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“Waiting on a Friend” is a song by rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from their 1981 release Tattoo You.
It was first played as early as 1970, when Mick Taylor first joined the group and was recording with Jagger in London. Recording on “Waiting on a Friend” began in late 1972 through early 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica, during the Goats Head Soup sessions when the band still had Mick Taylor as a member. His guitar piece made it to the overdubbing sessions in April of 1981 when the song was selected by Tattoo You producer Chris Kimsey as one the band could re-work for the album.
In the liner notes to 1993’s compilation album Jump Back, Jagger had this to say: “We all liked it at the time but it didn’t have any lyrics, so there we were… The lyric I added is very gentle and loving, about friendships in the band.” Jagger also had stated that the 1981 lyrics were contemplated for a future possible video, making the song the first Stones single to be packaged as a possible video for the emergingly important MTV channel. The video, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg (who also directed their 1968 special Rock and Roll Circus), became very popular on MTV and featured reggae artist Peter Tosh sitting on a stoop with Jagger who is seen waiting on Richards. The building is found at 96-98 St. Mark’s Place in Manhattan, which is the same building featured on the album cover of Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti. The video also features Ronnie Wood playing Mick Taylor’s part (similar to the videos for “Hot Stuff” and “Worried About You,” in which Wood is imitating the guitar playing of Harvey Mandel and Wayne Perkins respectively).
It was first played as early as 1970, when Mick Taylor first joined the group and was recording with Jagger in London. Recording on “Waiting on a Friend” began in late 1972 through early 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica, during the Goats Head Soup sessions when the band still had Mick Taylor as a member. His guitar piece made it to the overdubbing sessions in April of 1981 when the song was selected by Tattoo You producer Chris Kimsey as one the band could re-work for the album.
In the liner notes to 1993’s compilation album Jump Back, Jagger had this to say: “We all liked it at the time but it didn’t have any lyrics, so there we were… The lyric I added is very gentle and loving, about friendships in the band.” Jagger also had stated that the 1981 lyrics were contemplated for a future possible video, making the song the first Stones single to be packaged as a possible video for the emergingly important MTV channel. The video, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg (who also directed their 1968 special Rock and Roll Circus), became very popular on MTV and featured reggae artist Peter Tosh sitting on a stoop with Jagger who is seen waiting on Richards. The building is found at 96-98 St. Mark’s Place in Manhattan, which is the same building featured on the album cover of Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti. The video also features Ronnie Wood playing Mick Taylor’s part (similar to the videos for “Hot Stuff” and “Worried About You,” in which Wood is imitating the guitar playing of Harvey Mandel and Wayne Perkins respectively).
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"Waiting On A Friend" - Tattoo You Album, 1981
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greendreamz wrote:
right on,your friends will be there long after that girls gone.....
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dog_face wrote:
how could they discard this song O.o
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RAGGLEMAN wrote:
Tattoo You is a brilliant album and apparently was made up of old songs they had discarded for previous albums. Loved this period of the Stones......It's Only Rock'n'Roll, Goats Head Soup etc. I love the Exile period but can't help thinking it's overplayed and thus overrated.
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mjodlo wrote:
This one stops me in my tracks every time I hear it. Just straight brilliant music.
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Braveshell wrote:
Beautiful song...
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HendrixFan42 wrote:
great song
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digout wrote:
Like the Pearl Jam one :-) a good song :-)
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Legendlime wrote:
Classic rythym and blues with an island feel. Excellent.
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myjo1 wrote:
STILL LOVE........
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caliboy1956 wrote:
Way Cool Song...... I love the fact that they got a Jazz Great, Sax Player Sonny Rollins to play on this Track.....It needed a Solo of some sort and He hit the Home Run with it.
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gizmoUK wrote:
one of my favorites from the owd farts
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NOCHECALIENTE wrote:
Brillllliiiiaaannntttt
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Snapdragon4 wrote:
One of the best songs ever-
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pickalily wrote:
aren't we'all...!!!
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sionborg wrote:
terrifying???? This Song Fuckin Rocks !!!!
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yatasaurus wrote:
terrifying
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cyrone wrote:
How about that Sonny Rollins sax solo, COOOL stuff.
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wireless6 wrote:
Love it!!!
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Kily_Morrissey wrote:
Stones... in the soul.-
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charliedub1 wrote:
the best :)
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