrote:
How is this cheesy bbetelgeuse? Love the stones.
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bbetelgeuse wrote:
this is cheesy as fuck but fucking amazing! [2]
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sinisterman wrote:
Immortal Band.
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mitsch1 wrote:
the stones forever yeeeahhhh
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dominic_john wrote:
the stones will always rock.
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speedking1956 wrote:
wunderbar
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dangiox wrote:
he isn't is the rock n' roll what keeps coming
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Marjo47 wrote:
what a question yes!.
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sapien82 wrote:
How is keith richards still alive ?
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bjornsam wrote:
killer tune, keep it comming :)
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SASSYSTEPH09 wrote:
~ill take you places you never seen~ woo!
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jensbbq wrote:
great (i guess) live performance!
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IAJP wrote:
this is cheesy as fuck but fucking amazing!
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Banba777 wrote:
love this sound !!!!!
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Moon65 wrote:
still love it!!!!!!
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q0439339 wrote:
Pretty nice
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frink95 wrote:
das ist vielleicht ein superstück!
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chaub wrote:
start me up bitch
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Druid66 wrote:
What a mighty song - this would make dead men cry (and dance)!(-:
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rythmking wrote:
The stones strong contenders for the title of worlds best band ever!Certainly would be in top three I think.
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