This song is a tribute to The Bakersfield Sound and it's influence on Rock N Roll, that's why he mentions and centers the song around Bakersfield. A girl with far away eyes is a women who just wants to hook up, no relationship attached. This is from the Some Girls album which is one of their best albums, every track is a gem. This is the only Country song on the album. I wore this album out starting in 1978, and I'm still listening to it on various playlists today. Wild Horses was influenced by the Bakersfield Sound as were many Stones songs, guitarist Keith Richards is a huge Country music fan. Ron Wood does such a great job on the pedal steel guitar. Great song.
@guineveregruntle67467 ай бұрын
Far Away Eyes is a real gem in The Stones repertoire of songs. You can hear Gram Parsons influence on the songwriting in this one. Just a great sing-along tune. 🎶
@nosivadbor7 ай бұрын
🤩 😂 mick jagger doing his best Don Knotts impression. 🤩 😆
@wakeupstopsleeping63007 ай бұрын
Bahaha I didn't notice that ....lmao 😂😂 what was that all about...lol
@johnneils90847 ай бұрын
Hilarious!
@arjaylee7 ай бұрын
Keith spent a lot of time with Gram Parsons, and learned to love Country. Mick always looks like he's just taking a piss, like doesn't take it serious. Keith and Ronnie are really in to it. Fun Song
@dmartin12037 ай бұрын
I love Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. Sad ending for him but a real legacy.
@marymargaretmoore90347 ай бұрын
@@dmartin1203 Love them doing "Love Hurts" together.
@SteveR-w1q5 ай бұрын
Keef was a big fan of country years before he met parsons,he was introduced to country by his mother,why people keep peddling this myth of gram introducing country to keef is ridiculous
@mikecaetano7 ай бұрын
The Stones were known for flavoring their albums with country tunes. Check out "Dead Flowers" from Sticky Fingers or "Country Honk" from Let It Bleed or "Sweet Virginia", "I Just Want to See His Face", and "Sweet Black Angel" from Exile on Main Street. Keith Richards spent a lot of time partying and playing with country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons of The Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers during the recording of Exile on Main Street. For a taste of more replete with pedal steel guitar and harmonized vocals, check out The Byrds "Tulsa County" and "Hickory Wind", The Flying Burrito Brothers "Dark End Of The Street" and "Sin City", and Gram Parsons "Streets of Baltimore" and "Love Hurts" (with Emmylou Harris). Also check out the work Ronnie Wood did with Rod Stewart on Every Picture Tells a Story before he joined The Stones, "Mandolin Wind" and "(Find a) Reason to Believe".
@alphajava7617 ай бұрын
Sweetheart of the Rodeo by The Byrds and Parsons (1968) is the first entirely Country album by a Rock band, every song is a gem. Although Dylan's album Nashville Skyline (1969) was the first successful commercial Country album by a Rock star Sweetheart of the Rodeo is a close second to that as far as being a great album. Sweetheart of the Rodeo did have singles that charted but the album didn't chart well, it also contains two great songs written by Dylan. I love Country Rock and Rock artists doing Country or covering Country songs. Lots of Rock bands were exploring Country in the late 60s through the 70s and it created new subgenres like Country Rock and Southern Rock.
@sukie5847 ай бұрын
Far away eyes means someone who is not in the moment with you.. they’re staring out the window dreaming of someplace or something else
@marymargaretmoore90347 ай бұрын
A tongue-in-cheek Country Western sounding song by the Stones. Most likely influenced by Gram Parsons.
@arjaylee7 ай бұрын
Nice Pedal steel work.
@moonlightmile70s967 ай бұрын
when you do another Stones song I hope you'll consider doing their song-BITCH. it's a real banger, if you like that sort of music. I think you'll enjoy it. the studio version is the best one to try first. thanks for listening😎
@johnneils90847 ай бұрын
Nice parody...looks like they are having a real hee haw of a time in the studio. Fun request & reaction.
@stuartbarker65085 ай бұрын
This should give the heads up that there's much more to the Stones than is first apparent
@doplinger17 ай бұрын
I love this song, and this is my favorite Stones album - good one JJ! 😆👍🏼👍🏼
@wakeupstopsleeping63007 ай бұрын
I knew had to be MM....lol mick is hilarious....lmao
@wakeupstopsleeping63007 ай бұрын
@@Midnight65883 hey MM a good morning how r u? Yea mick was comedian that’s why compare to Beatles they were considered the bad boys of rock 😁
@wakeupstopsleeping63007 ай бұрын
@@Midnight65883 yea taking day by day feeling much better in the last few days man i was sick it’s been years since I’ve been that way
@dmartin12037 ай бұрын
❤
@richardgoodall86147 ай бұрын
This is a satire of country music it's a little over the top on purpose.😂
@steveclapper5424Ай бұрын
contempt just drips off the screen.
@robertSibley-t3b4 ай бұрын
If you look properly they were taking the P but it was still a hit.
@jacluv78627 ай бұрын
Just my opinion: I don’t think this style suits The Rolling Stones. I didn’t like it at all. I prefer when The Rolling Stones sing rock music. I prefer “Wild Horses” way more.
@sukie5847 ай бұрын
How are you even comparing to Wild Horses ? This is a tongue in cheek song
@sukie5847 ай бұрын
Sorry, commented before I heard him mention Wild Horses.
@JamesMoritz-f6l7 ай бұрын
The Stones are versatile
@robbyrobby77217 ай бұрын
Best Rolling Stones songs Tell me You got the silver Fancy man blues All over now Painted black Dead flowers Mother’s little helper Sister morphine Angie Street fighting man
@alphajava7617 ай бұрын
Great list. Oh plus Love In Vain which is the best cover ever done of a Robert Johnson song imo.
@jahfree36726 ай бұрын
Yaaasss! Mid 70s Stones! "Tattoo You" (1981) is a also mid 70s compilation album of theirs since it's just stuff recorded then but not released until 1981.
@dahveed727 ай бұрын
Equal parts parody and homage.
@cojaysea6 ай бұрын
Jagger is just incredible.
@robertSibley-t3b4 ай бұрын
Far away eyes means she was stoned.
@lesliedavis21853 ай бұрын
I’ve always loved this one, bit of a novelty song I guess, but fine steel guitar.
@drobichaud10007 ай бұрын
This was hard for the guy Lol
@franciscurzon63737 ай бұрын
no it doesnt mean theyre crosseyed, means theyre dreamy
@agitatedmongoose7 ай бұрын
It means a girl whose eyes a bit lost, high and vulnerable.