"ANGIE " performed by Nicky Hopkins, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman

Piano , Bass . Percussion's track for ANGIE
Backing tracks from the song "Angie" Piano Nicky Hopkins Drums Charlie Watts Bass Bill Wyman.
The track Angie is from the Goat Heads Soup LP. This particular version with no vocal or guitar tracks features Nicky Hopkins on keyboards along with Charlie on the drums and Bill playing bass. Angie is about the end of a relationship, a romance gone badly, a lost love Elisa Edelman. It was written and composed primarily by Keith Richards.
Urban legend has Mick Jagger writing the song for David Bowie' s wife but the truth is Keith wrote the song for Anita Pallenberg. Keith had just ended a relationship with Anita.
Nicky Hopkins a long time friend & musical collaborator of the Stones plays a brilliant keyboard track which stands out in the song and along with Jagger's vocals make's this a magical song !
ANGIE
Angie, Angie, when will those clouds all disappear?
Angie, Angie, where will it lead us from here?
With no loving in our souls and no money in our coats
You can't say were satisfied
But Angie, Angie, you can't say we never tried
Angie, you're beautiful, but ain't it time we said goodbye?
Angie, I still love you, remember all those nights we cried?
All the dreams we held so close seemed to all go up in smoke
Let me whisper in your ear:
Angie, Angie, where will it lead us from here?
Oh, Angie, don't you weep, all your kisses still taste sweet
I hate that sadness in your eyes
But Angie, Angie, ain't it time we said goodbye?
With no loving in our souls and no money in our coats
You can't say were satisfied
But Angie, I still love you, baby
Everywhere I look I see your eyes
There ain't a woman that comes close to you
Come on baby, dry your eyes
But Angie, Angie, ain't it good to be alive?
Angie, Angie, they can't say we never tried

[@thomasrogers4534]

How lucky were the Stones to have this guy (Nicky) transform their songs into perfection. Not over, or under played, just perfection. Charlie and Bill as always laying down the heartbeat.

[@jessewolf6806]

And how lucky was Nicky to have the best rhythm section on the planet backing him up?

[@zoewilding1845]

Nicky Hopkins' playing is so nuanced, never heard anyone like him...

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

@@jessewolf6806 you mean the best blues cover band rhythm section? Nope, the RS are the lucky ones

[@frankoconnor3613]

Absolutely...his playing was just superb on their classics including 'sympathy for the devil' 'can't always get what you want' & 'fool to cry' are just a couple of others of note!

[@hansemilnolde]

@@jessewolf6806 The best rhythm section would be like Geddy Lee and Neil, Carl Parmel and Greg Lake or Jim Gordon and Carl Radle. Love the Stones but speaking regarding musicianship as individual terms they're not that great.

[@DonutMaster001]

Nicky F-ing Hopkins! They should have made him an official Stone. Way so many of RS albums and songs just superbly augmented by his virtuosity and fluidity. RIP Nicky.

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

Nick Hopkins suffered from severe Crohn's disease all his life and had multiple surgeries. His cause of death was from surgical complications. He could only do studio sessions because of health reasons, because touring was impossible for him. You can't be in a band without touring.

[@newspapertaxis1]

Preferred session work......

[@LaMusicade4]

Exactly

[@LaMusicade4]

Nicky f…ing Hopkins

[@richardlevasseur6771]

I agree! I wondered the same thing about Billy Preston with the Beatles!

[@jimroberto1344]

Nicky was an incredible musician. I had the pleasure to see Nicky play in 1972 with the Stones at Madison Square Garden. One of the highlights of my life!!

[@marcobaino6341]

Lucky you

[@josehborba3004]

Wow I'm sure it was amazing concert lucky you.

[@WilliamPhelpsIII]

Bill Wyman is so painfully overlooked. The greatest bassist

[@daciuk8]

Big up for Bill Wyman,top playing!

[@rockets4kids]

Let's give another big up for whoever mixed this track.

[@RandallPoer]

This is so freaking awesome. Love Jagger's and Richards' addition to Angie, but to hear Wyman, Watts, and especially Nicky Hopkins play this adds a whole new dimension to the song for me. Hopkins is probably my all-time favorite pianist.

[@WilsonEricThomas]

Nicky Hopkins played like an eagle flying over heaven.

[@maxwellescobar3089]

Best description ever ❤

[@ikramreffas4308]

RIP Nicky Hopkins one of the best musicians in rock history really a genius I love him so much .

[@keithrichardsstones]

Nicky was a good friend and amazing musician ! Best piano player in rock.

[@kevintkiso4817]

That he was ... Too bad that you & Mick didn't show more respect and appreciation for him when he was breathing... I always seemed to find your playing to be lacking to be honest...

[@kroll1933]

Kevin T Kiso I don't know about Mick but Let it Bleed and Beggars Banquet are good examples of Keith's guitar playing. Overall Nicky Hopkins is my most favorite pianist of all time! The true 6th (or 10th) Rolling Stone

[@Viajealduende]

Kevin T Kiso, Oh now fuckin' hell, what did the big bad mean glimmer twins do to Nicky Hopkins?

[@richardjean1933]

Personally, Leon Russell gets my vote. But this is some mighty fine piano playing.

[@paulallenMacca]

Yes always loved his piano playing especially on John Lennon Records.

[@micheleh9701]

Angie is a beautiful example of his always stellar and soulful work.

[@captaineasychord1]

One of Nicky's finest moments as a rock keyboardist, playing that beautiful piano piece for Angie. I rank that, along with John Lennon's Jealous Guy and the Who's The Song is Over, as his greatest playing. And, of course, the Beatles' Revolution and Jefferson Airplane's version of Wooden Ships.

[@bohindramusic]

👍🥰☮️🎹🌸

[@ChuckWortman]

​@bohindramusic Wow! He did the Song Is Over too??!!!! Never realized it. To think I've been playing air piano all rhese years to the great Nicky hopkins!

[@ChuckWortman]

For the 89 tour Nicky w a s too ill to join so they had to 'settle'fir Chuck Leavell. That just tells you how extraordinary he was!!

[@warrengently6418]

He also played the sublime piano on Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful".

[@barbaragregg122]

Great pictures: it's wonderful to see Nicky Hopkins having a good time with the Stones.

[@GravityBoy72]

Nicky did brilliant work for The Stones. Time Waits for No One is another magic piano track (along with the MT guitar).

[@jessewolf6806]

Yeah but its Keith’s music. And Mick’s lyrics. All the rest is window dressing.

[@peliche77]

The one and only Nicky Hopkins! As Ray Davies baptized him in a great song by The Kinks: "He's a session man, a chord progression, a top musician. He's not paid to think, just play". And he did it very well indeed.

[@dirkfeische2945]

This reminds me, how wonderful this song is! A true masterpiece of Rock-History. And at least, what a fine bass player Bill Wyman is.

[@kimberlyj.sullivan9304]

Nicky was one of finest pianists, ever. I just adore his talents.

[@donaldnelson1049]

Always loved Nicky since his early Frisco days

[@kimsullivan5576]

Nicky made his piano speak in volumes like only a true genius could.

[@BiffMacnona]

You could always tell when it was Nicky on piano, he had a style that was unmistakable…. And many people have tried to duplicate it even myself….!

[@kimsullivan5576]

@@BiffMacnona Absolutely. And congrats on your efforts to do so. I could never read music on paper; I play by ear. I agree with you wholeheartedly. I spent several years, just picking on the piano, trying to learn his skills. It seems like that sometimes you can and sometimes you can't. His effortless talent should always be treasured.

[@seanlibbey8703]

Everybody is going on about Nicky (rightfully so) but can we talk about Bill here? Playing is sublime . Bill never gets enough credit for his playing.

[@robertbrown8362]

Yeah and only @2.37 do we finally get a picture of Bill,plus he's a Crystal Palace fan! oh yeah.

[@jessewolf6806]

Met Bill 5 days before 9/11, on September 6, 2001 at Virgin Megastore in Union Square, NYC as he signed copies of his book about the Blues. Told him I saw the Stones July 1, 1966 next to the diving horse in the Marina Ballroom on Steel Pier in Atlantic City. He remembered the show! A real English Gent. Got some Charlie stories also but I'll save them for next time...

[@1965JB]

I’ve been playing bass since the 70s, and only now am I realizing what a truly great bass player and musician Wyman was. Space, time, groove, and the incredible syncopated playing on so many songs; it all just blows my mind and makes me want to learn as much of his stuff as I can. What a revelation (for me at least!).

[@eliades1973]

This is not Wyman playing.

[@eliades1973]

Neither Nicky and Charlie

[@Ferocious_Imbecile]

superb taste. Thanks.

[@princebonnie1357]

Bill's bass playing is Sublime.

[@madeleinehague3247]

Reading Nicky's bio right now. Prodigy, professional, perfection. He could anything for anybody and just nail it.

[@whispjohn]

I met the guy who wrote Nicky's biography, in a music shop in Frome called Rave from the Grave. We had an interesting chat. I liked Quicksilver Messenger Service where Nicky was a real bonus to that band, the beautiful music they put out is still a joy still listen to. That awful Jeff Beck album he was on didn't float my boat. I never liked the Stones that much, Nicky said one time, working for the Stones most of the time was spent waiting for Keith getting his "daily supply"!

[@sugareewazoo633]

fantastic piano by Nicky; Bill grooving it with the bass.

[@josehborba3004]

Amazing intrumental Nicky was a sensational piano players ,he spend so many years with stones , it sounds great with head phones ,great photos man the stones were so dam fricken cool looking guys.

[@lizzyplays1]

One of the most beautiful versions I have ever heard. Amazing pictures as well. Thank you for posting and sharing this with us! Greatest rock n roll band ever.

[@Leonslugocki]

Thank You Elizabeth for watching glad you enjoyed it ! Peace & Love

[@Piwork69]

@@Leonslugocki This isnt the Stones nor Nicky Hopkins.

[@josehborba3004]

@@Piwork69 it is the stones its a couple menbers of the stones and nicky anyways it was bill wyman charlie watts and Nicky Hopkins, doing instrumental song.

[@Piwork69]

@@josehborba3004 Where does it come from?

[@glenrichardson6396]

There was definitely a look you had to have before they’d let you do music back then - a bit Stones, a bit Jeff Beck, a bit Cozy Powell. Sexy racing driver type

[@txstarshine56]

Beautiful to hear Angie this way! Thanks for the smiles!

[@Leonslugocki]

Thank you for watching txstarshine56 glad you enjoyed it ! Peace & Love

[@SalvadorMulgado]

RIP CHARLIE, WE WILL MISS YOU

[@davidlloyd8374]

Gifted pianist who played on many famous tracks, he certainly added an important touch to these hits - no wonder they became hits.

[@IlarioSchanzer]

Bravo Nicky !!!! SUPER

[@maxwellescobar3089]

Nikki Hopkins inspired me to learn piano, ✨️ he really can take a song to the next level ❤

[@philtaylor5362]

Just genius, simple, melodic and reflective as is the song!

[@girlwithlocket9350]

Many men & women have sung this song to me, so I smile & think to myself how sweet! Only I can't help but recognize that they have no idea who Nicky Hopkins is! Idk I discovered him by name when I meet the Quicksilver but once I listened to the Airplane and Stones again,I realized that my affection for him developed long before that!

[@Leonslugocki]

@ Girl with Locket THANK YOU for tuning in ! Peace & Love lower east side media

[@sparks8934]

Yes when I found him on Steve Miller Band Anthology, I realized Nicky is in all of the music I grew up listening to, RIP Nicky

[@fideliusconcrete4871]

Thank you for that lovely video with those great pictures - it's been a long, long time ago. I'm afraid I'm getting old, as I can remember when I heard the stones the first time back at the Marquee ...

[@dennisinconstanti]

When the stones included Nick Hopkins "Let It Bleed" I almost fell off my bar stool back then , I new he was an extraordinary Piano player!

[@maxsteele4555]

Love Nicky's playing. The best.

[@JohnMiddletonBunny]

It was always a thrill to see him onstage with the Jeff Beck Group and the Stones.

[@nyobunknown6983]

The fantastic Piano solo in the song Fresh Air by Quicksilver Messenger Service is what brought the greatness of Nicky Hopkins to the general public.

[@RobHollanderMusic]

Just beautiful.

[@marcludeman4106]

Nicky was the best ever ♥️

[@anthonycook4297]

Just the best 🙌🏽

[@5InAnotherLand5]

FANTASTIC!! Nicky with two Cornerstones - something absolutely special!

[@deheckler]

Nicky "Edward the Mad Shirt Grinder" Hopkins...Can't forget the Quicksilver Messenger Service Days too!!

[@deheckler]

Gary Daniel Yep that is some Vintage Stuff!

[@pledgestone]

Bill Wyman is the most underrated bassist of all time.

[@davidmellish3295]

Another person who doesn't know what the word 'underrated ' means. How is Bill Wyman underrated? He's considered one of the all time great bassists, not underrated at all

[@pledgestone]

@@davidmellish3295 By whom? Go look at at a list of the top 100 bassists of all time, tell me Bill's ranking. He is totally underrated. It appears that you don't know what rated means, let alone underrated.

[@jamro217]

ALL bass players are underappreciated for what they contribute. To be an unsung bassist is to be virtually invisible.

[@abercrombie1416]

Angie,the hit of goatshead!But winter is a beautiful song tooo

[@Robyn-by6qt]

Nickyhopkins, Jim price , billy preston, then all the amazing female singers, merrie Clayton for just an example ! The magic combo that inc mick Taylor's tenure has never been matched! ❤

[@wendyflorin48]

ALL HAIL NICKY HOPKINS.

[@frankmartin9313]

+wsgf 822 / AMEN AND REST IN PEACE NICKY , YOU ARE MY GREATEST INSPIRATION IN PLAYING ANY KEYBOARD , ESPECIALLY YOUR SINGING PIANO !

[@paulallenMacca]

He sure was i had several Piano Transcriptions done as played by Nicky including Oh Yoko, Jealous Guy, Old Dirt Road and Crippled Inside.

[@chicojcf]

Really nice arrangement.

[@goopygeiger5632]

One word………beautiful!

[@lauryliepolito52]

Thank You for sharing this! I love it, great to listen to while cooking, working with the bonsai ... I have been playing the piano for fifty years now and love playing this so it is great to hear Nicky Hopkins and the guitars tracks on their own.

[@frankoconnor3613]

His playing brings complete beauty to the amazing melody of the song...like he did on the tracks he played on. The Stones albums.

[@puplover7991]

OMG. This is fucking fantastic. So soulful. Too bad I am just learning about Nicky Hopkins recently. What a genius.

[@puplover7991]

P.S.- I added this to my favorites, which is almost all Stones songs anyway:) Thank you!

[@Leonslugocki]

I'm really happy you enjoyed it THANKS for tuning in ! Peace & Love

[@linternarestauranteyparril6943]

Que tremenda rola , qué tremenda época maravillosa, ahora sé que fué la mejor en toda la historia humana.

[@sparks8934]

Yes 100% correct you are.

[@bohindramusic]

Maravilloso instrumental , eterno Nicky Hopkins 👍🥰☮️🎹

[@fernandodecastro5073]

Great version. Thanks for sharing

[@jeffsmith2022]

One of the boys very best songs...

[@doctorlingow]

Inicié en el piano a los 50 , ahora tengo 55 y trato de tocar esta obra maestra, gracias por ilustrarnos

[@UCUp6qFuIRTsbI7QMf7R]

Que hermoso comentario! Espero siga y siga tocando!! Saludos maestro

[@danielshafner8459]

Holy cow, this is amazing! And so pretty! Wow!

[@martinpollard8846]

Thanks for this video featuring Nicky Hopkins.

[@pierluigipastorino5236]

Angie una delle piu belle.ballate degli.stones un pezzo senza tempo semplicemente fantastico

[@chrisweidner4768]

Beautiful music. Excellent photos. Thank you.

[@guillarmicrock7955]

toute ma jeunesse.......love it so much....

[@roadking99jokerst60]

The lyrics are in our heads, no vocals needed, lovely arrangement , talented musucians. The picures are a plus .Thanks for posting.

[@gus473]

Exactly! 😎👍

[@Methilde]

Better with the vocal.

[@sparks8934]

Nicky is to me the soundtrack life, absolute perfection.

[@stonesinmyblood27]

Nicky Hopkins was so fucking talented.

[@paulallenMacca]

He sure was had several Piano Transcriptions done as played by Nicky Oh Yoko, Jealous Guy, Old Dirt Road and Crippled Inside.

[@tonilatino5137]

Thank you for this video! I hadn't seen many of these pics of Nicky.

[@geoycs]

Very nice rhythm section!

[@Mrquaqua1]

geoycs don’t think it is who they said it is....

[@elisabethaxelsson4736]

Wounderful

[@andrenicolas8450]

Super les stones je les j'adore les plu grand groupe

[@SweetParadise68]

Wow, a Stones recording where you can actually hear Bill! I've never realised how talented he was up until now.

[@joeyg2525]

Listen to the isolated bass version of Gimme Shelter. One of the greats.

[@1965JB]

Same here, and I play bass. I can’t believe how badly I underestimated Wyman’s talent and the importance of his role in making the Stones the greatest rock and roll band in the world.

[@Mrquaqua1]

Tom Laveign I don’t think it is Bill

[@jessewolf6806]

19th nervous breakdown. Nuff said.

[@loilt5091]

Great photo presentation as well, thanks. 📷

[@tuckerrobinson8596]

Holy sh$&! Wow!

[@AlaanPlacenciaTimoteo]

gracias, q versión mas genial

[@bonitabill2596]

Total geniuses at play ❤

[@abercrombie1416]

Great"sounds so romantic "

[@lauryliepolito52]

Beautiful and neat to hear...

[@charlesmann5516]

A Great , lovely piece f work...A song that Meditates to me...

[@waynecameron3343]

Wow well put together great pictures

[@fernandodenoya1545]

Linda versión

[@mychoicetaken]

damn Nicky's piano makes this!

[@すぎたにのぶゆき]

RSの名曲ですがニッキーホプキンスのピアノによるインストバージョンも、とても綺麗です❗のぶ🤣

[@fosterhellendoorn4656]

Wow!. That's a powerful production and very timely. Especially the end.

[@cindydufala7646]

Bravo ⚘

[@stephenyates3085]

Nicky Hopkins born in Perivale and honoured in Perivale…..go and see his park bench. Great musical talent and the foundation of many many session recordings for numerous bands of the time. The legend lives on.

[@robertguildford]

Amazing did not know that. As I was also born in Perival, the maternity hospital. He was a great keyboardist.

[@noflintstone]

Awesome!

[@Songs2SharecomVideos]

Beautiful!

[@Kollenda1]

Thank You for the great upload, peace and love!

[@gabriellozano2926]

Nicky te adoro. Genioooo

[@SuperAnimelover100]

Nicky your missed !!!

[@kimberlyj.sullivan9304]

Absolutely

[@YaoEspirito]

Nicky, you're missed!

[@jwjeffrey]

The picture with Charlie and Keith is the best one

[@davidkohner56]

A song which really showcased nickys talent was the awesome stones song" we love you "

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Beautiful :)

[@Goomer]

That could stand alone, very nice.

[@abercrombie1416]

Great pics✌✌

[@joshuaprice4452]

Great track very personal someone should name a beautiful girl after that song

[@Leonslugocki]

Thanks for tuning in glad you enjoyed it !

[@ЗоранЖивковић-б9в]

Nicky Hopkins was a most famous session musician of the sixties. He was a secret trump card for many musicians of that time, such were: ''The Rolling Stones'', ''Jefferson Airplane'', ''The Who'', ''The Beatles'', ''Jeff Beck group'', ''The Kinks'', ''Rod Steweart'' and many more.

[@bohindramusic]

👍🥰✌️☮️🎹🌸

[@ST-xg3gy]

Nicky was so good!

[@joeys5429]

Classic thumbs up

[@familydogg1234]

I bought the LP week of release and told the Biggest Stones fan. He asked if StarFunker was on it. I said yeah AND Silver Train which Johnny Winter released first. That Angie single and Elton John Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting played on the jukebox al the time

[@AngelBalbuena-po7yj]

Charlie muy tiempista Bill Wyman el rey del riff de los Stones !

[@marcobaino6341]

R.I.P. Nicky

[@axiomist1076]

Dont care about the song, but the photos are great. Put you right back there, in the Stones "good ol' days".