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Discover the story of the song > Rocks Off – The Rolling Stones

Who sang Rocks Off?

The Rolling Stones released the song Rocks Off. Date of release: 1972.

Release date: 1972

Duration: 04:32

The story of the song ' Rocks Off '

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The meaning of the song 'Rocks Off ', based on the lyrics

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🎶 Rocks Off song analysis

The narrator seeks to connect with the people around him, but finds that he does not feel truly heard. He longs for physical intimacy with a dancer friend, but is unable to keep up with her because of her incessant pirouetting. Finally, he realizes that he can only find happiness in dreaming and sleeping, which suggests that he has accepted his loneliness and his desire for human contact.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Rocks Off’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.

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The Rolling Stones - Short Biography

The Rolling Stones are an iconic English rock band formed in London in 1962, and are widely regarded as one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. They pioneered the gritty, rhythmic sound that defined hard rock, with their first stable lineup including singer Mick Jagger, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, guitarist Keith Richards, bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts. After Andrew Loog Oldham became their manager in 1963, Jagger and Richards became the band's main creative force.

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- "Rocks Off" is the opening song on the Rolling Stones' 1972 double album Exile on Main St.
- It was recorded between July 1971 and March 1972.
- The song was recorded at Villa Nellcôte, a house Keith Richards rented in the south of France during the summer and fall of 1971.
- The overdubs and final mix of the song were done at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles between December 1971 and March 1972.

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