The Rolling Stones

Released: June 12, 1971

Songwriter: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

Producer: Jimmy Miller

[Verse 1]
Childhood living is easy to do
The things you wanted, I bought them for you
Graceless lady, you know who I am
You know I can't let you slide through my hands

[Chorus]
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away

[Verse 2]
I watched you suffer a dull, aching pain
Now you decided to show me the same
No sweeping exits or offstage lines
Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind

[Chorus]
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away

[Verse 3]
I know I dreamed you a sin and a lie
I have my freedom, but I don't have much time
Faith has been broken, tears must be cried
Let's do some living after we die

[Chorus]
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses, we'll ride them some day

[Chorus]
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses, we'll ride them some day

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.

Discography

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From the albums

Sticky Fingers (1971)
Hot Rocks 1964–1971 (1971)
Singles Collection: The London Years (1989)
Jump Back: The Best of The Rolling Stones (1993)
Stripped (1995)
Forty Licks (2002)
Rarities 1971-2003 (2005)
Singles 1968-1971 (2005)
GRRR! (2012)
The Very Best of The Rolling Stones 1964-1971 (2013)
Sticky Fingers: Super Deluxe Edition (2015)
Honk (Deluxe) (2019)
Heartbreak (2021)

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