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About This Track
“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”.
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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moissonneuse wrote:
<3
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
Under My Thumb...sneer more when you sing that,Mick!
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gooner860703 wrote:
how many times have you heard marimbas in a song.?Brian Jones was sure versatile [2]
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Marjo47 wrote:
under my thumb all time classic
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rewixas wrote:
never get tired of this beauty
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G0DSTAR wrote:
Probably my favorite stones song. Also, probably best song with a xylophone ever.
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
one of their best
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me_araujo wrote:
BEST SONG
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eddie_bee wrote:
WOW!
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AlohaLauren wrote:
favourite.
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BlueOclock wrote:
One of the Stones' best songs, and that's sayin' a lot!
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Molidelesfonts wrote:
Santi Subitooooo!!!!
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Agilipuppy wrote:
I'd totally do Mick
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ceasar67 wrote:
classy inspiring soulful musical greatness
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kissesneverdie wrote:
Love the drums and bass.
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hanason wrote:
10-4
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algenon50 wrote:
Good live song....& an old un' too
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thebonniescott wrote:
Good groovin' music...
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nickwafer wrote:
Marimbas yeaaahhh
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
how many times have you heard marimbas in a song.?Brian Jones was sure versatile
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