The Rolling Stones Is An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1962. Active For Six Decades They Are One Of The Most Popular And Enduring Bands Of The Rock Era. In The Early 1960s The Rolling Stones Pioneered The Gritty Rhythmically Driven Sound That Came To Define Hard Rock. Their First Stable Line-Up Consisted Of Vocalist Mick Jagger Multi-Instrumentalist Brian Jones Guitarist Keith Richards Bassist Bill Wyman And Drummer Charlie Watts. During Their Formative Years Read More On Last.Fm
"Little T&A" Is The Fourth Song On Rock And Roll Band The Rolling Stones' 1981 Album Tattoo You. The Song Is Sung By Guitarist Keith Richards. Credited To Usual Stones Scribes Mick Jagger And Richards "Little T&A" Was Largely A Richards Composition. Richards Originally Began Writing The Song In The Early Months Of 1979 With The Intention Of Having The Song Featured On 1980's Emotional Rescue. Left Off That Album It Re-Emerged For Tattoo You Two Years Later. The Band Began Reworking The Track In Mid-1981. The Song Is A Straight Forward Rocker Although Richards Claims To Have Been Influenced By Rockabilly In His Guitar Performance. The Song Opens With A Trademark Riff From Richards Who Performs Bass And Electric Guitars Along With Ron Wood. Ian Stewart Performs Pianos For The Song And Jagger Provides Backing Vocals Along With Richards And Wood. Charlie Watts Performs Drums. The Lyrics Of "Little T&A" Were Described By Richards At The Time As Being About "...Every Good Time I've Had With Somebody I'd Met For A Night Or Two And Never Seen Again. And Also About The Shit That Sometimes Goes Down When You Just Sort Of Bump Into People Unknowingly And Not Knowing The Scene You're Walking In On You Know? You Pick Up A Chick And End Up Spending The Night In The Tank You Know?" 1 The Lyrics See Richards Bemoan That Lifestyle “ The Heat's Raiding The Tracks Is Fading Joint's Rocking Could Be Anytime At All But The Bitch Keep Bitching The Snitcher Keeps Snitching Dropping Names And Telephone Numbers And All Well ” The Song Has A Distinctive Ending Featuring A Breakdown Of Song's Riff And Beat. While The Title Of The Song Is Never Sung A Frequently Repeated Chorus "She's My Little Rock & Roll Her Tits And Ass With Soul Baby" Is Featured Throughout. Performed Throughout American Tour 1981 Richards Only Recently Reinstated It To The Band's Setlist During The 2006 Leg Of The Stones' A Bigger Bang Tour. A Live Performance Captured For The Documentary Shine A Light Was Included On The Soundtrack Of The Same Name. As Evident On Many Bootleg Recordings The Song Was Played Frequently On Richards 1988 And 1992 Tours With The X-Pensive Winos In Support Of Talk Is Cheap And Main Offender Records.
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