I met a gin soaked, bar-room queen in memphis,
She tried to take me upstairs for a ride.
She had to heave me right across her shoulder
Cause I just can’t seem to drink you off my mind.
From Wikipedia:
“Honky Tonk Women” is a 1969 hit song by The Rolling Stones. Released as a single on 4 July 1969 in the United Kingdom and a week later in the United States, it topped the charts in both nations.
| B-side | “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” |
|---|---|
| Released | 4 July 1969 (UK) 11 July 1969 (US) |
| Format | 7″ |
| Recorded | June 1969 Olympic Studios, London |
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 3:02 |
| Label | Decca F.12952 (UK) London 45.910 (US) |
| Writer(s) | Jagger/Richards |
| Producer | Jimmy Miller |
Two versions of the song were recorded by the band: the familiar hit which appeared on the 45 single and their collection of late 1960s singles, Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2); and a honky-tonk version entitled “Country Honk” with slightly different lyrics, which appeared on Let It Bleed. The concert rendition of the song featured on Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! differs from both the hit version and the country version, with a markedly different guitar introduction and an entirely different second verse, but is much closer to the single version than the album version.
Live from Hide Park, London – 1969:
Live from Madison Sq Garden, NYC – Nov 1969:
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Other July-4:
- William Harrison “Bill” Withers, Jr. (born July 4, 1938) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. He recorded a number of hits such as “Lean on Me“, “Ain’t No Sunshine“, “Use Me“, “Just the Two of Us“, “Lovely Day“, and “Grandma’s Hands“. His life was recently the subject of the documentary film Still Bill.
_ - Peter Rowan(b. July 4, 1942, Boston, Massachusetts) is an American bluegrass musician and composer. Rowan plays guitar and mandolin, yodels and sings.
_ - American V: A Hundred Highways is the 93rd overall album and a posthumous album by Johnny Cash released on July 4, 2006. As the title implies, it is the fifth entry in Cash’s American series. Like its predecessors, American V: A Hundred Highways is produced byRick Rubin and released on Rubin’s American Recordings record label via Lost Highway Records, as they currently distribute country releases from the American Recordings label. It was certified Gold on 8/18/2006 by the R.I.A.A.
Released July 4, 2006 Recorded May 2003–September 2003 Genre Country, Americana Length 42:45 Label American and Lost Highway Producer Rick Rubin - hj
