It’s here where Jagger and Richards hone in on their Appalachian and East Coast folk references and make a hi-fi rendering of sunshine pop and jangle revivalism. In its entirety, Aftermath is a bucket of gems, but “I Am Waiting” is often an afterthought once the dust around “Paint It Black” and “Under My Thumb” has settled. I discovered “I Am Waiting” when I watched Wes Anderson’s Rushmore for the first time, and it’s remained close to me ever since. Matt MitchellĪlbum: December’s Children (And Everybody’s) “I laid myself out, I was so tired / And I started to dream / In the mornin’ the parkin’ tickets / Were just like flags stuck on my windscreen,” Jagger yelps in that gritty croon that he was still honing. Richards never messed with the song and felt that it was a rushed successor to “Satisfaction,” but I think Jagger’s proclamation of it being a “stop-bugging-me, post-teenage-alienation” track has endured nearly 60 years later. While the Beatles were beginning to transition into making more intricate records that couldn’t be replicated live, the Stones were shattering eardrums with balls-to-the-wall rock ‘n’ roll that would tear away at stadium foundations. Nevertheless, it’s one of the very best things the Stones made before taking over the world with Beggars Banquet. I personally think it is better than its predecessor, but “Get Off of My Cloud” just didn’t register the same lasting, unmovable impact on rock ‘n’ roll. “Get Off of My Cloud” was the single that followed up “Satisfaction,” so it had enormous shoes to fill. From “I Am Waiting” to “Shine a Light” to “Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker),” here are our picks for the 30 greatest Rolling Stones songs of all-time. We’ve opted to fashion a mixture of the hits and deeper cuts. While many of their songs have not stood the test of time, other, less popular entries have grown more and more beloved-especially as the band’s fanbase welcomes new devotees of all generations into the fold with every stadium tour they complete. Though a decade has passed since our last list, the Stones are still as popular as ever. But the band’s elite blues rock pedigree is still as sharp as ever.
With drummer Charlie Watts’ passing in 2021, the only core members left are Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood. We’ve even shrunk the number of songs down from 50 to 30, to give our choices some more space to shine.
11 years later, we’ve decided that our appraisal of the London rock legends’ catalog is in need of a tune-up and reassessment. In 2012, a few members of the Paste music staff ranked the 50 greatest Rolling Stones songs of all-time.
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