Rolling Stones' 'Honky Tonk Women' song gets Grammy Hall of Fame induction
Honky Tonk Women'
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.
Its the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues.
I laid a divorcee in new york city,
I had to put up some kind of a fight.
The lady then she covered me with roses,
She blew my nose and then she blew my mind.
Its the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues.
(yeah!) it's the honky tonk women.
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues.
(yeah!) it's the honky tonk women.
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
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.
Its the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues.
I laid a divorcee in new york city,
I had to put up some kind of a fight.
The lady then she covered me with roses,
She blew my nose and then she blew my mind.
Its the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues.
(yeah!) it's the honky tonk women.
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues.
(yeah!) it's the honky tonk women.
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
December 10, 2013
The Rolling Stones' 1969 hit single "Honky Tonk Women" is getting inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013. The 2014 Grammy ceremony takes place Jan. 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Released in July 1969, "Honky Tonk Women" (written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards) is one of the Rolling Stones' biggest hits. It went to No. 1 in the U.K. (where it topped the singles chart for five weeks) and the U.S. (were it was No. 1 for four weeks). The song was later included in the Rolling Stones compilation album "Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)," which was released in September 1969. A honky-tonk version of the song called "Country Honk" was on the Rolling Stones' 1969 album "Let It Bleed."
"You Can't Always Get What You Want" was the B-side to "Honky Tonk Women." Both songs have been included in numerous Rolling Stones compilations.
Grammy Hall of Fame inductees are featured at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. "Honky Tonk Women" is one of 27 recordings (songs, tracks or albums) that are 2014 Grammy Hall of Fame inductees, bringing the total to 960 inductees.
The Rolling Stones' 1972 album "Exile on Main Street" was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2012.
Here is the complete list of the 27 recordings to be inducted in 2014:
2014 Grammy Hall Of Fame Inductees
(Songwriters of singles in parentheses)
AFTER THE GOLD RUSH
Neil Young
Reprise (1970)
Album
ALL THINGS MUST PASS
George Harrison
Apple (1970)
Album
THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Chicago
Columbia (1969)
Album
COSMO'S FACTORY
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fantasy (1970)
Album
DOC WATSON
Doc Watson
Vanguard (1964)
Album
"FORTUNATE SON"
Creedence Clearwater Revival
(John Fogerty)
Fantasy (1969)
Single
"GEORGIA (ON MY MIND)"
Hoagy Carmichael And His Orchestra
(Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell)
Victor (1930)
Single
"GET UP — I FEEL LIKE BEING LIKE A SEX MACHINE"
James Brown
(James Brown)
King (1970)
Single
"HONKY TONK WOMEN"
The Rolling Stones
(Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
London (1969)
Single
"JOLENE"
Dolly Parton
(Dolly Parton)
RCA (1973)
Single
KRISTOFFERSON
Kris Kristofferson
Monument (1970)
Album
"LOW RIDER"
War
(Allen, Brown, Dickerson, Goldstein, Jordan, Miller, Oskar & Scott)
United Artists (1975)
Single
MARY POPPINS — ORIGINAL CAST SOUNDTRACK
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke & Various Artists
Buena Vista (1964)
Album
"NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I'VE SEEN"
Louis Armstrong and the All Stars
(Spiritual Arranged by Henry "Harry" Thacker Burleigh)
Decca (1938)
"RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD"
B.J. Thomas
(Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
Scepter (1969)
Single
"RAPPER'S DELIGHT"
Sugarhill Gang
(Bernard Edwards, Nile Rogers)Album
Sugar Hill (1979)
Single
RELAXIN' WITH THE MILES DAVIS QUINTET
Miles Davis
Prestige (1958)
Album
"THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED"
Gil Scott-Heron
(Gil Scott-Heron)
Flying Dutchman (1970)
Single
"STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING EVERY DAY"
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
(Rosetta Tharpe)Decca (1945)
Single
"SWEET HOME CHICAGO"
Robert Johnson
(Robert Johnson)
Victor (1930)
Single
"3 O'CLOCK BLUES"
B.B. King
(Lowell Fulson, B.B. King)
RPM (1952)
Single
"UNDER THE BOARDWALK"
The Drifters
(Artie Resnick, Kenny Young)
Atlantic (1964)
Single
"WALK THIS WAY"
Run-D.M.C.
(Joe Perry, Steven Tyler)
Profile (1986)
Single
"WONDERFUL WORLD"
Sam Cooke
(Sam Cook, Herb Albert & Lou Adler)
Keen (1960)
Single
WOODSTOCK — MUSIC FROM THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK AND MORE
Various Artists
Cotillion (1970)
Album
"YARDBIRD SUITE"
Charlie Parker Septet
(Charlie Parker)
Dial (1946)
Single
Released in July 1969, "Honky Tonk Women" (written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards) is one of the Rolling Stones' biggest hits. It went to No. 1 in the U.K. (where it topped the singles chart for five weeks) and the U.S. (were it was No. 1 for four weeks). The song was later included in the Rolling Stones compilation album "Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)," which was released in September 1969. A honky-tonk version of the song called "Country Honk" was on the Rolling Stones' 1969 album "Let It Bleed."
"You Can't Always Get What You Want" was the B-side to "Honky Tonk Women." Both songs have been included in numerous Rolling Stones compilations.
Grammy Hall of Fame inductees are featured at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. "Honky Tonk Women" is one of 27 recordings (songs, tracks or albums) that are 2014 Grammy Hall of Fame inductees, bringing the total to 960 inductees.
The Rolling Stones' 1972 album "Exile on Main Street" was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2012.
Here is the complete list of the 27 recordings to be inducted in 2014:
2014 Grammy Hall Of Fame Inductees
(Songwriters of singles in parentheses)
AFTER THE GOLD RUSH
Neil Young
Reprise (1970)
Album
ALL THINGS MUST PASS
George Harrison
Apple (1970)
Album
THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Chicago
Columbia (1969)
Album
COSMO'S FACTORY
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fantasy (1970)
Album
DOC WATSON
Doc Watson
Vanguard (1964)
Album
"FORTUNATE SON"
Creedence Clearwater Revival
(John Fogerty)
Fantasy (1969)
Single
"GEORGIA (ON MY MIND)"
Hoagy Carmichael And His Orchestra
(Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell)
Victor (1930)
Single
"GET UP — I FEEL LIKE BEING LIKE A SEX MACHINE"
James Brown
(James Brown)
King (1970)
Single
"HONKY TONK WOMEN"
The Rolling Stones
(Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
London (1969)
Single
"JOLENE"
Dolly Parton
(Dolly Parton)
RCA (1973)
Single
KRISTOFFERSON
Kris Kristofferson
Monument (1970)
Album
"LOW RIDER"
War
(Allen, Brown, Dickerson, Goldstein, Jordan, Miller, Oskar & Scott)
United Artists (1975)
Single
MARY POPPINS — ORIGINAL CAST SOUNDTRACK
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke & Various Artists
Buena Vista (1964)
Album
"NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I'VE SEEN"
Louis Armstrong and the All Stars
(Spiritual Arranged by Henry "Harry" Thacker Burleigh)
Decca (1938)
"RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD"
B.J. Thomas
(Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
Scepter (1969)
Single
"RAPPER'S DELIGHT"
Sugarhill Gang
(Bernard Edwards, Nile Rogers)Album
Sugar Hill (1979)
Single
RELAXIN' WITH THE MILES DAVIS QUINTET
Miles Davis
Prestige (1958)
Album
"THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED"
Gil Scott-Heron
(Gil Scott-Heron)
Flying Dutchman (1970)
Single
"STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING EVERY DAY"
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
(Rosetta Tharpe)Decca (1945)
Single
"SWEET HOME CHICAGO"
Robert Johnson
(Robert Johnson)
Victor (1930)
Single
"3 O'CLOCK BLUES"
B.B. King
(Lowell Fulson, B.B. King)
RPM (1952)
Single
"UNDER THE BOARDWALK"
The Drifters
(Artie Resnick, Kenny Young)
Atlantic (1964)
Single
"WALK THIS WAY"
Run-D.M.C.
(Joe Perry, Steven Tyler)
Profile (1986)
Single
"WONDERFUL WORLD"
Sam Cooke
(Sam Cook, Herb Albert & Lou Adler)
Keen (1960)
Single
WOODSTOCK — MUSIC FROM THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK AND MORE
Various Artists
Cotillion (1970)
Album
"YARDBIRD SUITE"
Charlie Parker Septet
(Charlie Parker)
Dial (1946)
Single
