The Rolling Stones

Released: November 15, 2011

Songwriter: Mick Jagger Keith Richards

Producer: Rosie Holley George Reeves Dale Skjerseth Joyce Smith Sarah Hunt Jim Parsons Julie Jakobek

[Audience Cheering]

[Spoken Word: Announcer]
Ladies and Gentlemen, on the first night of their American tour, would you please welcome The Rolling Stones!

[Chorus 1]
If you start me up
If you start me up I'll never stop
You can start me up
You can start me up I'll never stop

[Verse 1]
I've been running hot
You got me ticking going to blow my top
If you start me up
I'll never stop, never stop
Never, never, never stop

[Chorus 2]
You make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry
You make a grown man cry

[Verse 2]
Spread out the oil, the gasoline
I walk smooth, ride in a mean, mean machine
Start it up

[Verse 3]
Start me up
Kick on the starter give it all you got
I can't compete with the riders in the other heats
And chuck it up
If you like it you can slide it up
And start me up
I'll never stop, never stop
Never, never, never stop

[Chorus 2]
You made a grown man cry
You made a grown man cry
You made a grown man cry

[Verse 4]
My eyes dilate, my lips go green
My hands are greasy
She's a mean, mean machine

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus 2]
You made a grown man cry
You made a grown man cry
You made a grown man cry

[Bridge]
Ride like the wind at double speed
I'll take you places that you've never, never seen

[Chorus 1]
Start me up
I'll never stop
Start me up
I'll never stop, never stop
Never, never, never stop
Start me up
C'mon

[Outro]
You, you, you make a grown man cry
You, you, you make a grown man cry
You, you, you make a dead man come
You, you, you make a grown man cry
Start me up

[Audience Applause]

[Spoken Word: Mick Jagger]
Thank you very much! Thank you

Formed in London in 1962, The Rolling Stones led the “British Invasion” along with The Beatles and were so successful their influence can be seen in arguably every rock ‘n’ roll band that followed.

Three of the current members have been there since the band’s singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, who write the majority of the band’s catalogue and also produced some albums as The Glimmer Twins; and drummer Charlie Watts. The fourth official member is guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has been there since 1975 (the keyboardist and bassist who play in studio and live are usually not listed). The Stones have released more than 20 studio albums, and even as age caught up on them, continued to be a huge attraction on the live circuit, with big stadium tours continuing through the 1990s, 2000s and into the 2010s.

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