The Rolling Stones took a Lennon–McCartney song, added a tougher edge, then hid an odd little instrumental on the flip side. The result was stranger—and stronger—than expected.
The Rolling Stones Get Early Criticism with ‘Come On’ (1963)
The Rolling Stones’ First Ever Single ‘Come On’: The Modest Debut That Started It All
The Rolling Stones spent years avoiding ‘Come On’, yet this cautious debut somehow launched everything. Why did the band dislike the very single that started the ride?
Los Rolling Stones y ‘2000 Man’ (1967): Una Extraña Mirada al Futuro
Los Rolling Stones imaginaron en ‘2000 Man (1967) un futuro raro: personas convertidas en números, amor programado y una incomodidad que hoy suena demasiado real.
The Rolling Stones: ‘Come On’ (1963), The Debut UK Single That Started Everything
The Rolling Stones didn’t debut with a bang—’Come On’ landed in 1963 after a rushed studio night and label nerves nobody talks about enough.
Rolling Stones Chronology: June 7
The Rolling Stones keep tripping over June 7—from their first UK single in 1963 to messy studio nights and wild tours that followed. Coincidence or pattern?
Mick Jagger on Spreading the Blues with The Rolling Stones in 1968: When Rock Met Its Roots Again
The Rolling Stones didn’t just play blues—they used ‘I’m a King Bee’ to point fans away from themselves and straight toward Slim Harpo and the real origin of the sound.
The Rolling Stones’ Cover of Hank Williams’ ‘You Win Again’ (1978): A Lost Country Soul Moment
The Rolling Stones turn Hank Williams’ ‘You Win Again’ into a loose late-night studio moment—Keith on piano, pedal steel drifting, and nothing quite behaving as expected.
The Rolling Stones Rock Arlington in 2015: A Night of Pure Stadium Fire
The Rolling Stones in Arlington 2015 started shaky… then Keith Richards finally kicked in and ‘Midnight Rambler’ turned the whole stadium upside down.
The Rolling Stones Bring the 1982 Tour to Hannover, West Germany
When The Rolling Stones hit Hannover 1982, rain soaked 60,000 fans while Start Me Up detonated a storm louder than the weather itself.
Rolling Stones Chronology: June 6
Texas crowds, jeers, and a chaotic first US tour in ’64 collide with Metamorphosis decades later—The Rolling Stones’ most argued-over vault release that still divides fans.
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