The Rolling Stones

Released: September 6, 2005

Songwriter: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

Producer: Keith Richards Mick Jagger Don Was

I hear a preacher
On the corner
Rantin' like a crazy man
He say there trouble
Troubles a-comin'
I can read it like the back of my hand
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm

I see love
I see misery
Jammin' side by side on the stage
In the wind
Some mournful melody
I can read it like the back of my hand
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm

The back of my hand
Oh yeah

Oh yeah
Mmm, mm

Oh, I see dreams
I see visions
Images I don't understand
I see Goya's
Paranoias
I can read it like the back of my hand
Read it like the ah, ah, ahhhh
Well, read it like the back of my hand
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Mmmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
Oh yeah
Mmm, mmm
Read it like the back of my hand

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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