Monday’s Music Moves Me
This week is “Your Choice” week so I thought I do a little something different. As a teen and young adult of the sixties I had a lot of influences in my musical tastes. I was probably in the 9th or 10th grade when the Beatles landed in the first wave of the British Invasion. While the “Fab Four” where the sweethearts of pop music, the Rolling Stones were one of the edgier sounds. By today’s standards, the Beatles were what used to be referred to as bubble gum rock. Their music had a good beat, nice lyrics and a melody that was easy to remember. The Stones had a more serious tone with songs like Satisfaction, Wild Horses, and Beast of Burden. In the mid nineties country music experienced a rebirth of popularity with artists like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, and Vince Gill. In 1997 this resurgence lead to the release of an album in which popular country artists covered the big hits of the Stones. Honestly, some of the arrangements were better than the original, even if there were only minor tweaks to the music. So here a few Stones hits as covered by country artists.
I was going to save this video for a different theme week and I may choose to re-post it later just because I love it. What happens if you amp up the cow bell just a little, add the rasp of Travis Tritt’s voice and have swing dance experts Jason Colacino and Katie Boyle tear up the floor? Well, you get Honky Tonk Women.
One country group that enjoyed a short season of popularity in the nineties was “The Tractors”. Their cover of the Stones “The Last Time” is very well done.
Ruby Tuesday proved to be such a popular Stones tune that a restaurant chain was born. One of the female vocalists of the day was Deana Carter and her cover of this Stones song was easy on the ears.
Several Rolling Stones songs rose to the level of anthem songs for other bands and artists. These were songs that groups used to finish a set or a show with and were guaranteed to get the fans on their feet and leave them begging for more. Jumpin’ Jack Flash was just such a song and Rodney Crowell does it as well as anyone.
So if you’re looking for an album to add to your collection or playlist, Stone Country by these various artists might just be worth checking out have a blessed week and stop again any time.
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Loved Honky Tonk. They were awesome.
Have a fabulous Awe…some Monday. 🙂
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One of my favorite videos.
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The dancing was awesome, and i like the sound of the Stones set this way.
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These Stones tunes have a definite country flavor to them and are really well done by the country artists of that day.
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The Tractors were like showed up, made a big splash, and then were gone. I am seriously considering that album.
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I owned a Tractors album and thought it was really good. Like you said, they were here today and gone tomorrow. I still have the Stone Country album with all of these tunes on it. Have a blessed week.
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That Honky Tonk video was fun! 🙂 And Jumpin’ Jack Flash was a memory-inducer – it was a popular request for the country band my hubby was part of when we lived in PA when they played at Amvets and Eagles. 🙂 Thanks so much for the dance – hope you have an awe…some week! 😉
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Honky Tonk Women is one of all-time favorite Stones songs. The dancing was icing on the cake.
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Great choices! I’m a country girl through and through and had never heard some of these songs!
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When originally released by the Rolling Stones, all of these songs were considered rock n roll tunes. When they were released by the country artists on the tribute album, I don’t think any were released to country radio for top 40 consideration.
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Great songs. Thanks for sharing them with us. Loved them all.
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I enjoyed re-living some great moments in music. Thanks for stopping by.
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Driller,
The Honky Tonk dancers are pAwesome! That gal is so smooth and she looks fabulous in her hip-hugging jeans. I wish I could show my middle like that but I’d rather die than to do that now. Okay, not really DIE but I’m not going to bear my middle unless I get a tummy tuck first. 😀
I am not what you call a Stones’ fan but they do have a few tunes that put the groove in my move. I loved both of these Rolling Stones cover songs. Every time I hear ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ I think of the movie starring Whoopie Goldberg. Have you seen that one? If not, it’s a purrrty funny in spots. 🙂
Thanks for joining the 4M gang on the dance floor for freebie week. Have a tunetastic week, my friend!
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There was a time when most of us were proud of our physical presence. Now we’re proud of the fact that we can afford the clothing we use to cover up our physical presence. I was not what one would call a Stones fan, but I liked their music and I think some of these covers are better than the originals.
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