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“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, and though it was never released as a single, it is one of the band’s more popular songs from the period, appearing frequently on best-of compilations.

The song’s lyrics, an examination of a sexual power struggle, were very much in tune with the rebellious, vaguely misogynistic attitude that the mid-’60s Stones had cultivated … , though the concept of Under My Thumb is arguably more sophisticated—even psychological—than any of the other controversial songs the Stones had released up to that point.

Jagger’s lyrics celebrate the satisfaction of finally having controlled and gained leverage over a previously pushy, dominating woman. Many listeners also note that the woman who is the subject of the song was previously the dominant figure in the relationship, and that the narrator was originally submissive to her, making the implications of the song more complicated than simple chauvinism.

Jagger later reflected on the track in a 1995 interview: “It’s a bit of a jokey number, really. It’s not really an anti-feminist song any more than any of the others… Yes, it’s a caricature, and it’s in reply to a girl who was a very pushy woman”.
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  • Rolled Gold +
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  • Aftermath
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  • Forty Licks (disc 1)
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  • abunono

    A Elbereth Gilthoniel,silivren penna miriel o menel aglar elenath!Na-chared palan-diriel o galadhremmin ennorath,fanuilos,le linnathon nef aear,si nef aearon!

    last week

  • ancillainvicta

    Wow, it's like they sat down and tried to figure out how to make the most misogynistic song imaginable ...

    11 days ago

  • ByTheDroves

    Siamese cat of a girl.....

    12 days ago

  • kyedigsme

    Could be considered insulting, but I don't really care. The xylophone is great - thanks Brian!

    12 days ago

  • davidbowiegirl

    Great song <3

    20 days ago

  • thekills1985

    <3

    21 days ago

  • Druid66

    Such a nasty song. She must have really been awful, Mick! (-: I dig Brian's xylophone on this, and that fuzzy guitar... that's ace, Keef.

    21 days ago

  • dod65

    swing those hips baby, brown sugar

    25 days ago

  • scott0329

    60's Stones it just doesn't get better than this.

    last month

  • Dankel50

    classic stones

    last month

  • FakePlasticDick

    weasome or what?

    last month

  • nick_honest

    great

    last month

  • AlterJohn

    Let´s rock and roll Keef !

    last month

  • xtwntraphq

    One of many many classics !

    last month

  • barryvs

    Everything is right about this song.

    March 2012

  • REAPERSNOG

    gotta love them stones

    March 2012

  • BlueOclock

    Shit fire and save matches....WHAT A SONG!

    March 2012

  • Rockinfreddy

    Forever Stones...

    March 2012

  • KeithandLor

    Start me up....good morning Folks.. ! Love this one

    March 2012

  • promisedeyes

    Jones' xylophone playing is f--king amazing

    March 2012
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