Fractured Stones Tunes Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sympathy for the devil

"Sympathy for the Devil" first appeared on 1968's "Beggar's Banquet", and is a song that tells a story in the first person, from the point of view of the Devil. The story that is being told focuses on episodes of history, such as wars and other tragedies, like the assassinations of the Kennedy brothers.

The song has been used in many movies and television shows, and has been covered by many other artists. One such cover version is Guns N Roses' 1994 cover, used in the movie "Interview with the Vampire".

Answer: beast of burden

This song comes from the 1978 album "Some Girls". It was written first as a song to showcase the guitar playing talents of Keith Richards and Ron Wood, with a simple hook ("I'll never be your beast of burden") and Mick Jagger just filled in the verses later. The song was covered by Bette Midler, with modified lyrics, in 1983.

Answer: Angie

"Angie", written by Keith Richards, first featured on the 1973 album "Goat's Head Soup". The song is notable for the heart-wrenching rendition that Mick Jagger gave on the recording and during live performances. The popular rumor about the song's origin is that Jagger wrote the song while he was having a relationship David Bowie's wife, Angela.

The band denies this, saying instead that it isn't really about a real woman named Angie, but that they picked that name because Richards wrote it shortly after the birth of his daughter Angela, and the name "Angie" just fit into the rest of the lyrics.

Answer: Ruby Tuesday

"Ruby Tuesday" was released as a single in 1966, as the B-Side to the song "Let's Spend the Night Together". It is another song that was written primarily by Keith Richards (though there are rumors that Brian Jones actually wrote it, with Richards and Jagger taking the credit).

He [Richards] has said both that it is about an ex-girlfriend of his and about a groupie he met on tour in the States. The restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday's takes their name from this song.

Answer: Satisfaction

One of the most popular Stones song ever, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was ranked number two on 'Rolling Stone' magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", and number one on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Rock and Roll". The first time this song was released was as a single in the US in 1965 (it was released a few months later in the UK as well).

It is an often-covered song; the most well-known cover nowadays is perhaps the Britney Spears version (though just the thought of it makes many a Stone fan cringe or cry).

Answer: Let it Bleed

"Let it Bleed" was on the 1969 album of the same name, and was never released as a single because it was too explicit (sex and drug references) for radio play. Even by 21st century standards, it's pretty risque. Many people believe that the album and song "Let it Bleed" are a take on the Beatles' "Let it Be", because in the '60s the Rolling Stones were actively marketed as the 'anti-Beatles'.

Answer: Brown Sugar

This song first appeared on 1971's "Sticky Fingers". It was radio released as well; though it too has explicit themes, they were not as overtly stated as some of the lyrics of "Let it Bleed". Interestingly, Mick Jagger often alters the lyrics during live performances, such as changing the line "Hear him whip the women just around midnight" to the less offensive "You should have heard him just around midnight".

This can be heard on many live Rolling Stones recordings.

Answer: Wild Horses

"Wild Horses" was also released on "Sticky Fingers". The popular story behind the song states that Keith Richards first wrote the lyrics for it, about having to leave his very young son to go on tour, but that Mick Jagger later re-wrote a lot of it to reflect his relationship with Marianne Faithfull. Jagger does say that he was very emotionally invested in the song, but that he doesn't think it's about Marianne. "Wild Horses" is another Stones song that has many cover versions (by Guns N Roses, The Sundays, Bush, and Dave Matthews among many others).

Its popularity led to the Rolling Stones re-releasing it as a single in 1996.

Answer: Gimme Shelter

"Gimme Shelter" was first on the album "Let it Bleed"(1969). While it was never a radio single, it is one of the most popular songs for live performances, and has also been used in films and on television. The lyrics of the song ("A storm is threatenin' my very life today. If I don't get some shelter, yeah I'm gonna fade away") reflect the global tensions of the time period, especially the Vietnam War.

It is another widely-covered song, with versions done by Patti Smith and Keith Urban, among others.

Answer: Jumpin Jack Flash

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" was a single released in 1968. Mick Jagger described it as a song that "arose out of all the acid of 'Satanic Majesties'" [referring to their 1967 psychedelic rock album "Their Satanic Majesties Request"]. The song topped the charts in the UK and peaked at number three in the US.

It has been featured in many films as well, notably at the very end of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", and my personal favourite, in the movie "Night Shift", in which Michael Keaton's character continuously hums (kind of) the main riff of the song.