A softer side of the 1978 Some Girls sessions: ‘Never Make Me Cry’ vanished into the vault. Here’s what the Rolling Stones left behind.
The Rolling Stones and ‘Never Make Me Cry”’: A Lost Some Girls Song (1978)
The Rolling Stones and ‘The Harder They Come’: Inside the 1978 Outtake
Why did ‘The Harder They Come’ stay in the vault? The Rolling Stones recorded it in 1978, but the story behind its disappearance is even more intriguing.
‘Not the Way to Go’: The Rolling Stones’ Lost 1978 Some Girls Outtake
A forgotten 1978 Stones outtake adds a Caribbean twist to the Some Girls era—and two surviving versions reveal a song still finding its shape.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Lies’: The Unreleased Alternate Take from 1978
The Rolling Stones recorded more than one version of ‘Lies’ during the Some Girls sessions. This unreleased 1978 take reveals what happened before the familiar version emerged.
The Rolling Stones and the Unreleased ‘What Am I Living For?’ (1978)
An unreleased 1978 Stones recording, a haunting performance, and lyrics that suddenly sound very different knowing what Keith Richards was facing at the time.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Blues With a Feeling’, the Unreleased Little Walter Cover from 1978
Recorded during the Some Girls sessions, ‘Blues With a Feeling’ finds the Stones digging into Little Walter’s blues—then inexplicably leaving this gritty performance unreleased.
‘Respectable’ de los Rolling Stones (1978): El punk se encuentra con Chuck Berry
‘Respectable’ muestra a los Rolling Stones burlándose de la alta sociedad, del desafío punk y de su propio nuevo estatus, mientras Mick Jagger se asegura de que nadie los confunda con gente demasiado respetable.
Rolling Stones: Bobby Keys Shines on ‘Knee Trembler’ (1978)
An unreleased groove, Bobby Keys’ unforgettable saxophone, and a forgotten 1978 session—discover why Knee Trembler remains one of the Rolling Stones’ best-kept studio secrets.
‘When the Whip Comes Down’: La incursión más cruda de los Rolling Stones en el punk y las calles de Nueva York (1978)
¿Cómo transformaron los Rolling Stones la cruda energía del punk en una de las canciones más feroces de Some Girls? ‘When the Whip Comes Down’ todavía suena como un desafío lanzado contra todo el mundo.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘One Night’: The Unreleased 1978 Elvis Cover
An almost hidden Mick Jagger vocal, Ian Stewart’s driving piano, and an unreleased Elvis cover. ‘One Night’ captures The Rolling Stones at their most fascinatingly unfinished.
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