SONG OF THE DAY

“Miss You” by The Rolling Stones (Some Girls, Rolling Stones Records, 1978). Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Produced by The Glimmer Twins.

INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)

– Although guitarist Keith Richards is credited for co-writing, Jagger is generally regarded as the principal composer. “Miss You” was written by singer Mick Jagger jamming with keyboardist Billy Preston during rehearsals for the March 1977 El Mocambo club gigs (yielding Side Three of the Love You Live album).
– Mick Jagger and Ron Wood insist that “Miss You” wasn’t conceived as a disco song, while Keith Richards said “…Miss You was a damn good disco record, it was calculated to be one”. In any case, what was going on in discos did make it to the recording.
– “Miss You” features several studio musicians. In addition to Sugar Blue, who according to Ron Wood was found while busking on the streets of Paris, Ian McLagan played understated Wurlitzer electric piano, and Mel Collins provides the saxophone solo for the instrumental break.
– The 12″ version of the song runs over 8 minutes, and features additional instrumentation and solos, particularly on guitar .
– “Miss You” became The Rolling Stones’ eighth #1 hit in the US on its initial release in 1978. It reached #3 in the UK.
– A live recording was captured during the Rolling Stones’ 1989-1990 Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour and released on the 1991 live album Flashpoint.
– Justin Timberlake collaborated with The Rolling Stones for a live performance of “Miss You” at the Toronto Rocks festival. Jagger inserted the chorus of Timberlake’s hit “Cry Me a River” during the song’s breakdown.
– In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine rated “Miss You” number 498 in its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
– Sugar Blue (the harmonica player on the original Rolling Stones recording) re-recorded the song on his 1993-album Blue Blazes.
– Etta James, in her Matriarch of the Blues 2000 album, covered “Miss You”.
– It was covered by neo-soul singer Musiq Soulchild for his 2003 album Soulstar. In this version, the reference to “Puerto Rican girls” is replaced with “pretty girls”.
– It was covered in an instrumental jazz version by E Street Band member Danny Federici for his 2006 album Out Of A Dream.
– American band Black Eyed Peas made a cover of this song in Fashion Rocks 2008.
– “Miss You” was used in the opening scene of the pilot episode of Miami Vice, which first aired on 16 September 1984.
– The song was used in the 1986 Sean Penn crime drama, At Close Range.
– The song was remixed by west coast hip-hop producer Dr. Dre for the soundtrack to Austin Powers in Goldmember.
– The song was featured in a viral video skit known as “Jagg Off” where two men have to compete by doing “their best Jagger” as in imitating his on-stage dancing to the tune of this song.

TOP 10 ALL-TIME DESERT ISLAND FAVORITE ROLLING STONES SONGS

(not in order…I can’t do it!!!)

1. “Time Is On My Side” (1964)
2. “Brown Sugar” (1971)
3. “Paint It Black” (1966)
4. “Under My Thumb” (1966)
5. “Miss You” (1978)
6. “Ruby Tuesday” (1967)
7. “She’s A Rainbow” (1967)
8. “Wild Horses” (1971)
9. “Angie” (1973)
10. “Beast Of Burden” (1978)

VIDEO OF THE DAY

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