The Rolling Stones, Angie - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction

[@mattatkinson4441]

Keith Richards is a criminally underrated acoustic guitarist. His strum is so deft and full of feeling, light articulate picking..masterful!

[@jeffwhitehead7990]

He is so musical in his acoustic playing. I’ve wondered why his acoustic guitar isn’t featured more in the Stones’ catalog. He’s pretty forthright on telling us he composes predominately on acoustic.

[@mikechiarelli6895]

Nicky Hopkin’s piano mastery makes this song superb - absolutely one of my all time favourite ballads. The way the piano weaves around the vocals and guitars is so beautiful.

[@YerpDerp17]

Absolutely. The acoustic guitar usually gets all the praise, and it is wonderfully done, but the piano is the heart of the song. I play piano so I could be biased. lol Actually now that she expressed how beautiful it is, while also being sad, it makes perfect sense. The guitar is sort of the sadness, reminiscing, the letting go. The piano is the love that is still there, the hope he is trying to give both of them, and the care he still has for her. A perfect match. I typically find most ballads sort of cheesy, but this one is so perfectly constructed and performed. And out of the dozens of fantastic Rolling Stones songs, this one always ends up at the top of my list.

[@mikechiarelli6895]

I’m in a cover band and we have played this a few times. I found sheet music that replicates what Nicky Hopkins plays & our pianist plays it to the guitar & vocals. It’s magic. Without the piano it’s ok but without the wow factor. Thank you for the reply.

[@jbunte31]

I always try to bring up Nicky Hopkins on piano. He was the secret weapon on so many great songs from that era. I absolutely love his style.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Nicky was great, he really could nail down a groove and feel for so many artists recordings but my favorite Nicky is live with the Jerry Garcia Band, Elvis’s drummer Ron Tutt and the Deads lead guitarist in a very casual bar band type of gigs. Jerry let Nicky stretch out all he wanted to and he fit so well with Jerry’s guitar. Lots live recordings, very lounge, folky jazzy blues rock jams. Nicky unfortunately was alcoholic and eventually Jerry had to let him go. The bottle took him, very sad.

[@aitorledesma4295]

NICKY FOREVER!!

[@nyobunknown6983]

Hopkins' piano solo on Quicksilver's song Fresh Air is beautiful.

[@shawnriffhard]

Look for the new documentary Session Man out soon.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

@@shawnriffhard good info thanks

[@DR_DOOM_3298]

The Rolling Stones are arguably the most diverse band in Rock N Roll history playing blues, folk, country, psychedelia, disco, funk, reggae, punk, gospel, and ballads, all while defining what rock n roll is. You haven't even scratched the surface of what The Rolling Stones are.

[@BF2021-kf8xz]

I’ve been a huge fan since ‘89. My older brother was a casual rock fan and commented how amazed he was about the variety of their songs.

[@nickmcginley4570]

The Stones never tried to make any big concept album, never tried to reinvent themselves, or get caught up in costumes and such. They only ever tried to do one thing: Write one more good song. And they did that a lot, for a long time. They also never had dramatic announcements, played endless goodbye tours, or tried to make their success about personalities. They just showed up and always gave the audience what they were there for.

[@soml0t]

I can't offer any technical analysis, but what I can say is that every time I listen to the song, it makes me cry. It hits so close to home, the pain is almost too much -- but it's so beautiful at the same time.

[@Dwayne-mb2uj]

When I was a 12 year old taking a bath and I had the radio turned up all the way and I would sing along with Mick. That is a good memory of my childhood I also liked Maggie May by Rod Stewart and the faces.

[@pickuo580]

One of the masterpieces of the Stones... I got the single on vinyl, bought in `73 when I was 15 years old and have still got it....and 23 LP`s. Tanx for your objective comment. You see that classical music and rock music goes hand in hand.

[@jafquist27]

As a child, I'd hear this song and, though not understanding the lyrics, feel like I wanted to cry. I've always had a kind of fear of this song, and somewhat avoided it. I just knew, if I ever learned all the lyrics, it was going to hurt. I'm 55 now, and this is the first time I really listened to the song. I was right all along. For me, it's haunting beauty is a little too much.

[@michaelparker3709]

It's a good cry, emotionally dissipating, it wrings you out but leaves you purged. In the privacy of your own room, let your heart break and the tears flow, you'll come out the other side a lot lighter. 😉

[@nickmcginley4570]

As much as I enjoyed experiencing these three Rolling Stones song with you these past few days, I cannot help but consider the immense library of amazing and important songs this band has recorded over so many years. Over so many decades, really. For a group that rarely if ever recorded purely instrumental tunes, and always had the same singer as a prominent part of pretty much everything they ever recorded, they somehow kept coming up with new songs that sounded new, that sounded fresh, and somehow even sounded different. They have a huge number of great songs, including many that were not necessarily singles but ones that fans all know from their albums. And they were album band, and yet also one that had huge singles year after year, and got a huge amount of radio play and other types of media attention. Albums like Aftermath and Between the Buttons are just packed with great songs that are somehow all different. So many huge songs that they made their first best hits album all the way back in 1966, and it really was a whole album of great songs. So was their second such compilation, in 1969. It really cannot be overstated how many great songs this band recorded in the 1960s, 1970s, and well into the 1980s. The first time I heard "Start Me Up", I loved the song from the first three notes, and was amazed to hear Mick's voice a few seconds later. All I could think was, wow, how can they just keep doing it over and over again, making new and great songs so many times over so many years?

[@billygreenville59]

100,000 subscribers Amy! Congratulations on this milestone! Well-deserved & wishing you continuing success! 🎼💕

[@alex.priemsky]

@VirginRock.. impostor 👀

[@astonsfan]

The Stones do Blues,Rock,Country,Disco.Funk and some of the Best tear bearing,cry in your beer mellow songs EVER !!!!

[@bohbro]

I enjoyed listening to this great song for the first time again. The first note is actually a harmonic note. A pure note reflecting the beauty of a love that has come to pass.

[@robtcondon]

This woman is so beautiful. I'm biased as a classical and rock-jazz guitarist. I'm jealous of her husband. Her energy, openness, understanding, musicality, and general love of music is contagious. I bless her and her husband.

[@juanjoseescanellas3798]

I think that "I'm jealous..." was not really what you meant, was it? Because we know why shooting stars are just illusions, don't we?

[@davedem4107]

@@juanjoseescanellas3798 jealous sounds better than covetous.

[@juanjoseescanellas3798]

​@@davedem4107Very interesting, thank you for your clarification. Language is a powerful tool to reflect on and to grow my awareness.

[@potterwalker4823]

Having a crush on a girl a really good.we all do it.

[@tuneandsmash9346]

The Line's back there.

[@J0hnC0ltrane]

Acknowledgements to Nicky Hopkins the maestro of the piano. Ty

[@Seek_Yeshua]

This is by far the best song to me that the Stones ever put out. Love the honesty portrayed in his voice with the perfect accompanying lyrics. God has blessed some with the ability to create music that touches the soul. great music is truly a gift from God.

[@LeeKennison]

I am so glad that your Stones Weekend ended on a more positive experience for you, as you said you found a gem in Angie. I always love your descriptive language when you are really enjoying a song. Hopefully some of their more rock oriented songs will grow with you over time, including the two you have now heard, along with the many other great songs that you have yet to hear (they also have some bluesy songs). Angie was always played for one of the slow dances at my high school dances in the 70s. Whenever I hear an A minor chord played in isolation on an acoustic guitar, Angie almost always comes to mind. Particularly when the A root is arpeggiated first. Good to see that Angie made your playlist.

[@lynby6231]

@VirginRock..the Stones also did some psychedelia, you should check out “Child of the Moon”

[@colindebourg9012]

Who would have thought that when Angie was being recorded there was still more than 50 years of Stones music to come.

[@Suzismymom]

When my first real boyfriend and I tried to ride out his year in jail (late 70s Marijuana charges put him in jail) he'd write me and tell me everytime he heard Angie and You Wear It Well by the Faces he thought of me more than usual. When he got out, we lived this song, both of us crying because we had to let each other go for my own good. We were so young, barely 20 when we said goodbye but we remained close until the day he died when he was 40. Living the rock and roll lifestyle can be hard. When I wrote a song about him after he was gone called Ain't It Funny How It Turned Out one of the lines was "Angie on the radio would always make you cry"... when I listen to the cd that has that song on it, it almost brings me to tears. When I listen to Angie, it always brings me to tears. Thank you for this song and your channel, and congratulations 🎉

[@splitimage137.]

This evil drug war has/is ruined/ruining a lot of lives - similar to the Prohibition Era and subject to the same social ills. I wish it would just end.

[@Suzismymom]

@@splitimage137. it's ridiculous while they try and force us to take what they say we have to take, I mean it's crazy that they're pulling some over the counter cold and flu medicine so we have to take what the cdc decides we can have. Meanwhile there are so many natural remedies, including Marijuana, that work without having to deal with side effects. So many ruined lives because of their war on drugs, which they're pushing out into communities all over the country.

[@ICRA95]

@@splitimage137. drug is poison , it tears families apart, addiction can lead to self destruction

[@victordevonshire807]

Silence after a beautiful piece of music is the reward. ❤

[@merriwinkle7631]

A very beautiful song and lovely on the harp. I always found it moving how the protagonist is so affirming, holding her up, showing how he values her and sees her worth isn't being served by their current circumstance. When young, I had a 45 of this that I played many, many times.

[@johnwest7993]

Those have always been my 3 favorite Stones tunes. The simplicity of Angie in the hands of master craftsmen gives it its raw power.

[@pabloortizdelatorre3530]

The pianist Nicky Hopkins makes, as always, a participation full of sensitivity and musicality. Other examples of his work are "Jealous Guy" (John Lennon) and "They Are All In Love" (The Who).

[@redpine8665]

I thought it was Ian Stuart all these years

[@123jkjk123]

Ian Stuart didn't play minor chords!

[@johnjohn37371]

I have loved that song since I was young, and when I started piano lessons at nine, that was one of the first songs I asked about...edit...noticed I was so excited about you mentioning Jealous Guy, I forgot to...🤣

[@ls1959]

I would add another Rolling Stones song, She's a Rainbow, to the list of Nicky Hopkins greatest contributions. I totally agree about John Lennon's Jealous Guy. Nicky Hopkins is the star in many of these songs.

[@victormarian7889]

​@ls1959 yes ended, that piece is heavenly sweet and very inspiring !

[@ericwilliams1031]

The Stones are quite versatile. They have lasted this long for a reason. Songs like "Gimmie Shelter" and "Can't Always Get What You Want" are classics.

[@potterwalker4823]

I have always believed that they were just as good as the Beatles, but in a completely different way. Much simpler and incorporating more country and more blues influences. Keith Richards is truly one of a kind.

[@blairleighton3343]

​@@potterwalker4823I discovered back in the late 60s and early 70s that for some reason I didn't like mixing the Beatles and the Stones in a Playlist. I could listen to one or the other all day and night but not in a mix. I could never understand why.

[@davidemmet7343]

I agree, I think that Let It Bleed is their best album.

[@jovana_r]

May I just say how much I enjoy listening to you. You are really special kind of person, Amy. And I want to thank both you and Vlad for this channel and for the experience we've been having with you. So, congratulations for 100k, but it's well deserved and I know that this channel will grow much, much bigger. Sending you much love 🖤

[@LeeKennison]

A great big congratulations on 100K. This is a big achievement. It just flipped to 100K a few seconds ago.

[@geoffmower8729]

Wow I haven't heard this song for years. I recently discovered that my first wife had died from cancer. Classic story of marrying way too young. Hearing this song just now effected me more that I thought. By the end of the song I realised I had tears falling down my face.

[@jaumepiquebernaus1853]

You make me happy !!!What a great ballad, what memories of youth. The perfect song for any party of the time, between the fast, rhythmic, electric and crazy dances, the time came for "the slow ones". You looked for the boy or girl you liked and you danced holding on, looking for the dark corners to whisper words of love. What times those were. Keep on rocking Amy Greetings from Costa Brava ❤❤

[@twezzo99]

Wow. Your thoughts on this song have moved me more than the song itself has in years. Thank you.

[@WindmillChef]

Amy, you've found a gem and we've all found a gem in you. Congratulations to you and Vlad for hitting 100K subscribers, it is so well deserved. Although I broke up with a girl who I deeply loved once, I don't think about that relationship when I hear this song, I don't relate to it personally. Maybe from now on I will. There was a time, 40-50 years ago when this song was not a classic from an earlier era, but when it was current and played on the radio and other media very frequently and this song stops you in your tracks. If it comes on while you're driving you turn the volume up, if the radio is on while you're working, as background noise, you change your focus and listen for a few minutes. Mick Jagger is perfectly on point in his delivery and the accompanying music couldn't be better, plus it is such an easy listening melody. The song is included in a few different Stones albums, when listening to the entire album I like the song on "Made in the Shade", I just like the particular mix of songs on this album. When I was barely 20, a kitchen worker, barely graduated from Culinary academy, I decided to immigrate.to America (from Europe). I left behind a girl who I met when she was 4 years old and I was 6. She was the sister of one of my best friends and, on and off, my girlfriend for all these years. I was over at their home so often that the whole family was practically my second family. She did not want to leave Europe or was scared to at age 19 (I think both). And while I've had a rich and rewarding life here in The US and still do and I have beautiful children, a situation that I wouldn't trade for anything, sometimes I do wonder if I did the right thing. It's a painful thought in ways.

[@alex.priemsky]

Congratulations on the 100K Amy!🎉🎉🎉🎉 Much deserved! Keep going 👏🏻

[@djknox2]

A lot of work for those 100K, unlike celebrities who do very little to get their following.

[@michaelm6948]

Distinctly remember being floored by this song in junior high. It was all over radio for many weeks. Those were the days when popular music was experienced by everyone. We all had something in common, if only liking a tune everyone was familiar with.

[@addickkelders2265]

Thank you Amy. You’re most wonderful reaction in your rock journey to date. It makes the song more special and beautiful than it already is.

[@addickkelders2265]

@VirginRock.. spacial? I dont think you are Amy. She knows her language.

[@ncmathsadist]

My appreciation of this slice of brilliance has only grown in the half-century since I first heard it. Her analysis of the song is spot-on. What she says at 23:30 makes me think of the great song La Pluie by Zaz.

[@stanleymyrick4068]

14:03 Piano and guitar go together like butter on a biscuit. They were made for each other.

[@danielburke4113]

Amy, Hearing you play "Angie" on the harp is a thing of beauty. Ty.

[@sadebeve]

Me not being a huge Stones fan, “Gimme Shelter” is probably the greatest rock song ever. Not one to be missed. PS: loving these weekend reactions

[@upness]

Thanks Amy and Vlad. Your analyses of both Sympathy for the Devil and Angie have deepened my understanding of both songs. Congrats on making 100K. ❤

[@davedillon1372]

Let's not forget the JPJones factor in a lot of Stones orchestration, et al.

[@reagn]

Fantastic! Also, a Rolling Stones suggestion for a future video: Wild Horses

[@1492dt]

One of the most beautiful intros of any rock song I ever heard! I remember when I first heard this at age 13, when it first came out. It was of those songs that resonates so strongley with the intense emotions you feel as you navigate the turbulent seas of adolescence and romance though it was written from the thought of on adult..

[@Jasper_911]

Congratulations 🎉 100K. Thank you for sharing your passion for and knowledge about music.

[@spgtenor]

This is the Stones best tune, without a doubt.

[@johnmello978]

Nicky ...one of the most beautiful piano tracks ever recorded

[@pauljohnstone180]

I love your insight into these songs!! I eat it up with a spoon as you so generously dish it up for us. It's wonderful to hear your take on songs that we have loved for 40 or 50 years, because you always give us something interesting and new. Thank you! 😚✌💛 PJ

[@thomassicard3733]

7:41 "There's something incredibly... beautiful, at the same time painful, about this song. And his voice is so expressive and - and adds to it - it conveys these feelings ..." Yeah. Mick Jagger is top-notch. Great musicians, all, in the Rolling Stones.

[@spennce]

Keith Richards recently said in an interview this song was written about his daughter, Angela, who had just been born when he wrote the song.

[@mik9124]

So much loveley created to tell how every Generation has it own way to spell out how Love feels and could hurt , I like that one cause of my first falling into ...

[@juanmanuelsoteras5532]

Great reaction. Next one "wild horses"

[@randybaker6042]

I think the production on this recording is amazing. So much incorporated and able to come across as an almost acoustic sound.

[@carlgroves8072]

The best ever Rolling Stones song; and a perfect addition to the band was having the guest pianist! Ain't it good to be alive, indeed!

[@mik9124]

For the first time I saw you enjoying a song endlessly, still what this song deserves... thx for reactin to this legend song

[@GustavoKlix]

My favorite Stones song By the way congrats for 100 K subscribers, meaning 100 k people enyoing your work!, THANKS Amy

[@beatmet2355]

Excited about the Stones reactions, but I hope Amy hasn’t forgotten about the 150 Beatles songs! It’s been about three weeks since the last one.

[@Blackadder75]

and the ## queen songs

[@splitimage137.]

@@Blackadder75 and more Pink Floyd songs from THE WALL... and the in-depths to CLOSE TO THE EDGE and WHEN THE MUSIC'S OVER... and... and... and...

[@puliturchannel7225]

And follow up in depth to the Doors :)

[@cornstar1253]

Time for Dark Side of the moon

[@splitimage137.]

@@cornstar1253 I have the unfortunate duty to inform you that in one of Amy's earlier videos (was it Jimi Hendrix?), she stated that she would not get to DSotM this, the 50th year anniversary. RATS! My uncle gave DSotM to me for my 8th grade graduation present in 1976 and it's been my ultimate favorite album (despite me being an ultimate Beatlemaniac and a Ledish Zeppeliny nut) since then. I was 13 then, hearing "and then one day you find, ten years have got behind you..." so imagine my HORROR that the lyric must needs be read as "40 years have got behind you..." I feel like Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now: "The horror! The horror!"

[@theknitter5643]

A very emotional song - strikes a chord (no pun intended) with everyone with a bearing heart.

[@sashbar]

One of the best ballads ever.

[@earthspirit72]

Your authenticity makes your channel wonderfully addictive.

[@Mrsjennysueq]

Thank you for asking her to play that little section, uninterrupted. Absolutely love hearing her play.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

CONGRATULATIONS ON 100K!!!!!!!! 🤗❤️👍🌹⭐️⭐️🎈

[@keydobutkrak]

First song I remember hearing on the radio as a little kid One of my favorites.

[@adamkilroe9840]

I do want to hear you play all of this track in full. It really suits the harp ❤❤❤

[@Mingus8]

Never forget the first time I heard this song. Like a diamond bullet straight through the forehead. There is a before and an after, for me. The piano hypnotized me.. and I'm still hooked.

[@jdbroders64]

As an amateur musician (guitar for the last 45 years or so), it's so wonderful to see your reaction as a professional musician on the music I grew up on especially when you explain it in an easy to understand way musical theory wise. I really enjoyed how you presented some of it on the Harp. Beautifully presented.

[@lvincent111]

If you did that in a concert, just that first couple bars, you would hear a lot of applause.

[@CharlyDS]

A fabulous video on a beautiful song. I agree, a extraordinarily mature love song. Your analysis, musical and lyrical is perfect, Amy, this has been a favourite song of mine since a teenager, so it means a lot. And the classic harp really suits the feeling of this song.

[@davidemmet7343]

Let It Bleed is my favorite Stones album. "Gimme Shelter" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" are among their best songs.

[@jvblhc]

"Angie" is a beautiful song.

[@manlioyllades]

That's a beautiful ballad. Thank you! And congrats on your 100k subscribers! 💯

[@magirusdeutzjupiter2234]

Thank you for this video, I have been dying for you to review this song. To me, this is one of the GREATEST love songs ever composed, and I LOVE IT!!!

[@potterwalker4823]

Very sophisticated thinking on Jaggers part with the lyrics. A great great song.

[@orvilleredenpiller338]

I wasn't expecting to fall in love on a single click today but 😮💓 with that intro.

[@BF2021-kf8xz]

I’m a major Stones fan and feel this song is underrated even though it went to #1 on the charts. Many diehard Stones fans might put this song in the band’s top 20 songs. For me it’s top 10.

[@craigswanson8026]

Hard to believe you didn’t cry. I did. I could tell that you were feeling something.

[@russhudson7362]

I was 16 years old and a junior in high school. I remember this song, it was captivating and emotional. I loved it when it came on the radio.

[@colindonald3161]

you can always depend on charlie watts to come in perfectly, he was always class x

[@colincampbell4261]

Great drumming too.

[@Driver944S]

Angie is one of my all time favorite songs. I can remember hearing this when I was kid riding in my mom's car. Now I'm 60 and this song still strikes my soul every time I hear it. And if you like this one you might check out, A SONG FOR YOU - Leon Russell & Friends

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

I think these triple weekend vids are wonderful. The major artists usually had so much variety in styles and feelings.

[@citizenkane4831]

Congratulations on the 100K Amy! You realy do deserve your 100K. You have such an wonderfull way looking at music that are new to you and giving us who have listened to it since we where child another perspective. When it comes to Stones i wish you could prolong your deep dive into their music to another weekend (at least) Listen to Paint it black and/or Gimmie shelter

[@Eduardo-Ferreira1982]

I would add Play with Fire, Ruby Tuesday, Under My Thumb...

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

You must be a lover of classic movies….

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

@@Eduardo-Ferreira1982under my Thumb has frankly not aged well with those lyrics.

[@citizenkane4831]

@@Eduardo-Ferreira1982 Agree completely. but i had to completely. Couldn´t wrote down all there songs. But Ruby Tuesday is great. Mellanie Safkas version of it is also great

[@citizenkane4831]

@VirginRock.. Thank you Amy. It was such a joy listening to how you analysed Angie. (and all other songs you choosee to present for us in your very own way) There are so many other great songs worth listen to analyse by the Rolling Stones. Such as Gimmie shelter and Ruby tusday Tthere are an cover made by Mellanie Safka of Ruby tusday Keith Richard gave to her. Two very different versions of the same song, woth listen or compare to. But i do hope you would listen to more of the stones. And give us your thoughts about them and there music. After all they besides are the most influencial band that formed the music we are listening today. Together with the s c unholy trinety from the 70´s, Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple

[@Livanz1]

Daca suntem singura civilizatie din universl nostru voi sunteti cel mai minunati ambasadori muzicali din toate dimensiunile si toate multiversurile puse unul peste altul . Chiar mi-as dori ca extraterestrii sa existe si sa va asculte si ei .

[@marcusfox2443]

It's so refreshing to hear someone say something more than that was dope when doing a reaction ,thankyou.

[@typxxilps]

congratulations for achieving the 100k subscribers now !

[@sjoerdrijpkema9197]

I'm am a guitarist and I can tell you that the way the 2nd chord is played in the intro is quite unique.The E7 chord. First an e bassnote (6th string open) then high notes on the 3 highest strings ( b, d and e) and then (unique!!) an Ab bassnote on the lowest string 4th position. I could never have thought to play an E7 chord in that way. Playing it the first time this way was an absolute sensation. And stayed special ever since. Good job Keith!

[@daviddavies6007]

Awesomely described to an awesome song

[@richardm6985]

I don't know how to say this without sounding patronising but i love how personally you take this one

[@richardm6985]

The fact is he gets less poetic and more desperate with all of his platitudes as the song goes on and she's still crying, and it ends with a helpless bleat "at least you're still alive"... Again it's sweet how you kinda fall for it, hehe

[@houdin654jeff]

12:37 THANK YOU VLAD. That is the voice of a video producer doing precisely what they should be doing. And thank you for playing it with such good humor Amy. It's a lovely song on guitar, it's just as lovely on the harp.

Hey Amy. Last time I said I don't like The Stones, but I love Angie. I guess because of some slow dances in my youth. There is a dimension never to forget in Rock, opposed to most Classical: it's a music meant to have people to dance on. I invite you to have a good slow dance moment on Angie with Vlad. Best regards

[@Rowenband]

”Better to have loved and lost” that's also a superb Nazareth love song.

[@DelmaRaySmithJr]

Your appreciation deepend mine, already profoundly touched to the point of transported back to where it ended.

[@shiva1742]

Yes, Rick Beato stated in 2019 that this is his #1 favorite song of all time, and then as usual he goes into a detailed analysis and breakdown. My only criticism of this song is that I would like it better if the drums were pushed down somewhat in the mix. Thank you for your wise and perceptive comments at the end. I have two decades long friendships that have run their course and for different reasons have come to and end. This helps me to accept the situation.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Wow…….all along I thought he said Amelia by Joni Mitchell was his favorite. He even cried a bit when he reviewed it. Interesting that both are named after a woman and begin with “A”. I’ll have to rewatch his review of Amelia….and Angie.

[@letsgomets002]

Very surprised Rick Beatos favorite song of all time hard to believe.

[@andrewharris4268]

Always had the same thought about the drums. It’s nitpicking perhaps but the mix isn’t quite right, is it?

[@urbangrouse]

Have to say the drum mix never bothered me. To me, the strength of rhythm section keeps the song from getting too saccharine. But to each his own.

[@RobertsRecordCorner]

Oh I love the Charlie mix. His high-hat accents are some of my favorite Charlie moments!

[@craigwells3655]

Thank you. You gave a lot with this sweet and thoughtful reaction. So glad you enjoyed this gem.

[@mik9124]

How nice Keith opened this song , omg i loved

[@jwelsje]

As a keyboard player, they always said to me to give them an A. I started playing this song when I was 15. It has a beautiful chord progression. Looks like Hotel California stole some of the progression.

[@nellgwenn]

Hotel California stole mostly from Jethro Tull's, We Used To Know, including the solo.

[@jwelsje]

They indeed did@@nellgwenn

[@gustavofaveronpatriau1816]

Thank you, Amy, from the bottom of my heart. A moving song and a moving commentary. Lots of emotions there. Kudos to Jagger and Keith Richards. I would love it so much to hear you comment on The Beatles’ Blackbird (based on Bach) and Julia. Also from the Stones: As Tears Go By.

[@heimogeske6169]

Love your elaborate reaction - While I was about 22 when this song was released, I remember that a lot of old Rollings Stones Fans didn't like that song & the new direction the Stones took in that time, because it was not a typical Stones song, like they were used to. - Same was the reaction, when the Eagles released 'Hotel California', which was repudiated by a lot of Eagles fans, while I liked both these songs. - (Not to forget the reaction of his fans, when Bob Dylan became electric in the early 60ies)

[@fastasaswhale]

Congrats on 100k!

[@misterjones2u]

yeah, wonderful piano, agreed... a special song indeed, wonderful appreciation, thank you

[@barryashby5394]

Amazing, not being a stones fan, but knowing the name of this song, never really heard it until now, what an amazing song and review. Very moving, had a friendly breakup about that time in 72.

[@jax4538]

She is the best reaction person by far. I learn something knee about music from her vet day and I love her open minded attitude and curiosity when she discovers music so many of us know by heart. Thank you

[@sambirch6784]

One of the benefits of the Rolling Stone's longevity is that they have created such a large and varied body of work. I often tell people who say they don't like the Stones to listen to something from a different era of their back catalogue, chances are that eventually you'll come across a song you do like. I'm a huge fan of a song called 'Moonlight Mile' and yet it sounds nothing like most of their hit songs. There are many softer and more delicate songs in their back catalogue which don't get the airplay of their upbeat numbers but half the fun is discovering the songs you didn't expect.

[@pjtok7]

Agree on Moonlight Mile, one of my favorite Stones songs. 2 great ballads on the Sticky Fingers album, "Wild Horses", which is well known and got a lot of radio airplay, and "Moonlight Mile", which only Stones fans seem to have heard and for some reason got no airplay. Though I was pleasantly surprised to hear it both open and close a "Sopranos" episode.

[@potterwalker4823]

You Got Me Rocking is a great song which deals with Aging and losing your footing in life. I have listened to it more times than I can count. It’s not only a fabulously handled topic but it’s a great hard driving song. Give it a listen. Mick Jagger takes Aging on in a very direct way in it and it was written long ago.

[@sambirch6784]

@@potterwalker4823 Yeah, and it's got some great slide guitar by Ronnie too.

[@Thesaurcery4U2C]

The most angelic of the string instruments.

[@bethscott4330]

As always I love listening and watching your reaction. It’s almost like hearing music itself the way you move from thought to thought, pace to pace & tone to tone. Congratulations on 100,000